Morning 3s

East Columbia Preschool offers a three-day morning class for students turning 3 by December 31, 2025. The class meets Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 11:45 am.

Morning 3s Fast Facts
Tuesdays – Thursdays, 9:00 am – 11:45 am
Maximum class size 16 students
Students must turn 3 by December 31, 2025
Optional Lunch Bunch add-on 11:45 am – 12:30 pm Tuesdays – Thursdays
Traditional cooperative experience

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 assist in the classroom as the Co-Op from 8:30 am – 11:45 am and as the Set Up Person from 8:30 am- 9:00 am on a rotating basis.

Morning 3s families also play an active role in the preschool’s operations by serving on a school committee or the Executive Board. Families not on the Executive Board are required to volunteer at one of ECP’s two 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, 2025. The class meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 am to 11:45 am.

Morning 4s Fast Facts
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9:00 – 11:45
Maximum class size 16 students
Students must turn 4 by December 31, 2025
Optional Lunch Bunch add-on 11:45am – 12:30pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Traditional cooperative experience

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 assist in the classroom as the Co-Op from 8:30 am – 11:45 am and as the Set Up Person from 8:30 am- 9:00 am on a rotating basis.

Morning 4s families also play an active role in the preschool’s operations by serving on a school committee or the Executive Board. Families not on the Executive Board are required to volunteer at one of ECP’s two main fundraising events and participate in one housekeeping session each year per child in the school.

Afternoon 4s

Our Afternoon 4s program offers a more flexible version of the cooperative model: co-op participation is optional, but families help clean up the classroom on a rotating basis as the Clean Up Helper.

Students in the Afternoon 4s are ready for more time in the school setting – four afternoons a week. Families may sign up for our Lunch Bunch option to extend the school day and prepare students for the experience of eating with their peers in Elementary School.

Afternoon 4s Fast Facts
Mondays – Thursdays, 12:30 – 3:15 pm
Maximum class size 18 students
Students must turn 4 by December 31, 2025
Optional Lunch Bunch add-on 11:45 am – 12:30 pm Monday-Thursday

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. Families not on the Executive Board are required to volunteer at one of ECP’s two main fundraising events and participate in one housekeeping session each year per child in the school.