Chehalem Park and Recreation District Serving Newberg & Dundee, Oregon since 1967

Bonnie Benedict Preschool

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Classes for 3 Year-Olds

Times

Tuesdays & Thursdays
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
(closed public school holidays)

Registration Fee

$35 (nonrefundable) for all classes
Fee covers start-up program costs, handbook, t-shirt.

Class Fees

$128.00 per month IN-DISTRICT*
$160.00 per month OUT-OF-DISTRICT*

*In/out of district refers to Newberg/Dundee School District Status

*10% discount will be given if full school year is paid in advance.

Need daycare as well? We offer daycare Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Children enrolled in both programs get a 20% discount on daycare.

Classes for 4 Year-Olds

Times

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
(closed public school holidays)

Registration Fee

$35 (nonrefundable) for all classes
Fee covers start-up program costs, handbook, t-shirt.

Class Fees

$140.00 per month IN-DISTRICT*
$175.00 per month OUT-OF-DISTRICT*

*In/out of district refers to Newberg/Dundee School District Status

*10% discount will be given if full school year is paid in advance.

Need daycare as well? We offer daycare Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Children enrolled in both programs get a 20% discount on daycare.
History

Chehalem Park and Recreation District (CPRD) was formed in 1966.  At that time, kindergarten was not being offered in the public schools.  Antonia Crater, one of the founding members of the CPRD Board felt strongly that early childhood education would make a difference in the community.  She asked the Board to consider offering a kindergarten-preschool program through the park district.  The Board accepted this proposal and our first “activity program” was born.  The Board asked Bonnie Benedict to develop this program.  During the early years there were two classes of 26 kindergarten students and two classes of 26 preschool four year-olds.  The program ran very lean in the early years, with classes being held in the old Presbyterian Church basement.  Most equipment and supplies were donated but people were very enthusiastic about the school and the curriculum that Bonnie developed.  In 1968 a three year-old class was added to the school with 15 students in the class.  Bonnie taught for 32 years and retired in 1998.  We now have children in our program whose parents were in those early classes.  Bonnie Benedict and her husband also ran the “Summer in the Parks” program in those early district years.  These were the first classes that were offered through CPRD. 
Contact Us

Bonnie Benedict Preschool
504 East Second Street
Newberg, Oregon 97132

Phone: (503) 519-5224

Email:
Lynne Patrick, Recreation and Education Coordinator
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