Lake City Preschool

2026-2027

Preschool registration will open Wednesday March 11. You may fill out forms online or stop by the Community Education office at Bluff View to pick up forms. All registration must be turned in by Friday, March 27 by 4 pm. Placement will be sent by May 22, 2026.

(Update March 12: there was a misprint on the registration forms that were initially sent out. Morning classes will be from 8:00-10:30 am)

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Registration 2026-2027

Lake City Preschool Registration

Lake City Preschool has a waiting list for the 2026-2027 school year. If you are interested, please fill out the registration forms below and submit your registration fee. Once we have that we will do our best to place your child, keep in mind spots are limited so it may not be your first choice.

Three year old preschool- will be 3 on or before September 1, 2026- please visit our ARUX system below to register.

Four year old preschool-will be 4 on or before September 1, 2026– please visit our ARUX system below to register.

Your child does not need to be toilet trained to join our preschool program, however it is strongly encouraged.

Your registration will not be considered complete until a $35 registration fee is paid, and a payment form must be on file to register.

Placement is by random lottery draw and will be sent out by May 22nd. Morning classes will be held from 8-10:30 am and afternoon classes are held from 12:00-2:30 pm.

If you are in need of scholarship information please contact Amanda, contact information below.

If you have any questions please contact the Community Education Office at 651-345-4551 or email akvasnicka@lake-city.k12.mn.us

Registration Information

Cub Care:

In order to attend families must be enrolled in our Preschool program or in Head Start (Lake City) in order to attend. We require a 3 day minimum and your child MUST be potty trained to attend Cub Care. Please head to our Tiger Time/Cub Care website for more information

Early Childhood Screening

Early Childhood Screening (ECS) is a program that helps you see how your child is developing before they enter Kindergarten. ECS also helps find potential health and developmental concerns that may cause barriers to your child’s learning. ECS connects you and your child to programs and resource to support healthy growth and development. ECS is required by Minnesota law for all children before entering Kindergarten.

Is there a fee? ECS is FREEto all children ages 3, 4, and 5-year olds.

Why screen at 3?

To see how your child is growing and developing
More time to provide support if there are concerns
Connect you and your child to early education programs and resources
Get it all done and out of the way before Kindergarten

What is the process?

Call our office at 651-345-7170 to make an appointment for your child. Or if you prefer, email our office at ajackson@lake-city.k12.mn.us

Complete the forms needed for the screening.

Forms may be mailed to you or downloaded here.
Bring the completed forms to your child’s appointment or email the completed forms to ajackson@lake-city.k12.mn.us

On the day of the appointment:

Bring your child
Bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport and immunization record
Plan for at least an hour for the screening
You may accompany your child throughout the screening
Your child will be screened in each of the areas below:

All results and your child’s health history and immunization will be reviewed at the end of the screening.

Lake City Preschool provides a clean, safe, and healthy environment where every child can develop emotionally, physically, intellectually and socially. The program encourages learning and growth through play. We believe that children grow at their own pace, and support their development in ways that help them become confident in themselves as learners. It is our goal to create an environment and program where the child’s natural desire to learn is stimulated through meaningful appropriate and playful learning experiences one that meets the needs of each child as an individual.

All classes are 2 hours and 30 minutes. Children do not need to be potty-trained to attend but it is highly encouraged. (must be trained to enroll in Cub Care)

Preschool 4 (must be 4 on or before September 1, 2026 to enroll)

5 Day Program: $245

3 Day Program: $163

AM & PM options (8:00-10:30am & 12:00-2:30pm)

*Class days and times may change

Preschool 3 (must be 3 on or before September 2, 2026 to enroll)

3 Day Program: $163

2 Day Program: $128

AM & PM options (8:00-10:30am & 12:00-2:30pm)

*Class days and times may change

Our Curriculum

Frog Street provides a comprehensive continuum of research-based public school pre-k curriculum both in English and Spanish, serving the unique needs of a School District’s early childhood programs. This public school early childhood curriculum supports key learning domains and is aligned with state and national learning standards for school districts. Conscious Discipline^®(social-emotional development) and STEAM activities are integrated into the public school early childhood curriculum each day, supporting early learning outcomes for pre-K children.