Head Start Preschool Builds Strengths for a Life of Learning
Paducah Head Start Preschool provides a quality child development program, including individualized education, health and family services, in each of Paducah's four elementary schools for about 240 preschoolers.
The learning environment helps children develop socially, intellectually and physically in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development.
The Paducah preschool has operated since 1965. In 2002, a review team from the regional office in Atlanta conducted a full review and found that it met or exceeded all federal standards. The program is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Three- and four-year-old children must meet income guidelines to qualify for preschool services. Children with disabilities may be served regardless of family-income levels. Income verification, immunization record and birth certificate must be presented at enrollment. Physical and dental examinations are required. Teachers make home visits before school begins.
Free health screenings are offered in the spring for all preschoolers. Children going to kindergarten in the fall must be screened.
To receive an enrollment application for Head Start, contact the center at your nearest elementary school.
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Head Start Preschool Screening April 27 |
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Head Start Preschool screening will be Friday, April 27 at the Broadway Church of Christ, 2855 Broadway, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Preschool applications will be taken for Clark, McNabb, and Morgan Elementary Schools on April 11, 12, 16, 17 and 20.
To make an appointment to complete an application, call:
Morgan: 270.444.5730 Ext. 3028
McNabb: 270.444.5750 Ext. 4207 or 4213
Clark: 270.444.5730 Ext. 3028
Appointments are encouraged. Walk-ins will be screened as time allows. |
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Photo of the Day: Breakfast at the Bus Stop |
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Andrea Cramner delievers a muffin and juice as Head Start celebrates "Breakfast at the Bus Stop".
Breakfast at the Bus Stop is a part of Heart month; it encourages healthy eating and healthy heart checks.
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"Roadie" Ribbon Cutting Takes Literacy On the Road |
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A cooperative effort between Head Start and the Paducah Area Technical Center has given an old bus a new purpose.
Head Start staff, carpentry and body shop classes from the Paducah Area Vocational School, and community supporters gathered at the Head Start Offices on December 2 to commission a new literacy bus nicknamed "Roadie".
Head Start Director Frances Smith said the vision fo the literacy bus began when she received word that a 1984 "short bus" would be removed from the fleet and retired. Smith asked if she could have the bus in order to create a reading bus.
Smith asked Donald Wann, the director of the PATC, if he could help in refurbishing the bus. Wann agreed to have auto body and carpentry students work on the bus. Over the past year, the bus interior of the bus has been gutted and shelves, tables, and seating have been installed, and the exterior has been re-painted.
Smith's vision is to have the bus stocked with books and travel to area neighborhoods and community events, offering children books and a place to read. She hopes to find community groups that will donate books so children can take them home after reading.
Volunteers are needed to drive the bus and read with children when Roadie goes out to neighborhoods. Smith hopes to take the bus out at least once a week. If you would like to help, you can volunteer by calling the Head Start office at
You can see pictures from ribbon cutting here.
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Photo of the Day: Head Start Policy Council Installation |
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Board of Education Chair Danette Humphrey led the installation ceremony for the Policy Council into office for the school year, 2011-2012.
Superintendent Dr. Randy Greene began the annual training event for Head Start Policy Council with a discussion of the importance of early childhood education.
Paducah Public Schools, which is the grantee for the Head Start program, establishes and maintains a formal stricture of shared governance though which parents can participate in policy making or in other decisions about the program. In addition to parents, community representatives are elected by the parents to serve on the Council.
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Photo of the Day: Head Start Back to School |
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Head start parents and students enjoyed music, games and food at Head Start's Back to School party. Parents met teachers and staff while receiving resources that would help their students get off to a good start.
You can see pictures from Head Start Back to School here.
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2011-12 Requirements for Enrollment Posted |
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Information about requirements for enrollment in Head Start for the 2011-12 school year have been posted. You can see them here.
Head Start applications are taken year round to maintain a wait list to fill vacancies as they occur. |
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Musical Story Time Promotes Music and Literacy |
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Head Start students from Clark, McNabb, and Morgan attended Musical Story Times at the McCracken County Public Library on March 10. The program, a new project sponsored by the Paducah Symphony Orchestra and the McCracken County Public Library, featured PSO flutist Esther Julian and library storytellers Cherri Cunningham and Retta Folsom.
The goal of the program was to promote music and literacy, and the close connection between the two was evident as the group listened to the books "Henry Possum" and "All the Little Horses" to the accompaniment of Ms. Julian and sang the "Library Ode to Joy", taken from a theme of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
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