Child development activities are provided. There is no cost to for the program. The half-day 4K program is made possible through EIA state funds. Children qualify for the program based on the results of their DIAL-R screening. The children are screened for problems with speech, hearing, and vision.
Classes are limited to twenty students.
The teacher and teacher assistant will conduct at least two home visits and two parent-teacher conferences during the school year. The 5K program is a full day program that focuses on cooperation, basic self-sufficiency, and beginning academic skills. Each class has a teacher and a teaching assistant so that students needs are more quickly addressed. Throughout the school year students are assessed on their readiness for entering first grade for the next school year. Ware Shoals District 51 is committed to equal opportunity.