Advances in brain research clearly show that children’s early childhood experiences can profoundly influence how their brain will develop and how they will interact with the world around them. Birth through five is especially crucial. Early intervention and education helps to shape the natural learning that occur within the environment during the first few years of life. The supports and services offered through our Early Learning Center provide early intervention and high-quality preschool services that assist children, ages 3-5, gain critical school readiness skills that are needed to succeed in kindergarten and throughout their lives.

We offer a continuum of services within our preschool setting, which includes full and partial day programming for students who demonstrate typical development, those with a developmental delay, as well as those who have been determined to have a disability. All of our classes have a low student to teacher ratio, and every classroom has a master or bachelor level lead teacher in the area of early childhood education. The classroom team includes a highly qualified educational assistant who works in concert with the lead teacher. The Early Learning Center also has a psychologist, speech therapists, an occupational therapist, and a physical therapist on site who provide intervention assistance for children, or consultation and training for educators.

Our General Education Preschool Program is free for income-eligible children. Our Integrated Special Needs Program is free for all children enrolled, regardless of family income. All of our classrooms provide specialized intervention assistance for typically developing children, as well as those who demonstrate delays or disabilities. Children are screened, assessed, and evaluated to determine the most appropriate educational placement.

Through a language-enriched environment that incorporates written words, music, movement and imaginative play, children will socialize and establish relationships with peers, while incorporating the building blocks for school.

The Early Learning Village will:

• Create an opportunity for every child to learn in a safe environment Promote children’s strength while supporting their challenges

• Establish a bridge between home and school to develop a trusting relationship to optimize each child’s potential.

• Implement evidence based instruction in foundational literacy and mathematics

• Provide differentiated instruction to meet every child’s needs.

• Utilize developmentally appropriate practices that include explicit teaching

  strategies to optimize learning.

• Provide a language -enriched environment that promotes functional

  communications, socialization and independence.

The Early Learning Center implements a comprehensive, evidence-based preschool curriculum that is aligned with Ohio’s Early Learning and Development Standards in all essential domains for kindergarten readiness. The curriculum is designed to promote development in language and literacy, emergent writing, math, science, social skill development, and gross motor.

Each child develops at his/her own pace, but parents are encouraged to contact the Early Learning Center to have their child screened if their preschool-aged child:

• Struggles with separation anxiety

• Refuses to interact with people outside his/her family

• Demonstrates an inability to play with other children

• Avoids eye contact

• Can't throw a ball or jump

• Can't climb stairs with alternating feet

• Has trouble scribbling

• Has lost skills that he/she previously had

• Speaks in 1-2 word utterances

• Their speech is unintelligible (individuals outside of the home experience difficulty understanding him/her)

• Doesn't engage in pretend play

• Excessively balks at basic self-care, like getting dressed or going to sleep

• Reacts poorly to loud noises

• Rocks excessively

Preschool Parent Handbook
We recognize that in order to be successful in school, our children need support from both the home and school. We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility for our children’s success and want you to know that we will do our very best to carry out our responsibilities.  This handbook is designed to give you information about our educational philosophy and our daily operations and policies. We encourage you to read the handbook so that we all have shared expectations. We are excited to begin our journey together.  If you have any questions about the rules and expectations, please feel free to contact me or to discuss them with your child’s teacher. It is very important that you and your child are fully informed regarding standards related to appropriate behavior for a safe and productive school year.

Euclid Early Learning Village
27000 Elinore Ave.
Euclid, Ohio 44132

Phone: (216) 797-4700

Mary Thomas, Principal
(216) 797-4701
mathomas@euclidschools.org

Jaime Mediate, Assistant Principal
jmediate@euclidschools.org
(216) 797-4706

Shyanna Lindberg, Preschool Coordinator
slindberg@euclidschools.org
(216) 797-4704

(216) 797-4786

Student arrival: 8:30am

K-3 School Day begins: 9:00am

Full Day & AM Preschool Begins: 8:30am

AM Preschool ends: 11:30 am

PM Preschool Begins: 12:30pm

School Day ends: 3:30 pm