NC Pre-K

4 years

Ratio ( 1:9 )

The NC Pre-K Program is a program of the Division of Child Development and Early Education in the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. This program operates on the Newton-Conover School System schedule and the students attend school from 8:00 am - 2:30 pm.

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NC Pre-K is designed to provide high quality educational experiences to enhance school readiness for eligible four-year-olds. This program is for at-risk  4-year old children for one year prior to starting school. The quality educational experiences provided will enhance kindergarten readiness. The program is community-based, voluntary, free to participants, and designed to prepare at-risk four-year-olds in North Carolina for success in school.  Catawba County currently has NC Pre-K slots in both private child care programs and in public schools. 

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The program requirements are built on the the premise that to be successful academically in school, children need to be prepared in all five of the developmental domains.

  -Approaches to play and learning

  -Emotional and social development

  -Health and Physical Development

  -Language development and communication

  -Cognitive development

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All NC Pre-K educators meet education/licensure requirements, professional development, developmental screens and referral; evidence-based  curriculum and formative assessments; monitoring and nutritional requirements.