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La Maison des Enfants is a French Immersion preschool and kindergarten program which includes two classrooms. All instruction is given in French and children are divided in groups according to their age. We maintain small group sizes to achieve the best quality of education.

Registration for the 2023-2024 School Year

Thank you for your interest in La Maison des Enfants! Please choose one of the programs below:

Preschool 1: Date of birth 9/2/2019 - 9/1/2020 (children must be full toilet trained prior to the start of school) - This program is currently full. Please see instructions for interest/waitlist below.

Preschool 2: Date of birth 9/2/2018 -9/1/2019 -This program is currently full. Please see instructions for interest/waitlist below.

Kindergarten: Date of birth 9/1/2018 or earlier - we have a limited number of spots available in this program. Please contact Katie at katie.johnson@utah.edu if you are interested in this program.

 

Please complete the following steps to apply:

  1. Click the link and pay the registration fee.**  Please “assign” this fee to your child as you set up your account. Application fees are non-refundable.
  2. Fill out application completely. If you have assigned your child to the class/fee you will have the application document show up in your dashboard.
  3. Upload a copy to your child’s birth certificate or passport to your account.

 

Please email interest/waitlist requests to Katie at katie.johnson@utah.edu and include the following information: first and last name of your child, the date of birth, the program you are applying for (see dates above), your first and last name, and a phone number to reach you at.

Birthdates for 2023-2024

  • Preschool 1: Date of birth 9/2/2019 - 9/1/2020 (children must be full toilet trained prior to the start of school)
  • Preschool 2: Date of birth 9/2/2018 -9/1/2019
  • Kindergarten: Date of birth 9/1/2018 or earlier

Handbook

The handbook for La Maison des Enfants contains important information about tuition, dates, and other program information. You can find a PDF version of our handbook by clicking this link:  FIP Handbook 23.24.

 

Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year

We will have an informational meeting on January 27, 2024 at 2 pm prior to opening applications to the public on January 29, 2024 for the 2024-2025 school year. We will not open a waitlist for 2024-2025 until we have filled the available spots in a particular program. Please check back in early January for more information about the meeting and applying for the 2024-2025 school year.

Birthdates for 2024-2025

  • Preschool 1: Date of birth 9/2/2020 - 9/1/2021 (children must be full toilet trained prior to the start of school)
  • Preschool 2: Date of birth 9/2/2019 -9/1/2020
  • Kindergarten: Date of birth 9/1/2019 or earlier

All children must be toilet trained prior to attending.

The curriculum is inspired by the world-renowned French Ministry of Education. Our education emphasizes fun, respect, good manners, arts, music, physical exercise, and good food.

All children must be toilet-trained prior to attending.

Preschool and Kindergarten activities include:

French language
Stories
Songs
Writing
Math
Science
Cooking
Painting
Drawing
Dance
Physical Exercise

Learn more about our program through this short video

Schedule Overview:


The school meets Monday through Friday. A typical day schedule can be found by clicking here.

 

School Schedule

Monday through Friday
9:00 am - 1:00 pm (half day) and 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (extended day)

Official link to French curriculum for preschool: www.education.gouv.fr/bo/2008/hs3/programme_maternelle.htm

Administrative questions e-mail: jennifer.killpack-knutsen@utah.edu

The school is located on the campus of The University of Utah at the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex, 1721 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112.