Glenview Community Church Nursery School

Specialties

GCCNS is a developmental, nonsectarian, not-​for-​profit preschool serving all families. Our purpose is to provide a nurturing environment where each child is encouraged in all areas of growth (cognitive, social, emotional, physical). The development of learning skills is stimulated through guided, creative play and group interactions.

History

Established in 1947.

The Glenview Community Church Nursery School was established in 1947 with 18 children and was funded with a grant from the Chicago Theological Seminary. The nursery school was housed in the original church on Dewes Street. During the early years of growth, the National College of Education (now National-​Louis University) cooperated with the church and seminary in setting up the educational standards and providing student teachers. The seminary did a pilot study in relating Christian education to the principles of early childhood education. The eighteen students attended school for five mornings a week and also on Sunday mornings.

Presently we have approximately 120 children enrolled in a variety of classes, ranging from 2 year old Parent/​Tot students in one-​hour classes to 4 year old «seniors» in 5 day classes. GCCNS is licensed by the State of Illinois and accredited by NAEYC.

Meet the Manager

Marcia K.

Manager

Marcia received her M.A. in Education from Ball State University. She has been involved in Education for over 35 years — she spent 16 years teaching Family Consumer Science in the public schools, she had an in-​home daycare for 10 years and she is presently an adjunct instructor at Oakton Community College in the Early Childhood Education and Psychology departments. Marcia and her family are longtime residents of Glenview and are members of GCC. She and her husband have two daughters who are graduates of Iowa State University, both are teachers and both daughters are «launched»! Together their family enjoys their two dogs, downhill and cross-​country skiing, biking and walking. This is Marcia’s 11^th year as the Director of GCCNS.