The Catholic Schools of Greater Kalamazoo offer two great preschool options. St. Augustine Cathedral School, downtown, and St. Monica Catholic School, on the border between Kalamazoo and Portage, provide fully licensed, welcoming preschool classrooms located within nurturing, Catholic faith-based elementary schools.

Children benefit from a curriculum that provides activities and skills from each developmental area – cognitive, creative, physical, spiritual, language, and Social Emotional Learning – making up the “whole child.” The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a central component of our curriculum: a hands-on program that focuses on faith development of each child.

Visit each school’s webpage to learn more about St. Monica’s Early Childhood Program and St. Augustine’s Preschool Program. Our directors Mrs. Garlick and Mrs. Wurtz are full certified teachers, overseeing state-licensed programs.

We would love to welcome your family for a tour! Call us or use the contact links at the right to schedule a school visit and meet our teachers.

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is at the heart of our preschool curriculum. Learn more about it in the video below, and be sure to visit the Atrium classroom on your school tour!

"When our family began the search for a preschool many years ago, we were simply looking for affordability and an opportunity for socialization. We are currently in our 6th year and 3rd child to attend the St. Monica Early Childhood program and continue to be blown away by all this preschool has to offer. Our children have learned to read, simple math addition and subtraction, built strong friendships, developed emotional coping skills, strengthened their relationship with Jesus Christ, and so much more, all during their two years of half-day preschool.

The director focuses on each child’s specific needs for success and also helps us as parents to identify these needs. The curriculum offers activities that stimulate all developmental areas and includes Montessori-based learning through play.

The preschool program is appropriately intertwined with the rest of the school. The youngest learners are still part of the full Catholic school community, yet their teachers know when little minds can become overwhelmed.

The option of extended care for a full day of school is extremely convenient for working parents. No child will leave this program unprepared for elementary school!"

- Dave and Amber Parker