Welcome to Kindergarten

Find Your Neighborhood School

Each of our five neighborhood elementary schools offers an excellent full-day kindergarten program where students benefit from a nurturing, yet high-standards approach to learning. Through personalized learning, our strong curriculum is designed to inspire and support each young learner’s unique talents and gifts. All of our classrooms emphasize the 4Cs: communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. Eden Prairie’s reputation of excellence runs deep throughout our district. We invite you to visit your neighborhood school to learn more about the wonderful opportunities available for your child.

All families are invited to consider a bilingual educational experience for their child at Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion elementary school. Eagle Heights offers a full immersion experience for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Our young scholars are taught the same full-day curriculum as our high-quality elementary schools, but the content is delivered in Spanish. (Art, music and physical education classes are taught in English.)

Enrollment materials must be turned in by 4 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2023 to be included in the enrollment lottery. A lottery will be held in February 2023 to determine placement. Online enrollment is encouraged. Visit Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion to learn more about the school.

Students from across the state of Minnesota can now experience the same outstanding Spanish immersion experience as our students in Eden Prairie from the comfort of their own homes! In Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion Online, students learn in Spanish with other children from across the state, and families are welcomed into the broader Eagle Heights familia (family). Learn more by visiting the Eagle Heights Online webpage, then watch a webinar or attend a Virtual Open House to connect with Principal Hernan Moncada.

EP Online is a 100% online learning option for students across the state of Minnesota. EP Online is taught by highly-acclaimed Eden Prairie Schools teachers and uses the district’s rigorous standards and curriculum. Students spend more live time with a teacher than in any other Minnesota online school, and parents and guardians in EP Online can become deeply connected to their student’s learning through weekly check-in meetings with the teacher. Visit eponline.school for more information.

Early Entrance to Kindergarten Option

Minnesota statute states that children entering kindergarten need to be five years old on, or before, September 1 of their kindergarten year. The law does, however, provide local school districts some flexibility for an early entrance procedure. Eden Prairie Schools offers an extension for early enrollment consideration for children with birthdays between September 2 and October 31. Children born after October 31 will enter kindergarten when they are 5 years old.

Early enrollment is intended for children who demonstrate intellectual ability, social/emotional development and academic achievement well-advanced for their age. When considering students for early enrollment, we look for children who demonstrate the ability to be successful as a grade-accelerated student throughout their K-12 experience.

Parents with questions regarding the procedure or forms for Early Entrance to Kindergarten are asked to contact Liz Stamson either by phone at 952-975-7060 or by email at Elizabeth_Stamson@edenpr.org.