The Debbie Leraas Children’s Center
For inquiries about availability, please email or call Children’s Center Director Natalie DeLeon at natalied@edmondsumc.org or 425-293-0629.
The Debbie Leraas Children’s Center of Edmonds United Methodist Church offers a fully licensed Christian Preschool & Pre-K with full and half day options as well as before and after-school care for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade during the school year. In addition, Preschool and Youth Summer Camp Programs are provided during the summer. Since 1980, Children’s Center has offered a vibrant learning community dedicated to providing a nurturing, secure environment with enriching and developmentally appropriate experiences for the diverse population we serve. It is a place where each child's uniqueness is celebrated, with unconditional love and support, with strong emphasis placed on relationship-building, individual learning, child-centered curriculum, nature immersion, family engagement, play-based sensorial learning, and social and emotional development.
A vibrant learning community dedicated to providing a nurturing, secure environment with enriching and developmentally appropriate experiences for children.
Warm and engaging staff with a thorough understanding of child development
Foster family inclusion and strength-based philosophies
A rich variety of activities that foster cognitive, social, emotional, physical, & spiritual growth
With a strong emphasis on:
• relationship building
• individualized learning
• emergent, child-centered curriculum
• nature immersion
• family engagement
• play-based, sensorial learning
• social and emotional development
Children’s Center Director
Natalie comes to us with nearly 30 years of experience in Early Childhood Education. She has served in all the roles as a preschool teacher, supervisor, and center director.