Mounds View Public Schools Community Education

3½ to 5 years old by Sept 1Adventures in Learning is a six and one half hour preschool class where children inquire, invent and explore.  Activities include art, sensory, blocks, music, imaginative play, writing and large muscle play.  Hot lunch is served.  Children must be toilet trained.  Limited childcare is available before or after preschool. Bus transportation (optional) at $225/year.  You will receive a letter in April to sign up and pay for bus transportation. Children attending Early Childhood Center for preschool who select bus transportation must reside in or attend daycare in the Bel Air, Pinewood, Sunnyside, or Valentine Hills Schools attendance area.  Children attending Snail Lake Center for preschool who select bus transportation must reside in or attend daycare in the Island Lake or Turtle Lake Schools attendance area. Three Family Nights are scheduled.

3½ to 5 years old by Sept 1Adventures in Learning is a six and one half hour preschool class where children inquire, invent and explore.  Activities include art, sensory, blocks, music, imaginative play, writing and large muscle play.  Hot lunch is served.  Children must be toilet trained.  Limited childcare is available before or after preschool. Bus transportation (optional) at $225/year.  You will receive a letter in April to sign up and pay for bus transportation. Children attending Early Childhood Center for preschool who select bus transportation must reside in or attend daycare in the Bel Air, Pinewood, Sunnyside, or Valentine Hills Schools attendance area.  Children attending Snail Lake Center for preschool who select bus transportation must reside in or attend daycare in the Island Lake or Turtle Lake Schools attendance area. Three Family Nights are scheduled.

Children in this class will experience their growing independence as they play and learn four afternoons a week.  They'll practice social skills and be involved in language, literacy, math, art and music activities.  Bus transportation (optional) available at $225/year.  You will receive a letter in April to sign up and pay for bus transportation.  Children attending Pike Lake or Early Childhood Education Centers for preschool who select bus transportation must reside in or attend daycare in the Bel Air, Pinewood, Sunnyside, or Valentine Hills Schools attendance area.   Children attending Snail Lake Center for preschool who select bus transportation must reside in or attend daycare in the Island Lake or Turtle Lake Schools attendance area.  Three Family Nights are scheduled.

3 years old by Sept 1This preschool class meets two mornings a week.  Emphasis is on play, listening and language skills and participating in a group.  Parents join the children twice a month for learn and play activities and parent education.  Parent discussion topics include temperament traits and guiding children’s behaviors.  Sibling childcare is available on parent days.Parent Day:  Side-by-Side 3s #6300 at Early Childhood Education Education Center--2 Tuesday/month Parent Day:  Side-by-Side 3s #6305 at Snail Lake Education Center--2 Tuesday/monthParent Days: Sept 11,25 Oct 9,23 Nov 6,27 Dec 11 Jan 8,29 Feb 5,19 Mar 5,26 Apr 9,23 May 7,21 

3½ to 5 years old by Sept 1This preschool class meets three days a week.  Mixed ages preschool classes allow the children to move from simple to more complex skills at their own pace.  The child’s sense of responsibility and self-confidence improves as his/her skills grow.  Bus transportation (optional)available at $225/year.  You will receive a letter in April to sign up and pay for bus transportation.  Children attending Pike Lake Center for preschool who select bus transportation must reside in or attend daycare in the Bel Air, Pinewood, Sunnyside, or Valentine Hills Schools attendance area.  Children attending Snail Lake Center for preschool who select bus transportation must reside in or attend daycare in the Island Lake or Turtle Lake Schools attendance area.  Three Family Nights are scheduled.

4 years old by Sept 1This preschool class meets three mornings a week.  Interaction with other children, exploration and creativity fill the preschool day as children work on letter and number recognition and other school readiness skills.  Parents join the children 2 days/month for learn and play activities and parent education.  Parent discussion topics include problem solving and getting ready for kindergarten.   Sibling childcare is available on parent days.Parent Day: Side-by-Side 4s 6408 at Snail Lake Education Center-- 2 Wednesdays/monthParent Days: Sept 12,26 Oct 10,24 Nov 7,28 Dec 12, Jan 2,16,30 Feb 13,27 Mar 13,27 Apr 10,24 May 8,22Parent Day: Side-by-Side 4s 6400 at Early Childhood Education Center-- 2 Mondays/monthParent Days: Sept 10,24 Oct 8,22 Nov 5, 26 Dec 10, Jan 7,28 Feb 11, 25 Mar 11, 25 Apr 8,22 May 6, 20