Enrollment Now Open for 26/27 School Year!
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Enrollment Now Open for 26/27 School Year! 〰️
Kindergarten Readiness Program for ages 2.5-5
Where Little Minds Grow From Clouds to Rainbows
At Creative Minds, we thoughtfully guide children ages 2.5–5 through a nurturing preschool journey that builds confidence, curiosity, and kindergarten readiness—honoring each child’s growth from gentle beginnings to bright, capable learners ready to follow a group plan. Our program bridges early learning and elementary education by combining developmentally appropriate preschool practices with curriculum designed by experienced elementary teachers.
Clouds Class
Clouds 2.5/3 years
Foundations through play, routine, and connection
In our Cloud Class, children focus on developing a sense of safety, trust, and belonging as they begin their preschool journey. Learning centers on social-emotional growth, early language development, sensory exploration, and fine motor skills through play-based experiences that support curiosity and independence at a gentle, age-appropriate pace.
Sunshine Class
Sunshine 3-4 years
Confidence, curiosity, and emerging independence
The Sunshine Class builds on early foundations by encouraging communication, problem-solving, and cooperative play. Children engage in hands-on learning that supports early literacy and math concepts, creative expression, and self-help skills, while strengthening confidence, attention, and positive peer relationships.
Rainbow Class
Rainbows 4-5 years
Kindergarten readiness through leadership and growth
Our Rainbow Class is designed to prepare children for kindergarten by nurturing independence, responsibility, and a love of learning. Children strengthen early reading, writing, and math skills, practice critical thinking and collaboration, and develop emotional regulation and leadership through structured routines, project-based learning, and meaningful classroom roles.
Tuition includes our comprehensive 10-month Kindergarten Readiness program (Sept-June), which covers all curriculum and materials.
2025/2026 School Schedule:
Preschool (3/4’s) : 9:15-1:15 pm
Space available!
Choose days Monday-Friday
Tuition Prices for 26/27 Preschool Year:
3 Days: $11,250
4 Days: $13,500
5 Days: $17,500
Pre-K (4/5’s): Monday-Friday
9:30-1:30 pm
Tuition for Pre-K: $17,500
**discounts available for siblings and payments made in full
Creative Minds follows the Northshore School District calendar for holidays and breaks! The first day of school for the 2026 school year is September 8th, and the last day will be June 25th.
Contact us today for a consultation and schedule a tour to learn more about our Kindergarten-Readiness program!
With so many pre-k options, it may be challenging to pick the best for your child. That’s where our unique and powerful program comes into play.
Contrary to popular belief, kindergarten success has MUCH less to do with ABCs and 123s, and much MORE to do with knowing how to be a student with a new group of friends! At Creative Minds, we are committed to fostering the necessary skills, confidence and independence to help your child THRIVE during their kindergarten year and beyond.
We know because this program has been developed by experienced certificated kindergarten teachers who have seen this magical transition with our own eyes. With decades of experience, we know what REALLY matters.
Pre-Literacy Skills
Activities emphasizing language, letter sounds, rhyme and familiarization the alphabet. Recognizing, building and writing our names paired with intentional read-alouds, songs, and wordplay to build language and literary confidence.
Social-Emotional Skills
Learning how to play fair, follow a group plan, and develop a sense of agency. When students have the tools to navigate social experiences, they feel confident to take on the big kindergarten transition with pride and awareness.
Independence
From separating from family for the first time, eating in a group and opening their lunches to independently getting their backpack on and asking for help when needed, independence is KEY when your child transitions into a big, busy kindergarten classroom of 18 + friends and 1 teacher.
Foundational Math Skills
Counting, exploring numbers, comparing, and categorizing are all an embedded part of our curriculum that helps set the stage for further math learning with a true understanding of the Base 10 System.
Motor Skills
Motor skills are embedded across our program. Gross (big) movement skills will help your child develop physically, navigate their space at school, and understand their body in a space. Fine (small) motor skills help strengthen hand muscles and refine movements so your child will be ready to write, draw and manipulate without fatigue, zip their own backpack, and more.