Our early childhood program provides ECFE and preschool opportunities for the little ones in your family, as well as fun special events and Out & Abouts

The Detroit Lakes School Age Child Care Program (Laker Kids) was designed to meet the needs of the area families. Our primary goal is to provide a safe, happy, and enriching supervised environment for your child(ren) and provide activities for learning and fun with a limited amount of structure. The activities planned by the Laker Kids staff emphasize development of educational and recreational skills. Although space is provided for students to do homework, we will not emphasize academic skills. Activities include recreation and gym time, games, outdoor time, crafts and creative play.

Welcome to Little Lakers at Lincoln & Roosevelt! We have a couple of openings in the M-F Morning 7:45-11:15 at Roosevelt. Reach out if you are interested or go to our website at https://communityed.dlschools.net/school-readiness-preschool to apply. Watch for Fall 2025 Applications to become available Jan 1, 2025! Our school readiness program emphasizes activities in all areas of growth and learning. Research-based High Scope curriculum, implemented in classes, teaches children to initiate, discover, experience, and learn about ideas, events, and people. Children will create, experiment, problem-solve, and resolve conflicts as they learn. This approach enhances each young person's growth in the foundations of academics as well as in social-emotional, physical, and creative areas. The development of each child is discussed with parents/guardians. The program includes a diverse grouping of children reflective of our community and inclusive with early childhood special education. Classes run September to May. Participation fees may be reduced or waived depending upon your financial situation.