Early Learning Center
The BUMC Early Learning Center provides a full-time preschool program for children twelve weeks to five years old, in classrooms with experienced, loving teachers. Our center maintains excellent teacher/child ratios with three teachers in each room. We believe child-initiated, child-directed, and teacher-supported play is an essential component of our program. The BUMC Early Learning Center understands that with purposeful play and nurturing guidance from teachers our children are inspired to think in more ways with creativity, compassion, and resourcefulness. This approach instills a love of learning and discovery that helps your child develop and excel for years.
The BUMC Early Learning Center ministers to the needs of young children and their families by providing a safe, loving, Christian environment to foster intellectual, social, physical, emotional, and spiritual growth and development.
The BUMC Early Learning Center is a full-time full-year preschool. We are open Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. We offer programming for children ages 12 weeks to 5 years. We do not offer part-time options or drop-in care.
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Contact the Early Learning Center Office to learn more.
Meet the ELC Staff

Lori Joiner
ELC Director
ljoiner@bumc.net
615.324.8202

Sarah Kimball
ELC Assistant Director
skimball@bumc.net
615.324.8202

Selia Hammond
ELC Curriculum Coordinator
shammond@bumc.net
615.324.8202

Brandon Ahmad
ELC Teacher

Zuri Benion
ELC Teacher

Grace Castano
ELC Teacher

Lauren Dickens
ELC Teacher

Landon Gott
ELC Teacher

Charrica Harding
ELC Teacher

Frances Laing
ELC Teacher

Nikki Landers
ELC Teacher

Ayannah Lavender
ELC Teacher

Reo Leach
ELC Teacher

Chrissy Luzier
ELC Teacher

Rachel Murdock
Daily Operations Assistant

Chelsey Piper
ELC Teacher

Meredith Ruggles
ELC Teacher

Guadalupe Martinez Solis
Assistant ELC Teacher

Chrissy Statum
ELC Teacher

Dominic Stielstra
ELC Teacher

Madison Turner
ELC Teacher

Julia Williams
ELC Teacher