YMCA of Greater Kansas City
Preschool in Kansas City, MO 64116
2701 Burlington St
Kansas City, MO 64116
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Designed specifically for children ages six weeks old through pre-kindergarten, this program provides child care and education, including dental and health services, to low-income families. A social service and parent involvement staff specialist is available to assist participating families. Created in 1965, Head Start is the most successful, longest running, national school readiness program in the United States.
The curriculum at our early childhood learning centers is designed to offer enrichment child care, catering to families that value education beyond traditional child care. We provide an engaging environment for your child to explore activities in literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, arts, technology, healthy habits and social, moral and spiritual development. Programs are fully state licensed.
- Child Ages:
- 6 weeks - 5 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services - MOA Accredited
- Special Needs:
- Please contact us for more information.
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday-Friday: 6:30am-6:00pm
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The curriculum used at YMCA Head Start is based on sound early-child education principles and developmentally appropriate practices. Teachers observe children to determine the needs, interests and abilities of individual children and groups of children. Teaching teams develop lesson plans from these observations and their knowledge of early childhood education. To individualize the curriculum to meet each childs developmental stage and areas of interests, a number of screening and assessment tools are utilized. The teachers use anecdotal observations, information given by parents in interviews, home visits, conferences and helpful screening/assessment instruments throughout the year to gather information about the children to then plan activities for the large group, small groups and for individuals within each classroom. The instruments might include the Brigance or other developmental screening tools. Various speech and language screening tools, hearing and articulation as well as mental health and dental and other evaluations may be utilized.
