LITTLE LIGHTS Early Learning Centre
Our Programs 
3 YEAR-OLD PROGRAM
Half Day Program
2 Half-days a week4 YEAR-OLD PROGRAM
Half Day Program
3 Half-days a week
2 Half-days a week
4 YEAR-OLD PROGRAM
Full Day Program
3 Full-days a week
2 Full-days a week
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
Kindergarten to Grade 6
Our Afterschool Childcare provides a cozy, creative space for our students to relax after school.
For More Information
Please feel free to contact us for more information or to ask questions.
We look forward to talking with you.
About Us
SCS Little Lights Early Learning Centre’s purpose is that children will experience learning in a happy, exciting, and gentle atmosphere.Our goals are to help your child grasp concepts of letters, numbers, and the world around him through play and experiment; and to aid in building meaningful relationships. Our centre takes the stand of Biblical views, integrating stories from the Bible and Biblical songs into the learning experience.
Our activities will include play, reading, art, experiments, dramatic play, math, letters, and science, as well as outside play on a daily basis. The program is focused on learning and exploring through play, allowing flexibility in the routine to adapt to the children’s needs. SCS Little Lights follows the New Brunswick curriculum framework.
The New Brunswick Curriculum Framework includes four main learning outcomes which include the following:
- Well-Being – Children experience safe and caring environments where their emotional and physical health, positive identities, and sense of belonging are nurtured and protected.
- Play and Playfulness – Children experience open and flexible environments where playful exploration, problem solving, and creativity are encouraged and purposefully planned.
- Communication and Literacies – Children experience intellectually, socially, and culturally engaging environments where their communicative practices, languages, literacies, and literate identities are valued and supported.
- Diversity and Social Responsibility – Children experience socially inclusive and culturally sensitive environments in which consideration for others, inclusive, equitable, democratic, and sustainable practices are enacted, and social responsibility is nurtured.
Under these main outcomes there are a number of daily practices. We provide an opportunity for our preschoolers to experience these practices through invitations and open-ended play. Our goal is to provide our preschoolers a safe and nurturing environment which prepares them forthe next step of their journey.
For full program details, please consult the Little Lights Early Learning Centre handbook.
Admissions 
How to Apply
Before applying to SCS Little Lights Early Learning Centre, please review the information in Little Lights Early Learning Centre Handbook:
Complete the Waitlist form:
Waitlist FormOnce you have been contacted about an opening please complete the Registration Form and the NB Child Profile:
How to Complete a Fillable PDF Form
- Download the form and save it to your computer. (Don’t skip this step.)
- Open up the form on your computer and complete the form.
- Save the completed form to your computer. (Don’t forget to save the form once you have completed it, otherwise you may end up sending us an empty form.)
- Email the completed form to the school office: info@sussexchristianschool.ca
Little Lights Fees
Registration Fee*
1st Child
$100
Additional Child(ren)
$50/Child
*To be paid upon submission of Application form. Application fee is NOT refundable.
2022-23 Fees
Daily Fee
Age 15-24 Months
$19/day
Age 2-5 Years
$16/day
Fee Payment Schedule
Weekly Payment
Payment is due the Thursday before the week of service.
OUR STAFF
Mrs. MacKay our Director of Early Childhood Education and runs our Little Lights Early Learning Centre. Mrs. MacKay has a Diploma of Biblical and Theological Studies from NBBI as well as a B.A. in Christian School Education from Kingswood University. She has been involved with education for the past 10 years teaching at Christian Schools in both Portugal and Nova Scotia. Little Lights Preschool was directed and operated in Sussex by Mrs. MacKay for the past 8 years. The SCS newly renamed preschool, Sussex Christian School Little Lights Early Learning Center, brings Miss Naomi and her experience in preschool education to SCS.
Mrs. Gray is a graduate of NBCC where she received her diploma in Early Childhood Education. She works as the assistant director of SCS Little Lights Early Learning Center.
Mrs. Mowry’s education background includes LPN training and a Diploma of Biblical & Theological Studies from New Brunswick Bible Institute. She has been active as a volunteer teacher for children in church and camp settings since her teens. She joined the staff of Little Lights Preschool in 2014 as an Educator and Assistant. Since then she has taken two online courses related to Early Childhood Education.
MRS. RACHEL STEVENS
[Info coming soon.]
Miss Lee is a 2019 graduate of SCS and received an Early Childhood Education certificate from NBCC in June 2021. She realized her love for working with children after travelling to Belize for several summers to assist with children’s VBS programs and while completing a grade 12 co-op in our preschool. Miss Lee is an Early Childhood Educator in our Little Lights Preschool and works with the Afterschool program.
Mr. McVicar is a Graduate of NBCC where he received his certificate in Human Services. In addition Aaron graduated from Kingswood University where he graduated with a B.A. in ministry with a double minor in Christian Counselling and Children’s Ministry. He is also the assistant pastor at Center Point Wesleyan Church. When he is not working he can be found cheering on his two favourite teams the Cleveland Browns and the Montreal Canadiens.
