Welcome to our program!

We believe ALL children have the ability to learn and grow in a warm, welcoming, and safe environment. We are a high quality program according to Michigan's Great Start to Quality system and are a partner with the Great Start Readiness Program offered by the Regional Preschool Partnership.

We offer traditional child-centered, high quality childcare for infants through preschool and Great Start Readiness Preschool Program at Longview Early Childhood Center Childcare and Preschool.

Childcare is open Monday-Friday from 6:30am-6:30pm. A yearly calendar indicating dates of closure is provided to families at the time of enrollment.

Infants and Toddlers

Our infant and toddler program serves infants from birth to age 2. We prioritize full time enrollment for this age group due to high demand.

Preschool

Our preschool program serves children ages 3-5 and not enrolled in kindergarten. This program runs as a full day traditional preschool.

The Great Start Readiness Program is FREE preschool for qualifying families and runs Monday-Thursday 8:30am-3:30pm. For more information, or to apply, visit the Regional Preschool Partnership.

We utilize High Scope as our program's curriculum. This curriculum focuses on child-led, hands-on learning opportunities across core content areas.

The preschool curriculum has eight content areas :

• Approaches to learning

• Social and emotional development

• Physical and health development

• Language, literacy, and communication

• Mathematics

• Creative arts

• Science and technology

• Social studies

The infant-toddler curriculum has six content areas:

• Approaches to learning

• Social and emotional development

• Physical and health development

• Language, literacy and communication

• Cognitive development

• Creative arts

Our program's childcare requires a $25 registration fee and monthly tuition payments. We accept DHHS Childcare Scholarships. Details on tuition may be found in our program's Childcare Handbook.

Great Start Readiness Program attendees may qualify for free or low cost tuition based on family income. Details may be found in the program's Great Start Readiness Program Handbook.

If you would like more information on our program, please contact our Program Director.

Justina Moreno

Phone: 989-492-7702 ext.1107

Email: jmoreno@midlandesa.org

Located inside the Longview Early Childhood Center: 337 Lemke St. Midland, MI 48642