About St. Dom's Pre-K
Saint Dominic Academy Prekindergarten
Where friends come to learn, play and grow.
Our faith-filled classroom places special emphasis on social and emotional learning through a standards-based early childhood curriculum. Daily instruction takes place in small or large group learning centers, featuring weekly learning units in literacy, math, science, social studies, and religion. Our program is enhanced by creative and outdoor play, service projects, and regularly scheduled classes in art, music, computer, library, and physical education.
In our Pre-K, the St. Dom's mission is echoed throughout the classrooms of our littlest Saints. Through study, prayer, community, and service, Saint Dominic Academy teaches its students the truth of life so that they may set the world afire.
We believe that children thrive in an environment that values their own uniqueness, while being supported and being given opportunities to grow emotionally, socially, and creatively. By building on each child's strengths, interests, and curiosities, we guide each child to explore the world around them, develop new abilities, and form close relationships.
Program Options
- St. Dom's Pre-K is for children ages four to five years old. Children are expected to be potty-trained and need minimal assistance with self-help skills.
- Five Day (M — F) (Please contact Lead Teacher Kristine Fox if modification is needed. kristine.fox@portlanddiocese.org.)
- Arrival is between 7:30 and 7:45 am daily where your child will be greeted and welcomed with smiles.
- Dismissal is at 2:20 pm daily. Pre-K students are dismissed 15 minutes earlier than K through 5th-grade students to ensure the safety of our youngest children.
- A before and an aftercare program is available with qualified teachers in a secure and monitored environment. Snacks may be brought or purchased. Opportunities for supervised movement, games, and creativity are included (aftercare only). There is an additional cost per child for attendance in the before and/or aftercare programs. For information about the 2024-2025 before and aftercare program, contact Principal Dawn Theriault - dawn.theriault@portlanddiocese.org.
Program Cost
Five-day program $7,200.00
Weekly cost (based on 36 weeks)
Compare to the average weekly cost for center-based child care in Androscoggin County is
For information regarding eligibility for a $500 First Responder Scholarship, call Director of Enrollment Management Dawn Theriault at 207-782-6911 ext. 2110 or email at dawn.theriault@portlanddiocese.org.