2026-2027
School Start Dates:
Preschool Open House : August 31st 5-6 pm
Preschool First Day: September 1st
Nursery School Open House: September 3rd: 5-7 pm
Nursery School First Day: September 9/10
Noah's Ark preschool offers a developmentally appropriate early childhood education experience in a safe, caring environment.
Nursery School
Noah's Ark offers Nursery School classes to children who are three years old by Sept. 15. Nursery School classes meet two times a week. This is a tuition based program.
Preschool
Noah's Ark offers Preschool classes to children who are four years old by Sept. 15. Preschool classes meet four mornings a week and are tuition free for four year olds.
our staff
Miss Leisl
Leisl Lidiak: Certified Early Childhood Teacher
Leisl is the preschool director and lead preschool teacher. She has been teaching for 25 years -- 19 of those have been at Noah's Ark. Noah's Ark is special to her because of the staff members and the families that she gets to work with. Leisl enjoys creating learning/playing environments and activities for preschoolers and watching them learn & grow through the school year.
Miss Reka
Reka deBoer/Certified Early Childhood teacher
Reka will be teaching preschool, nursery school and will be serving as the nursery school director. Reka has a genuine love for young children and enjoys helping them learn. Reka did home daycare for 12 years before joining our staff at Noah's Ark.
Miss Lisa
Certified para-educator
Lisa has been working at Noah's Ark for over 15 years as a paraeducator.
Noah's Ark is a part of the Sheldon Community Preschools. We offer tuition free preschool to four year olds with busing available.
🎨 Art
Free painting creations. Creating a 3-D object
🔎 Science + Discovery
Light table with patterns and letters. Magnifying glasses and insects. Ramps. Sound experiments.
🧲 Sensory
Colored rice with magnets and magnetic objects. Playdoh and scissors. Corn and tractors.
📕 Library
Peg board. Puzzles. Seasonal books. Puppets.
➕ Math
Number writing with sensory cards. Number stamping with stamps and ink. Comparing measurements using a scale and different objects. Counting game
🎭 Dramatic Play
Painter's shop. Grocery store. Office.
◼️ Blocks
Hollow wooden blocks. Geometric foam blocks and magnatiles. Community helpers. Animals. Tree blocks.
🍏 Health + Nutrition
Matching foods to food groups on magnetic board.☺️
Creative Curriculum + GOLD Assessment
We use Creative Curriculum and GOLD assessment. Both of these are high quality and research based developed by Teaching Strategies to provide young children with a solid start in their education.
The curriculum teaches all areas of child development: social/emotional, physical, language, cognitive skills, literacy, math, science, technology, social studies and the arts.
Our staff consists of certified teachers and para-educators with many years of early childhood teaching experience. We work closely with families to help us provide the necessary learning experiences that each individual child needs.
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A Longstanding Legacy at Noah's Ark
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