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The Bucks County Intermediate Unit has unveiled a state-of-the-art Early Learning Center on the Lower Bucks Hospital campus.
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The Bristol Township Early Learning Center was established for children and families benefitting from the Bucks County Intermediate Unit’s federally-funded Head Start program as well as its state-funded Preschool Early Intervention program.
Programs like Pre-K Counts, Head Start, and Early Head Start are available at no-cost for families meeting the income eligibility criteria.
Featuring five spacious, newly-renovated classrooms, the center can accommodate up to 90 students from the Head Start program.
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Children also have access to a brand-new playground that features handicap-accessible equipment.
In addition to these five classrooms, the facility boasts a dedicated sixth classroom that is tailored for preschool-aged children with disabilities or developmental delays.
The special classroom is designed to provide vital early intervention services, which comprise socialization, language enrichment programs, and essential therapies, like physical, and speech.
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According to officials, the earlier these services are provided, the greater the opportunity a child has for maximum growth and developmental gains prior to beginning elementary school.
“Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing a child’s cognitive, social, and emotional development in a positive learning environment. Bucks IU Head Start services include a focus on early learning, health and nutrition, and family well-being (family inclusion and participation is critical to the development of children since families are a child’s first teacher),” the intermediate unit said.
The intermediate unit collaborates with all school districts in the county to provide a number of services.
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The intermediate unit oversees 21 Head Start classrooms serving 387 children, 10 Pre-K Counts classes through the intermediate unit catering to 162 children, and an additional 11 Pre-K Counts classes in association with the Neshaminy School District, serving 150 children.
Families that are interested are encouraged to visit the official websites for Pre-K Counts and Head Start to access the online application. For further inquiries or detailed information, families can reach out to the Bucks County Intermediate Unit’s Early Childhood Programs at 215-348-2900 ext. 8800.
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