A program to screen preschoolers to make sure they’re ready for kindergarten is being expanded.
The program started three years ago as part of the local Continuum of Learning, and screens roughly 900 three-, four- and five-year-olds each year. But a $73,000 grant from an endowment fund established by the United Way will allow that program to double… reaching nearly one-fourth of the eligible preschoolers in the county.
The screening is intended to identify areas where children may be lacking and help develop curriculum to meet those needs.
