About Us

Early Childhood Christian Education at Bethlehem Preschool is a partnership of the teachers, parents, and church community to build each child's love of learning in a nurturing environment. Children need a core foundation, built by active learning experiences encompassing spiritual, social/emotional, physical development/health, language, literacy, communication, mathematics, science, social studies, and creative arts learning. Children process new experiences differently depending upon their prior knowledge, experiences, and preferred learning styles. With this in mind, early childhood educational lessons and play opportunities at Bethlehem Preschool vary in structure (large and small group activities, individual exploration, teacher-led and student-led, hands-on, verbal, visual, musical) and strive to guide children to be themselves, be kind, and love God.

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Darcia Cole
Education Director and Teacher
Darcia has a dual undergraduate degree in elementary education and special education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received her Master’s of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Doane College. Darcia holds an endorsement in Early Childhood Education, is a trained Reading Recovery teacher, and is First Aid/CPR certified. Her teaching experience includes special education, preschool, first grade, Kindergarten, Reading Recovery and reading intervention at Millard Public Schools, T.L.C. Preschool, and Lincoln Public Schools. Darcia is married to Jeff, a teacher at Waverly’s middle school, and they have two daughters, Zoe and Alana. She loves to spend time with her family and in addition, enjoys reading, traveling, cooking, and exploring nature. Darcia is always up for a discussion on children, their development, successes, challenges, and joyful attitudes.

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Colyn Niemeyer
Business Director and Teacher
Colyn is a graduate of Bryan School of Nursing with a degree in nursing. With her first love being children, she has worked in maternal/newborn care, as well as pediatric special needs. Colyn has also owned her own home child care business. In 2008, Colyn intertwined her love of children and photography, and opened Life Studio, a photography studio specializing in newborn photography. Colyn and her husband Jim have three children: Ava, Paityn, and Aidan. Her family shares a love of the outdoors and can often be found camping and riding ATVs together. When she's not enjoying the outdoors or working on restoring her great grandparents' farm house, Colyn’s creativity often finds her making candles, crafting, or baking something scrumptious.​