Mrs. Kelly LaRouche is the owner and director of Discover Preschool. She is the lead teacher of the classes for the 2, 3, and 4 year olds. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. After receiving her degree, she spent three years teaching in Indianapolis Public Schools. She quickly learned that her true passion was with younger children, and she has enjoyed teaching preschool for seven years. One of the most interesting places she taught was an international school in Dongguan, China! She lived there for four years with her husband, who was assigned there for his job. Kelly lives in White Lake with her husband, two children, and two dogs.

Mrs. Lisa West is the Assistant Teacher for the Fantastic Four’s class. Lisa received her Bachelor’s degree with a focus on elementary education from Eastern Michigan University. She has taught in a variety of settings from preschool through high school over the years. Lisa taught for six years the 3rd and 4th grade homeschool children at Community Bible Study. Her most recent venture in education has been homeschooling her children for the last two years. Lisa lives in Commerce with her husband and three children.

Mrs. Jillian Boren is the Assistant Teacher for the Thrilling Threes class. Jill received her degree from Baker College in Human Resources. She worked for many years at Kindercare as an Assistant Teacher in the young 4's classroom. Jillian lives in Waterford with her husband, three children, and two dogs.

The goal of Discover Preschool is to instill a lifelong love of learning, curiosity and love for knowledge. Each day is designed for your child to have fun while they are learning.

Children learn through play. Through organized activities and purposeful play, children explore and experiment with their environment. Play allows children to interact with others, practice making choices, feel competent and in control, develop self confidence, solve problems and practice new skills. Discover Preschool provides a loving, stimulating child-sized environment where the whole child can develop at his/her own rate in all areas of development.

Love, patience and consistency are the keys to developing a positive attitude in children and are the keys to discipline. Discipline means to teach or guide. Our goal at Discover Preschool is to help children develop a positive self image, encourage them to be self-directed and to exhibit self control. Young children, because of their developmental age, often don't understand the consequences of their actions. They need help and guidance to allow them to make good choices and prevent them from harming themselves or others. This can best be accomplished through close supervision, gentle guidance and redirection.

Parents play the most important role in the education of the child, and your involvement in your child's first school experience is a key element to his/her success, academic achievement and self confidence. Parent involvement is also necessary to ensure quality programming and it is beneficial for parents to learn what goes on in the classroom and how it relates to their own children. At Discover Preschool, we believe it is crucial that we work as a team in the education of your child. We look forward to partnering with you to create the best possible learning environment for your child.

We want you to be informed! You will receive a calendar at the beginning of each month. This will list the activities and themes each day as well as any special items that should be brought from home (e.g., something red on red day). Please share the information on this calendar with your child — let them know what we will be doing in class so they will know what to expect! Photos of our time together will be posted on our private page and can be used as a tool to talk about what we did at school! Also, we are always available for any comments or concerns you may have regarding your child or the program. We are here for the children and want this to be a positive experience for them and for you!

Field trips provide a wonderful learning experience for children. They can enrich the curriculum and give children the opportunity to learn in a way they learn best - by first-hand experience and doing. Field trips can open the child’s eye to the community, widen their horizons and expose children to various careers and how things work. And they are exciting and fun! Discover Preschool plans field trips that enhance and enrich the curriculum throughout the year.