Preschool Only

Preschool Collaboration with the Cedar Rapids Community School District
The Waypoint Uptown Kids Child Development Center has joined the Cedar Rapids Community School District in a collaboration to deliver free, quality preschool to forty children at the Center. This is an exciting initiative that strives to provide increased access to a quality education for four year-olds across our city.

Location
Uptown Kids Child Development Center
at Waypoint in downtown Cedar Rapids at 318 Fifth Street S.E.
319-365-1458 ext. 120 phone
319-365-2263 fax

Hours
Free Preschool: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. – noon
Wrap-around care available 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fees apply.

Rates - Click here to view the rates for Preschool

Ages served
Children who are four years old on or before September 15th.

Curriculum and the Cedar Rapids School District Partnership
The three-hour preschool day is funded through the Department of Education/Cedar Rapids School District. This funding is used to maintain quality teachers in the classroom, provide more training opportunities to the staff, and increase the amount of resources and materials in the room for each child.

Uptown Kids Preschool classrooms utilize the Creative Curriculum for Preschoolers®, an approved curriculum by the Cedar Rapids School District. The main ideal set forth by this curriculum is that children learn best through a combination of directed and self-initiated play and exploration. Weekly themes are used to expand the children’s learning on a variety of topics. These themes are incorporated into the classroom’s learning centers and focuses on the core concepts of literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, the arts, and technology.

The preschool program will provide child assessments in the areas of cognitive, physical, language, and social/emotional development each fall and spring. The assessments will be shared with parents during home visits, a requirement of the school district’s preschool program. The purpose of the home visit is to get a better idea of each child's environment, acknowledge the parent as the child's first teacher, and evaluate goals and milestones for children for the school year.

To Enroll
We encourage you to come and see for yourself our excellent facilities and the positive teacher-child interaction at Waypoint's Uptown Kids Preschool-Only Program. To schedule a tour, enroll or learn more information, contact:

Janet Drahos
Site Director, Uptown Kids Child Development Center
319-365-1458 ext. 120
janet.drahos@waypointservices.org