WHO WE ARE

Four members of the Presbyterian Church of the local area opened the Kids Tree Preschool on January 29, 1962, with 14 children. These 4 parents wanted to create a safe, nurturing place for their young preschool age children to play. Little did they know that the little preschool would grow to educate thousands of children and become a pillar in the community and beyond! It became possible thanks to Christopher Smith, a teacher here at the time, which was hired as director in February 1972, after Bella Coughlin and Ann Johnson. Over Christopher's appointment as the director, the school grew in leaps and bounds expanding to 180-230 children enrolled per year that became a great achievement for Kids Tree.

The teachers at the Kids Tree Preschool have always been a consistent source of education, expertise, love and encouragement. Several teachers have been teaching here for 26-32 years and have formed lifelong friendships. This tradition was established by our third director, Christopher Smith. Today, all teachers in our team are highly educated in early childhood education and continue to gain information in this field. We are a close-knit family committed and dedicated to providing the best possible preschool program! It is our life's work!