In the spring of 1969, when the congregation of All Saints’ Episcopal Church moved from its temporary home at John B. Dey Elementary School into its permanent home at 1969 Woodside Lane, then Rector, The Rev. Joe Pinder, had already asked parishioner Maureen Betterton to open a day school as an outreach to the local community.  So the pitter-patter of little feet and joyful noise of children’s voices was first heard weekday mornings at All Saints’ in September of 1969.

For over forty years, the All Saints’ Day School has served the young children of our community through a play-based program of instruction where two through five-year-olds are actively learning two, three, or five half-days a week September through May. 
Three directors have served the Day School faithfully.  The first was its founder, Maureen Betterton.  She was followed by Odene Copeland who was followed by Deidre (Dee) Dean.  Dee retired in the early spring of 2011 after giving nearly two decades of service to the Day School and growing its enrollment to eighty-six children aged two through five.  Our present director is Dianne Islev-Petersen, a highly qualified and visionary leader who has been a parent and a teacher with the All Saints’ Day School.

For up-to-date details on what is happening at the All Saints’ Day School, please visit the school’s website at www.allsaintsdayschoolvb.com.  
You may contact the school at allsaintsdayschool@gmail.com or phone the director at 757-481-0577, ext. 2.