Universal Preschool

The Lansing School District offers a tuition-free Preschool program designed to prepare children for kindergarten. Classes are offered Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday throughout the school year, at various locations throughout the Lansing School District.

To apply, the child must: GSRP Students from Pattengill

Be four-years-old on or before December 1st of the current school year.
Priority for all preschool slots is given to Lansing School District residents.

Application Process

Complete the preschool application through www.inghampreschool.org.
• In the comment box, please indicate the school older siblings attend, if applicable
• Make sure you select Lansing School District-Universal Preschool
Submit all required documents:
• Your documents can be submitted in person at the Preschool Office, by e-mail, or by fax. (contact information listed below; include child's name in email)
• Universal Preschool Enrollment Packet
• State copy of child’s birth certificate, I-94, passport, “hospital feet” certificate affidavit - If you do not have an official birth certificate for your child you can order one online or through clerk’s office in the county your child was born. www.vitalcheck.com
• Proof of residency – (must be current, only one required): utility bill, rent receipt, lease agreement, internet or trash bill, mortgage statement. Please include a written note if the proof is under a different name.
• Verification of income - two check stubs, or a W2, 1040 tax return, SSI statement, etc.
• Immunization Record
• Custody, foster care, IEP, documents (if applicable)
• The State of Michigan health appraisal - must be submitted within 30 days from the first day your child starts school or before.

Enrollment Documents

Once online enrollment is completed, the following documents* may be emailed or faxed to the Preschool Office:

2400 Pattengill Ave., Lansing, MI 48910
preschool@lansingschools.net
Phone: (517) 755-3390 Fax:(517) 755-1399

Birth Certificate - State Copy
Immunization Record
Proof of Residence: (example - utility bill, lease, etc.)
Verification of Income: (example - check stub, W2, tax return, DHS statement, etc.)
Guardianship or Custody Documents - if applicable
Health Appraisal (physical): Due, no later, than 30 days after the child starts school
Any applicable custody documents

*Some documents may be uploaded during the Lansing School District online enrollment process

Traditional Classrooms

Great Start Readiness classes utilize certified teachers and an assistant in each classroom. Classrooms have a teacher/student ratio of 1 to 8. They guide children in the basic social and academic skills needed for kindergarten.

Children learn through play. Play is the primary vehicle for a child’s development in the social/emotional, intellectual, language and literacy, creative, physical and health areas of development. Each day children will have opportunities to play and learn.

Activities focus on small and large motor development, music and movement, language and literacy including pre-reading skills as well as ongoing improvement in self-help and social skills.

Teachers will work with children at each child’s own pace. Teachers use strategies in small and large group settings. Teachers take into account the interests of the children and guide them in their play. Teachers develop activities to further the learning and take advantage of teachable moments whenever possible.

Second Language Immersion Programs

Chinese Immersion

This Bilingual/Bicultural Pre-K Program, in partnership with the Great Start Readiness Program & The US-China Center at Michigan State University, is offered at Post Oak Elementary.

Children are born with the ability to speak any language. The early years are the best time to present another language to a child. During the early years they begin to lose the language receptors they don’t need. It is during this time that children’s language receptors are still intact and they can be most successful at learning another language.

At Post Oak there are two full day classrooms available with an 1 to 8 teacher/student ratio. The children will spend half the day in the traditional western culture English speaking classroom, the other half in a Chinese Immersion language and culture classroom. They will learn letters, words, songs, dances, writing and drawing to name a few in both languages and classes. Children will become educated for global citizenship and more prepared for the world that awaits them.