{"id":3492,"date":"2020-06-20T13:36:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T13:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ics1.org\/?page_id=3492"},"modified":"2022-07-23T03:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T03:36:50","slug":"preschool","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ics1.org\/?page_id=3492","title":{"rendered":"Preschool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#0b11bf&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ics1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_4198-scaled.jpeg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;waves&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;2vw&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;ICS Preschool&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;650px&#8221; 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Mrs. Kristine Kitchell (8th year) and Mrs. Katie Munsell are at the helm of the program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">During the summer of 2009, the Preschool room was remodeled and enlarged to over twice its original size. It is a wonderful, welcoming, learning environment filled with many centers that interest preschool age children.\u00a0 The Preschool room is air conditioned and has its own washroom as well as an extra sink. 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