About Kid's Harbor
A ministry of Church of the Nazarene, serving families in Rockingham, VA since 1999.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide strong foundations for future generations and to assist parents in the mentoring and nurturing of their children by having a safe, structured and loving environment for their kids.
Meet the Leadership Team
We are blessed to have a team of believers in Jesus Christ. We believe God equips us with amazing, talented, passionate people, and they are our greatest asset. Our team has a common goal — to provide a Christ-centered, loving environment where we grow together as we partner with parents to nurture, teach, love and equip the children.
Peyton Gilliland
Executive Director
Peyton started at Kid's Harbor in 2018 and has grown into this Leadership role in 2022 through the wisdom of those before her. She has a heart for children, is driven by her love for Jesus Christ, and feels so blessed to serve the families of Kid's Harbor each day!
Hope Bryant
Staffing Coordinator
Hope was blessed to join the Kid's Harbor Leadership Team in 2022. She attended KH as a young child and joined the staff in 2020, then quickly grew into her current role. She enjoys teaching children to fully rely on God every day and is excited that the Lord has led her into this journey at Kid's Harbor.
Faith Landes
Administrative Coordinator
Faith joined our Leadership team here at Kid's Harbor in 2023. She is excited to be a part of our team and contribute to serving the families and children here. She strives to exemplify Christ in all she does and show those around her the love of Jesus.
Photo Credit: Gitchell's Photography
Kid's Harbor Team
Infant Class
Angela M.
Zujeiry R.
8–15 Month Class
Misty R.
Christine S.
16–24 Month Class
Kim K.
Jess D.
2 Year Old Class
Laura H.
Miranda R.
3 Year Old Class
Sarina T.
Jordan L.
4 Year Old Class
Briar F.
Alex R.
Morning Preschool
Cam R.
Tracy C.
After School — K–5th
Kenzie R.
Sadie M.
Grace F.
Briley W.
Support Staff
Jenny C.
Malisa A.
Sarah K.
Rhonda M.
Cindy F.
Hope S.
Emily S.
Leilani B.
Zoe H.
Julia F.
Taylor W.
Our History
In 1999, when Church of the Nazarene relocated to Boyers Road, their desire was to make an impact on this community. A group of dedicated members went door to door in the surrounding neighborhoods and asked, "How can we best serve you?" One of the greatest needs was quality after school care for their children.
With this answer, our Church began to vision and dream, and Kid's Harbor was the result. The dream grew, as did the After School Program, and eventually expanded to include our Preschool Programs. We are pleased to still be serving our community with outstanding after school care and summer school-age programs, as well as providing preschool and childcare for children as young as six weeks of age. Please see Programs for more details.
Staff Qualifications
Our staff is committed to providing the highest quality care and education to all children. We are dedicated to continuing education and training of our staff through All-Staff Meetings, offsite trainings and our Annual Training Day.
Social Services requires that only one staff member certified in MAT, CPR and First Aid be on the premises at all times. However, we require our entire Core Team to maintain certification in these areas.
Every employee undergoes background checks through the Commonwealth of Virginia and Child Protective Services upon hiring and then every five years thereafter.
All staff have had experience working with children and have a desire to work in the Christian preschool environment.
Our Core Teachers gather each morning for devotion and prayer before the school day begins, sharing their joys and concerns.
We are privileged to call one another family
We desire each Kid's Harbor family to have the same experience.
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