ABOUT

Listos opened in the fall of 2015 as Rochester's first dual immersion early learning program. We are a local independent, nonprofit program that grew out of a grassroots effort to provide diverse, inclusive, high-quality bilingual education. In Spanish, Listos means both smart and ready. The curriculum and culture at Listos help prepare children for kindergarten and the world.

The program accommodates all children's language abilities. Children with little or no exposure to either Spanish or English outside of the classroom quickly adapt when immersed in the languages. Children at Listos experience art, math, science, music, literacy and movement in both Spanish and English.

The program strives to have a balance of children who speak different languages. That way children learn from their teachers and each other.

Peace United Church of Christ is the the fiscal sponsor for the program. Listos has its own board of directors and has no religious curriculum.

Tax deductible financial contributions help make our high-quality program accessible to all children.

Visit our Donate page for information.

Listos committment to equity

director@listoskids.org

Executive Director

Christina Valdez

director@listoskids.org

Christina is passionate about the benefits of language learning and making a positive impact on the lives of young children and their families. Her background includes a bachelors degree in communications and Spanish from the University of Minnesota and a Child Development Diploma from Rochester Community and Technical College. She studied abroad in Spain, Venezuela and Colombia. She is part of United Way of Olmsted County's Culturally Powered Communities initiative, serves on the board of Families First of Minnesota, the leadership table of Cradle2Career, the Olmsted County BRIDGE early childhood workgroup, and IMAA's Whole Family Systems core team.

director@listoskids.org

Program Director

Viridiana Anguiano

programdirector@listoskids.org

Viri grew up in a bilingual family in El Paso, Texas with a love of learning both languages. She joined the Listos team in 2018 as a Spanish teacher and lead the School Age classroom in 2020 during distance and hybrid learning. She has a Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at El Paso.

MISSION:

To provide a unique, inclusive, affordable Spanish-English preschool and childcare experience.

Half-day

Serving ages 3 - 5 years
Several class options available
School year, September-May
Summer camps available

Full-day

Serving children ages 3 to 5 years
Hours 7 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday-Friday
Open year round

Listos Parent Handbook

2021-2022 Calendar

2022-2023 Calendar

Room1@ListosKids.org

Itzel Ramirez

Maestra Itzel has been with Listos since it opened in 2015. Her love of teaching began when she was a child.

Maestra@ListosKids.org

Dayanira Espinoza

Maestra Daya comes from a family of teachers in her home country of Nicaragua. She joined Listos in 2022.

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Rosmery Malagon

Rosmery has a preschool age child and a passion for fashion design. She is also working on becoming a teacher.

Early Educator Corps tutor

Anastasia Ngiem

Anastasia is majoring in Early Childhood Care and Education at Rochester Community and Technical College. She joined the Listos team in June 2022 as a substitute and will be a full-time tutor for the 2022-23 school year.