Ryley preschool a go for the fall - now located in the school

BY JANA SEMENIUK

After a one year shut down for the first time in their 23-year history, the Ryley Community Preschool are back up and running and preparing to re-open this Sept. at their new space in the Ryley School.

Preschool coordinator

Larissa Holowachuk said keeping the preschool open is vital for the little community.

“For our program we involve the parents (so) it becomes more of a community,” she said. “They're creating those ties especially for those who have just moved to the community. That's seems to be a big help.”

Holowachuk said in an interview earlier this year that the preschool’s agreement with the Good News Church in Ryley dissolved, leaving them with no place to operate out of and no choice but to close down last year.

She said she was in talks with Battle River School Division since last fall and they finally came to an agreement later this year.

“They were in the middle of a school year and there's a lot of hoops that they go through. The process takes a while,” she said adding it took approximately eight months for an agreement.

Holowachuk said their new space is a bit smaller than their old one, but there are many benefits to having the preschool inside the school.

“They are giving us the use of the gym, the library, the homework room and learning commons so that’s really good,” she said, adding that preschool also benefits children by preparing them for school.

“Once (kids) have that little grounding in social awareness and being with others (and learning) social skills and being able to sit and listen, it helps them as they enter into the school system.”

Holowachuk said there are already seven children enrolled for the preschool which is more than she usually sees at this time of the year.

“Normally, we don't do anything for registration until the week before because everybody's got summer plans,” she said.

“I’m cautiously optimistic.”

Holowachuk added that the program is usually kept to a maximum of 22 children ages two and a half to five years old.

Meanwhile, Holowachuk said the preschool will be holding an open house on Sept. 7 and classes will start on Sept. 12.

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