Pre-Kindergarten for Union County

Union County’s pre-kindergarten is a free community-based, voluntary education program designed to prepare at-risk 4-year-olds for success in school.

Each classroom provides high quality education using Creative Curriculum, which uses     developmentally appropriate methods to prepare children for success in school. Numerous             studies have shown that students in high quality pre-kindergarten are more likely to                        succeed in grades K-12 and throughout their lives.

• Emphasis is on literacy, numbers, fine and gross motor development and problem solving.
• Each classroom is limited to 18 students.
• The lead teacher has a four-year college degree and state licensure in birth-kindergarten classes.
• Classrooms are placed in high-quality four- or five-star centers or public school settings.
• The daily program lasts 6.5 hours a day and follows the Union County Public Schools calendar.