Early Learning

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Early Learning Announcements

  • Preschool and Preschool Adventure will be holding a 25–26 Parents Registration Information Night on Tuesday, February 25, from 6-7 pm at the Educational Service Center, Community Room. (5901 Sunnyfield Road, Minnetrista)

    Click here for a flyer that contains our 25-26 Preschool and Preschool Adventure Club Registration Information.

    Additionally, three forms are needed for preschool registration. You can find the forms here.

    • Early Childhood District Registration 
    • Health Care Summary Form
    • Immunizations Form

    Please direct all questions to the Early Learning email at earlylearning@westonka.k12.mn.us or call our main office number at 952-491-8576.

    Here is the 2025-26 registration timeline:

    • Now - March 7, 2025 - Paperwork for registration is submitted to the Early Learning Center Office.  

    Registration paperwork includes:

        • Early Childhood District Registration Form (completed by the parent/guardian)

        • Health Care Summary (completed by a child’s physician)

        • Immunization Record (completed by child’s clinic or the parent/guardian)

     

    • February 25, 2025 - 6:00 - 7:00 pm Parent Information Night at the Educational Service Center (5901 Sunnyfield Road, Minnetrista)

     

    • March 3 -7, 2025 - Parent/Guardian logs into Eleyo to create a Preschool Contract AND an Adventure Club Contract if needed. (Registration will be open from March 3 at 8:00 am - March 7 at 4:00 pm.)

     

    • March 10-11, 2025 - Paperwork and Registrations are matched up to make sure everything is complete.

     

    • March 12 - 19, 2025 - Contracts are accepted based on a Tiered Lottery System using the following tiers:
      • Tier 1 - District Staff, Current ECFE and Preschool Families and Westonka Early Childhood Advisory Council
      • Tier 2 - Current Families who have a sibling in Tier 1 (see above) or Current K-4 Adventure Club families
      • Tier 3 - General Public

    Spots will be saved in each class for each Tier.  If your child’s contract does not get approved in the first tier, they will move to the next tier and so on until all slots have been filled.

    • March 20, 2025 - All families will receive an email from the Early Learning Center stating if their child’s contract was approved or if they were placed on the waiting list.

     

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  • Early Childhood Screening 

    Early Childhood Screening is a check of how your child is growing and developing based on their developmental age. 

    Getting your child screened between the ages of 3 and 4 helps show you areas of strength and any areas of concern in your child's development.  This will help your child be prepared for success in Kindergarten.

    At your child's screening we will check your child's:

    • vision
    • hearing
    • height and weight
    • immunization status
    • large and small muscles
    • cognitive skills
    • language skills
    • social and emotional development

     

    An Early Childhood Screening is needed for any child starting kindergarten in any Minnesota public school.  If your child has been screened by another school district, Early Childhood Special Education, or Head Start, they do not need to be screened again.  You can also elect to be a conscientious objector if you would not like your child to be screened.  

    Any questions regarding screening can be addressed to our Early Learning Coordinator, Sarah Grimm.

    To register for an Early Childhood Screening, please go online or call 952.491.8576.

    Follow these directions to sign up online:

    1. Type "Screening" in the browser bar of the web page.
    2. Select the date you'd like to sign up for.
    3. Choose the time that you'd like to sign up for.

     

    2024-25 SCREENING DATES:

    February 21, 2025

    February 22, 2025

    March 14, 2025

    March 15, 2025

    April 5, 2025

     

     

     


     

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