Early Childhood

 

Welcome to PreK

Virginia's Focus on School Readiness

 
The years before a child enters kindergarten directly impact a child’s ability to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. School Readiness means preparing all children for kindergarten by supporting birth-to-age-five programming, including the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI/Smart Start). Virginia's focus includes key classroom practices such as the use of high-quality curriculum and assessment, teacher-child interactions and individualized professional development. It also includes strengthening family engagement.

Through generous grant funding provided by the Virginia Department of Education, Amherst County Public Schools is able to provide programming for eligible four year olds.  Amherst County Public Schools also partners with Ready Region Southside and Lyn-CAG Head Start in order to provide various preschool opportunities for three and four year olds as well. Acceptance for all programs are based on eligibility and availability of slots. Additional information is provided below.

 

PreK Logo                      Lyn-CAG Head Start                     Ready Regions 

 

To learn more about our 2024-2025 Preschool Program opportunites, please see the information in the documents linked below.

2024-2025 English Preschool Flyer                    2024-2025 Folleto preescolar en español

 

To apply for the 2024-2025 school year, please use the links below.


 If your child is accepted, you must provide:

 *If you are interested in applying for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year, please call 434-946-9341.

 

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Contact Information

Mrs. Julianne Albert

Supervisor of Special Education and Early Childhood Programs

(434) 946-9341

 [email protected]   


Mrs. Kelsey Dolan 

Administrative Assistant

(434) 946-9386, extension9341

[email protected] 

 

Information and Resources:

 

2023-2024 Pre-K School Calendar

2023-2024 Calendario Escolar Pre-K 

Smart Start Program Description  

Copia deSpanish Smart Start Program Description

 VDOE Early Childhood

Bright Beginnings of Central Virginia

Lyn-CAG Head Start

Center for Early Success

Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards