Northminster Presbyterian Preschool/KinderPrep

 In 1964, a group of church mothers wanted a place for their children to play and learn,so they started Northminster Presbyterian Church Nursery School. Some years later, responding to more stringent state regulations, including the need for certified teachers, the school became Northminster Presbyterian Co-Op Preschool. This program operated successfully for years with a teacher and four parent helpers.  This was a good program for years that became great with the hiring of Teacher Terri (Terri Abel-McInnis). When changing family dynamics and economic conditions made it difficult to find parent helpers, Teacher Terri decided a traditional preschool was the way to go and hired Teacher Laura (Laura Hunter-Michels) as her full time teaching partner.  In 1994, they started a pre-k program they called KinderPrep, which was designed for children who were age eligible to attend kindergarten  but could benefit from an extra year before entering kindergaten.. In 1996, Teacher Terri left Salinas, returned  to school, and now is a elementary school district supervisor. Teacher Laura became the site supervisor and hired Teacher Krynda (Lukrynda Michels) as her teaching partner.Teacher Laura has been teaching at Northminster for 21 years and Teacher Krynda has been here 11 years. Teacher Laura is credentialed  by the State of California and Teacher Krynda has her Early Childhood Education Certificate from Hartnell College. Both are CPR and first aid trained and certified. They both LOVE their jobs and and are honored that so many parents over the years have chosen Northminster for their child's first school experience.