Skip To Main Content

About Us

Welcome to Taylor Early Childhood Center!!

 Where beginnings start with integrity, respect, compassion, and responsibility. 

PROGRAMS:  Full-Day: 8:15 to 3:20     &     Half-Day: AM 8:15 to 11:20 & PM 12:20 to 3:20

TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD MERCHANDISE STORE

Taylor Early Childhood Center now has a merchandise store!  Click the link below in blue & check it out.  We will be running specials through the month of February.  NOTE: The smallest size is a YOUTH EXTRA SMALL (roughly size 5).  The website will let you know if the shirts run big or small according to size.  Delivered in days, all orders ship directly to you!

 Click this link to order:  Spirt Wear Order Link

A gray baby onesie, a black toddler tee, and a gray %22Class of 2022%22 hoodie are displayed against a blue and white background with text advertising Taylor Early Childhood Center spirit wear.
A colorful illustration of diverse children holding hands on a grassy hill with clouds in the background is overlaid with text announcing free preschool enrollment for the Dunklin R-5 school district.

 

Children in a line wait for ice cream from a Frosty Treats van in front of a brick building.
A woman and a young boy interact with a stuffed animal in front of a projector screen displaying images.
Two excited children sit in a large cardboard box in the foreground, while a woman and another child are visible in the background of a classroom.
A teacher and several young children are gathered around large cardboard boxes in a classroom, with tables and chairs visible in the background.
A young boy in a blue shirt and jeans holds up cardboard pieces to form a roof, with a classroom setting visible in the background.
A young boy in the foreground places sticky notes on a whiteboard divided into two sections labeled %22R%22 and %22r%22, while a colorful classroom with books and decorations fills the background.
Children and adults greet a Clifford the Big Red Dog mascot near a school bus.
A young boy in a blue shirt leans in to greet a large, red Clifford the Big Red Dog costume in the foreground, while a girl and an adult stand behind them in a classroom setting in the background.
A young boy with glasses holds a book in the foreground, with shelves of colorful books stretching into the blurred background.
Children in the foreground hold up two %22Thank You, Veterans%22 banners, while a car and a fence are visible in the background.
Three young children, two girls and a boy, sit on a curb holding American flags, with a brick building and fence in the background.
A young boy holds an American flag while sitting on the ground with other children in front of a brick building.
A young boy in a hat and plaid shirt holds a pastry while sitting at a red table with a cup of tea and a muffin on a placemat, with shelves in the background.
A young girl in a yellow shirt holds a tiny yellow cup in the foreground, while a colorful drawing of a teapot sits on a red table, with a blurred background of shelves and decorations.
A young boy in a pink shirt and gray vest smiles at the camera while sitting at a red table with a drawing and a red cup, with a classroom setting visible in the background.
Three children and an adult are gathered around a round table, placing colorful counting bears on large paper sheets with drawings of houses and numbers, while a blurred background shows a classroom setting.
A young girl sits on a colorful rug playing with a toy, while three colorful turtle toys are lined up in the foreground.
A masked woman and a young girl sit on a colorful rug in the foreground, playing with toy turtles, while a whiteboard and brick wall form the background.
A young girl with curly hair and a pink bow smiles while sitting on colorful dice in the foreground, with shelves of toys in the background.
Children in a classroom excitedly watch as two tubes are set up on blocks, with a basket of toys and a colorful rug in the background.
Two young boys laugh as they play with lemon slices in a white tub on a wooden table, with a colorful number chart in the background.
Two young children smile behind a wooden lemonade stand with a %22Fresh Lemonade Here%22 sign, while a colorful %22Lemonade%22 banner hangs in the background.
A young boy in a checkered shirt cuts purple slime hanging from a rack, with a classroom setting visible in the blurred background.
A young boy in a red shirt gestures with his hands while sitting in a yellow chair on a colorful rug, with other children and adults blurred in the background of a classroom.
A young girl in a colorful tutu sits on a tiled floor under a table, with a blue chair and a black bin visible in the blurred background.
Children pose with colorful, oversized paper flowers in a grassy yard with a playground visible in the background.
A young boy with glasses claps his hands in front of a large orange flower, surrounded by a field of colorful artificial flowers, with a building in the background.
A smiling young girl in a floral shirt and leggings holds a red and yellow pinwheel in front of a wooden door decorated with colorful paper flowers.
A joyful boy in a blue hoodie stands among colorful pinwheel flowers in the foreground, with a brick building in the background.
Three smiling children stand in front of a black metal fence, each holding a large, colorful flower.
Colorful pinwheel flowers fill the foreground, with a school building and playground visible in the background.
Two young girls with large flower props ride a yellow bee-shaped playground toy in the foreground, with a fence, trees, and a blue playground structure in the background.
Four colorful posters, created with handprints, are displayed outdoors, with the top right poster featuring %22AUTISM AWARENESS%22 and the bottom right poster stating %22LABEL jars NOT people.%22
In the foreground, colorful handprints and drawings adorn posters, while the background features a collage of these children's artwork.
Colorful artwork featuring handprints and positive messages about diversity and inclusion is displayed on a fence.
A large group of children are gathered in front of a school fence decorated with colorful signs, with a building visible behind the fence.
Three colorful posters featuring handprints and positive messages about diversity and inclusion are displayed on a fence.
Four colorful, handmade posters featuring handprints and inspirational messages are displayed outdoors, with a blurred background of a fence and greenery.
Four colorful classroom posters, featuring handprints, rainbows, and inspirational messages, are displayed against a dark, textured background.
Three children sit on a green tractor in the foreground, with trees and a bright blue sky in the background.
Five young children sit inside the bucket of a yellow bulldozer in the foreground, while a man stands by the open door of the cab and a grassy hill with a building is visible in the background.
A firefighter in full gear interacts with children and adults in the foreground, while a white truck and building are visible in the background.
A smiling young boy in a red and brown shirt holds a black helmet in the foreground, with fallen leaves and an orange cone visible in the blurred background.
A vibrant red playground with two spring riders in the foreground is set against a backdrop of lush green trees and a cloudy sky.
A group of adults and children stand behind a red ribbon in the foreground of a playground, with swings and a house visible in the background.
A vibrant mural of a sunrise with colorful rays extends across a wall, featuring the words %22The sun will rise and we will try again%22 in white script.
A table with columns for Program, Contact Name, Position, and Extension lists various educational programs and their contacts, with a white background.

