Mounds View Public Schools Community Education

Baby & Me For ages birth - 9 months by September 1, 2022 and Parents. During your Baby and Me class, you will nurture your parent-child relationship with play-and-learn activities. Both you and your baby will discover sensory activities, songs, and movements to enhance baby's brain development. Your licensed teacher will lead discussions on parenting topics that may address feeding, sleeping routines, baby's joys, concerns and more. This is a non-separating class.

Busy Bodies For 24 - 35 month old children by September 1, 2022 and Parent. In the Busy Bodies class, you and your child will explore many things together. You will enjoy doing arts and crafts, exploring science and sensory items, play time, and music together. These classes also provide opportunities for social-emotional connections and problem-solving skills for both the child and parent. Parents will learn guidance techniques and how to support your child's struggle from dependence to independence. During a portion of this class, parents will separate from their child to work with a licensed parent educator.

Explorers For 18 - 23 month old children by September 1, 2022 and Parent. In your Explorers Class, you will spend time with your child exploring and moving in class together. Both you and your child will be able to participate in arts and crafts, science and sensory items, playtime, and music time together. These classes also provide opportunities for social-emotional connections and problem solving skills for the child and parent. During our Thursday class option parent and child will separate during a portion of this class. During this time, parents will meet with a Licensed Parent Educator to discuss topics of choice. Our Monday class option is a non-separating class.

Family Playtime For children birth - 5 years old by September 1, 2022 and Parents. While in Family Playtime, you will have fun exploring and playing together! This class is non-separating.

First Friends For 30 - 35 month old children by September 1, 2022 and Parent. The First Friends class combines ECFE and preschool together. To start, you will attend one day a week with your child. Beginning the week of January 30, your child will attend an additional day by themselves. The child-only day allows children to socialize with their peers, similar to preschool.

Movers For 10 - 17 month old children by September 1, 2022 and Parent. During your Movers Class, you will nurture your parent-child relationship with play-and-learn activities. Discover sensory activities, songs, and movements to enhance brain development. Discussions on parenting topics may address feeding, sleeping routines, concerns and more. This class is non-separating.