Morning 3s

New for the 2023-2024 school year, East Columbia Preschool offers a three-day morning class for students turning 3 by December 31 of the current school year. The class meets Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9am to noon.

Morning 3s Fast Facts
Tuesdays – Thursdays, 9:00-12:00
Maximum class size 16 students
Students must turn 3 by December 31, 2023
Flexible drop off time, 9-9:15
Optional Lunch Bunch add-on 12:00 -12:50 Tuesdays and Thursdays
Traditional cooperative experience
Monthly tuition:  $280

Family Participation in Morning 3s
Morning 3s offers families a traditional cooperative preschool experience, with both in-class and out-of-classroom opportunities for involvement. Families serve as the “Co-op” (classroom helper) on a scheduled, rotating basis throughout the school year (a two hour commitment, 8:30-10:30, approximately once a month).

Morning 3s families also play an active role in the preschool’s operations by serving on a school committee or the executive board. Those parents who are not on the executive board are also expected to volunteer at one of ECP’s three main fundraising events and participate in one housekeeping session each year per child in the school.

Morning 4s

East Columbia Preschool offers a three-day morning class for students turning 4 by December 31 of the current school year. The class meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9am to noon.

Morning 4s Fast Facts
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:00-12:00
Maximum class size 16 students
Students must turn 4 by December 31, 2023
Optional Lunch Bunch add-on 12:00 -12:50 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Flexible drop off time, 9-9:15
Traditional cooperative experience
Monthly Tuition: $280

Family Participation in Morning 4s
Morning 4s offers families a traditional cooperative preschool experience, with both in-class and out-of-classroom opportunities for involvement. Families serve as the “Co-op” (classroom helper) on a scheduled, rotating basis throughout the school year (a two hour commitment, 8:30-10:30, approximately once a month).

Morning 4s families also play an active role in the preschool’s operations by serving on a school committee or the executive board. Those parents who are not on the executive board are also expected to volunteer at one of ECP’s three main fundraising events and participate in one housekeeping session each year per child in the school.

Afternoon 4s

Our new Afternoon 4s program offers a more flexible version of the cooperative model:  in-class parent participation is optional, but families help clean up the classroom on a regular rotating basis as the “CUP,” or clean up helper.

Students in the Afternoon 4s are ready for more time in the school setting – four afternoons a week. Classes meet three hours a day, four days a week:  Monday through Thursday. Families may sign up for our new Lunch Bunch option to extend the school day almost an hour and prepare students for the experience of eating with their peers in Elementary School.

Afternoon 4s Fast Facts
Mondays – Thursdays, 1:00-4:00pm
Maximum class size 18 students
Students must turn 4 by December 31, 2023
Optional Lunch Bunch add-on 12:10-1:00pm Monday-Thursday
Monthly Tuition: $370

Family Participation in Afternoon 4s
Afternoon 4s offers families a more flexible cooperative preschool experience. Unlike the traditional co-op model, classroom volunteering is optional. Families instead support the school outside the classroom in several ways and help clean up the classroom on a rotating basis (a half-hour commitment after school approximately once a month).

Afternoon 4s families play an active role in the preschool’s operations by serving on a school committee or the executive board. Those parents who are not on the executive board are also expected to volunteer at one of ECP’s three main fundraising events and participate in one housekeeping session each year per child in the school.