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Promoting
Our Preschoolers
Children are born to learn! Santa Maria's Promoting Our
Preschoolers program recognizes this important fact and
that parents and families are the first and most influential teacher.
Promoting Our Preschoolers is a program dedicated
toward working with Price Hill parents to get their children ready
for kindergarten and continued success in school. The Promoting
Our Preschoolers program provides home-based services
to families and their preschool age children focusing on early
child development. The home visits will include developmental
assessments, parent education, advocacy and referrals for
Price Hill's preschool age children and their families, closing
the gap in preparing the children for kindergarten.
The program "...is guided by new brain research that underscores
the importance of early brain development. It is widely recognized
that the first years of life are critical for brain development.
A stimulating and nurturing environment is essential for optimal
brain development, which in turn leads to readiness for school
and excellent physical and behavioral health." (www.EveryChildSucceeds.org).
Research shows that "roughly 85% of a child's brain is developed
by age 5." (Center for Community Solutions.)
Therefore, best practices in early child development call for
very early intervention with a child. The younger the age of a
child when parents intervene, the higher the child's chance for
successful development and readiness for school. Early intervention
with Price Hill's newborns, preschoolers and families can increase
childrens' potential to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.
Kindergarten readiness is a step toward success at school in
general. As a result, today's children have a chance for better
education which is a key towards building healthy and safe communities.
For more information about the Promoting Our Preschoolers Program
at Santa Maria you can contact Christine Zimmerman at 557-2700
ext. 213.
Additional information is available for the following programs:
Every Child Succeeds.
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