Red Oak Preschool provides quality learning experiences to help promote growth of young children and their families. We do this by offering a quality preschool program to 4 year old and 3 year old children who are served by special education services.

Each of our classrooms are staffed by certified teachers. Our dedicated staff implement the Iowa Quality Preschool Performance Standards, Iowa Early Learning Standards, Connected 4 Learning curriculum, and Second Step which include hands-on learning experiences specifically geared towards exploration and play based learning. The Pre-K curriculum also features the availability of an array of support services ranging from home visits to family events to screening referrals.

The Red Oak Preschool has braided funding streams from Iowa Statewide Voluntary Preschool, Head Start, Shared Visions and private pay to provide a high quality integrated preschool program to all students. All of the classrooms have students from each of the funding sources as well as special education.

Attending a high quality preschool program sets a solid foundation for students.

    To Enroll

    Students must be 4 by September 15th, 2025 or be three years of age and have an IEP. Students who are 5 years of age by September 15th, 2025 are not eligible to attend.

    Complete the initial intent form for enrollment. This opens on February 1st, 2025. Once the initial intent form is completed, you will get an email with the required paperwork to be completed and we will set up a screening visit to be held in April of 2025. Prior to the screening visit please complete the preschool screener and the child/family information sheet.

    Required Documentation
    Health Requirements

    The school nurse partners with families to support student health needs. Please contact the nurse if you need medical or dental referrals or need to discuss your student’s health needs at school. All preschool students are required to turn in the following documents before starting preschool:

    1. Signed certificate of immunization from the health care provider.
    2. School Physical within the past 12 months including Hemoglobin and Lead blood test results from the health care provider. If the student visits their health care provider for a new physical during the school year, please provide this to the nurse.
    3. Certificate of dental screening within the last 6 months from the dental provider.