Preschool Locations

Des Moines Public Schools is home to three Early Learning Centers that provide several preschool options:

• McKee Education Center
• Mitchell Early Learning Center
• Jesse Franklin Taylor Education Center
• Woodlawn Education Center

In addition, our Early Childhood programs are also located in many neighborhood elementary schools including:

• Capitol View
• Carver
• Cowles Montessori
• Garton
• Greenwood
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• McKinley
• Moulton
• Pleasant Hill
• Walnut Street

Finally, Des Moines Public Schools works with several partners in the community to provide additional preschool locations. Those partners include:

• Capitol Park – 800 E. 12th Street – dev.capitolparkelc.org
• Christ the King Church – 701 Wall Street – www.cksdesmoines.com
• Grace Methodist Church – 3700 Cottage Grove – www.gracedesmoines.org
• Hispanic Resource Center – 828 SE Scott – www.conmigoearlyed.org
• Holy Family Church – 1265 E. 9th – www.hfsdm.org  
• Holy Trinity Church – 2926 Beaver – www.htschool.org
• Oakridge – 1236 Oakridge Drive
• St. Anthony Church – 16 Columbus Avenue – www.stanthonydsm.org/school
• St. Augustin Church – 4320 Grand Avenue – www.staugustinschool.org
• St. Joseph – 2107 – E. 33rd Street – www.stjosephschooldsm.org
• St. Theresa – 5810 Cara Carpenter Avenue – www.sainttheresaiowa.org
• The Science Center of Iowa – 401 W. MLK Jr Parkway – www.sciowa.org/learn/preschool/
• Westminster Church – 4114 Allison Avenue – www.westpres.org