Our priority pre-registration for current families is now complete. We are currently accepting registrations for summer and fall programs from new families. Classes are starting to fill and all classes are filled on a first-come/first-served basis.

Summer is a great time to be at The Caring Center! Our days are full of learning adventures, field trips, outdoor activities and fabulous friendships. We’d love to share more information and we invite you to call for a tour!

Our current families completed their priority registration process with us last week. The week of February 13th, pre-registered families still need to turn in an official school district registration form during the public registration times listed on the school district website and also on the forms. Not a current family with us? You can still request placement at our center for Pre-K and hand that in during public registration times. Thank you to everyone who visited us during our Open Houses last week. We ‘re excited about the new Pre-K program and hope to see many of you this fall!

There’s a lot of excitement in the air over the rolling out of the school district’s collaborative program with area preschools set to begin in the fall. As a part of that process, we will be offering times that families who may be interested in selecting our site for their child can have an opportunity to visit us. The district has suggested the week of January 30th for visits and we have planned the following:

Tues. Jan. 31  6:15-7:30 p.m.

Wed. Feb. 1  9:30-11:00 a.m. or 6:15-7:30 p.m.

Fri. Feb. 3  9:30-11:00 a.m.

Other times by appointment.

If you have questions prior to that time, we’d be happy to hear from you. We have been a part of the Verona community for almost 40 years and we’re looking forward to this new opportunity for more children to experience quality preschool programming.

The Verona school district has announced the dates and locations for informational meetings for parents who want to learn more about the Pre-K program set to begin in the fall of 2012. Parents of children who will be 4 years old on Sept. 1, 2012 are encouraged to attend one of the following meetings:

Jan. 4 6:30 p.m.   Country View Elementary School Step Room

Jan. 5  *6:30 p.m. Dane County Head Start  2096 Red Arrow Trail

Jan. 7  *9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Verona Area School District Central Office

Jan. 10  *6:30 p.m. Sugar Creek Elementary School Step Room

Jan. 11  9:15 a.m. Stoner Prairie Library

* these sessions will have a Spanish interpreter available

If your child will be 4 years old by Sept. 1, 2012 and you live in the Verona school district, your child will be eligible for the new Pre-K program being implemented. We will keep you informed about this exciting new program and let you know when you can register. Our current families will have priority registration for spots at our site.

Exciting things are happening as Verona is gearing up to start the new 4K (which will be known as Pre-K) program in the fall of 2012. At a meeting with the school district yesterday, we learned a few more details. Dates are being finalized for informational meetings in January for parents and as soon as those dates are firm, we’ll post them here for you. We did learn that registration will occur about mid-February, but our current families (or families who formerly had children here) will be allowed a priority registration period before that to ensure that children can maintain continuity with a familiar center. The curriculum of choice will be the Creative Curriculum, which our center already uses. Keep watching for more information as things are unfolding for Pre-K.

On Tuesday, December 13th, our preschoolers will catch the “Recycle Bug!” Artist Deborah Proctor will be here to share a snowy story and then challenge our children to create snow creatures out of recycled materials. We’re learning about helping our planet by creatively using “found” objects in a whole new way.

Work is beginning on some exciting updates to the 4-5′s room. New flooring is being installed and the kitchen area is being remodeled. We love our new cubby system and we think these changes are going to look great too. We can’t wait to see how it all looks when it’s finished!

The Verona School District is moving forward with implementing a 4K program set to begin in the fall of 2012. We are working hard with the district on this exciting new program and plan to serve as a site. Many details remain to be finalized but initial projections are that families would begin to enroll in February of 2012. Watch for more information soon!

Registration for Fall programs at The Caring Center and Verona Montessori House is currently open to the public .

If you would like to be on our mailing list for a registration packet, please call us at (608) 845-8620 or e-mail caringc@chorus.net or go to our registration page or Contact Us through this site