Education

Registration for Eminence Head Start and Preschool will take place from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday April 7, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, April 8, at Eminence Elementary School.

If you have an infant or toddler, or if you are expecting a baby, he/she may qualify for the Early Head Start program.

If your child will be three years old by Oct. 1, he or she can be registered for the Head Start program. Children may be accepted into Head Start after the deadline as long as they turn 3 based on the eligibility guidelines.

Leah is 9 and in the third grade.
Principal Sharon Bright said Leah is doing very well academically and has real leadership qualities. “She is such a remarkable young lady,” she said. “She’s supportive and helpful to her peers and very inquisitive.”

Favorite subject?
Math and then reading. “I like math because I’m good at it and it makes me feel better when I’m mad or sad,” she said.

The Preschool Screening is a free service offered to parents who wish to enroll their 3 or 4 year old child in Head Start or Preschool in the fall.  The screening helps determine any special learning needs that a child of this age might have.  Areas that will be screened include vision, hearing, motor skills, concepts and language development.

All 3- and 4-year old children who live in the HCPS distirct are eligible for the screenings, which will take place on April 21 and 22 at the Early  Childhood Center at New Castle Elementary School.