Preschool Registration Underway at Frankfort Park District

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Parenting Parley

From Foreign Languages to Forging Relationships: Choosing the Right Preschool

How do you choose the right preschool for your child, or do you even send them at all?

The Illinois Early Learning Project lists five factors that parents should consider when choosing a preschool: teachers, curriculum, safety, happiness of the students and expected level of parental involvement. These were not exactly the factors I was looking for when I chose a preschool for my children. I would have to say cost was at the top of my list, followed...probably...by cost...and then safety and then happiness and so on. Luckily, as errant as my methods may have been, after just one year of floundering about the preschool wilderness, I stumbled onto one that fit all of our needs. The teachers were kind and willing to explain the curriculum. The kids were behaved and involved, and the place was locked up like Fort Knox during …

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What's Ahead

A Look at the Next Five Days: Feb. 21-25

We tell you what's closed on Presidents Day, who the Griffins face in the girls basketball sectional and when to register for L-W preschool.

When: All day  Where: Around the area   Schools, banks and government agencies won't be open for the holiday. Here's a look at some of the places that will be closed: When: 8:10 p.m. Where: Lincoln-Way North High School, 19900 S. Harlem Ave.   The Griffins continue their run through the playoffs as they face Marist in this first round of the Lincoln-Way North Sectional. Check Frankfort Patch on Monday night for complete coverage and analysis of the game.  When: 7 p.m.  Where: Frankfort Police Station, lower level, 20602 Lincoln Way Lane This week's board meeting moves to Tuesday because of the Presidents Day holiday. The agenda includes votes on new ordinances and approval of the 2011 zoning map. Go here for a look at the meeting'…

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Immanuel Lutheran Preschool to Help College-Bound Students

Immanuel Lutheran Preschool will award three $500 scholarships to former students.

Preschool may be a distant memory to most high school seniors, but one Mokena preschool is remembering its former pupils in a big way. Next spring, Immanuel Lutheran Preschool, 10731 W. LaPorte Road, will award $500 scholarships to three of its qualifying college-bound alumni. The scholarships will be presented at the preschool's graduation ceremony and at the Lincoln-Way High School Scholarship Awards Day. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church's Board of Christian Education and the preschool staff created the annual scholarship plan to "give back to the community," according to Lois Mayer, preschool director. Two qualifying alumni will receive a one-time award of $500 for college tuition or books. A third $500 award, the Immanuel …

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