Community Education - Rochester, Minnesota

Each Class offers the ECFE experience including PACT followed by children's learning and play time and a parent discussion. Parents move to a separate room for discussion. Child care is available.

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You and your child will remain together for the entire class. Each class offers the ECFE experience including parent and child time (PACT). These classes include a parent discussion in the same room as your child. Nannies welcome.

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Discover learning through your child's eyes in these parent and child classes. Parents will enjoy circle time, themed play, songs, and stories with the children. See class descriptions for information about separation. Nannies welcome where indicated.

2022-2023 school year PACC IS CURRENTLY AT CAPACTIY Please call the PACC/SACC office to be placed on a waitlist 328-4040 Preschool Age Child Care Program (PACC) is an extended day care option for enrolled RPS Preschool students. PACC provides a variety or developmentally-appropriate activities which will help your child practice new skills learned during their preschool day. Check out our website for more information: https://www.rochesterce.org/childcare/pacc 2022-23 School Year Rates: Morning Care 6:30 - 9:45 - $15 / session (Drop-in Care would be $20 / session) Mid Day Care 9:45 - 3:45 - $20 / session (Drop-in Care would be $25 / session) After care 3:45 - 6:00 PM - $15 / session (Drop-in Care would be $20 / session) PACC is not available on non-school days, school breaks or during inclement weather school closings.

Skills we build in preschool serve us for a lifetime—positive relationships, language and literacy, numbers and thinking skills, and much more. RPS Preschool prepares young learners ages 3-5 for a future of school and life success. We use a play-based approach facilitated by high quality educators with respected curricula and assessments in a positive learning environment. Rochester Public Schools Preschool is a quality preschool program that respects the unique needs of each child. When children are prepared to succeed at kindergarten entrance, all of society benefits. RPS Preschool Locations: Hoover Early Learning School 369 Elton Hills Dr NW Rochester, MN 55901 Northrop Education Center 201 8th ST NW Rochester, MN 55901 Mighty Oaks Early Learning School 3800 50th Ave SE Rochester, MN 55904 For more information and class descriptions please visit our website at http://rochesterce.org/earlychildhood/RPS_preschoo... Priority registration for current RPS Preschool families will be honored through January 22th. New family registrants received before January 23rd will be entered into a lottery. After January 24th, all registrations will be processed based on availability on a first come first served basis. **Some class options may be waitlisted due to limited availability* Our financial assistance application is available on request from the RPS Preschool/ECFS Office at Northrop Community Center, 507-328-4020 or you can apply online at https://forms.gle/J28DJ5jwfk5vnnaz8 Applications for Financial Assistance for the 2023-24 school year will be reviewed and scholarships awarded after April 1st, 2023. Please enroll below in a preschool program before applying for FA.

Support groups are a gathering of people with common experiences or concerns who provide each other with encouragement, comfort, advice and support. Each class offers the ECFE class experience including parent and child time (PACT) followed by children's learning and play time and a parent discussion. Parents move to a separate room for a parent discussion. No fee, however registration is required. Child care is available.

Made to fit your schedule! Attend one class or all of the classes with our flexible "week by week" registration. Each class offers the ECFE class experience including parent and child time (PACT). Parent discussion also included. See class descriptions for information about separation.