Free program for children and caregivers
Prepare your child for Pre-K and continued learning. The YMCA’s Early Learning Readiness Program provides a stimulating environment for children ages infant – 5 years old to play and learn while developing the physical, verbal, and social skills they’ll need to start school ready to succeed.
Thanks to grant funding, the program is offered free of charge to the public and focuses on increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families. In an informal setting with multiple play stations, adults will learn more about how children develop and how they can encourage learning and skill-building at home. The program is geared toward families without access to other early learning opportunities.
Program Details
- Program starts on September 9, 2015
- Open to children ages infant to 5 years old & their adult caregivers – parent, aunt or uncle, older brother or sister, grandparent, neighbor, or nanny
- Classes are Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00am-11:00am
- Instruction in English and Spanish
- FREE grant-based program for qualifying low-income families
- Program is located at the Salvation Army
Program Goals
- To empower caregivers and parents of young children with the tools they need to help their children to achieve school readiness
- To help caregivers understand the important role they play in their child’s development and school success
- To provide children ages infant to 5 years old from low income communities an enriching learning environment
- Strengthen family and community bonds in class between the child and caregiver, between caregivers, and between caregivers and facilitators