Jean Lyle Children's Center

Jean Lyle Children's Center is a preschool in St. Paul, MN, serving children three to six years old. The center provides a safe and nurturing school environment where children make friends and choices, take joy in learning to be both independent and cooperative, and learn through play. Its programs include a 3-Day class for three-year-olds and mixed-age groups, a 5-Day morning preschool for children who are four by September 1, a Pre-K/Kindergarten for children at least four and a half by September 1, and a 2-Day half-day program for ages three to five. Lunch Bunch is available as an add-on. Jean Lyle holds a 5.00 rating from the customers who have reviewed it.

The center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and is a Parent Aware highest rated program. Its approach treats childhood as a journey rather than a race, meeting children where they are as they grow into lifelong learners. The youngest learners work primarily in a play-based environment, with increasing structure and developmentally appropriate academics as they grow. An arts-based curriculum promotes problem solving, friendship, confidence, curiosity, and creativity, with classes in arts and crafts, music, mathematical reasoning, scientific exploration, and literacy. Class sizes are small: maximum enrollment ranges from 17 to 20 students with three or four teachers, and recent actual class sizes have run around 10 to 15. Children are welcome regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, culture, race, or socio-economic status, and admission is first come, first served with some priority for current and former families. Tours are conducted throughout the year beginning in October, usually on Wednesday or Friday afternoons while school is in session.

Jean Lyle Children's Center is located at 130 Howell Avenue North in St. Paul.

Families whose tuition is not financially doable have options: the center's Parent Aware rating gives families access to scholarships through Think Small that cover full tuition, and Minnesota's Childcare Assistance Program covers the majority of tuition for those who qualify. Jean Lyle also offers a work exchange program in which an adult family member can help weekly with office work, cleaning, snacktime, or library book shelving in exchange for tuition assistance, along with longer-term payment options for those with financial need.

Services:

• Arts-based curriculum
• Extended Day programs
• Music and Creative Movement
• Outdoor Play Space
• Play-based learning