Floyd County (The Tribune)
New pre-school opens downtown New Albany
Promise Academy located at Main Street UMC
Sally Eads said she saw a need, and decided to do something about it.
Eads recently opened her first pre-school — Promise Academy — in downtown New Albany. The pre-school is located at Main Street United Methodist Church at 516 W. Main St.
Eads, who spent the last four years running the pre-school at St. Mary’s Catholic School, said there were no pre-school facilities in the west-end of New Albany.
“There was nothing in downtown New Albany for working parents,” Eads said.
In January, the pre-school will become part of the ministry program at Main Street UMC.
Eads is a licensed educator who has taught at all levels of elementary education.
“We are a developmental, faith-based, child-centered pre-school,” she said. “We didn’t open until August so a lot of parents had already made plans for their children. I think a lot of people just don’t know about us yet.”
Currently, the center opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, Eads said there are options for parents who need extend-a-care. Eads said they can open at 7:30 a.m. and remain open as late as 5:30 p.m.
She said she has programs for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds and students either attend two or three days a week. Eads said five students attend school five days a week.
“It’s very exciting and very nerve wracking. I hate doing book work and taxes, I would rather be working with the kids. That is the best part of it,” she said.
Eads said she is looking for corporate sponsorships in order to allow children who can’t afford to attend, the opportunity to enroll in the pre-school program.
“It’s hard for students who don’t have the funds to attend pre-school, to start kindergarten. They are already behind their peers,” Eads said. “That is what really bothers me. To me, it’s a mission.”
Eads said her pre-school is also a place where people who work downtown can drop off their children.
For more information about Promise Academy pre-school, call Eads at 786-0920 or 945-8659.
- Floyd County (The Tribune)
-
-
Gambling brings billions of dollars to state
But odds are against it continuing as Indiana faces increasing competition from neighboring states, including Ohio, which legalized casino gambling in the fall.
-
First on every list: First Tuesday events offer opportunities to showcase New Albany businesses
Jala Miller is in charge of coordinating the First Tuesday outings, and Evers serves on a Develop New Albany committee that helps tout the events.
-
Feds to review transportation planning
This meeting will be the public’s opportunity to talk directly with Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration officials about the Louisville area transportation planning process, according to a KIPDA press release.
- Floyd county briefs for Aug. 1, 2010
-
Some oppose possible New Albany rental registration ordinance
Harrison hopes people voice their opposition to the proposal at Monday’s City-Council meeting.
-
Hill agrees to two debates
Young Campaign Manager Ryan Burchfield said Friday debates are usually scripted and rigid in nature, with pre-determined questions and little crowd interaction.
-
Negative view: Local woman says Obama snubbed 45,000 Boy Scouts by skipping annual jamboree
Several presidents, including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, spoke at past Jamborees — which occur every four years.
-
Felony charges filed in fatal wreck
“Jeremy Carroll stated he didn’t remember much about the crash and that he must have dozed off for a moment prior to,” Officer John Meacham wrote in the probable cause affidavit.
-
Amphitheater damaged in break-in attempt
Thursday that someone apparently hooked a chain or rope to a garage door in the theater’s lower level and attempted to pull the door out of the structure.
-
Missing commercial boater’s body found in Ohio River
Spainhour did not know if the coroner would request an autopsy.
- More Floyd County (The Tribune) Headlines
-
Gambling brings billions of dollars to state
