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"I Loved Her First" Daddy & Daughter DanceSpecial Events & Field TripsOnce upon a time you loved her first. Before she knew what a fairytale was, you were the hero of her magical story. You crowned her your princess before she ever wore a tiara. And she twirled in your heart long before she could spin you around on the dance floor. And because you loved her first, you are cordially invited to the "I Loved Her First" Daddy & Daughter Dance. Dashing dads (and other special persons) come dressed to impress. Girls should wear their favorite sparkling dress. This enchanted evening includes light refreshments, music and dancing, corsages, photo opportunities, games and crafts. It's a tale as old as time and while she may outgrow your arms one day, she'll never outgrow the place you hold in her heart. This enchanted evening is for ages 3-10 years old (adult must accompany). The cost is $25.00 per person ($50.00/Dad + Daughter couple). $25.00 each additional person. Pre-registration is required. This event does sell out and we do not allow walk ins. Registration deadline: Friday, January 30 by 3:00 pm2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Baby and Me (Birth - 12 months)InfantsBirth-12 months Parenting a baby is exciting and challenging. Join other parents and their babies for this special time together. Talk about feeding, sleeping, soothing and adjusting to parenthood. This is a non separating class. Sibling care is available during the daytime class for a small fee.2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Baby and Me (Birth - 18 months) Evening classInfantsBirth-18 months Parenting a baby is exciting and challenging. Join other parents and their babies for this special time together. Talk about feeding, sleeping, soothing and adjusting to parenthood.2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Block-a-ManiaSpecial Events & Field TripsDust off those winter blues and join in the play. Let’s put your child’s imagination and problem solving skills to practice with blocks. There will be multiple areas set up in the ECFE wing to explore. We will end our time with a block themed circle. Register by 1/27/2026 $10/child, ages 1-52025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Bump to Baby: The Nitty Gritty in Just Two HoursSpecial Events & Field TripsCongratulations! You’re having a baby! Now, what do you really need to know? In this two hour class, led by a labor and delivery registered nurse and a licensed parent and family educator, we give you clear, realistic, evidence-based essentials to help you feel ready for the big day (and the days that follow). In just two hours, you and your support person will dig into: Labor & birth, explained without the guesswork Pain-management tools and options (from breathing to epidurals and everything between) How partners can provide meaningful, hands-on support Tips for creating a birth plan that works for you Postpartum recovery truths you must know Newborn care basics and practical tips for easing into the life of parenthood Perfect for expectant parents with lots of questions and not a lot of time, this class delivers the need-to-know info to help you feel informed, prepared, and empowered. Registration is suggested but not required.2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express KitsSpecial Events & Field TripsWith a grant from Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), New Prague Area Schools Early Learning was able to create 20 literacy kits. Each kit has 13 identical board books for group story time and some additional supplies like puppets, games, and manipulatives. The kits are located at the CEC and providers may check out kits from our Daycare Express Library. To reserve a kit, contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org.2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
FullDaycare Express-Lonsdale/New Market-Everywhere BabiesSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express-Lonsdale/New Market-I'll Love You ForeverSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express-Lonsdale/New Market-Seven Blind MiceSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express-Lonsdale/New Market-The Very Busy SpiderSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express-Lonsdale/New Market-You Can Do It, SamSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express-New Prague-Everywhere BabiesSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express-New Prague-I'll Love You ForeverSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express-New Prague-Seven Blind MiceSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express-New Prague-The Very Busy SpiderSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Daycare Express-New Prague-You Can Do It, SamSpecial Events & Field TripsParents, tell your daycare provider about this opportunity! Register for a 45 minute daycare visit from a licensed NPAS Early Childhood teacher. Visits include circle time with singing, Mr. Bear's clue bag, a story, and activities designed around the theme of the book. Providers will receive one CEU certificate for the visit and each family will receive a newsletter with ideas to use at home. Providers located in New Prague, Lonsdale, and Elko New Market can register for one or up to nine visits during the school year (once per month maximum). If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Tara Lund at tlund@isd721.org. $20.00 per visit2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Dinosaurs RoarSpecial Events & Field TripsCome and enjoy fun dinosaur activities. We will hatch a dinosaur egg, dig in the sensory bin for dinosaur bones, and have dinosaurs out in our block area. Your child will also complete dinosaur activities and crafts. Class will end with a dinosaur-themed circle time and story. Please register by February 26, 2026.2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
Drop and Go OR Play and Stay (Ages birth - 5)Mixed AgesAges birth - 5 yrs You choose if you will stay and play with your child or drop and go. A teacher will be in the classroom to provide a nurturing environment, movement,fun songs at circle time, and learning activities to encourage your child’s growth and independence. Parents take this time to do your grocery shopping,housework, appointments, meetup with a friend for coffee/lunch, or enjoy time to yourself OR stay in the classroom with your child and enjoy this time together! Come one time or as many as you would like. No need to register. If you choose to stay and play, there will be a $3.00/child or $6.00/family. If you choose to drop and go, there will be a charge of $5.00/per child.2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
ECFE Family Pass: Let's Play Saturdays + Tot Time at the PoolMixed AgesEnjoy double the fun with this special combo pass for families with young children! Let’s Play Saturdays 9:00–11:00 a.m. at the CEC Gym Come and play with your young children in an open gym setting designed to promote physical development and community connection this winter. The space is set up for active play for children ages 0–5. Older siblings are welcome if they have a brother or sister age 5 or under. Parents must stay and supervise. Come for the whole time or drop in as you’re able! Tot Time at the Pool 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in the FAC Recreation Pool Enjoy music, toys, and play features in the warm rec pool—perfect for little ones ages 0–5, with the whole family welcome to join the fun! Choose from a: 4-session family household pass: $60 or 8-session family household pass: $110 Your pass includes access to both Let’s Play Saturdays and Tot Time Swimming sessions—great value and great fun January-March. Makes a wonderful family gift!2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
