School Readiness Preschool

2024-25 Preschool Registration OPENS APRIL 10th Online @ 8 AM

School Readiness programs help to prepare children for Kindergarten through a comprehensive program, aligned with state early childhood guidelines and Kindergarten standards, and based on early childhood research. Programs address children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development, and promote early literacy skills.

Our School Readiness Preschool programs are a continuum of services that allow children 3 years old to kindergarten enrollment to participate in early childhood programs. Our services enable them to enter school with the skills and behavior needed for them to progress and flourish.

All classes are 2 hours and 30 minutes. Children must be potty-trained to attend any of these School Readiness Preschool programs.

2024-2025 Tuition

5 Day Program: $260/Month

4 Day Program: $235/Month

AM & PM Options

(8:30-11 / 12-2:30)

KoMet Connections (4 & 5 years old)


KoMet Connections is a developmentally appropriate school readiness program focusing on academics and each child’s individual needs to be ‘Ready to Learn’ in kindergarten.  We use Big Day for PreK curriculum to follow each child’s progress. Big Day for PreK provides intentional instruction in all learning domains: social-emotional development, oral language and vocabulary, beginning reading, beginning writing, mathematics, science, social studies, fine arts, physical development, and technology.  Classes are taught by certified Early Childhood teachers. KoMet Connections class is for children who are 4 years old by September 1, 2024 (usually one year before kindergarten). 

3 Day Program: $210/Month

2 Day Program: $185/Month

AM & PM Options

(8:30-11 / 12-2:30)

KoMet Kids (3 & 4 years old)


KoMet Kids is a preliminary school readiness preschool program. The goals are to help children learn social and self-help skills, and encourage their creativity through interactive play. The curriculum is centered around five key domains that have been shown to be most predictive of kindergarten readiness: oral language development, phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, mathematics, and social-emotional development.  The domains are taught through music, brain stimulating activities, stories, and free play. KoMet Kids class is for children who have turned 3 by September 1, 2024 (usually 2 years before kindergarten). 

Looking for something different? See the EFCE Section for more PreK Options: 

Young Explorers Preschool (3-5 years old - Mixed Delivery)               Preschool Experience (3-5 years old)

Our Curriculum

Heggerty Curriculum!

Phonemic awareness is the ability to understand that spoken words are made up of individual sounds called phonemes, and it's one of the best early predictors for reading success.  Heggerty Pre-Kindergarten is easily implemented in preschool programs.   Lessons are taught consistently each day with explicit teacher modeling and scaffolded support.  Your students’ reading, spelling, and writing, will improve as the students learn to hear the sounds in words.  This curriculum is aligned with Kasson-Mantorville Elementary school. 

https://heggerty.org/curriculum/pre-k/ 

Resources

Preschool Supplies

Transportation

Transportation is available through Rolling Hills Transit at the parents’ expense (507-634-4340) | rhtbus@semcac.org.

Rolling Hills Transit

Transportation Request Form

Child Care

Child Care is available through Project Kids before and after preschool classes. (507-634-4464) | l.asprey@komets.k12.mn.us. 

Project Kids Child Care

Request Care Form

Family Engagement App

Download our family app by clicking HERE

*School Readiness Parent Handbook 2019-20

Our Staff

Emily Hansen

School Readiness Coordinatore.hansen@komets.k12.mn.us
Click HERE to learn more about me! 

Madi Own

KoMet Connections Teacherm.owen@komets.k12.mn.us 
Click HERE to learn more about me! 

Jennifer Langemo

KoMet Connections Teacherj.langemo@komets.k12.mn.us 

Brook Mobilio

Teacher/Early Childhood Support Servicesb.mobilio@komets.k12.mn.us

Kallie Bohar

KoMet Kids Teacherk.bohar@komets.k12.mn.us