Interested Preschool Parents

If you wish to apply for our program,  please complete our online Preschool Application.  

For your information, here is a link to our 2024/2025 Parent Handbook.  A brief overview of our program is also listed below. 

Preschool Program Overview:

At Maine West Preschool, high school student teachers plan engaging learning activities to support social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development of 3-5 year old children.  Priority will be given to children who are age 4 by September 1st of the school year.  If we are not full prior to the school year, children who are 3 years old will be considered.  Children must be potty-trained before attending the program.

For the 2025/2026 school year, children will attend 2 days a week from 8:50 am to 12:30 pm.  Tuition is $300 for the school year.  Daily activities include circle time, songs, story, music and movement, arts and crafts, math, science, literacy, and dramatic play.  Children are introduced to a new theme and participate in a variety of full group and small group activities planned by the high school students under direct supervision of the classroom teacher.  Since the children will be here for an extended time, families are asked to send children with a light lunch or heavy snack.  

Interested parents can contact the preschool and complete this Preschool Application.  We welcome any potential parents and children who would like to observe.  Please also note that preschool spots fill up quickly; usually in April for the program that starts in late September.

Is your child ready for preschool?

Please consider reviewing these resources to determine if your child is ready for preschool.  

Preschool Readiness Article:  https://tinyurl.com/prekready

Preschool Skills Article: https://tinyurl.com/prekchecklist