Early Childhood Program

 

 

 

Vision

 

Our Early Childhood program provides a warm, safe, and caring community where children learn foundation skills that prepare them to enter kindergarten on time and on level.

 

Overview

 

As part of the East Baton Rouge Parish Early Childhood Community Network, we have implemented key strategies to ensure that our students enter Kindergarten ready to succeed. Those strategies are:

• Implementing the Birth to Five Standards for teaching and learning
• Providing professional growth opportunities and support to our teachers
• Measuring and recognizing progress for our teachers and students

 

To see the community network’s early childhood blueprint, follow the link below:

 https://sites.google.com/ebrschools.org/ebr-eccn/ready-start-ebr

 

 

 

 

 

The City of Baker School System offers 80 openings for students in pre-Kindergarten. With a 20:1 student-teacher ratio, certified teachers, teacher assistants, and Tier I curriculum, our program is rated “Proficient” by the Louisiana Department of Education and continues to grow each year.

 

How to Apply

 

To participate in pre-K:

 

• The child must be age 4 on or prior to September 30 of the school year s/he attends
• Families must provide income verification, except for a very limited number of seats.
• Transportation is offered to all students.

 

Documents required to apply:

 

• Child’s Birth Certificate
• Parent/Guardian’s Picture Identification
• Up-to-Date Shot Record
• Proof of Residence (2 Recent Bills)
• Proof of Income
  • 2 Most Recent Check Stubs
  • SNAP/Food Stamp Benefits, etc.