Little Scholars Preparatory School will be opening its doors in Downtown Lansing in late April or early May.
The school is "very small and elite," says founder and owner Audrey Pallone. "We are only taking four kids under the age of two-and-a-half, and 12 over the age of two and a half."
Pallone invested $12,000 into a three-story building located at 416 W. Ottawa. The bulk of the investment went toward getting the building up to code. The children will only occupy the 1,000 sq. ft. first
floor, and Pallone says, "we're making sure the fixtures are safe for kids."
"Local day cares have waiting lists," she says of her inspiration to open the school. A lack of day care options Downtown was another reason.
"There is a big crowd of young professionals in stages of having kids," Pallone says. Her focus is to target professionals that work Downtown with extended hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. "That helps parents who have different hours," explains Pallone.
"There will be three teachers," explains Pallone, each certified and licensed to teach in Michigan. "Your child is going to be learning," says Pallone, who taught first grade for five years at a charter school. The curriculum will feature reading, math, writing and music, as well as character education.
Little Scholars is located at 416 W. Ottawa, half a block West of the Capitol.
Online enrollment is open now.
Source: Audrey Pallone
Writer:
Daniel J. Hogan
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