Joyful Beginnings Preschool & JB Kids After-School

Joyful Beginnings Preschool & JB Kids After-School includes a preschool program where children learn in a play-based environment and an after-school program in new classrooms for school-age children. The program offers a loving, safe and fun environment and welcomes all families, all faiths, and home languages. Children in the program are enjoying more time outside each day.

• Ages: 2–11 years old
• Schedule: Preschool hours 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; after-school hours 11:45 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Joyful Beginnings Preschool & JB Kids After-School is located at Joyful Beginnings Preschool at Lafayette United Methodist Church. The center director is Carol Carter, MS. The program operates under CCL Facility 073408890.

The program’s stated mission is to provide a loving, safe and nurturing environment staffed with trained and caring teachers, using a program based on current and effective educational practices. Joyful Beginnings states that children come with the ability and desire to learn and grow, and that children’s play is a primary vehicle for and indicator of their growth. The preschool program is described as challenging physical, social, emotional, and cognitive areas of development, with child-initiated, teacher-supported play as an essential component of a developmentally appropriate classroom. The program also states that it encourages meaningful relationships between family, church, and community through everyday activities and welcomes the opportunity to learn about each child’s culture.

Last updated April 20, 2026.