Early Education

The Early Education Program serves children who are ages 3 and 4 years old by September 1st. It is comprised of multiple separate programs that have been integrated into one large program. Every Early Education classroom follows the Creative Curriculum System® for Preschool for instruction and incorporates Second Step® to address social/emotional growth in preschool children.

Early Education classrooms are multi-age where there will be three year olds and four year olds working together in one room. Classrooms located in the elementary schools may have children from multiple separate programs all in one classroom. The goal is to encourage parent involvement when children attend the program in their neighborhood school.

Early Education Program Determination

Program	Ages	Fees	Must Qualify	Location to Register
PreK	4 yrs. old	• Purchase school supplies Material fee. Meals (If serving & not F/R) • Milk for snack • School activities	Must live in school attendance boundary	Attendance boundary school
Head Start (HS)	3 & 4 yr. olds	• No fees charged to families that qualify	Must meet Federal Income guidelines	Chavez Learning Station – 6300-27th Ave. Kenosha 262.359.6081
Early Childhood (EC)	3 & 4 yr. olds	• School supplies • Material fee • Meals (if served & not F/R) • Milk for snack School activities EXCEPTION: Child could also qualify for HS so all fees would be waived.	Disability must be identified & determined through an IEP Team evaluation and meet the criteria to receive these services. (Sp. Ed. Dept.)	Attendance boundary school
Peer Program	4 yr. olds	• School supplies • Materials fee • Meals (if served & not F/R) • Milk for snacks • School Activities	Only available to families that live in the attendance boundaries of Forest Park, Pleasant Prairie and Prairie Lane Elementary Schools	Attendance boundary school
Speech Impact	3 yr. olds	• No fees • Milk for snack • School activities	Must be determined through an IEP Team evaluation to have an identified disability & meet the criteria to receive these services.	Chavez Learning Station 6300-27th Ave. Kenosha 262.359.7683 If interested in having child evaluated.