Family Center Preschool

Who:  Children, who are 3 by September 1st of the present school year.

Where:  Our classroom is located at the Northland Area Family Service Center.

When:  Our preschool runs Monday through Thursdays, from September through the first week of June following the schedule of the Northland Early Childhood School District #118 calendar. Busing is available.

Goal:  To provide each child with learning opportunities within a rich, caring and respectful environment to better prepare them for kindergarten.

Philosophy:  We are committed to fostering your child's excitement about learning as well as exploring and caring for the world around them. Play-based learning for the whole child, indoors and outdoors, are key to our approach to child development. Our daily routine unfolds in a number of settings with a range of developmentally appropriate activity choices made by the children. This approach empowers a diverse group of children to get their needs met.

Curriculum:  Our curriculum is a blend of traditional, play-based preschool standards aligned with the MN Early Learning Standards and environmental education. We use the Classroom Engagement Model and Teaching Strategies Gold as an assessment tool.