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
• Cowles Montessori
• Hillis
• Madison
• McKinley
• Moulton
• Phillips
• Pleasant Hill
• River Woods
• Smouse
• Walnut Street
• Willard

For more information on DMPS preschool locations, be sure to visit our online school directory.

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