Flourishing First Steps
A FREE enrichment session for parents/caregivers and children birth to age 4 offered through the School District of Fort Atkinson
Flourishing First Steps
Flourishing First Steps is a new program in the School District of Fort Atkinson that will help our littlest learners thrive! These FREE enrichment sessions are geared towards children from birth to 4 years old.
With the guidance of School District of Fort Atkinson Early Childhood staff, these free enrichment sessions will be offered to children from birth through four years of age.
These enrichment sessions will offer parents/caregivers and their children the opportunity to learn a multitude of things through peer interaction, free play, sensory/art activities, and literacy. Children will have the opportunity to strengthen their skills through exploration, discovery, and creative experiences.
Parents/Caregivers will have the opportunity to not only learn new and exciting ways to interact with their child/children during these sessions, but will be able to ask questions to our early childhood staff about developmental milestones.
Families enrolled in the Flourishing First Steps program will receive Little Learner Bags which include activities and resources so families can carry over the learning at home.
Flourishing First Steps is split up into two age groups for your child/children to interact with peers.
Itty Bitty Pre-K for children from birth to 24 months.
Mini Pre-K for children from 25 months to 4 years of age.
Each session will be three weeks long and will continue throughout the school year. Each new session will be available for registration the last week of the previous session.
Parents/Caregivers will stay with their child/children for the duration of each session.
Itty Bitty Pre-K
(birth - 24 months)
Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 - 9:45
Mini Pre-K
(25 months - 4 year old)
Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 - 11:00
Session Three - Exploring My Senses
November 27 - December 13
(Monday and Wednesday)
Session Four - Theme TBD
January 8 - January 24
(Monday and Wednesday)
Session Five - Theme TBD
February 5 - February 21
(Monday and Wednesday)
Session Six - Theme TBD
March 4 - March 20
(Monday and Wednesday)
Session Seven - Theme TBD
April 8 - April 24
(Monday and Wednesday)
Flourishing First Steps address:
Purdy Elementary
719 S Main St.
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Both sessions are now full for the third session of Flourishing First Steps. Click on the button below to be placed on a waiting list. If/when a spot becomes available you will be notified via email. Even if a spot does not open up, by placing your name on the waiting list you will be sent reminder emails prior to the opening of each session in the future.
What are the age groups of Flourishing First Steps?
Each of these three week long sessions will be split into two age groups and have two sessions a week per age group.
The first group, Itty Bitty Pre-K will consist of children from birth to 24 months.
The second group, Mini Pre-K will consist of children from 25 months to 4 year olds.
Flourishing First Steps will be available to any child from any town and is free of charge.
When are the sessions?
Itty Bitty Pre-K’s (birth - 24 months) is on Monday and Wednesday from 9- 9:45.
Mini Pre-K’s (25 months - 4 year old) is on Monday and Wednesday from 10-11.
Dates for session one are October 2 - October 18
Dates for session two are October 30 - November 15
Dates for session three are November 27 - December 13
How do I register my child/children?
Above you can register your child/children for the open session.
Click on either Itty Bitty Pre-K or Mini Pre-K, depending on the age of your child/children.
New sessions will be available for registration the last week of the previous session.
Parents/Caregivers will stay with their child/children for the duration of each session.
Will each session be the same?
Each three week session will have a new theme.
All art, sensory, and movement activities plus literacy will correspond with the new sessions theme.
All free play, art, sensory, and movement activities will correspond with the age group in either Itty Bitty Pre-k or Mini Pre-K.
All curriculum and activities will be geared towards the specific age groups for Itty Bitty Pre-K and Mini Pre-K.
The curriculum will be created by the Fort Atkinson School District Early Childhood staff.
Fort Atkinson School District is dedicated to developing and maintaining community partnerships to expand educational opportunities and build a strong community. SDFA is committed to strong partnerships and engagement with families. SDFA believes this is essential to ensure social and emotional systems of support for families.