Will your child be 3 years old by August 31, 2024? Half-day, M-F slots are available at Kennedy Elementary School for the 2024-2025 school year.

HOW?

Go to www.futures-unlimited.org/APPLY1 to complete a short application.

WHO?

Parents can apply if they answer yes to ANY of the following about their preschool-age child:

• Child qualifies for free meals under the National School Lunch Program
• A concern with speech or requires speech therapy
• Single-parent home
• Concerns with child’s social skills or emotional development
• Family might be dealing with poverty, DCF referral, has limited English proficiency, teen parent, either parent lacks a high school diploma or GED
• Lower than expected developmental progress with a child’s cognitive or physical development or adaptive behavior/self-help skills
• Experiencing homelessness
• Diagnosed developmental disability
• Qualifying migrant status
• Foster children
• Receiving SNAP
• TANF or SSI eligible

WHAT?

As Sumner County’s premiere preschool program, Futures Unlimited, Inc. is thrilled to continue its goal of effectively readying Sumner County’s young ones for kindergarten at no cost. At Futures, it’s actually a whole-family effort!

Highlights of Pre-K at Kennedy include:

• Focus on school readiness
• Excellent curriculum
• Social/emotional focus
• Family involvement
• Daily routines
• Purposeful math
• Hands-on science

If your child is not old enough yet for preschool, but you can answer some of the bullet points above, consider applying for Early Head Start services, which come alongside families to strengthen their family unit and offer resources and fun for the whole family. Simply complete the application found at www.futures-unlimited.org/APPLY.

WHEN?

Preschool slots are limited, but enrollment will be open until mid-September.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Cindy Bauer at cindyb@futures-unlimited.org or 316.369.0256 or visit www.futures-unlimited.org/INFO.

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Futures Unlimited, Inc. is Sumner County’s premier early childhood program offering preschool, Early Head Start, Head Start, special education and pre-k services for prenatal families and children up to age 5 who qualify. Research-based curriculum ties all program activities to cognitive outcomes. Full-day and half-day preschool options are available. School readiness checkpoints ensure your child is making progress toward their next educational step. Programs involve and benefit the whole family. Futures helps families thrive!