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If a year-long weekly class doesn't work for your schedule there are still ways to give your family an ECFE experience! We offer the following drop-in, short-term, and one-time classes:

• Drop-in & Play, Fridays, 9-10:30 am 

Stop in any week with your child aged birth-5 years to enjoy some free play, a circle time with songs and stories, and time in the gym or on the playground. No registration necessary. $3/child or $5/family (no charge for infants)

• Explore With Baby, Mondays 1-2 pm or Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm

Having a newborn can be an isolating experience. Get out of the house and join other parents who won't judge the spit-up on your shirt or the dark circles under your eyes! The Monday session offers care for siblings (up to age 5) so you can enjoy some one-on-one time with your new baby. No registration necessary. FREE

• Young Explorers, select Tuesdays 1-2:30 pm

These 3-session classes explore a theme such as nature, farms, cooking, etc. and often include a field trip or special visitor. Join us for one class or take the entire series! Classes are $30 per child. Register via Eleyo.

• Little Nature Explorers, select Saturdays, 10-11:15 am

Can't make it during the week? Come explore the outdoors with your child aged 3-5 years. We may go on a scavenger hunt, learn about animals, or make mud soup! Dress for mess and the weather. Classes are $5 per child. Register via Eleyo.

Welcome back to our returning and new families! The staff of Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) and Centennial Preschool are eager to meet their new students and get the school year started.

Registration for ECFE classes will remain open until classes are full, even after classes begin the week of September 9. We have some new offerings this year, including a second session of the free Explore With Baby class and the expansion of our Little Nature Explorers classes throughout the year. If you're not able to commit to a weekly class, please consider Drop-In & Play on Fridays from 9-10:30am. For $3/child or $5/family you can enjoy 90 minutes of structured play.

Centennial Preschool classes are mostly full, but we currently have availability at Golden Lake and Rice Lake for full-day classes and at the Early Childhood Center for our 4-day afternoon class.

Registration is via Eleyo, but you're always welcome to contact us at 763-792-6120 or earlychildhood@isd12.org with questions.