| The Rockford Public Schools Early Childhood Program invites you to learn about the wide range of services provided for young children and their families.
Program services include in-home child development/case management services for parents and children. In-home casemanagement services to families with children ages birth to three years old are. These services help families identify family and child goals and educational and community resources to aid them in meeting identified goals.
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| | | Developmental screening for children is available to determine progress in learning and development and to determine if additional assessment is necessary. Developmental screening for infants, toddlers and children ages 3 to five years is available at a number of locations in the city. Call 815/227-8411 |
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| | | Classes to learn parenting skills are available at three locations in Rockford. Parenting and grandparenting support groups are provided to assist in dealing with the challenges of parenting young children. Childcare is available for participating family members. Parent-child interaction groups are another program offering. These groups give parents ideas and activities to use in helping their children learn and grow.
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| | | The Early Childhood Program provides prekindergarten classes for children ages 3 to 5 years old. Classes are located in elementary schools, Fairview Early Childhood Center, Dennis Early Education Center,Roosevelt Community Education Center, and five childcare centers located throughout the city. |
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| | | | Prekindergarten classes provide developmentally appropriate programming. Children eligible for pre-K programming are identified through developmental screening or educational case study evaluation. Special services are provided to children in placements based on least restrictive environments and the Individual Education Plan. Pre-K programming includes "hands on" activities, which promote children's learning in personal-social development, language and literacy, and cognitive and physical development. The daily routine in the pre-K classroom includes large and small group activity and self-selected activity. All activities are designed to foster learning and development to maximize children's success in school. |
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| | Families and children who speak languages other than English may receive program services through bilingual staff. Classes support primary language and English language learning activities.
Comprehensive services are available for children as determined through diagnostic educational case study evaluation. Speech, occupational, physical therapies and vision and hearing services for children identified with special needs may be available. |
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| | | Children who have their fifth birthday on or before September 1 of each year are eligible for kindergarten. Rockford Early Childhood Program staff provides information and support in the transition from the Early Childhood Program to kindergarten.
Resources are available for loan to families through the toy library, which includes children's books, and the parent resource library. Lekotek is a play and toy resource library available to recommended families. |
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