Dickinson State University’s Strom Center will soon have students there -- just not college students.
DSU has leased the building to Learning Ladder Preschool of Dickinson, the university said in a statement on Friday.
“Our commitment in regards to use of the facility was to ensure that any program or entity using the building would serve the needs of the community,” DSU President Thomas Mitzel said.
Alyssa Kuntz, a DSU alumna and owner of Learning Ladder Preschool, offers classes to children ages 3-5. She said her future plans include increasing staff, adding preschool classes and eventually offering childcare services for children ages 0-12 by October.
A part of the preschool’s contract with DSU, faculty, staff and students will be given priority in application and waitlist openings.
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Enrollment for the DSU community will begin mid-September with enrollment opening to the public shortly thereafter.
Families will have an opportunity to tour the facility and meet the staff during the application process and again at a grand opening that will be announced in the near future. The Dickinson Chamber of Commerce is also planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony to take place at Learning Ladder Preschool’s new location at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22.
