The First Presbyterian Playschool is a Jackson tradition since 1971. Playschool operates as a licensed partial-day program for two through five-year-olds. Its purpose is to provide an opportunity for preschool children to participate in a structured educational program with the companionship of their peers in a faith-based environment scaled to their needs under trained supervision. There are seven teachers, who use their collective years of early childhood experience, to create a developmentally appropriate environment where your child becomes confident in his/her own abilities and has acquired the cognitive, social and emotional skills to be successful in Kindergarten. All teachers are certified in CPR, AED and First Aid. The children participate in child-directed play and activities. The curriculum includes PEP (Primary Educational Program), Process Phonics, Handwriting without Tears, Mr. P Mooney and Spanish Vocabulary.