Preschool

Preschool at NNPS

Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) Preschool is a program that provides 4-year-olds in Newport News a FREE, high-quality, early childhood experience in preparation for kindergarten readiness (and beyond!). It is a state and federally funded program, designed to give eligible children opportunities to develop social-emotional skills and build a strong foundation for learning on the journey to becoming college, career and citizen-ready!

Questions? Please call the NNPS Preschool Office at (757) 283-7850 x.10247.

Now accepting preschool applications for the 2025-26 school year! Visit the Online Registration Portal to apply.

Please note: NNPS Preschool is a state and federally funded program, and all applications will be reviewed based on eligibility criteria and space availability.

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Our Vision

Being a child is magical and joyful. In preschool, we inquire and imagine. We discover and dramatize. We play and puzzle. We read and write. We code and cooperate. We build and brainstorm. We sing and skip. We create and question. We mix and measure. We hug and high-five.

Our Goals

Our curriculum is aligned with Virginia’s Early Learning and Development Standards. We are committed to developing kind, curious, and independent little humans in service to the following goals:

Play & Learning

Engage in learning activities that promote creativity, imagination, and curiosity.
Apply executive function and self-regulation skills as they interact with the world and others around them.

Social & Emotional Development

Recognize and express emotions and care for self and others.
Engage in appropriate interactions with adults and other children.

Communication, Language & Literacy Development

Know and apply the relationships among letters, sounds, word parts, and vocabulary as they become readers and writers.
Communicate effectively based on medium, purpose, task, and audience.
Engage with a wide variety of stories, texts, and media to spark interest and build a love of reading.

Health & Physical Development

Engage in activities that develop gross and fine motor skills.
Know and apply routines of physical health and self-care.

Cognitive Development

Explore their natural, physical, and social environment by questioning, predicting, and making connections.
Explore and apply the relationships between mathematical concepts as they become problem solvers.
Engage in the creative process in order to grow awareness, make connections, and express ideas.
Ask questions and apply knowledge to understand and interact with the world.

Our Instructional Approach

Students deserve equitable access to high-quality instructional staff, instruction, resources, and opportunities to learn. Students learn about themselves and their world through hands-on experiences, play-based exploration, and meaningful conversations.

Our instructional day includes explicit instruction, inquiry-based learning, cooperative play, and independent exploration through: