Our Preschool classroom is open Monday-Friday from 7:45 AM to 3:15 PM, all year long (except for the Holidays listed below).

Our Latchkey program offers before-school care from 7:00-7:45 AM and after-school care from 3:15-6:00 PM.

Little Warriors will be closed for the following holidays:

• Closed for 2 weeks around the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays

• Closed for the week during Chippewa Hills Spring Break

• Memorial Day

• Closed for 2 weeks around the July 4th Holiday

• Labor Day

• Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after

The Little Warriors Program does remain open even when Chippewa Hills is closed or delayed due to weather (unless otherwise announced). We encourage you to tune into the school closing information posted by Chippewa Hills as they will indicate if Little Warriors does indeed need to be closed for the day.

Little Warriors participates in the National School Lunch Program through Chippewa Hills, which provides a FREE breakfast, lunch, and snack for every child in our program. Each classroom will have menus posted and will note any meal substitutions if they are needed. Parents are welcome to provide meals and a snack from home for their child if desired.

Parents are responsible for transporting their students to and from Little Warriors. All children must be accompanied to the classroom by their parent. Children may not be dropped off on campus unless a staff member is there to receive them. Sign in and sign out procedures are in place to account for your child’s safety and attendance.

When dropping off or picking up your Little Warrior, please park in the designated parking areas and keep all bus lanes cleared.

Tuition for the Little Warriors Program is as follows:

• School Day Preschool Program: $125/week

• School Day Preschool Program with Latchkey: $150/week

• Latchkey Program only: $5/day per child

Parents are expected to pay for all weeks of the Little Warriors Preschool Program, regardless of whether a child was in attendance or not. The exceptions are when the Program is closed for a Holiday or weather closure. For example, parents are not expected to pay for Memorial Day as that is a Holiday closure, meaning parents will only pay $100 in tuition for that week ($25/day Tuesday-Friday).

Days when Chippewa Hills schools are closed, such as Safety Day or early release days, are NOT considered holidays. The Little Warriors Program is open those days and payment will still be required.

Applications to become a Little Warrior are accepted all year long! Class sizes are limited due to licensing requirements, but we will maintain a wait list if necessary.

Call the Mecosta Elementary office at 231-972-7477 to register your child today!

Check out our Parent Handbook for more details about the Little Warrior Program!