St Mark Early Enrichment Program

The St. Mark Early Enrichment Program, known as SMEEP, is a preschool run as a ministry of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Knoxville. It is built around the development of the whole child and provides activities for physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual growth. The approach is child-centered and rests on principles of child development and early childhood education. Instructors are trained professionals, and they include teachers with degrees in early childhood education. The school year calendar follows the Knox County School calendar. Director Lindsay Shaver handles questions about registration, tuition and school policies at 865-558-0585. Rated 5.0 from one Google review, at five stars. The church building also holds the congregation's worship, children, youth and music ministries, and the program can be reached by email at [email protected].