
Mannheim Early Childhood Center Preschool for All program has been awarded the Golden Circle of Quality award from ExceleRate Illinois. This award recognizes programs that have d...

School supply lists for the 2022-2023 school year have now been posted to the district website. There is a direct link below for your convenience. Spanish and English lists are i...

IMPORTANT REMINDER: iPads (fully charged), black iPad bag, charger adapter, and charger cord need to be turned in to your child’s classroom teacher this week. They are due by May 1...

In Ms. Cardenas classroom, we've been learning about the cycle of a butterfly and students have built the cycle on their own. We have also been retelling the very hungry caterpilla...

Hello Families,
At the MECC, we have been learning all about insects. In their play at school the children have shared their curiosity about the different insects they see, how i...

STAR NET Region II is excited to share information with you about an event coming up on April 7th. Hamlet and Alina, the two presenters, are talented early childhood educators and ...

MECC families, If you missed the March screening, don't worry! We will be having another one in April. If you have a child at home between the ages of 2.6 - 4 years of age, it is t...

Hello MECC Families, Here are some great resources for language development in preschool. In these articles, you will find information on raising a bilingual child, and what to exp...

The children are excited about learning new facts about ocean creatures. This week in class, the children made ocean creatures, and then dictated information about their favorite ...

Hello MECC Families, During the month of March, we will be learning about sand and the ocean. For this month's home learning project, we want you to make your own treasure chest! Y...

Hello MECC Families,
Over the next month, the students at the MECC will be learning about the ocean, sand and water. It is such an exciting unit of study for many of our young le...

We will be celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day at
Mannheim Early Childhood Center (MECC) on Thursday,
February 17th.
“Spread Love and Kindness” and wear RED.
We will be
p...

Hello! This is Mrs. Lopez, the school social worker. I wanted to share this photo of our Kindness Tree. This week, we worked on our Kindness Week project and made hearts with a pi...

Mannheim Early Childhood Center is holding their annual district wide preschool school screening. If you have a child at home between the ages of 2.6 - 4 years of age it is time t...

The Mannheim Early Childhood Center will be using Seesaw this school year to share important information, post pictures, and give activities to students. These videos will help you...

This week, we are celebrating Kindness week with a theme each day. This celebration provides students with the tools and inspiration to show kindness towards others and prevent bul...

Ho! Ho! Ho! We had a surprise visit from Santa Claus and his elves from Toys for Tots. The students were able to do a meet and greet with Santa Claus, and they even got their pictu...

Good Evening Families,This is Shannon Cribaro, Director of Mannheim Early Childhood Center, with our weeklymessage for December 6, 2021.It is very important that you pick up your s...

Happy Thanksgiving! Just a reminder that there is no school this week from Wednesday, November 24, 2021 through Friday, November 26, 2021. We are so thankful for all of you! We hop...

Good Evening Families,This is Shannon Cribaro, Director of Mannheim Early Childhood Center, with our weeklymessage for November 12, 2021.The weather is very cold in the morning and...