Announcements

Three circular icons with the words %22BUY,%22 %22SCAN,%22 and %22EARN%22 below them are displayed against a white background.

 

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Box Tops now has an App!  You no longer need to clip all those tiny little Box Tops!  It's now as simple as ABC, all you do is scan your receipt through the app within at least 14 days of your purchase.  

Click the link for more information and to get the app. → Box Tops Link 

A singing owl with a pearl necklace is in the foreground, while a banner reading %22BOX TOPS%22 and a string of blue pennant flags hang in the background.

 

A backpack filled with school supplies like notebooks, a calculator, and pens sits against a light blue and white gradient background.
Red text reading %22AmeriGas Is Going BACK TO SCHOOL!%22 is displayed against a light blue background.

SCHOOL DAYS from AmeriGas Propane will give our school up to $2,000.00 per school year for books, gym/playground equipment, art materials, etc. 

SAVE your AmeriGas Propane receipts (all dates accepted) and bring them to our school or send them to your child's teacher.  It's that easy!  

PROGRAM INFORMATION:

If you have questions regarding enrollment or would like to add your child to our tuition waiting list, please contact our office at 636-479-5200, ext. 5103.   

Tom Moreland, Special Services Director - Email: tmoreland@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Charissa Kappler, Early Childhood Director - Email: ckappler@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Angie Hill-Mayes, Diagnostician - Email: ahillmayes@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Dawn Vaughn, Process Coordinator - Email: dvaughn@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Ruthie Schuepbach, Secretary - Email: rschuepbach@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Christina Meyer, Nurse - Email: cmeyer@dunklin.k12.mo.us

 PHONE: 636-479-5200, Option 5          *          FAX: 636-479-2053

 

  • SCHOOL HOURS (Monday - Friday)
    • FULL DAY:
      • 8:15 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.  Free breakfast daily, lunch can either be brought from home or purchased from the cafeteria. 
    • HALF DAY:
      • Morning - 8:15 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. (free breakfast daily).
      • Afternoon - 12:20 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.  
  • TUITION RATES
    • Tuition invoices are sent home monthly; all tuition payments are due on the 1st day of each month.  If tuition is unpaid after 10 days a late fee will be applied; tuition remaining unpaid after 15 days will result in the student's inability to return to school until tuition is paid. 
      • NOTE: We cannot guarantee after the 15 days, that the child's classroom placement will be available; unpaid tuition "may" result in placement being filled by another student.   
    • Half-day: $75.00 per week
    • Full day: $125.00 per week