Preschool
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Our philosophy is that preschool should give each child a chance to be a child and to gain self-esteem, confidence, independence, and self-discipline at his/her individual pace.
Our goal is to provide an educationally stimulating, nurturing and safe environment where children will become aware of the world around them through playing, learning and growing; spiritually, socially, emotionally, cognitively and physically. |
Group Size and Staff |
Our preschool is licensed to serve a maximum of 20 children per class with a staff to child ratio of 1:10. We require children be supervised at all times. Our staff meets or exceeds all State of Minnesota standards required for a preschool.
Head teachers: * are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Education & certified by the Minnesota Department of Human Services * have special emphasis in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten endorsement * have additional college credits in early childhood-related subjects * have extensive early childhood-related experience |
Eligibility |
The preschool will accept children from three to five years of age who have not reached six years of age by September 1. The Preschool Director and State Licensor must approve any exception to this age criteria. The preschool does not have diaper-changing facilities; therefore, all students must be toilet trained before starting school.
The school is not equipped or staffed to serve the educationally or developmentally exceptional child. However, some provisions or modifications are feasible for children with 'special needs'. Check with the Preschool Director for eligibility. St. Luke’s Christian Preschool admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and other school-administered programs. |
Days/Hours of Operation |
School is in session September - May. Sessions are held for 3 hours.
2-day, 3-day, 4-day, or 5-day options are available. |
Fees and Tuition |
A non-refundable registration fee of $65.00 is charged. Tuition for the
2024-2025 school year is as follows: 2 days/week = $200 per month 3 days/week = $250 per month 4 days/week = $300 per month 5 days/week = $340 per month |
Registration Process |
We invite you to set up an appointment to visit our preschool. If you would like to send in a Registration Form, you will find one available on this website. St. Luke's Preschool's current families, past families, and St. Luke's Church members have priority until January 15th for the school year starting the next Fall. After January 15th, all registrations occur in the order the forms are received by our Director.
Anyone can turn in a Registration Form prior to January 24th. If you are new to St. Luke's, your Registration Form will be dated and accepted in that order. We will inform you on January 27th as to whether you are officially enrolled. We welcome any questions and would love to tell you more about our Preschool program! |
School Visit |
Please contact St. Luke's Preschool Director, at 952-881-5801, Ext. 108, or [email protected] and schedule an appointment to visit!
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