Early Childhood Learning Centers: Preschool

The department of Extended Learning Opportunities is committed to providing safe, quality, and affordable programs that meet the needs of children and their families.

The MUSD Early Childhood Learning Centers are available for three to five year old children the year prior to entering kindergarten. Children participate in small and large group activities as well as enrichment learning activities that promote development in the arts, social/emotional, fine and large motor skills. The Arizona Early Learning Standards are followed to prepare the children for kindergarten. 

This program is offered at the following elementary schools: Coyote Trail, DeGrazia, Estes, Gladden Farms, Ironwood, Picture Rocks, Quail Run, Roadrunner, Rattlesnake Ridge, and Dove Mountain CSTEM K-8. The centers are open from 7:30 AM – 2:00 PM, Monday-Friday, with half day (am) and full day (am/pm) sessions available. Dove Mountain is open from 8:15am to 2:35pm, Monday-Friday, with half day (am) and full day (am/pm). All the Early Childhood Learning Centers follow the MUSD school year calendar; therefore, the program is closed when MUSD schools are closed. 

For additional information and registration information, contact the Department of Extended Learning Opportunities at 616-4506 or visit the Extended Learning Opportunities web page on the District web site at https://www.maranausd.org/academics/preschool.