Open Door Preschool has been welcoming and engaging children in Northfield, Minnesota since 1966. Our classes for children 3-6 years old are based on a flexible schedule to meet the needs of busy families.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Open Door focuses on the social, emotional, physical and educational needs of each child. We recognize every child as an individual and attempt to foster unique and creative attributes through a variety of play-based learning experiences. Our goal is to build positive self-images and enable each child to shine!
OUR COLLABORATIONS
Open Door loves to collaborate with community organizations. We have the following partnerships and are always looking to add more!
St. Olaf College
Part of our environmental education program has long been through a collaboration with St. Olaf College. Three times a year, once each season, we go up to campus and spend the day walking through the Natural Lands, led by student naturalists. The naturalists also plan other activities for the ODP students and sometimes bring the learning to us at our home classroom.
Carleton College
We have recently reignited a collaboration with Carleton College in the form of a day of Dance! ODP spent the day at the Carleton Weitz Center and participated in two dance classes led by Daphne McCoy. The students, little and big, loved getting to know each other and move together!
Three Links Care Center
We believe in the value of intergenerational relationships and we have enjoyed connecting the ODP little ones with Three Links Care Center residents. We “trick-or-treat” there, sing for them, and bring them seasonal artwork to brighten up their room.
Northfield Curbside Compost
To reduce our environmental impact ODP is a member of the Northfield Curbside Compost Coop. Through this, the kids learn what items from their snack, lunch and other parts of the day are compostable, what are recyclable, and what is trash for the landfill.
OUR SCHOLARSHIPS
Open Door is able to offer two types of scholarships. One, through our Parent Aware certification allows for up to $7500 to eligible families. The other, offered through Open Door, allows for up to ¼ scholarship based on need for those who do not meet the Parent Aware eligibility. Please visit our scholarship page for more information.
If you would like to tour the school and meet staff, please call and we will set up a time that works for you. Come see what a special place ODP is!
Please contact our director Marja Steinberg at 507-645-8532 or email director@opendoorpreschoolnorthfield.org.
We are conveniently located at:
500 W Third Street in Northfield (Lower level of St. John’s Church, NE corner)
