The purpose of the More at
Four Pre-Kindergarten Program is to provide quality
educational experiences in order to enhance kindergarten
readiness for four-year-olds who are at-risk of 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 270 More at Four 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 or call 828-345-6950.
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 More at
Four school year in order to be eligible. Eligibility is also
based on income. Applications must be received by the
Partnership for Children (send to P.O. Box 3123, Hickory, NC
28603, or deliver to our office on the 4th Floor of the First
Plaza Building on Tate Boulevard) on or before June 7 in order to be eligible for one of the
slots. Applications received after that day will be considered
only when there are openings. More at Four classrooms run on
the school calendar. All More at Four services are free.
Transportation is not provided. |
