Little Wingers Preschool is a Four Star Parent Aware rated, public school preschool program for children who are 3 years to kindergarten entrance. Little Wingers program uses curriculum and assessments that are aligned to the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress and are inquiry and play based. All classrooms are inclusive of students receiving special education services. Little Wingers preschool teams collaborate with early childhood special education teams to provide comprehensive supports to all children. Children must meet age requirements of 3 years or 4 years old by Sept. 1. Programs are offered in a variety of models from two- half days to five- full days per week.

Little Wingers Handbook 2024-2025

Little Wingers Preschool is a fee-based program, with scholarship funds available to those who demonstrate a financial need.

For more information or to register your child:

Little Winger registration forms

• Little Wingers Scholarship Application 
• Little Wingers Scholarship Application — Spanish
• Little Wingers registration form 2024-2025
• Little Wingers registration form 2024-2025 — Spanish

Little Winger calendar

• Little Wingers calendar for 2024-25
• Little Wingers calendar for 2024-25 — Spanish

Curriculum & Assessment

Creative Curriculum for Preschool
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that features exploration and discovery as a way of learning, enabling children to develop confidence, creativity and lifelong critical-thinking skills. It is designed to help educators at all levels of experience plan and implement a developmentally appropriate, content-rich program for children with diverse backgrounds and skill levels.
The 38 research-based objectives define the path teachers take with children in their classroom .They inform every aspect of teaching, include predictors of school success and are aligned with state early learning standards.

Teaching Strategies GOLD
Teaching Strategies GOLD is an authentic, ongoing observational system for assessing children from birth through kindergarten. It helps teachers to observe children in the context of everyday experiences, which is an effective way to learn what they know and can do.
Teaching Strategies GOLD is based on the same 38 objectives for development and learning that are the foundation of Creative Curriculum. These objectives are at the heart of the system, allowing teachers to gather their information and make decisions within everyday classroom activities on a continuous basis.

To download the fall brochure, please click HERE.

To download the winter/spring brochure, please click HERE.

Early Childhood Family Education or ECFE is designed for all families with children ages birth to kindergarten enrollment. Classes offer a variety of learning opportunities for parents and their children.

ECFE recognizes that families are children’s first and most significant teachers, and that families provide children’s first important learning environment. It also helps children grow and develop, enriches family life and provides information and support for your important role as a parent.

Any child birth to pre-kindergarten and their parents or guardians are eligible to participate.
Classes are offered at low cost to families and fees can be waived upon request.

ECFE resource webpage

The early childhood years from birth to the start of kindergarten are an important time of rapid learning and growth. Early childhood screening is required for entrance in Minnesota’s public schools and must take place between age 3 and kindergarten, or within the first 30 days of kindergarten.

Screening is a quick, no-cost check of a child’s vision and hearing, height and weight, immunization review, review of health care coverage, risk factors that may impact learning, large and small muscle, thinking, language and speaking skills as well as parent report of social-emotional development and a parent summary meeting. Screening is offered monthly throughout the school year. Early childhood screening provides the best opportunity for any health or developmental concerns to be found early.

If a parent is a conscientious objector or does not want the screening for their child, they may give the district a signed statement and the child does not need to complete the screening (Minnesota Statutes, Section 121A.17, Subdivision 3(e).

Click below to view Minnesota Department of Education Screening video

MDE Screening Video

Where does screening take place?
Colvill Family Center
269 E. Fifth St.
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-385-8000

Please call 651-385-8000 to schedule your child for screening.

Registration for Early Childhood Screening

• English
• Spanish

Early Childhood Screening Consent

• English
• Spanish

Child Health and Developmental History

• English
• Spanish

Common Questions (FAQ)

Red Wing Early Childhood Special Education programs provide screening and intervention services to families with children ages birth to kindergarten who are at risk of having a developmental delay or have been identified with a developmental delay or disability. Once a child has been identified as being eligible, services are based on the individual family and child needs and provided across a variety of environments. ECSE services may be provided by one or several professionals, including: early childhood special education teacher, speech and language pathologist, occupational therapist, school psychologist, physical therapist, teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing, teacher of the visually impaired, preschool teacher and school nurse. If a child has been determined eligible to receive ECSE services, they are delivered at no cost to the family.

Referrals
To make a referral, visit Help Me Grow or call 651-385-8000.

Three Rivers Community Action’s Head Start program for Goodhue County operates out of Colvill Family Center. Families must reside in Goodhue County. To review income guidelines, learn more and download applications, visit the Three Rivers website.

Three Rivers Community Action Inc.
800-277-8418 ext. 153
507-732-8547 fax

Are Your Kids Ready? Child Care and Early Childhood Programs Immunization Law form for parents to know which vaccines are required for child care and early childhood programs and a place to document exemptions.