ECFE Outdoors @ Falcon Ridge ElementaryMixed AgesStudy after study shows that when children spend time playing outside they develop confidence, language, curiosity, imagination, problem-solving and social interaction skills. The great outdoors provides unique stimulation and heightened sensory experiences that can't be replicated indoors. Together, parents and children will explore nature through a variety of experiential, hands-on outdoor activities. Dress for outdoor play and the weather as we will begin each class in our Outdoor Classroom at Falcon Ridge Elementary. After an outdoor circle time, children will stay outdoors with the classroom teacher while parents go indoors for a parent educator-led discussion about ways to support and engage your child in nature.2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
ECFE Parks and PlacesSpecial Events & Field TripsJoin a parent educator in exploring and learning about our community! Sign up for one or all! These community field trips and park visits are planned activities for children ages birth-5 year. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. When registering, please indicate all children and adults attending. Special thanks to all of the community destinations for hosting our community's youngest explorers!! $5.00 per family 10/20: Cedar Lake Farm 11/17: Wagner Park, Elko New Market 12/8: Coborn's 1/12: Sugar Rose 2/9: Elko New Market Police/Fire Station 3/23: Uncle Earl's Pet Shop 4/20: Southside Park 5/11: Memorial Park2025-2026 ECFE Catalog -
FullEarly Childhood ScreeningEarly Childhood ScreeningEarly Childhood Screening is a FREE, simple check of how your child is growing, developing and learning. State law requires children to be screened between the ages of 3 to 5 years old. The state of Minnesota requires health and developmental screening for every child before kindergarten entry into a public school. New Prague offers this service at no cost. Screening is not a substitute for health care from your family physician, dentist, or other health care providers. Early childhood screening checks: Fine and gross motor skills Vision and hearing Speech and language development Height and weight Cognitive and social development Immunizations Appointments typically take an hour. Follow these steps to make an appointment Click on the location and month you would like to schedule. Select a date and time that works with your schedule and select “Enroll Now”. Complete all requested information and select “Enroll”. The next page is the Shopping Basket. Click “Check Out for $0”. If your registration is successful, you will receive an immediate email confirmation that includes your screening date and time. Note: If you are a new user to the Eleyo registration system and have created a new account during the registration process, you will receive two emails. One to welcome you as a new Eleyo user and another to confirm your screening registration. If you do not receive a course confirmation email a few minutes after registering, your registration is not complete and your appointment is not valid. If you need assistance with registration, please email npscreening@isd721.org or call 952-758-1674. Finally, prior to your child's appointment, you will be emailed the screening paperwork. Please finish the paperwork prior to your appointment, save them, and email to npscreening@isd721.org or print them and bring them along with you.2025-2026 Early Childhood Screening -
Early Childhood ScreeningEarly Childhood ScreeningEarly Childhood Screening is a FREE, simple check of how your child is growing, developing and learning. State law requires children to be screened between the ages of 3 to 5 years old. The state of Minnesota requires health and developmental screening for every child before kindergarten entry into a public school. New Prague offers this service at no cost. Screening is not a substitute for health care from your family physician, dentist, or other health care providers. Early childhood screening checks: Fine and gross motor skills Vision and hearing Speech and language development Height and weight Cognitive and social development Immunizations Appointments typically take an hour. Follow these steps to make an appointment Click on the location and month you would like to schedule. Select a date and time that works with your schedule and select “Enroll Now”. Complete all requested information and select “Enroll”. The next page is the Shopping Basket. Click “Check Out for $0”. If your registration is successful, you will receive an immediate email confirmation that includes your screening date and time. Note: If you are a new user to the Eleyo registration system and have created a new account during the registration process, you will receive two emails. One to welcome you as a new Eleyo user and another to confirm your screening registration. If you do not receive a course confirmation email a few minutes after registering, your registration is not complete and your appointment is not valid. If you need assistance with registration, please email npscreening@isd721.org or call 952-758-1674. Finally, prior to your child's appointment, you will be emailed the screening paperwork. Please finish the paperwork prior to your appointment, save them, and email to npscreening@isd721.org or print them and bring them along with you.2025-2026 Early Childhood Screening -
Early Childhood ScreeningEarly Childhood ScreeningEarly Childhood Screening is a FREE, simple check of how your child is growing, developing and learning. State law requires children to be screened between the ages of 3 to 5 years old. The state of Minnesota requires health and developmental screening for every child before kindergarten entry into a public school. New Prague offers this service at no cost. Screening is not a substitute for health care from your family physician, dentist, or other health care providers. Early childhood screening checks: Fine and gross motor skills Vision and hearing Speech and language development Height and weight Cognitive and social development Immunizations Appointments typically take an hour. Follow these steps to make an appointment Click on the location and month you would like to schedule. Select a date and time that works with your schedule and select “Enroll Now”. Complete all requested information and select “Enroll”. The next page is the Shopping Basket. Click “Check Out for $0”. If your registration is successful, you will receive an immediate email confirmation that includes your screening date and time. Note: If you are a new user to the Eleyo registration system and have created a new account during the registration process, you will receive two emails. One to welcome you as a new Eleyo user and another to confirm your screening registration. If you do not receive a course confirmation email a few minutes after registering, your registration is not complete and your appointment is not valid. If you need assistance with registration, please email npscreening@isd721.org or call 952-758-1674. Finally, prior to your child's appointment, you will be emailed the screening paperwork. Please finish the paperwork prior to your appointment, save them, and email to npscreening@isd721.org or print them and bring them along with you.2025-2026 Early Childhood Screening