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Great Start Readiness Preschool Program

Philosophy Statement

The Lake Shore Great Start Readiness Preschool (LSGSRP) recognizes that each child has the right to enter school ready to learn. Families come with many needs, and societal and cultural factors may impact a child's readiness to learn. It is the philosophy of LSGSRP to provide an early learning environment that:

  • Acknowledges that each child is a whole person whose growth and development occurs in specific, predictable, sequential and continuous stages that can be positively impacted through quality experiences.
  • Encourages and challenges each child to safely explore, create, speculate, experiment, and evaluate.
  • Openly welcomes and enlists parents as vital partners in their children's educational endeavors, to focus learning in the context of the family.

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Our Staff

Kelli Herr
Teacher/Early
Childhood Specialist
(586) 285-8647
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Doreen Cichocki
Secretary
(586) 285-8619
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Janice Hirsch
Para-Pro
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  Location

Great Start Readiness Preschool Office
Rodgers Elementary School
221601 L'Anse Avenue
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
Tel: (586) 285-8619
Fax: (586) 285-8604

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Preschool Program:

  • Children must be 4 years old by December 1.
  • Children MUST live in the LAKE SHORE, SOUTH LAKE or LAKEVIEW school districts.
  • The program is free to children who qualify. The program is funded by a grant from the Michigan State Department of Education.
  • Some of the qualifications include: speech and language problems, limited English or limited English speaking in household, delayed motor development, learning problems, low income, teenage parent, under-employment/unemployment, single-parent family, a parent without a high school diploma, long-term or chronic illness of child, parent, brother or sister, and many other special needs or situations.
  • The preschool operates Monday through Thursday, a.m. or p.m. classes.
  • Each session is 2 hours and 45 minutes long.
  • Class size is 16 students per session (with one teacher and one para-pro).
  • Age-appropriate pre-kindergarten readiness activities are designed to meet the developmental needs of the whole child.
  • The curriculum is based on the High/Scope Preschool Experiences and includes learning the alphabet and pre-reading skills.
  • The preschool program starts in mid-September and goes through mid-May.