Parent Testimonials
When I drop my daughter off at NCUMP, I know she will play hard, get dirty, engage in creative play, and be in the hands of her loving, nurturing teachers. It is the recipe for the perfect preschool. There isn’t a better place around.
After moving mid-year to Newport Beach (and after leaving a wonderful preschool in MA), I was a little nervous about sending my son to a new preschool. I chose NCUMP because two local respected child development professionals recommended the school, and after investigating, I really liked the school’s philosophy, approach, environment and administrators. My son is now getting ready to complete the school year and I can’t say enough good things about NCUMP - our experience here has been absolutely wonderful. The teachers welcomed him and made sure he felt included even though he was the “new kid.” The teachers teach with love and respect, the environment is very warm and nurturing, but learning and independence are also emphasized and encouraged. The facilities are perfect for young children to grow and explore, and lastly, every school day has been a happy day. Thank you very much for all you do NCUMP - we are thrilled with our choice and very thankful!
I am a mom of four, and as my youngest child starts next fall, I feel like NCUMP has become part of our family. United Methodist offers a loving, nurturing Christian environment for our children to discover and grow. All the staff genuinely care and get to know your child as an individual. Their program is a perfect mix of academics, developmental play, and caretaking. The friends that we have made here are friends for life.
Next year I will be enrolling my third child at NCUMP. This will be a bittersweet time for me. It will be joyful to see Parker journey through the next three years in such a loving and safe program. It will be difficult to leave the gate for the last time, knowing that we have ended our journey with NCUMP’s amazing, nurturing staff; not to mention the magical facility that has been so thoughtfully designed and maintained! We will try to embrace each moment throughout our next three years here!
Everyone at Newport Center United Methodist Preschool has a genuine interest in your child’s development. The developmental teaching style is so supportive and positive for the children that they can’t help but learn and grow!! The teachers engage your child the minute they step in the door and continue the teachable moments throughout the day.
Our now 5-year-old can recite numerous poems by heart… which is the start to a great reader. He can also use sign language for the alphabet as well as several words. As a regular part of the curriculum, current events were discussed and supported school-wide. Our house runneth over in art projects. Most important at this age, his social skills were supported and groomed.
Our son blossomed like a flower in this school. We could not have had a better experience. Dylan loved coming to school, and although we are happy to be going off to kindergarten well-prepared, we will miss our fabulous NCUMP.
What a lovely experience our child and family have had at United Methodist Preschool!
My child has grown from a reserved and unsure preschooler in the 3’s program to a confident child who loves school and is academically ready and excited for kindergarten. The school achieves this by having fantastic teachers who absolutely adore their students and nurture their total development as unique individuals. And yet it is so much deeper than that!
The school treats every child with deep respect and genuine warmth. The teachers are very receptive not only to my child’s needs, but my needs as a mother.
The focus at school is active learning through play and experience. On a daily basis, there is always story time, unstructured free play, and daily responsibilities. Free play within the classroom could involve reading books, playing dress-up, building activities, painting, drawing or stenciling, looking at bugs with a magnifying glass, watching the frogs eat crickets, playing with magnets, and so on. Many other activities vary and range from group cooking, wild art projects such as painting a teacher or painting with marbles, building structures out of cardboard boxes, or having a Chinese New Year parade.
The learning environment is diverse, rich, and so very fun. All the while the children are learning in every way: socially, physically, creatively, and academically.
This very sweet school has “the best playground in town,” as my 5-year-old says. The grounds are large and offer many choices such as 2 and 3-person tricycles, an amazing outside musical play area, an art patio, along with the more traditional climbing structures, swings, and sand toys. Again, the individual child is appreciated.
The school evokes a feeling of warmth and kindness. The results are children who are secure, respectful of structure and individuals, and are poised to be fantastic learners in kindergarten.
Our child, and I believe every child, graduates from United Methodist with a feeling of security and confidence and a love of school and learning. I believe that a love of learning is the foundation for success in kindergarten, school, and life.