Edina Community Ed

Focusing on threes, fours and fives who may be new to preschool, this class covers a variety of parenting topics to offer you and your child a wonderful time together. Children’s activities are designed to encourage personal, social, and physical development, pre-reading, pre-writing skills and language development. Parents stay in the classroom with their child for the first hour. The second hour, parents separate from their child to have time to connect with and learn from other parents while facilitated by a licensed Parent Educator. Child care for siblings is available.

Part of Terrific Tuesdays in the Early Learning Center! A licensed Parent Educator facilitates parents of children 0-2 years who will gather to support and discuss topics key to child development. This class will look at developmental growth through play and the joys and challenges that this age can exhibit. Topics may include: sleep habits, meal time, toilet training, discipline, social and emotional development, language development. September's topic is The Importance of Play. Under the guidance of the Parent Educator, participants can help select future discussions. This class will meet on the third Tuesday of the month. For an additional cost (half the amount of class fee), childcare is available for children as young as 6 weeks and as old as 5 years. Children up to 4 months are welcome to attend with their parent.