St Matthew's Early Education Center

St. Matthew's United Methodist Nursery School and Kindergarten has been an important resource for young families in the Bowie area since 1965. Developed as a community outreach ministry, church members created a program to "enrich the emotional, social, physical and intellectual lives of young children."

Playschool, our program for two-year-olds, is built around the concept that play is the work of young children; our program is fun! Within a flexible and developmentally appropriate curriculum, our students sing, dance, play, create and socialize. We also emphasize language development, self-expression and self-care tasks.

Over the summer, we continue our child care program from 7 am to 6 pm for children ages 2 to 6. Using weekly themes as our inspiration, teachers plan special art projects, games, songs, snacks and activities. Our schedule is more flexible during the summer, but the underlying structure of the school day provides the continuity and security our children have come to expect.

St. Matthew's Early Education Center is an MSDE accredited preschool and kindergarten with year-round child care. We believe that children learn best through play. Our teachers guide students and support them with an intentional selection of developmentally appropriate activities and individualized attention.

We know many of you have been hearing from your child's teacher with ideas and suggestions for fun at home, but here, you'll find resources from our full staff. Don't feel obligated to do anything other than read, run and snuggle with your little people! These sources are just here if you need them.