Preschool

St. Paul’s preschool education follows the Creative Curriculum and the Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards. Student goals center on emotional, language, social, cognitive, and physical development. Classes are offered in five arrangements to meet the various needs of children ages 3-5. See class times below. Registration information can be found here.

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Daily Objectives

Our goal is to provide your child with a happy and successful preschool experience, and it is our hope that your child will develop confidence, responsibility, cooperation, and more through our program at St. Paul's. Preschool students at St. Paul's will explore a variety of daily learning activities including: literacy and math, center time learning, Spanish counting and colors, daily theme lessons, music, finger plays, art activities, and religion.

Field Trips & Activities

Activities are planned for both individual and group interaction. Field trips and resource persons visiting the school are added to enrich your child's knowledge about the community. Creativity is encouraged through many art activities. Christian principles, social adjustment, language development, and coordination are given high priority.

Teaching Staff

St. Paul's offers fully certified early childhood education staff for every section of our preschool program. The preschool teaching staff at St. Paul's Lutheran School provides a safe and secure learning environment, as well as tools for learning with a balance of developmentally appropriate activities and materials. The educators are good role models who enjoy learning with the children and encourage freedom with responsibility, assessing and evaluating learning and curriculum. They value parents as partners in their child's education.

Preschool Classes, Tuition & Fees

Section A (age 3)

  • T/Th Morning 8:30 – 11 a.m.

  • $123 per month

  • Must be 3 years old by Sept. 15

Section B (age 3 or 4)

  • M/W/F Morning 8:30 – 11 a.m.

  • $184/month

  • Must be 3 or 4 years old by Sept. 15

  • No SWVPP Funding discount for Section B

Section C (age 4)

  • M/T/Th/F Afternoon 12:10 – 3:10 p.m.

  • $45/month with SWVPP Funding*

  • $268/month without SWVPP

  • Must be 4 years old by Sept. 15

Section D (age 4)

  • T/Th All Day 8:30 a.m. – 3:10 p.m.

  • $75/month with SWVPP Funding*

  • $298/month without SWVPP

  • Must be 4 years old by Sept. 15

  • Other Fees: Milk $12

Section E (age 4)

  • M/W/F All Day 8:30 a.m. – 3:10 p.m. (early dismissal on Wednesdays at 2 p.m.)

  • $202/month with SWVPP Funding*

  • $425/month without SWVPP

  • Must be 4 years old by Sept. 15

  • Other Fees: Milk $12

Section F (age 4)

  • M-F All Day 8:30 a.m. – 3:10 p.m. (early dismissal on Wednesdays at 2 p.m.)

  • $500/month with SWVPP Funding*

  • $723/month without SWVPP

  • Must be 4 years old by Sept. 15

  • Other Fees: Milk $12

* Preschool SWVPP Funding

Iowa's Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program (SWVPP) for Four-Year-Old Children provides an opportunity for all young children in the State of Iowa to enter school ready to learn by expanding voluntary access to quality preschool curricula for all four-year-old children. The funding amount awarded to St. Paul’s is dependent upon the state.