INTRODUCTION
Stowe Early Learning Center is quite unique in that we house 4 PK programs , a Family Resource Center , and KITE ( Key Initiatives to Early Education ). We recognize that joining a new school community can sometimes feel like learning a new language as you acclimate to the procedures , environment , people , and jargon . See below to help you begin to make sense of all things SELC :
• SELC = Stowe Early Learning Center
• SELC = our mascot ( the eaglet featured on most of our paperwork )
• FEO = Family Educator Organization
• ECDC = Enfield Child Development Center
• EPS = Enfield Public Schools
• FRC = Family Resource Center
• IPS = Integrated Pre-K
• HS = Head Start
• KITE = Key Initiatives to Early Education
• PKS = PK STEAM Academy
• Eaglets = all children taking part in any program at SELC
A note on Head Start … The National Head Start Program was begun in 1965 during the Lyndon Johnson administration . Head Start is federally funded and administered by the Department of Health and Human Services . There are 7,780 preschoolers enrolled in Head Start centers in Connecticut .
Head Start is a comprehensive child development program that encompasses Early Child Development and Health Services , Family and Community Partnerships , and Program Design and Management . These areas include family support , education , health , mental health , disabilities , nutrition , social services , and family engagement .
Enfield Head Start opened in 1978 and now has 102 children in 6 classrooms located at 117 Post Office Rd in the Stowe Early Learning Center . Head Start is a daily program which follows the Enfield Public schools Calendar . We offer one extended day classroom which operates from 8:00 a . m . -4:00 p . m ., four classrooms operate from 8:30 a . m . – 3:30 p . m ., and one part day class operates from 8:00 a . m . to 11:30 a . m . The 8:00 a . m . – 4:00 p . m . and one of the 8:30-3:30 classes also operate for 6 weeks in the summer .
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