Collaboration
IAC- 281-16.4(2) Program requirements. Preschool programs shall collaborate with participating families, early care providers, and community partners, including community empowerment area boards, Head Start programs, shared visions, and other programs provided under the auspices of the child development coordinating council; licensed child care centers; registered child development homes; area education agencies; child care resource and referral services provided under Iowa Code section 237A.26; early childhood special education programs; services funded by Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and family support programs, to make available resources, including those described in subrule 16.3(14), required to meet the needs of the child. Preschool programs shall collaborate to ensure that children receiving care from other approved child care arrangements can participate in the voluntary preschool program with minimal disruptions to the student.
The preschool program is an inclusive classroom and is in compliance with IDEA.
GC-B Preschool partners with Building Families organization for the three year old program. They provide income-based scholarships and co-host a Parent Night put on at the school.
Our school district also employs a daycare across the street. The preschool staff and daycare staff provide safe and reliable transitions to and from school each day. We also share the outdoor physical environment and materials. We take at least one field trip together annually to the Davis Family Farm in May.
Our school also offers transportation for our students who live out of town. In the morning the preschoolers have the opportunity to ride the bus into school, and afterwards a certified adult drives them home in the school van.
The preschool program is an inclusive classroom and is in compliance with IDEA.
GC-B Preschool partners with Building Families organization for the three year old program. They provide income-based scholarships and co-host a Parent Night put on at the school.
Our school district also employs a daycare across the street. The preschool staff and daycare staff provide safe and reliable transitions to and from school each day. We also share the outdoor physical environment and materials. We take at least one field trip together annually to the Davis Family Farm in May.
Our school also offers transportation for our students who live out of town. In the morning the preschoolers have the opportunity to ride the bus into school, and afterwards a certified adult drives them home in the school van.