Established in 1989 as a Cooperative Mother’s Morning Out program, the Building Blocks Early Childhood Center and Preschool was officially established in 2001. Building Blocks Preschool is a Ministry of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and is supported as an educational and community outreach program operated at the church facility. We are a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Education Association. Building Blocks is a non-profit, license-exempt facility subject to annual fire, health, safety and sanitation inspections conducted by the state of Missouri. Children of all races and religious denominations are welcome.

Building Blocks Preschool Information

Children ages: 1-5 years old
School hours: 8:45-11:45am
Extended Day Enrichment hours:  11:45-1:30pm (An optional program offered daily for a small additional fee.

Contact Kathy Rebholz, Good Shepherd Building Blocks Director: 636-391-6685, ext. 19

 

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Our Philosophy

Building Blocks is committed to providing excellence in education for students from diverse backgrounds. We are a child-centered school that promotes play-based learning while children develop a Christ-centered value system. The Building Blocks philosophy is focused on providing a high-quality early childhood education that promotes the development of lifelong learning.  Our belief is that all children should have the opportunity to grow and learn to their fullest potential through active participation in experiences that are meaningful to them. We recognize each child as a unique individual with particular patterns of growth and development. We provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment that assists in building a positive self-concept. We also provide hands-on, developmentally appropriate experiences that allow young children to explore, be creative, make choices and solve problems so they develop socially, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually and physically.

Parent Testimonials
  • To say we are grateful feels hopelessly inadequate, but we are so appreciative of how remarkable each staff member has been with teaching, caring for, laughing with, and guiding our children.  Each one of you made them filled our years at Building Blocks with joy and light. To know that our children had the opportunity to play with friends, blaze through learning milestones, and grow as children of Christ means absolutely everything to us. So, with tears in my eyes and a smile on my face I want to say thank you times eternity for being such wonderful people. We hope you have an amazing summer, and we pray for each of you to be surrounded in peace and love. ~ The Maragni Family

 

  • Thank you for all you do to teach my little guy what is truly most important in life. I know he is sometimes a challenge, but I can tell you all are loving him, and you are planting these most important seeds of faith in his heart.  ~ The G. Family

 

  • You are all so amazing! You always have all the details covered; never missing a beat!  ~ The Eiler’s Family ♥️

 

  • Building Blocks has been my favorite school any of my kids have ever attended!  I think the teachers are amazing and you do an incredible job running the show. You do a great job with communication and balancing safety and fun. ~ The Yonce Family

 

  • Thank you, thank you, thank you for making Building Blocks such a safe, loving, and joyous environment for our daughter and her friends.  We are beyond grateful for the care and support the Building Blocks team has shown our family. ~  The Turner Family

 

  • This home we have found in Building Blocks Preschool is our favorite and we are beyond blessed by each and every person!  You all are VERY appreciated.  😊 ~ The Egbert Family

 

  • The scholarships you have offered our family have been incredibly helpful.  You have been such a blessing to us and our family.  Thank you.  ~ Anonymous

 

  • Thank you for being a WONDERFUL director of an AMAZING school!  Your energy and enthusiasm trickles down through your staff and to our children and I am so grateful for that! ~ The Carter Family
Peg Metroff Scholarship Fund

Building Blocks Preschool is a place that provides love, nurture, and learning for children in our community. Peg Metroff’s joy and enthusiasm brought smiles to the faces of so many of these children that had passed through the doors and hallways of Building Blocks. Each year Building Blocks encounters a few families who desire this type of learning experience for the child, but for whom tuition is a challenge. It is our hope that no family will ever be turned away because of money. For this reason, the Metroff family has decided to offer a memorial in honor of Peg’s incredible career in teaching and her heart for kids in the form of a Scholarship Fund. This memorial will help ensure that Building Blocks is able to continue offering the highest level of education, care, and faith development for children, even those for whom finances may be a challenge. This is a huge blessing to Building Blocks Preschool, but most importantly, to those families who will be blessed by this gift.

If you would like to contribute to the Peg Metroff Scholarship Fund, checks can be made out to ‘Good Shepherd Building Blocks’ with Scholarship Fund in the memo line and sent to: 327 Woods Mill Rd. Manchester, MO 63011