What is Little Giants Preschool?
Little Giants Preschool is a public preschool program for children aged 3 (as of September 1) to Kindergarten enrollment. Little Giants provides preschool and other early childhood program opportunities to ALL children regardless of family income. Little Giants classrooms are located at Park Elementary in Le Sueur.

Our Mission
To provide educationally enriched experiences, helping to prepare all children for Kindergarten and life-long learning.

Our Goals
To strengthen families by promoting partnerships between parents, staff, and the school; and supporting parents in their role as their child’s first and most important teacher.

• Incorporate technology to enhance children’s education and creativity.
• To guide children as they develop their physical, mental, social, and cognitive potential.
• To ensure a seamless transition between pre-school and kindergarten.

Curriculum
Activities at Little Giants Preschool cross a variety of content areas including; math, literacy, science, social studies, music, art, health, and nutrition. Our preschool is set up for exploration and discovery. This environment provides opportunities to learn and grow socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively.

There are child-directed activities such as building with blocks, dramatic play, play dough, easel painting, a classroom writing center, and more! Also included are teacher-directed activities such as circle time, calendar, stories, music & movement, and small group learning activities in counting or number recognition, patterning classification pre-reading & writing, name recognition, and alphabet games.

Parent Involvement
A substantial parent involvement component is a mandated part of Little Giants Preschool. Parents are requested to meet this component in a variety of ways:

1. Volunteer in your child’s classroom
2. Participate in parent-teacher conferences
3. Attend parent meetings & special events
4. Participate in ECFE classes