The purpose of the
North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NCPK) Program is to provide quality
educational experiences in order to enhance kindergarten
readiness for four-year-olds who are considered to be at-risk
for school
failure. 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 over 280 NCPK slots, housed in
both public schools and at the Tyndall Center at Sipe’s
Orchard Home. For more information, or to get an application,
e-mail
Leslie
Ferrell Middleton
or call 828-695-6506.
If you are concerned
about your child’s readiness for kindergarten, we encourage
you to complete this application. Children who are not
currently enrolled in a child care program are prioritized.
Your child must turn 4 on or before August 31st of the NCPK school year in order to be eligible. Eligibility is also
based on income. Applications must be sent to the
Partnership for Children at P.O. Box 3123, Hickory, NC
28603, or delivered to
Sweetwater Early Childhood
Education Center (formerly Sweetwater Elementary) at 2110
Main Avenue SE in Hickory on or before June
1 in order to be eligible for one of the
slots. Applications received after that day will be considered
only when there are openings. NCPK classrooms run on
the school calendar. All NCPK services are free.
Transportation is not provided.
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