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Please read the class section offerings carefully to ensure you select and register for the class you intend. 

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. 

Scholarships available to those who qualify.

Due to an overwhelming response on the first day of registration, some options have changed!!  

Program Beliefs

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.  Daily activities will include:

- Social/Emotional Skill Development

- 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

- Guided 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 - authentic, ongoing, observational assessment

• 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 Early Childhood Parent Handbook: Coming soon

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