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More at Four
More at Four is a program that started in 2002 by Governor Easley to provide high quality pre-kindergarten education for four year olds in North Carolina to prepare them for success in school. The purpose of the program is to ensure that all four year olds who have risk factors related to school failure have access to high quality preschool opportunities that prepare them to succeed in kindergarten.
Specific objectives of the program include:
To offer parents a variety of high quality settings for their children such as private
childcare, schools, and Head Start centers;
To raise the quality of early education in all classrooms through higher teacher education,
curriculum development, and ongoing assessment of each child's progress;
To ensure free access to pre-kindergarten opportunities for children who would not
otherwise receive early education services;
To enhance early learning opportunities in all developmental domains;
To address the specific needs of children with risk factors through early intervention
and community collaboration.
Who Qualifies for More at Four?
Children who will be going to kindergarten in 2010 (age four by August 31, 2010), have not been in any childcare program, and whose family have low income (annual incomes at or below 75% of the State Median Income level).
There is no cost for children to participate in the program. Funds are provided by More at Four, Smart Start, Subsidy, Head Start, Public Schools, and local childcare providers. For more information, contact Terri Sanger at 828-586-0661 or visit the Department of Public Instruction's More at Four website.
Program Contacts:
Cherokee County Schools: Delores Howell - 828.837.2722
Clay County Schools: Debi Mease - 828.389.9128
Four Square Head Start (Cherokee and Graham Counties): Mozelle Sitton - 828.321.4475
Graham County Schools: Angie Knight - 828.479.3413
Haywood County Schools: Sandy Caldwell - 828.456.2400
HCC Regional Center for the Advancement of Children: Rita Wilson - 828.565.4187
Jackson County Schools: Terri Hollifield - 828.586.2311
Cherokee Central Pre-K: Beth Pedersen: 828.554.5102
Macon County Schools: Carol Waldroop - 828.524.3314
Macon Program for Progress: Debby Westerman - 828.524.4473
Mountain Projects Head Start (Haywood and Jackson Counties): Holly Crawford - 828.456.4546
Pam's Preschool (Jackson County): Pam Ashe - 828.631.3700
Swain County Schools: Maxine Breedlove - 828.488.8700
Southwestern Child Development Commission (regional): Kim Turner - 828.456.4473
For an overview of More at Four, you can review the brochure here.
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