About Early Childhood Center
Heath Stille, PRINCIPAL
Jessica Mathistad, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
930 E. 5th Street • Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone | 712-732-8076
Fax | 712-732-8108
Office Hours | 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
School Hours | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
Each of the 17 classrooms at the center are NAEYC accredited programs and utilize the Creative Curriculum as a basis for best practice and instruction. Developmentally appropriate activities give children a wide range of experiences in the areas of literacy, mathematics, discovery, fine and large motor skills and social skills in order to better prepare them for their elementary school years.
PROGRAMS
Be 4 Kindergarten (4 year old preschool)
Be 4 Kindergarten are preschool programs that are funded by the State of Iowa through a Shared Vision Grant or State Wide Voluntary Preschool Programming. Children must be 4 years old by September 15th or meet income or at-risk guidelines.
ECSE
Early Childhood Special Education is for ages 3-5 who qualify for Special Education Services. The focus is on social skill development, pre-readiness skills and language skill development.