Thank you for your interest in applying for Hartley Nature Preschool for the 2023-24 preschool year! Use this system to submit the application fee for the 2023-24 enrollment lottery. Scholarships are available to help your family pay for preschool! You can apply for a preschool scholarship at the same time you pay your registration fee.
Hartley Nature Preschool's mission is to inspire life-long connections with nature through education, play, and exploration while supporting the whole child’s development and preparing children for school.
Our vision: to help each child blossom.
HNP is a preschool program that:
- Serves 3-5 year old children
- Emphasizes learning through playing outdoors
- Supports the development of the whole child
- Provides children with the chance to develop a lifelong connection with nature
- Helps children prepare for kindergarten
- Offers full and half day classes to meet the needs of each family
- Operates September-May
- Is licensed by the MN Department of Human Services as a child care center
- Offers scholarship funding to families and accepts state and county scholarship funds
Learn more about HNP and find answers to FAQs including scholarships, age priorities and age cut offs for classes, and what it means to be potty trained for preschool on our website.
To apply for the 2023-24 Hartley Nature Preschool Enrollment lottery submit:
- a $25 application fee per child on this website. Click the red register button on the left or the grey button below.
- the enrollment lottery application form by Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 to
- psdirector@hartleynature.org or
- Hartley Nature Center 3001 Woodland Ave. Duluth, MN 55803
