Four is for questions, friendships, muddy discoveries, big ideas, and trying again. At Green Garden, Michigan’s no-cost Pre-K program still feels like childhood.
Children investigate together outdoors at Green Garden
TuitionNo cost for the Pre-K school day
School dayMonday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
LocationsFour Green Garden schools
The learning is already happening
Watch what a child does with time and trust.
A child studies a fallen branch, asks a friend to help move it, changes the plan, and tries again. There is science in the noticing, language in the conversation, and confidence in the decision to keep going.
Green Garden’s GSRP classrooms use HighScope’s active-learning approach. Children make plans, explore real materials, work with others, spend time outdoors, and return to their ideas. Teachers observe closely, support relationships, and help children carry their thinking further.
Why Green Garden
Childhood is the curriculum.
Kindergarten readiness grows through meaningful work, not a rush toward worksheets. Our teachers make room for the skills children build while doing.
01 · RELATIONSHIPS
Someone knows your child.
Familiar teachers learn each child’s strengths, help with big feelings, and make belonging the starting point for learning.
02 · ACTIVE LEARNING
Ideas belong to children.
Children plan, build, create, solve problems, and reflect. Teachers offer the next useful question or material.
Use Line Leader to share your preferred school, child’s age, and hoped-for start date.
Hear from our enrollment team.
We respond within one business day with current options, eligibility guidance, and any application steps.
See the school.
We will help arrange a visit and explain schedules, paid care outside the GSRP day, meals, closures, and availability.
Good questions to ask
What families want to know.
Is GSRP really free?
Yes. The GSRP Pre-K school day has no tuition. Care before or after the GSRP day may have a separate cost; our team will explain current options for your school.
How old does my child need to be?
Michigan’s PreK for All guidance says children who are four by December 1 of the school year qualify for no-cost Pre-K. Tell us your child’s birthdate and our team will explain the current GSRP enrollment steps and placement options.
Which Green Garden schools offer GSRP?
Clawson, Macomb, Madison Heights, and Huntington Woods. Availability can change, so share your preferred school in your inquiry.
Do I need to complete a separate county application?
Start with one Line Leader inquiry. Our enrollment team will respond within one business day and explain any application or documentation required for your school and county.
When will I learn about meals, closures, and wrap care?
Our team will explain the school-specific schedule, meal details, closure calendar, and any paid care options as you plan enrollment and your visit.
Your next step
Come see what four can do.
Ask about GSRP at the school that feels right for your family. We will respond within one business day.
