Children have many activities to choose from every day.
Edina Morningside Preschool is a half-day preschool, focused on preparing children for Kindergarten with a play-based and active learning environment. Our teaching focuses on the whole child with social development being just as important as academic skills. Your child will learn and grow in this enriched environment.
- Low child to teacher ratio: Our 8-children-per-teacher ratio allows personal attention, deeper relationships, and the space to work and learn together.
- Play-based active learning: Children learn by playing, experimenting and experiencing their world.
- Focus on social development: Every day, we work on skills to build friendships; work in group settings; and foster a love of learning for life.
- Mixed-aged classes: Our warm, family atmosphere nurtures self-esteem, empathy, leadership, independence, friendships and learning through interactions among children ages 33 months – Kindergarten entrance.
- Small groups: Age-based groups provide children with fun, hands-on learning time for skills focused on Kindergarten readiness and creating a small community of friends.
- Healthy environment: Our facilities feature an outdoor playground for large-muscle play that is used everyday except during inclement weather. Healthy Bodies = Healthy Minds.
- Encouraging creativity: Art, music, language, and cooking opportunities are plentiful, providing children the time to express their creative passions in a supportive environment.
- Hands-on fun: Toys are fun! Our school is filled with toys (both classic and contemporary), books and an activity table that give children the chance to structure their own time at their own pace.
- Learning skills for school: Our teachers work with a broad curriculum promoting learning through fun with letters, numbers, art, science and social studies.
- Loving the whole child: Preschool children are developing important life skills. We encourage social and emotional development, cognitive learning, and large and small motor growth through loving support of each child at every stage of development.