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The 4-Year-Old Voluntary Preschool Program
Registration for preschool at DCSD sites (Audubon, Lincoln, Marshall, Sageville, Carver, Fulton, Irving, Jones, Prescott) will begin February 1, 2012. Please register at the building of your choice. No early registrations will be accepted. Contact your schools directly, listed in the table at right. Or, call 563-552-5863 for more information. |
Be advised that at any time the Iowa State Legislature may consider proposals that could reduce or eliminate funding for some preschool programs.
Preschools in the City of |
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Public School Preschools |
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Bright Beginnings |
552-4200 |
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552-3650 |
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Carver Preschool |
552-4500 |
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Hand-in Hand on the Jones Campus |
552-5850 |
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552-3800 |
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Community Partners |
Director |
Phone |
Address |
City |
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ABC Learning |
583-6654 |
3100 Cedar Cross Rdg |
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Early |
556-8160 |
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Early |
583-3501 |
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Frog Hollow Kid Campus |
Tiffany White |
582-2200 |
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582-1125 |
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Hills and Dales |
583-5033 |
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Holy Ghost |
582-2578 |
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Key West Early |
583-1881 |
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Kids of the Kingdom/DCY Center |
556-3371 |
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589-9680 |
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Noah's |
557-8629 |
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Our Redeemer Lutheran Preschool |
Amy Kruse |
588-1247 |
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Prodigy |
588-2800 |
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Resurrection Preschool |
583-5206 |
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St. Anthony Preschool |
556-2820 |
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St. Columbkille Children's Center |
583-1620 |
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St. Joseph the Worker Early |
582-1246 |
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Y Creative Care Learning Center/DCY Center |
556-3371 |
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Young Uns Children's Center |
Barb Weber |
584-9284 |
3375 Kennedy Cir |
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For additional questions or openings, you may call the numbers below |
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Child Care Resource and Referral |
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557-1628 |
Project Concern |
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Voluntary Preschool Programs Secretary |
Angela Vierkant |
552-5879 |
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esearch supports the fact that high-quality preschool makes a difference in a child's readiness for kindergarten. This is why the state of Iowa awarded Dubuque a $2.8 million dollar grant in June of 2008 to offer a minimum of ten hours of free preschool per week to every four-year-old citizen of Iowa who is four by September 15 th of the program year. Dubuque Community Schools has five of its own preschools and partners with 21 community preschools in our community.
There are no financial restrictions or preconditions on the free preschool program. This is for ALL four-year-olds.
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The Voluntary Four-Year-Old Preschool grant has two overall goals. The first is to make preschool accessible to all four year olds. The second is to improve the quality of early childhood education. Programs must be staffed by teachers who have a degree in early childhood education and these teachers must attend quality professional development to enhance their teaching skills.
Participating programs must meet or exceed minimum standards of quality and they must utilize a developmentally appropriate curriculum. In January 2010, our program was verified by the Iowa Department of Education using IQPPS standards (Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards). All children deserve to enter kindergarten ready to learn.
If you have any questions, please call my secretary, Angela, at 563-552-5879 or you can call Child Care Resource and Referral at 563-557-1628.Thank you,
Nancy A. Murphy, M.Ed.
Coordinator
Dubuque Community School
Voluntary Four-Year-Old Preschool Programs
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Testimonial Statements for the Four-Year-Old Grant Programs "I have seen my child grow remarkably academically and socially this year. Not only is she recognizing letters and numbers, but, most importantly, she has shown a genuine interest in learning." - Parent Lisa "My child notices shapes, letters, and numbers everywhere! . . . Thanks for making learning fun!" - Parent Kelly "The grant has helped many families send their children to get a head start. It might not have been possible otherwise. It has been a well-run and fun program." - Parent Regan "It is evident that the four-year-old preschool program has made learning fun for my child. She is motivated to learn and to extend her learning from school to home. I truly believe that her preschool experience has made her excited and ready for Kindergarten." - Parent Amy "I also found the conference component of the four-year-old preschool program to be invaluable. My child's teacher went through each learning area to share my child's strengths and weaknesses. It was simply wonderful." - Parent Amy |
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Learn about Free Preschool for 4-year-olds at the Child Development Center of Your Choice! A Movie Special... (Movie is 6 minutes and produced by Gary Olsen and Bobbie Jones) |
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