About Us
The Legacy Centre Preschool is the brainchild of several teachers. For over a year, we met in coffee houses, pizza parlors, and even a parking lot or two to sculpt our ideal school. Through many talks, walks, tours, and classes, we assessed what is great about education, as well as challenges upon which we can improve.
From our collective years of experience, we know preschool is a place where children form their first views of organized education, where parents expect quality care and convenience, and where teachers need the ability to innovate their own classrooms as well as receive respect for their chosen profession. It is our hearts' desire to form a school that nurtures children, families, and teachers through education and communication. Click to view more
highlights of TLC.
To encompass our beliefs, we developed our mission statement: to create a school where children love to attend and parents and teachers never want to leave. It's etched on the lobby wall, so our mission is literally facing us every day as we walk through the doors. We dedicate our school to the advancement of students, families, and teachers-- their success is our legacy.
Disclaimer: We have been so successful meeting our mission statement, many parents have difficulty getting their child to leave at the end of the day. Consider this forewarning: You might need to pack a special "surprise" in the car to lure them home!
TLC is a "Mom and Pop shop", not a red-tape corporation. Our single site allows for significant individual attention and encouraging positive student, teacher, family, and community relationships. We are NOT a McChildcare.
Testimonials
Nothing travels faster than a parent's opinion of a school. The greatest compliment families can give is a referral. Instead of telling you more about us, we will let our families. Here's what respondents are saying about their experience with TLC:
Comment by Troisi family: To all the staff at The Legacy Centre: We can't express enough our gratitude for the enthusiasm, creativity, and thoughtfulness you've displayed in nurturing Oliver over the last few years. We're confident his star would shine just a little dimmer without the time he has spent at TLC. I can also say that the fact Oliver never wanted to leave in the afternoons, and would only do so after spending fifteen minutes pointing out all of the things he had learned and worked on each day, attests to his feelings for TLC as well. Let us know when you open a K-12 campus and we'll be the first to sign up!
Comment by Bohlen family: Thank you so much for all that you've done for Della this year. I cannot say how grateful I am for the twist of fate that made it possible for you to be Della's teacher this year. You have shown her so much patience, and love, that she has come to love going to school and being with her TLC family. I know she's well-prepared for her move to Kindergarten next year (even if I'm not!)
Comment by Thomas family: We wanted to thank you for the wonderful school year Trey has had at TLC. It's such a comfort knowing that he's being challenged and yet having fun. We appreciate your kindness and patience, your humor and understanidng. You are a great teacher, and lead the kids in such a positive way. I love seeing and hearing all the new things he's learning. Thanks for all you do!
Comment by C. Alexander (parent): Thank you so much for the pictures! Words cannot adequately express my gratitude for all your love and kindness thus far! I feel so blessed to have found all of you and TLC! Thank you for all the love you are already showering on Ian! A mom could not ask for more.
Comment by T. Sietz (parent): Thank you so much for EVERYTHING! All of you have been so amazing to and for Davis. We can't thank you enough for being so wonderful to all of us. We are so thrilled that we found you! Davis had the best experience with you--we are so thankful!
Comment by Daugherty family: My girls will miss you so much! Thank you for everything. They were always happy for "school" days and I know it was because of you and the other teachers. They love each one of you there at the center....They were always excited to come to school (They never once said they did not want to come.), and that speaks volumes to me! Thank you!
Comment by Davenport family: Thank you so much for organizing Mother's Day celebrations on Saturday. I know Rosie had a wonderful time, and so did Mum and Dad!
Comment by K. Shipe (parent): Flannery absolutely LOVES school. It warms my heart to see her get so excited with her Hello Kitty back pack on and a smile tromping off with Daddy. I never felt that way when Will went to school; I was always so anxious to pick him up. But obviously Flannery would rather stay most of the time! That is so great. Her happiness is so important, and she is loving you guys and all of the toys and friends so much. It is such a relief for mom!
Comment by C.Z. Spangler (parent): This is GREAT! I love the pictures and feel so lucky to be apart of TLC...! I was hoping for something like this and never thought it would happen. I feel like the luckiest mom and Evan, the luckiest boy to have you guys spending your days with him... Thank you for taking such good care of my little guy! You guys ROCK!
Comment by A.Patel (former parent): Wow... it's been 5 years since Neegum was in your class (time flies). I am so pleased to see you are still doing your magic. To this day Neegum wishes you were still his teacher. Thank you so much. Any parent who has a child in your care should know threre is no one better.
Comment by S.K.Brown (grandparent): Very Nice. The school is very cute. Any child coming there will fall in love with all the toys and the very friendly staff.
Comment by L.Lobban (relative): If we had anything besides a granddog, we'd send it to your school!