Welcome to Walled Lake Preschool!

WLCSD offers virtual GSRP & Head Start beginning Sept. 21, and in person learning begins November 16, one week after K-12 return.

Please complete this form to begin the registration process for these programs.

• These virtual programs will be 1-1.5 hours per day. The time will be broken down in this way:
  • Small group activity daily.
  • Large group activity daily.
  • One-on-One activity one time per week.
• These virtual programs will be offered Monday through Thursday.
• There will be a virtual parent support group for these programs.

For a tuition preschool class for your 3, 4 or 5-year-old, you can find us at…

          Dublin Elementary School, Room 301 – 3 and 4-year-olds

          Glengary, Room 13 – 3 and 4/5-year-olds

          Pleasant Lake Elementary, Room 106- 3 and 4/5-year-olds (MWF Full)

For full-day tuition preschool for your 4/5-year-old, look at…

          Guest Elementary - Pre-K Academy, Room 5

          Twin Sun, Room 300 (MWF)

For full-day tuition preschool for your 3-year-old, look at…         

           Twin Sun, Room 300 (TTH)

For a Head Start preschool for your 3-year-old, you can find us at…

         Walled Lake Elementary School, Room 6 and Glengary, Room 9

For a Head Start/GSRP preschool for your 4-year-old, you can find us at…

          Glengary Elementary, Room 16

          Pleasant Lake Elementary, Room 112

          Walled Lake Elementary, Room 122 

          Wixom Elementary, Rooms  203, 205, and 300

With Walled Lake Schools, you can find the right preschool program for your young learner.

If you feel that your family may be income-eligible for a grant program:

The pre-eligibility process for the GSRP and Head Start Preschool Programs is ongoing.  If you think you are eligible, please complete the survey.  After your survey has been received, a Family Service Advocate will contact you. https://forms.gle/mMuPP8o9PTqMdFna8 

Come grow with us!      www.wlcsd.org/Preschool

GSRP is funded by a grant from the MDE.

Please enjoy this presentation that gives you a peek into our preschool programs.

2020-21 Preschool Information

We are beginning registration for the Tuition Preschool Programs.  Most classes will be similar to those offered last year, although there have been some changes. If you wish to register for upcoming tuition preschool classes, please go to the Registration tab for forms needed. We will reserve a spot for your child in our amazing preschool program.  We plan to begin in person classes on November 16 or 17.

Preschool Safety Plan
   

Preschool Staff Message to our Families 2020 - we miss you all immensely, and are so grateful for your messages, photos, and replies to Bloomz, Zoom, and Remind.  Please reach out if you need something.  We all need much right now, and we have the opportunity to find resources that may be helpful.  If you need something, the chances are that many others are looking for the same thing.  Together, we are stronger.  We care for your child, every child, every day, every family, every day.  

Parent Information

Resources during this COVID 19 Stay at Home

This is a good video from Devereux Center for Resilient Children

Nefertiti B. Poyner, Ed.D., Early Childhood Specialist and National Trainer for the Devereux Center for Resilient Children, sits down with 5-year-old daughter Madison to discuss current events related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

https://youtu.be/4IUlKzKvXkQ

Also, please get in touch if your family needs help.  Go to the district webpage for information on food and other resources.  If there is something you need that you don't see, please reach out.  Help is an email away!  preschool@wlcsd.org

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yWJA9-s0KuN3L4a4glewSsxMAOEXWhf7/view?usp=sharing

Volunteer

Due to current health and safety rules, parents will not be allowed to volunteer in the classroom until the Governor has moved us to a higher stage of wellness on the Return to School Roadmap. Please feel free to ask your child's teacher if there is anything that she needs, though!  We appreciate all that you do to help make preschool a fun and engaging experience for your child(ren).

Great Start to Quality

Higher quality programs also will track children’s development to make sure they are growing and learning. The tracking will help guide activities to benefit children the most. That is why the Walled Lake Schools’ Preschool Programs use the Child Observation Record.  We use this information to plan how to guide your child's learning, and we'll share that with you.

NAEYC Position Statement

A curriculum that draws on research assists teachers in identifying important concepts and skills as well as effective methods for fostering children’s learning and development. When informed by teachers’ knowledge of individual children, a well-articulated curricular guides teachers so they can provide children with experiences that foster growth across a broad range of developmental and content areas. A curriculum also helps ensure that the teacher is intentional in planning a daily schedule that (a) maximizes children’s learning through effective use of time, materials used for play, self-initiated learning, and creative expression as well as (b) offers opportunities for children to learn individually and in groups according to their developmental needs and interests. 

• NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards

Please see NPR (National Public Radio) article about high-quality preschool for a video and article from NPR about quality preschool.  While this school uses Project Approach, rather than the High Scope Curriculum that is used in Walled Lake and most of Oakland County, it is still a curriculum that is centered on using play as the vehicle to help children construct learning.       

Do you think that your family may be eligible for a free preschool program?  Head Start and GSRP are both free programs. Families of 4 can earn up to $70,000 and be eligible for the state-funded preschool program for 4-year-old children.