Community Education - current class catalogs Families - Fall 2015 | Page 17

SRP School Readiness Preschool Early Childhood Screening It’s required, and as early as age three! Did you know that screening is required in the state of Minnesota? Screening allows health and developmental concerns to be addressed at least one to two years before a child enters kindergarten. Screening is an early look at a child’s development and is conducted by qualified professionals to help identify specific needs a child may have in these areas: • Fine and gross motor skills • Vision and hearing • Speech and language development • Height and weight • Cognitive and speech development Kindergarten information Are you looking for kindergarten information for fall 2015? You can find information on our website or by calling your neighborhood elementary school. www.anoka.k12.mn.us/kindergarten • Immunizations The state of Minnesota requires a health and development screening for every child before kindergarten entry in a public school. The Anoka-Hennepin School District offers this service at no cost. Screening should be completed before a child turns four years old, and we begin as early as three years of age. Make an appointment: 763-433-4833 Sorteberg Early Childhood Center 11400 Magnolia Street NW Coon Rapids, MN 55448 www.discovercommunityed.com “ This is a great program! We are completely confident in our daughter’s readiness for kindergarten. ” 17