School Readiness prepares children and their families for successful entrance into kindergarten through full-day, center-based early childhood education and family support services.
Program goals
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- Improve family stability and parental care giving capacity through 1) comprehensive family support services and 2) parent education activities that emphasize parent/family development and parental support for children’s early development and school-readiness
- Improve child development through full-day, year-round center-based early care and education services, utilizing the Creative Curriculum, for low-income, at-risk children
- Improve health through health access information and health promotion and early detection services to ensure access to health insurance, a medical home, and preventive health practices and to identify untreated medical, dental, vision, and hearing problems.
- Improve systems of care through activities will support the transition process for children entering kindergarten; encourage the involvement of parents at the child’s “new” school; provide a linkage for area schools to the Center; and support high-quality School Readiness services.
For more information, please contact our School Readiness Coordinator at (213) 389-3560.
