St. Anthony-New Brighton Community Services

Practice Preschool Friday afternoon: 1:00-3:00 pm

If you are planning to send your child to preschool in September 2025, this five-month class will help your child learn the routine of preschool and practice separation from their parent. Class is available for parents and children who turned three after June 1, 2024, or will before September 1, 2025. Parents must register for Winter and Spring sessions.

• Winter session (January-March): Parents and children will attend class together. After spending the first 30 minutes together, your child will practice separating and stay with Ms. Tara while parents meet with Anne-Marie and discuss different parenting topics for 75 minutes. Parents and children will reunite for the last 15 minutes of class.
• Spring session (April-June): Children will attend the practice preschool class without their parents to continue practicing separation and spending time learning and playing with a group of children.

This is an in-person, separating class. Families will meet in the ECFE classroom with Anne-Marie, our ECFE teacher. We will participate in circle time, art, sensory and large-motor movement with parents and children.  

Format
Parent and Child Learning Time ( 30 minutes)
After arriving at 1:00, parents and children explore the learning activities in the children's classroom which is facilitated by our early childhood teachers.

Parent Education Time (75 minutes)
While parents transition into the parent education classroom, children enjoy playtime in the gym, the children’s classroom, and enjoy a snack together. Parents gain support and wisdom from group discussions about family relationships, child development, and parenthood. This class is facilitated by our licensed parent educator.