What is School Readiness?
A state-funded initiative based on family income administered by the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) that develops a network of school readiness programs in order to:
- Provide open access for children to quality programs that promote the health and safety of children and prepare them for formal schooling
- Encourage coordination and cooperation among programs and prevent the duplication of services
- Recognize the specific service needs and unique resources available to municipalities and provide flexibility in the implementation of programs
- Reduce educational costs by decreasing the need for special education services for school age children and to avoid grade repetition
- Assure that children with disabilities are integrated into programs available to children who are not disabled
- Strengthen the family through:
- encouragement of parental involvement in a child’s development and education
- enhancement of a family’s abilities to meet the special needs of the children, including children with disabilities
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To provide a strong base for development of all children, newborn through age 5, in New London
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