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Brite Beginnings Child Development

708 North Ave Norwalk, IA

Preschool
Child care
Brite Beginnings Child Development is a licensed childcare facility nestled in Norwalk, Iowa that specializes in infants up to kindergarten students. The center can take in up to 17 children and offers innovative, developmentally appropriate child care services on a full-time and full day basis.
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Smart Kinder Care Preschool

8509 Century Drive West Des Moines, IA

5.0(1)
Academic
Cooperative
Outdoor/nature
International
Developmental (play-based)
+ 1 more
Our program is designed to help each child individually, to get prepared and confident for Kindergarten! Our program runs Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm and is designed for 2-5-year old children in a mixed age group. Breakfast, lunch and snack are served daily. The benefits of a 5-day preschool program are that the children...

Tricia says "As a trained early childhood educator myself, it was a challenge to trust anyone else with my son. But I can say Smart Kinder Care is phenomenal. They are...

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New Creations offers a safe, developmentally appropriate, and faith-based learning environment for infants through school age children. We create stimulating, educational, and learning experiences that promote each child's social/emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Our fully accredited curriculum is written in...
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Head Start Ashworth Center

1025 28th St West Des Moines, IA

5.0(1)
Preschool
Kindergarten
Child care
The Head Start Ashworth Center offers a comprehensive child development program for financially challenged families and children in West Des Moines, Iowa. The program seeks to prepare children for kindergarten by providing them support in education, health, nutrition and other social services that contribute to child...

Briana J. says "A beautiful stable environment for my children!!! They loved it. The teachers were really there for my children"

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Boulevard Children's Center

900 Polk Blvd Des Moines, IA

Preschool
Kindergarten
Child care
Boulevard Children's Center is a childcare and learning facility located at 900 Polk Boulevard, Des Moines, Iowa and is licensed to accommodate up to 72 children. The center offers childcare, preschool and kindergarten programs, Mondays through Fridays, 6:45 AM to 6:00 PM.
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Cheryl's Learning Center, LLC

4621 Sw 2nd St Des Moines, IA

Child care
Cheryl's Learning Center, LLC offers child care and early education programs designed for infants to pre-kindergarten children. Based at 4621 SE 2nd Street, the facility serves families living in the Des Moines, IA area. Cheryl's Learning Center, LLC can enroll 16 children on a full-time basis.
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Plymouth Nursery School

4126 Ingersoll Ave Des Moines, IA

Child care
Located in Des Moines, Iowa, Plymouth Nursery School is a non-profit, childcare facility for children ages two through five years. It uses the Creative Curriculum focused on learning through play. The center provides developmentally appropriate activities that foster pre-academics and creative art. It has a maximum capacity of...
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Lil Scholars Preschool

756 9th Street Des Moines, IA

Preschool
Kindergarten
Child care
Lil Scholars Preschool in Des Moines, Iowa seeks to provide a nurturing, high quality, safe and fun learning environment that is fit for the child’s overall growth and development. It is a Child Care provider that can accommodate up to 181 children from infants to kindergarten.
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Day Ayres Care

2607 S Union St Des Moines, IA

Preschool
Kindergarten
Child care
Located in Des Moines, Iowa, Day Ayes Care is a licensed child care facility founded in the year 2006. They provide quality child care services, preschool and kindergarten education for ages 24 months to school age children. They can serve up to twelve children on a full-time schedule available Mondays through Fridays.
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Vine Street Child Care

2520 Vine St West Des Moines, IA

Preschool
Kindergarten
Child care
Vine Street Child Care in West Des Moines, Iowa, provides a quality, developmentally appropriate educational opportunity for children. The school serves children from infant to pre-school that provides them with a balance of child-initiated and teacher-initiated activities. The school's program aims to develop the whole child...
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Wakonda Preschool

3938 Fleur Dr Des Moines, IA

Preschool
Child care
Wakonda Preschool in Des Moines, Iowa, provides a quality, developmentally appropriate educational opportunity for children. The school serves children from two to transitional kindergarten that provides them with a balance of child-initiated and teacher-initiated activities. The school's program aims to develop the whole child...
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West Des Moines Methodist Pre School

720 Grand Ave West Des Moines, IA

Preschool
West Des Moines Methodist Preschool in West Des Moines, IA offers academic services and programs that support the student's spiritual, cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development. The children will learn through creative art activities and play in a Christian, safe, and secure learning atmosphere. This organization...
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FAQs for finding a pre-k near you in Norwalk, IA

Pre-k programs in Norwalk, IA offer an opportunity to introduce your child to school activities, develop social skills, and foster an enthusiasm for learning. Early exposure to education, including math, science, and language arts provides pre-k students with important foundations for the rest of their academic career. Pre-k also teaches kids important life skills such as sharing and caring for others and independence from home. Many parents find pre-k essential to developing the necessary skills to succeed in a classroom setting!

We recommend checking whether pre-k is mandatory or voluntary in Norwalk, IA, as well as reviewing pre-k curriculum at your top choices to make sure it meets your child's needs. You should be prepared to ask questions around the staff's qualifications, safety standards, extracurricular activities and hours of operation, and of course, tuition costs.

Many parents believe pre-k is an important step for young learners, teaching them essential education and social skills. The pre-k curriculum near you in Norwalk, IA typically includes activities such as creative expression, physical development, emergent reading and pre-math/counting lessons. Socially, students are encouraged to practice problem solving and to develop positive relationships with their peers. All pre-k classes provide developmentally appropriate learning experiences tailored to each age level of young children, and each center will have their own approach. Be sure to ask for any specific subjects or fundamentals you have in mind!

Pre-k is designed to give children get a jump start on their education journey, and most pre-k programs near you in Norwalk, IA programs begin teaching basic math, writing and language arts skills. On top of this, pre-k teachers also use social and emotional experiences to ensure the students are well-prepared to enter school and develop their interpersonal skills. How a pre-k approaches these areas will vary, but you can count on a well-rounded approach to learning and development with these tenents in mind.

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