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The ND Best in Class program is designed to support high-quality learning experiences for children in the year before they enter kindergarten.

To be eligible for the Best in Class program, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

  • Be a licensed Step 3 or Step 4 provider participating in Bright & Early ND.
  • Be an approved Head Start program.
  • Be an approved Four-Year-Old Program.

We are pleased to announce the 2026-2027 ND Best in Class recipients:

  • Alexander Public School
  • Altru Family YMCA Child Care Center
  • Ashley Public School
  • Barnes County North Public School
  • Belcourt Public School – Tiny Turtles
  • Solen Public School District – Cannon Ball
  • Carrington Public School
  • Cavalier Public School
  • Central Cass Public School
  • Grafton Public School
  • CHI Coyote Pups Learning Den – Williston
  • Circle of Friends Preschool – Valley City
  • Drayton Public School
  • Dunseith Public School
  • Edgeley Public School
  • Elgin – New Leipzig School
  • Emerado Public School
  • Finley-Sharon Public School
  • Garrison Public School
  • Glen Ullin Public School
  • Griggs County Central – Cooperstown
  • Oliver-Mercer Special Ed – Hazen
  • Hope-Page Public School
  • Kiddie Korral 2.0 Child Care Center – Minot
  • Killdeer Public School
  • Kindred Public School
  • Lakota Public School
  • LaMoure Public School
  • Life Church Coyote Pups Learning Den – Williston
  • Litchville-Marion Public School
  • Little Scholars Preschool – Williston
  • Maple Valley Public School
  • Mapleton Public School
  • Max Public School
  • Mayville State University – Larimore Head Start
  • Mayville State University – Mayville Head Start
  • Mayville State University – Hillsboro Head Start
  • Midway Public School
  • Minnewaukan Public School
  • Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School – Mohall
  • Montpelier Public School
  • Mt. Pleasant School District #4 – Rolla
  • New England Public School
  • New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School
  • North Border School – Pembina,
  • North Border School – Walhalla
  • North Sargent Public School
  • Northern Cass Public School – Hunter
  • Park River Area School
  • Pingree-Buchanan School District
  • Powers Lake School District #27
  • Ragamuffins Ranch Daycare – Stanley
  • Richland Public School District #44 – Abercrombie
  • Rugby Public School
  • Sargent Central Public School
  • Sawyer Public School
  • South Heart Public School
  • St. John's Public School
  • Theodore Jamerson Elementary School – Bismarck
  • Underwood Public School
  • Valley City Public School
  • Valley-Edinburg Public School
  • Williston Basin School District#7
  • Westhope Public School
  • Wishek Public School
  • YMCA of the Northern Sky (Fercho, South, Schlossman) – Fargo
  • YMCA of the Northern Sky – West Fargo