Challenge: The district could only accommodate part of the community’s preschool demand, leaving a waitlist, while the lease for its separate Prevention Initiative program (birth to age 3) was set to expire without renewal.

Solution: Consolidate both programs onto one campus, securing a $6.4 million state grant — one of only nine awarded statewide to districts with the greatest need — plus $1.8 million in district funding and additional private donor support.

New gross motor addition with a skylit, gabled entry that ties seamlessly into the existing building through matching brick, framing, and rooflines, anchored by a road-themed carpet and tree murals marking the seasons.

Renovated preschool wing now serving 40 full-day students, plus a family library, sensory room, family resource and community offices, warming kitchen, and staff lounge, supporting a campus that grew from 160 students to up to 276 children across full-day preschool (ages 3–5), the Prevention Initiative (birth–3), and the Mountaintop transitional program.

New birth-to-five playground with performance areas, musical instruments, water tables, and garden planters that extend the classrooms’ “interest area” philosophy outdoors.