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Preschool Options

Now accepting applications for new preschool students for School Year 2026-2027

Children must be 3 or 4 years of age by August 31, 2025

SMART START ACADEMY @ Mesquite Elementary
Monday - Friday from 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
 
SMART START ACADEMY @ Gary A. Knox Elementary
Monday - Thursday from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
 
SMART START ACADEMY @ Pueblo Elementary
Monday - Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
 
SMART START ACADEMY @ H.L. Suverkrup Elementary and Ronald Reagan Elementary
Monday - Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 
SMART START ACADEMY @ Salida Del Sol Elementary
Monday - Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Monday - Thursday from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 
GREAT BEGINNINGS PRESCHOOL @ Valley Horizon Elementary
Monday - Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 
 
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
$20 One-Time Registration Fee
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION: 
- Call (928) 373-3956
 
Does Your Child Qualify?
 
Crane Schools operate on a modified year-round schedule. In order to help prepare at-risk youngsters for success in kindergarten, several preschool options are available. To determine whether a four-year old child qualifies for one of these programs, please call the following:
 
  • Exceptional Student Services: (928) 373-3451
  • Great Beginnings Preschool: (928) 373-3956
  • Smart Start @ Pueblo: (928) 373-3600
  • Head Start: (928) 782-3621 
 
Exceptional Student Preschool
 
Crane also offers exceptional student preschool services to three and four-year old children. To determine whether a child qualifies for these services, please call the District Exceptional Student Services Department at (928) 373-3451.