Missoula Parents

Preschool · Child care · Early-learning program

Origins Education

Listed under Drop-in care · Preschools · Before- and after-school care

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About this provider

Origins is a true Kindergarten Readiness program.

How to join

Children must be fully potty-trained and have turned 4 on or before September 10th of the current school year; call 406-549-0078 or use the site to enroll, join the waiting list, or schedule a tour

Enroll: Origins Education

Program type
Preschool, Child care, Early-learning program
Approach
Place-based and play-based curriculum
Meals
$7 per week for each contracted day; Origins provides high quality breakfast and lunch daily and families send a simple, nutritious afternoon snack from home each day

Philosophy

Origins is embarking on a new paradigm of early childhood education. As Missoula's premiere Nature-Based Early Childhood Education Preschool, our goal is to support families in fostering a solid intellectual, emotional, social and physical foundation for developing life-long learning.

A typical day

Playing, thinking, building, singing, painting, digging, laughing, learning and growing

Classrooms and ratios

Classrooms
Sr. Preschool (turning 4 years old on or before Sept 10); Jr. Preschool (turning 3 years old on or before Sept 10); Early Learners (turning 2 years old on or before Sept 10); Infant Toddler (turning 1 years old on or before Sept 10)
Ratio or class size
More teachers per student than typical schools and more than the state required ratios

Cost and payment

Published cost
Non-refundable $75 waiting-list deposit credited toward registration; $25 private tour credited toward deposit or registration
How families pay
Fee
Child-care subsidy
Accepts Best Beginnings or another subsidy