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Preschool · After-school program · Child care

Clark Fork School

Listed under Child care centers · Co-op preschools · Before- and after-school care

An instructor and children explore a garden area.
Photo from clarkforkschool.org
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  • Two children climb on a rock-shaped playground feature outdoors.
  • A group of children and an adult are running through a grassy yard outdoors.
  • Children play on a metal bar structure in an outdoor play area.
  • Two children are playing on an outdoor playground structure.
  • Two children swing on a playground while another child stands in the background.

About this provider

Connecting academic excellence, community, and nature-based education since 1983!

How to join

Clark Fork School operates our Waitlist on a "first-come, first-serve" basis in accordance with available openings. Open Enrollment begins in March and you will be notified if there are any available openings for your family at that time.

Enroll: Clark Fork School

Program type
Preschool, After-school program, Child care
Approach
Connecting academic excellence, community, and nature-based education since 1983!
Meals
Students will have a snack

Philosophy

In our Preschool classrooms, our students explore and create their own learning through play. We value developmentally appropriate practice, active learning, and providing children with uninterrupted periods of open-ended exploration, both indoors and outdoors. Children are engaged in developing appropriate social interactions and learning from others' emotions and experiences.

A typical day

Students are dropped off in the Shooting Stars classroom at 3:00PM. Students will have a snack and participate in enriching activities such as painting, puzzles, and song and dance, followed by outdoor free-play. This program operates until 5:30PM.

Classrooms and ratios

Classrooms
Nuthatch or Bunting Classrooms, Chickadee and Meadowlark Classrooms (students should be 3-4 years old and potty-trained), Sparrow or Magpie Classrooms, our Kindergarten readiness programs (students must be 4.5- 5 years old)
Ratio or class size
Our student-to-teacher ratio is 16 students to 3 teachers

Cost and payment

Published cost
10 monthly payments of $1,230
How families pay
Fee