REAL DUBUQUE NEWS (RDN)
Dubuque schools to offer full-day preschool at three sites for 2027-28
LOCAL NEWS WIRE • November 13, 2026
Audubon, Irving and Seedlings will offer the five-day option at $350 a month; registration opens Dec. 1
KEY FACTS & RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
- Full-day preschool offered for the 2027-2028 school year at three locations: Audubon Elementary School, Irving Elementary School and Seedlings Preschool Center (KCRG, Nov. 13, 2026).
- Five days per week; cost $350 per month.
- The district is working to secure support for tuition assistance and free or reduced-price meals.
- Eligibility: four years old on or before Sept. 15 of the school year they enroll, or five by Sept. 15 with a birthday between March 15 and Sept. 15, 2022, and never attended preschool as part of the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program.
- Registration for all preschool programming opens Tuesday, Dec. 1.
- Current half-day preschool offerings continue alongside the new full-day options (Telegraph Herald, Oct. 19, 2026).
The Dubuque Community School District will offer full-day preschool at three locations for the 2027-2028 school year, KCRG reports. Audubon Elementary School, Irving Elementary School and Seedlings Preschool Center will each offer the full-day option five days per week, at $350 per month. The district is working to secure support for tuition assistance and free or reduced-price meals. To be eligible, students must be four years old on or before Sept. 15 of the school year they enroll, or five by Sept. 15 with a birthday between March 15 and Sept. 15, 2022, and have never attended preschool as part of the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program. Registration for all preschool programming opens Tuesday, Dec. 1. The district will keep its current half-day preschool offerings alongside the new full-day options, according to the Telegraph Herald's earlier reporting on the plan.