My husband just enrolled my 3 year old at cogswell elementary and the girl that helped said he was going to start first five and I don't know what that means..
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thank you all for you answers to my question. My son is now attending first five and I have attending my first parent meeting and I got to know more about the first five program and understand it. thanks for your comments though they really helped :)
ManetMom is right about the program. I just want to add more information about the First 5. Children must be 3 at the time of registration, no diaper, first come first serve. There will be a fee incur, base on household income, but not that much. On top of that, there only 3 hour/day, so make sure you have someone to pick him/her up. I've checked in this program in Head star office last year, but decided not send my child there, due to not meet our timing. ( We both work fulltime) For more information about the program, you can call 626-652-4283, and ask for Alicia. She works there from 8-12. She was very helpful when I called. Good luck!
First5 refers to a program that is run by the state of California, paid for by a cigarette tax instituted years ago. Headstart is a federal program. While they both run preschools as a primary responsibility, I think First5 does a whole lot more starting with parent education from the prenatal stage.
You can learn more about First5 by visiting: www.first5california.com/
And the national Head Start site is here: www.nhsa.org/
Good luck!
You can learn more about First5 by visiting: www.first5california.com/
And the national Head Start site is here: www.nhsa.org/
Good luck!
I've never heard of the first five program, either, but you might want to join Greatschool's Preschool Parents Group and ask there: community.greatschools.net/gro
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