Preschool (Ages 3-5)

Overview

Community Services offers two preschool programs, depending on your child and your need. There is an all-day and a half-day preschool option. Children need to complete early childhood screening prior to enrolling in preschool programing.

Preschool Options

Half Day Preschool

Our half-day preschool program offers morning (9:15-11:45 a.m.) and afternoon (12:45-3:15 p.m.) classes for children ages three- to five-years of age. Half-day preschool offers children a positive group experience and prepares children for kindergarten. Three-year olds attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays while four- and five-year-olds attend on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to prepare them for Kindergarten.

Preschool follows the school district calendar and classes are held September through May. Children participate in structured and creative learning environments designed by a licensed early childhood teacher. Science, pre-reading skills, math, creative dramatics, art, cooking, and movement blend to make a total school readiness program.

All Day Preschool

The all-day preschool program offers full and part time care for children ages three to five years of age, year round. It is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Licensed early childhood teachers and assistant teachers provide a quality, caring, and creative environment for the growing needs of preschoolers.

All-day preschool is a mixed-age class with a developmentally appropriate style. Activities are offered daily to enhance fine motor, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development as well as prepare children for Kindergarten.

Early Childhood Screening

Help Me Grow

Help Me Grow provides resources for families of children birth to age five to understand developmental milestones and learn if there are concerns. This helps families take the lead in seeking additional support or referring their child for a comprehensive developmental screening or evaluation, at no cost.

Help Me Grow provides resources for families to understand developmental milestones and learn if there are concerns. This helps families take the lead in seeking additional support or referring their child for a comprehensive, confidential screening or evaluation at no cost.

Minnesota's Help Me Grow is an interagency initiative of the State of Minnesota Department of Education, Department of Health and Department of Human Services.

Help Me Grow's Website