Birth- 24 Months- Families are welcome to attend up to 3 engaging and interactive classes designed for children and their families. Each session includes books, stories, rhymes, music and movement. Free to attend but registration is required. At the end of your classes, your family will receive a free children's book to take home and enjoy together! Please Note: Space is limited. Priority will be given to families who are registering for the first time.

Outdoor experiences naturally provide children with opportunities to develop their whole selves while also learning hands-on about the world around them. Children’s free time outside dropped by 38% between 1979 and 1999. “Unstructured” outdoor play today amounts to only about 30 minutes per week for each of our children. That’s barely 4 minutes per day. Research shows that when children have outdoor experience in nature, they are happier, healthier and do better in school. It also improves learners’ attention, levels of stress, self-discipline, interest and enjoyment in learning and physical activity and fitness. (Jeffers Foundation) ECFE Outdoor Learning/Nature-based play, will include but not limited to the following: digging holes, exploring, building stick forts, daydreaming in your secret spot or just “mucking around” in the woods. Class will happen all Fridays ECFE is in session, no matter the weather. Please dress for the weather and the bugs! Free class, no registration required! Class will be held at Cedar Ridge Outdoor Learning area. 8905 Braxton Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 *Park in the general parking lot and walk to the left side of the building to the sign for Outdoor Learning and the path into the woods. Call 952-975-7200 with questions.

Join us to learn from a licensed pediatric physical therapist the essentials to help your child enjoy tummy time, and massage that can provide comfort and relaxation. You will also learn ways to position your baby to minimize head shape issues and work on midline head posture for visual development. This class is recommended for children who are NOT crawling. Free class, no registration required!

Our Family School program offers free English classes for adults, Little Eagles preschool for 3 and 4 year olds, and an infant and toddler classroom for younger children or children 5 and under who are not enrolled in preschool. Adult English classes are provided by Metro South Adult Basic Education, and children's classes are staffed by early childhood educators. For the 2025-2026 school year, Family School will take place in person during the mornings. Preschoolers who are 3 year old by September 1, 2025 attend morning classes at Lower Campus Preschool Center. Preschoolers who are 4 years old by September 1, 2025 attend morning preschool at your assigned elementary school. Adults and any other children 5 and under who are not enrolled in preschool will attend classes two days a week at Lower Campus Early Childhood Center. Adult classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays or on Tuesdays and Thursdays, depending on your English level. If you see a note that this class is full, please enroll anyway. Everyone who enrolls in the class will be on the waitlist until we receive a test score from Metro South ABE and place you in a specific class section. Nuestro programa Family School ofrece clases de inglés gratuitas para adultos, preescolar Little Eagles para niños de 3 y 4 años y un salón de clases para bebés y niños pequeños para niños más pequeños o niños de 5 años o menos que no están inscritos en preescolar. Las clases de inglés para adultos son impartidas por Metro South Adult Basic Education, y las clases para niños están a cargo de educadores de la primera infancia. Para el curso escolar 2025-2065, la Escuela de Familia se desarrollará de forma presencial en horario de mañana. Los niños en edad preescolar que tengan 3 años antes del 1 de septiembre de 2025 asisten a clases matutinas en el Centro preescolar del campus inferior. Los niños en edad preescolar que tengan 4 años antes del 1 de septiembre de 2025 asisten al preescolar matutino en su escuela primaria asignada. Los adultos y otros niños menores de 5 años que no estén inscritos en preescolar asistirán a clases dos días a la semana en el Centro de Primera Infancia del Lower Campus. Las clases para adultos son los lunes y miércoles o los martes y jueves, dependiendo de tu nivel de inglés. Si ve una nota que indica que esta clase está llena, inscríbase de todos modos. Todos los que se inscriban en la clase estarán en la lista de espera hasta que recibamos una puntuación del examen de Metro South ABE y lo coloquemos en una sección de clase específica. For assistance in English please call (952) 975-6940. Para asistencia en español llame al 952-975-7206. Kaalmada af Somali la xidhiidh 952-975-7254. Family School is a collaboration between Eden Prairie Schools Community Education and our partner Metro South ABE. Metro South is partially funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using state and/or federal funding, Minnesota Statute Section 124D.522 and/or CFDA 84.002, Adult Basic Education-Grants to States.

Register weekly for indoor exploring time in the Historic Gym with a children's teacher and parent educator in this non-separating class. Children birth to 5 are welcome and each week will bring new activities. Weekly registration opens on Saturday for the upcoming week.

Birth to 5 Months- We would love to meet you and walk with you during your child’s early months. Come join other parents with little ones and feel the support that comes from talking with others, gaining education and beginning to develop your village! Join us each week to learn about new topics and resources in our community. Be sure to pick up your Free Welcome Baby Bag! Free childcare for siblings, but must emailEPS_LittleEagles@edenpr.orgor call 952-975-7200 for availability.

Three and four year olds are excited to explore the world and meet new friends! The preschool years are full of discovery, but can also be a parenting challenge. Your child will build positive self esteem, confidence, and independence while they are in the classroom. Parents will learn more strategies for successful and effective parenting. Separating. Select your class based on your child’s age as of September 1, 2025.

This is a Virtual seminar. After registration is complete, you will receive an online link to the Virtual Seminar. This video link will be available to view at your own time till June 1st. This class will focus on parent's role in supporting their child's emotional growth and intelligence. Using research from Gottman Institute, "Emotion Coaching: The Heart of Parenting", we will summarize the five-step method that builds emotional intelligence and creates positive, long-lasting effects for children from toddlers to teens. This is an abbreviated or review class of the popular five-week Emotion Coaching virtual class. Presenter: Karen Linscott: Parent Educator for EP School District

This is a Virtual seminar. After registration is complete, you will receive an online link to the Virtual Seminar.This video link will be available to view at your own time till June 1st. Screens are a big part of even our littlest kids' loves. This session will help parents and caregivers create a family screen time approach that balances real life with he latest research on the influence of screens on young children's development. This session will be a guilt free zone. Practical strategies will be shared to help you confidently navigate this important aspect of raising children. Presenter: Lisa Weir M.Ed. and host of the Mom Psych Podcast

This session is a discussion-based class that helps parents and caregivers identify values and messages they would like to share with their children, learn typical stages of sexual development for children and adolescents, and discuss effective communication skills to aid them in talking with their children about various sexuality topics. Our approach aims to build confidence so parents can communicate their values (whatever those may be!) and feel comfortable having conversations with their kiddos. Presenter: Caroline Hickey from myHealth, Community Engagement Coordinator.

This is a Virtual seminar. After registration is complete, you will receive an online link to the Virtual Seminar. This video link will be available to view at your own time till June 1st. Tantrums, refusals, and meltdowns are all expected behaviors for young children as they are learning to solve problems and interact with others. This parent seminar will focus on common reasons why young children have challenging behaviors, how we can prevent them, and how we can respond when they happen. Presenter: Sara Pokladnik, School Psychologist for EP School District.