PreK Counts Program Debuts in Salisbury

A Pre K Head Start Program is available at the Salisbury Township School District to district residents. The program is being held at Harry S. Truman school, located at 1400 Gaskill Ave., Allentown

Documents for application are available on all school websites.

Please contact Patricia Daza at Community Services for Children with questions or to add your child’s name to the list at 610-437-6000, extension 2125 or e-mail 
www.cscinc.org.

CSC offers two preschool options, Head Start and PreK Counts.

PreK Counts is a free preschool funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Currently, CSC operates seven PreK Counts classrooms in Allentown and one in Easton. The program embodies the Early Learning Standards established by Pennsylvania. Children attend classes six hours per day five days a week throughout a 180-day school year. Each class of 20 students has two teachers who meet or exceed state requirements for early childhood education and receive on-going training.

All PreK Counts children and families are dual-enrolled in CSC’s Head Start program so that parents may be involved in support services.

Lunch is provided. Parents receive on-going progress reports about their child.

• Your child must be 3 or 4 years old by District Kindergarten cut-off dates;
• Family income must be at or below 100% of the poverty guidelines (sliding scale depending upon family size).

In addition, priority is given to the following:

• Child has a disability or development delay;
• English is child’s second language; Four-year-old children;
• Child is involved with Mental Health Services and/or Children & Youth department in Lehigh or Northampton County.