School Readiness Preschool- For children ages 3 to 5 (child only program), two or four days a week (half or full days) at the Warrior Early Learning Center or Nisswa Elementary.
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2024-2025 Preschool registration is open
2024-2025 Preschool Registration Information
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Our School Readiness preschool program prepares children to enter school with the necessary skills, behavior, and stability they need to progress and flourish. We focus our learning around classroom routines and procedures, social and emotional development, and academic development.
Brainerd Public Schools preschool is taught by licensed early childhood teachers offering learning experiences using research-based curricula. In a caring and supportive learning environment, teachers focus on each child's unique skills, needs and learning abilities, and encourage curiosity and exploration. Through hands-on and age-appropriate learning activities, preschool children build confidence and self-direction and learn to follow rules, manage changes and resolve conflicts peacefully. Preschool children build on their interest in books and reading and develop listening, speaking and beginning writing skills.
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) classes- Weekly time together classes for parents and their children birth to 5 years old.
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Registration for Summer 2024 classes is open!
ECFE Fall classes run from the end of September through mid-December.
ECFE Winter/Spring classes run from the end of January through mid-May.
Reduced fee options are available for most ECFE classes.
Our Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) classes set the stage for parent involvement and children's success in school. Parent Education is a component in all of our ECFE classes. The purpose of ECFE is to support and strengthen families as they care for and grow with young children. We do this by providing age appropriate activities for parents and children, sharing ideas and information to encourage healthy and nurturing relationships, and encouraging confident and effective parenting.
Early Childhood Screening/Kindergarten Registration- The state of Minnesota requires that all children entering kindergarten complete an Early Childhood Screening and recommends this at age 3. This appointment is a quick and simple check of how your child is learning and growing.
Early Childhood Screenings can be scheduled online
24 hours a day!
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Required Early Childhood Screening & Kindergarten Registration
The Brainerd Public Schools system regularly offers early childhood screening clinics during the school year for all children between the ages of 3 and 5 years. The state of Minnesota recommends this at age 3 and requires this for kindergarten entrance.