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Children's Garden Preschool

General Information

Get to know us!

Owners/Teacher

Shaun and Sara Brentrup, opened Children's Garden Preschool in 2005. Sara has Associate of the Arts and Bachelor of the Arts degrees in Early Childhood Education with a minor in business administration. Shaun has Bachelor of Science degrees in Elementary Education and Physical Education. Both teachers are certified in child CPR/First Aid and participate in yearly training programs. The Brentrup's are experienced curriculum writers and preschool developers.


Beginning this fall, Sara will be the full-time teacher at Children's Garden Preschool and the main face you'll see at school each day. Sara enjoys traveling with her family, listening to music, and writing curriculum.


To keep up with the latest trends and research in Early Childhood Education, the teachers are members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and attend NAEYC Early Childhood Conferences and online courses for continuing education. 

Sara and Shaun have 5 children, ages 10-18. Their family enjoys traveling and going to hockey games and concerts. 

Contact Us

General Question? Fill out the form below or send an email to minotpreschool@outlook.com! We have a full family life on top of running our mom and pop business and it can be difficult for us to return calls. Email is our preferred method of communication. You are also welcome to text questions to Sara at 701-833-8980. We will get back to you as soon as we can. Thank you!

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Location

We rent two classrooms in the northwest corner of Zion church at the south end of Hiawatha Street. We are located near Washington Elementary School.


Zion Lutheran Church website

Children's Garden Preschool, inside Zion Church

1800 Hiawatha Street, Minot, ND 58701, US

Payment Options

For your convenience, we accept ACH payments (automatic bank withdrawal) or credit card payments through Square. PayPal, cash or check are also options for paying tuition.

Giving Back

Giving and Community Involvement

Giving to others and helping our community are important parts of our business philosophy. The organizations listed below are ones we have helped in various ways over the years. Check them out!

2nd Story

https://www.secondstoryclub.com/

Backpack Buddies

https://www.svunitedway.com/backpackbuddies

Communication Disorders Clinic at Minot State

https://www.minotstateu.edu/cd/clinic.shtml

Edgewood Vista Minot

https://www.edgewoodhealthcare.com/community/edgewood-in-minot/

Gymagic Gymnastics

https://www.minotgymnastics.com

Institute of Dance & Ballet Theatre

https://www.facebook.com/RinatMouzafarov/

Kids' Yoga Day

https://www.kidsyogaday.com/

Lord's Cupboard Food Pantry

http://www.thewelcometableminot.org/food-pantry.html

Magic City Discover Center

https://www.magiccitydiscoverycenter.com/ 

Make a Scene Kids' Theatre

 https://www.steamnd.org/ 

Minot 3-6 Year Old T-Ball League

https://www.steamnd.org/sertomatball

Minot Area Homeless Coalition

 http://www.minotareahomelesscoalition.com/ 

Minot Area Men's Winter Refuge

 https://www.menswinterrefuge.com/ 

Minot Community Meal

 http://minotcommunitymeal.org/ 

Minot Head Start

 http://headstart.minot.k12.nd.us/ 

Minot State University Summer Theatre

http://www.minotstateu.edu/theatre/summer.shtml 

Minot YWCA

 http://www.ywcaminot.org/ 

Operation Christmas Child

 https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/ 

Open Mind

 http://www.openmindnd.org/ 

Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports

https://www.prairiegritsports.com/

Project Ignite Light

  https://ignitelight.org/ 

Ronald McDonald House Charities

http://www.rmhcbismarck.org/

Roosevelt Park Zoo

 http://www.rpzoo.com/ 

Souris Valley Animal Shelter

http://svaspets.com/

Zion Lutheran Church

 http://www.zionlutheranminot.org/ 

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