Community KIDS Preschools

***REGISTRATION FOR THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR WILL OPEN FOR CURRENT FAMILIES ON MARCH 13, 2023 AND NEW FAMILIES ON MARCH 20, 2023.***

Community KIDS Preschool is offered at Goodview and W-K Elementary. Classroom enrollments will be determined based on home address. (Special requests will be followed according to Board Policy 798).

The preschool options for the 2023-24 school year are:

• Two days a week
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
  • Mixed Ages (3, 4 or 5)
  • Annual fee: $2,304 (nine monthly payments of $256), plus $30 registration fee
• Three days a week
  • Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
  • 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
  • Ages 4 and 5 (available only to students entering kindergarten in fall of 2023)
  • Annual fee: $3,132 (nine monthly payments of $348), plus $30 registration fee

The $30 registration fee is to be paid upon confirmation of enrollment for all levels. There will be nine monthly billings for the annual fee, billed prior to the month ahead. The first one will be sent in August.

 

REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT FAMILIES
REGISTRATION FOR NEW FAMILIES

 

Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) is a publicly funded prekindergarten program that provides free, high-quality early childhood education opportunities for eligible 4-year-old children that prepare them for success as they enter kindergarten the following year.

VPK uses play-based learning as well as participates in coordinated transitions to kindergarten and parent involvement opportunities to create high-quality early learning opportunities that meet the needs of each child.

Programs also offer free transportation.

The class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and consistent attendance is required. 

The Getting Ready Together program is a free 10-week summer intensive preschool opportunity with a focus on early reading and math skills. It’s intended to increase a child’s readiness to enter kindergarten and designed to serve children who have never had a preschool experience or who are entering kindergarten in the fall and would benefit from some additional classroom experience. 

Transportation is provided to and from school. Snacks and lunch will be served at no cost to families. New this year, Key Kids Child Care will be available at Goodview if families need care before and/or after the program. More information about Key Kids can be found here.

Click here for a flyer about the 2023 program

2023 information

• June 14-Aug. 17 (no class on July 3-4)
• Monday-Thursday
• 9 a.m. to noon
• Goodview Elementary, 5100 W. 9th St., Goodview

Getting Ready Together provides

• Intensive instruction
• Opportunities to develop reading skills
• Opportunities to develop math skills

Who is eligible?

Students entering kindergarten who meet income requirements. 

How to apply

Families need to fill out the Early Learning Scholarship and Enrollment Criteria forms listed below. All applications and referrals are due by April 20, 2023. There will be two classes with 7 children each this year. Families will be notified of acceptance by the end of April.

• Enrollment Criteria
• Early Learning Scholarship

 

The core of our curriculum is the importance of play. While we do some "table work" in the preschool classrooms, we rely mostly on children's innate abilities to learn through play. This does not mean, as some may fear, that children run around the room all day with no schedule or direction. It does mean that they are given plenty of time to interact with each other, experiment, imagine, and pretend within a challenging, supportive, scheduled and teacher-facilitated environment. Lesson Plans for each week are posted on the classroom bulletin board.

The primary role of the teachers in the preschool classrooms is to interact with the children, extending play and acting on learning opportunities. In this way, classroom order is also easily maintained. Additionally, we strive to observe the children for assessment and planning purposes. We use the Creative Curriculum Assessment and Planning System; children are observed, not tested, to assess skills and needs. Lesson plans and classroom arrangement are then based on these assessments.