The Parent & Preschool Center, located at Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, has opened enrollment for the 2026-27 school year. The preschool serves children ages 2 and a half to 5. The 2- and 3-year-old class is offered two half days per week. Prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds is offered two half days or two full days per week. The prekindergarten class for 4- and 5-year-olds is offered two half days, two full days, or three full days per week.

The Parent & Preschool Center seeks to provide a loving and caring environment where students can develop socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively. Students practice skills to strengthen motor development, participate in activities to build pre-reading and math skills, learn Bible stories, and more. Keeping a close working relationship with the local elementary schools is a priority as the Parent & Preschool Center helps children transition into the next stages of their education.

In addition to classes for children, the Parent & Preschool Center hosts a women's group, The Well, which meets on Tuesdays from 9:15 to 11 a.m. through the school year. This program is for all women, with or without children, in various stages of life. Child care is available during The Well for a donation.

Since 1977, the center has welcomed hundreds of children from various religious and cultural backgrounds.

For more information or to schedule a private tour, visit http://www.mellingerchurch.org/preschool, search for "Parent & Preschool Center" on Facebook, or contact Hannah Hardy at 717-397-5717 or preschool@mellingerchurch.org.