Edina Family Center Pre-School

Edina Family Center offers several options for preschool age children.
Check out our Registration page for catalogs and sign-up information.

ECFE with DHS Licensed Pre-School

The Edina Family Center offers classes for 2-5 year olds that combine an ECFE parent child day with 1-3 child only days (depending on the child’s age).  The ECFE day includes parent/child interaction time, guided play and parent discussion.  The pre-school child only days focus on each child’s social, physical and pre-academic development.  Children do not need to be toilet trained to attend our classes.  Each day includes large muscle play, activity centers, circle time and snack.

DHS Licensed Child Only Pre-School

The Edina Family Center pre-school offers high quality child only classes that focus on each child’s social, physical and pre-academic development. Children do not need to be toilet trained to attend our pre-school classes. Each day includes large muscle play, activity centers, circle time and a snack. There are numerous opportunities for parents to be involved in field trips, special events and parent-teacher conferences.

Hand in Hand Pre-School

These classes bring together typically developing children and children with special needs. Each class has two licensed teachers – one from the Family Center and one from the school district’s Early Childhood Special Education program. With up to 10 EFC students and 8 ECSE students in each class, teachers work closely together in a slightly more structured learning environment than in other Family Center classes.
NOTE: Hand-in-Hand follows the ECSE district calendar with classes starting
September 9, 2010 and ending June 9, 2011.

Hand in Hand Fact Sheet

Transitioning to Kindergarten

To help you prepare your child to make the transition into kindergarten, we’ve provided some information and resources that could be helpful.

Transitioning to Kindergarten in Edina Public Schools