2020-2021

Registration for the 2021-2022 school year will open at the end of March 2021

Welcome to the 2020-2021 Preschool Registration website

Rush City Early Childhood is excited to work with your family during the coming school year. We hope this registration page provides answers to any questions you may have. General program information is near the bottom of the page.

Full Day (4 & 5 Year olds)

Wait List Link: click here

Half Day (3 & 4 Year olds)

Wait List Link: click here

Program Beliefs

(complete program handbook found HERE)

Rush City Early Childhood believes that all students can learn and be successful! We believe that students learn best:

-through active, hands-on involvement with their environment

-when parents take an active role in their child’s learning


We believe that each student is a unique individual with a variety of interests and abilities. Our program uses the Big Day for PreK curriculum as a guide to plan daily activities for preschool students as well as the Second Step social emotional learning program. Daily activities will include:

- Social/Emotional Skill Development (Using the Second Step curriculum)

- Early Literacy & Math Instruction

- Whole Group Learning Activities

- Small Group Focused Learning Activities

- Large & Small Motor Development Activities

- Sensory Play/Music/Movement Activities

- Opportunities for Creative Art

- Free Play Learning Activities

- Outdoor Play


Assessment

We believe children should have multiple opportunities to show what they are learning. Rush City Early Childhood uses a combination of formal assessments as well as teacher observation to inform parents of their child's progress. Most importantly, preschool children should directly benefit from the results of an assessment, meaning: teachers should adjust their classroom activities to fit the needs that students may or may not be showing on an assessment. Assessments used include:

  • TS Gold - New for 2020/21 school year. More information coming!

  • Letter Naming Fluency (a measure to help determine how quickly children recall names of letters)

  • Observations - teacher created checklists that align to the ECIPs (Minnesota's Early Childhood Indicators of Progress)

Other Links

Rush City Schools Website: Click HERE

School District Transportation Information Page: Click HERE

Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Early Learning Standards can be found HERE