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About Especially for Children in Inver Grove Heights, MN
Welcome to Especially for Children Inver Grove Heights. While here your child will experience care from our nurturing and dedicated teaching staff. We strive to promote growth and development through the Creative Curriculum, encouraging children to explore and discover in a safe and caring play-based learning environment. The children enjoy sign language classes, cooking classes, field trips, and preschool and kindergarten readiness skills.
We invite you visit our center and see what a positive place Especially for Children Inver Grove Heights can be for you and your family.
Our Daycare and Preschool Programs
- Infant Program: Loving, responsive care with daily updates through Baby Connect.
- Toddler Program: Play-based learning that builds communication, social and thinking skills.
- Preschool and Pre-K Programs: Hands-on studies and kindergarten readiness skills.
- Sign Language Classes: Early communication skills for young learners.
- Cooking Classes: Hands-on food and nutrition experiences.
- Field Trips: Learning outside the classroom.
- Star Wellness: Nutrition and fitness activities for children and families.
Why Parents in Inver Grove Heights Choose Especially for Children
Inver Grove Heights families choose us for a balance of loving child care and an educational curriculum. Our enrichment includes sign language, cooking classes and field trips. One parent told us the continuity and longevity of our teachers gives their daughter security, trust and familiarity, and that they think of it as “going off to school” rather than just “going to daycare.”
Getting To Our Preschool
Especially for Children Inver Grove Heights is located at 6125 Cahill Ave. E, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076. From Highway 52, take Upper 55th Street East to Cahill Avenue East and head south. We’re also easy to reach from Highway 55 and I-494. Stores along Cahill Avenue, including Aldi and Ace Hardware a short distance south, make it easy to run errands before or after drop-off.
At our center, children enjoy sign language classes, cooking classes, field trips, and preschool and kindergarten readiness activities.
Schedule A Time to Tour Our Preschool
Schedule your tour today or request information, and we will be in touch soon. We can’t wait to meet your family!
Programs Offered
Accreditations
NAEYC Accreditation
Every child deserves access to high-quality early learning experiences. NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) has set 10 standards for early childhood programs that can help families make the right choice when they are looking for a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten. The standards and criteria are also the foundation of the NAEYC Accreditation system for early childhood programs. To earn NAEYC Accreditation, schools must go through an extensive self-study and quality-improvement process, followed by an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to verify and ensure that the program meets each of the ten program standards, and hundreds of corresponding individual criteria. NAEYC-accredited programs are always prepared for unannounced quality-assurance visits during their accreditation term, which lasts for five years. In the 30 years since NAEYC Accreditation was established, it has become a widely recognized sign of high-quality early childhood education. More than 7,000 programs are currently accredited by NAEYC—less than 10 percent of all child care centers, preschools, and kindergartens nationally achieve this recognition.
Parent Aware
We Are Proudly Part of Parent Aware! We are excited to be a proud participant in Parent Aware, Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system for early learning programs. Being part of Parent Aware reflects our commitment to providing a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment where every child can learn, grow, and thrive. Through Parent Aware, we continually strengthen our teaching practices, learning environments, and family partnerships to ensure we are offering the highest quality early childhood education. We are honored to be recognized for our dedication to excellence and look forward to partnering with families as we help children build a strong foundation for lifelong success. To learn more about Parent Aware and how it supports quality early learning across Minnesota, visit https://www.parentaware.org/.
School Resources
What programs does EFC Inver Grove Heights offer?
We offer Infant, Toddler, and Preschool/Pre-K programs in a play-based learning environment.
What are your hours?
We’re open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
What enrichment activities do children take part in?
Children enjoy sign language classes, cooking classes, field trips, and preschool and kindergarten readiness activities.
What curriculum do you use?
We use the play-based Creative Curriculum®. Teachers build on children’s interests so they can explore and discover in a safe, caring setting.
How do I schedule a tour?
Use the Schedule a Visit button on our website or call (763)-333-1851. We’d love to show you around.
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