Twenty-five years of first days.
The Train Station Preschool opened in 2000 as a service of Brightmoor Christian Church with one aim: a safe, wholesome and friendly place where young children learn basic pre-kindergarten skills through a Christ-centered curriculum. Twenty-five years on, that is still the whole idea.
Three goals, unchanged since the beginning.
The handbook families receive today says the same thing the first families heard in 2000. Train Station exists to do three things well.
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Christ-centered instruction
Children are taught through a Christ-centered curriculum, with prayer, Bible lessons and songs woven through the week.
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A safe, wholesome, friendly place
An environment where children learn social skills and how to be with other children.
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Basic pre-kindergarten skills
The opportunity to learn the foundations of reading, writing and math, in small groups by age and ability.
- And underneath
The whole child
Spiritual, academic, emotional, social, cognitive and physical growth, treated as one job rather than six.
Operated by Brightmoor, taught from the Bible.
Train Station is operated by Brightmoor Christian Church and shares its campus at 13 Mile Road. Everything here is taught from a biblical worldview: short Bible lessons, prayer and songs are part of every week, and the way teachers guide behavior reflects God’s Word.
Families do not need to be part of Brightmoor to enroll. Many are; many are not. What every family gets is the same warm, consistent, Christ-centered day.
Brightmoor also operates Novi Christian Academy, a K-12 Christian school on the same campus. Train Station is the first door; Novi Christian Academy is a natural next chapter for families who want to continue in Christian education.
Real classrooms, on a real campus.
The preschool classrooms and office are on the second floor of the Novi Christian Academy wing of Brightmoor Christian Church, with their own entrance on the east side of the building through the doors marked C.
- Licensed by the State of MichiganInspection reports are available in the director’s office and at michigan.gov/childcare.
- 1:8Average staff-to-child ratioEvery staff member meets Michigan’s childcare qualifications; lead teachers hold a certificate or degree in education or child development.
- 7–6Open Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PMAcademic year September to May, summer enrichment June to August.
The best introduction is a Tuesday morning.
Visitors are welcome from 7:30 to 9:30 AM on school days, by appointment. Bring your child.