Robert Bushell, director of elementary education for Warwick, said that pre-k programs are becoming more necessary as the kindergarten curriculum continues to expand.

offers those services for varying prices.īesides Child Inc., the other sites in Warwick include Imagine Preschool at the CCRI Warwick Campus and the Westbay Community Action Children’s Center at 22 Astral St. However, if additional care is needed before or after the regular class hours, Child Inc. The program is free to parents selected through the lottery. The program runs similar to the public school system, six hours a day, for 180 days from September to June providing lunch and breakfast. They will be continually assessed and the program will grow more individualized so that the children can make gains in every facet and be 100 percent ready for kindergarten,” she said. “We have a comprehensive curriculum that works to improve a child’s social, emotional, physical, and cognition skills. said that studies from across the country show children enrolled in a pre-k program are not only more prepared for kindergarten, but also do better in their early elementary years. “I’m very pleased that we have developed our Rhode Island Pre-kindergarten Program over the past six years and that, once again, we will be able to expand the program this fall to serve even more Rhode Island families,” Gist said.Īll together, with 18 children at each of the 17 sites, the program will service 306 students, choosing students by lottery. The Rhode Island Pre-Kindergarten Program started six years ago to give children a jump-start on their education. Gist, commissioner of elementary and secondary education, said, “The quality of education that children receive from ages 3 to 5 is a huge factor in how well those children perform in elementary school and beyond.”

In an effort to better the quality of education children receive before kindergarten, the state increased the early education budget by $1 million, boosting it to $2.95 million for the 2015 fiscal year.ĭeborah A.

at 160 Draper Ave, Warwick and the Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) in Cranston at 848 Atwood St., it was announced last week. The state’s Pre-Kindergarten Program is expanding services to two new sites, Child Inc.

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