Letter to the editor: PreK expansion raises concerns

I am afraid I have to disagree with both Senator Hardy and Angelo Lynn on the feasibility of their notion of expanding dollars for PreK and moving all 4-year-olds into a public school setting.

My school is strictly preschool; taking away all of the 4-year-olds to public school and changing or limiting the UPK funding for the 3-year-olds would have put our 44-year-old school out of business.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board is considering how the district could help address local childcare needs. 

MIDDLEBURY — Champlain Valley Head Start (CVHS) has for years offered free early education programs for low-income families with children ages birth to 5-years-old. It’s been able to do that largely through childcare centers and home visits, where Head St … (read more)

BRISTOL — The Mount Abraham Unified School District Early Education Program will be holding its developmental screening on Thursday, March 26, at Bristol Elementary School, 57 Mountain Street. Children will have the opportunity to play in an early childho … (read more)