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Fountain Hills Little Falcons Preschool gears up for new school year

Preschool staff pivots after last-minute issues

Little Falcons Preschool Director Denise Matus organizes shelves in her classroom with the help of her daughter and granddaughter on July 7, in Fountain Hills.

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Little Falcons preschool multi-purpose room filled with emptied boxes on July 7, in Fountain Hills.

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Little Falcons Preschool Director Denise Matus’ classroom in the midst of being deep cleaned and reorganized for the 2026-2027 school year on July 7, in Fountain Hills.

(Independent Newsmedia/Allison Kotzbauer)

Little Falcons Preschool staff are deep cleaning and reorganizing classrooms ahead of the start of the school year on July 30.

The preschool had been preparing to move into the McDowell Mountain Elementary School building to gain easier access to shared spaces, such as the library, and staff had been packing since June.

However, the move was postponed after the external contract to rent the previous preschool building fell through at the last minute, Preschool Director Denise Matus said.

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