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Early Childhood Family Education

...growing and learning together.

Serving families in the New Prague, New Market,
Lonsdale, Elko, Webster, and Veseli areas.

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Make A Lasting Impact As A Literacy Tutor

Reading well by third grade is the key to success.  Building a strong foundation for reading begins during the preschool years and is a priority for New Prague Area Schools.  To support our efforts we have again been awarded a Minnesota Reading Corps grant for the 2012-2013 school year.  We are recruiting two full time literacy tutors to work in our preschools.  For more information and to apply, visit www.MinnesotaReadingCorps.org.  You can also call Lana Puffer, Early Childhood Program Coordinator, at 952-758-3348 for more information.

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Parent and Community Involvement Resources

*Parent Power-Build the Bridge to Success
The booklet provides advice to parents on how they can help their children attain success in preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high school.
http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/parentpower/booklet.pdf

*100 Ways for Parents to be Involved in Their Child’s Education
Is available from the National PTA at http://www.pta.org/

*Put Reading First: Helping your Child Learn to Read, A Parent Guide
When children become good readers in the early grades, they are more likely to become better learners throughout their school years and beyond. This guide is published by the National Institute of Health and available for download at:

PRFbrochure

*MN Parents Know
Trusted parenting information, resources, and activities to help your children grow, develop, and learn from birth through high school. Parents know link

*Growing Readers Newsletter
Written especially for parents, Growing Readers provides monthly tips for raising strong readers and writers. The one-or two-page articles are available as a PDF in both English and Spanish. http://www.readingrockets.org/newsletters/extras/

**Minnesota Department of Education**
Working Family Resource Center
Click the link above to view helpful facts and information regarding
21st Century Tools for Parents of Young Children, Ages 0-5

2011-2012 ECFE Winter/Spring Brochure and Registration

Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE)
ECFE is a program for parents and their children birth to kindergarten entrance. Our mission is to offer fun play and learning experiences for children that encourages the development of skills and readiness for school, and information and support for parents to build their parenting skills. ECFE is a relaxed, fun place to meet other families with young children, and play and learn together. ECFE offers a wide variety of affordable daytime and evening classes for all ages of children birth to 5 at two sites. ECFE is staffed by licensed early childhood and parent educators. 

Preschools (Early Childhood)

**Please call 952-758-1674 for class availability**

• Kids Korner (a traditional preschool) located at Central Education Campus, 420 Central Avenue North, New Prague
• Eagle View Preschool (a traditional preschool) located at Eagle View Elementary, 25600 Nevada Avenue NW, Elko New Market
• PM Preschool (a unique night time preschool) located at both the Central Education Campus, 420 Central Avenue North, New Prague (Monday evenings) and Eagle View Elementary, Elko New Market (Tuesday evenings)

If you have a child age birth to 5 years and do not receive a district ECFE brochure, make sure you are registred with the New Prague Area Schools District Office.  To obtain more information, contact: