Benefits to Children and Families

For your child:

• Age appropriate learning activities
• Kindergarten transition activities
• Nutritional meals and snacks
• Socialization
• Services for children with disabilities
• Dental and physical exams
• Immunizations
• Vision and hearing screenings
• Social/emotional screenings
• Parent engagement
• Positive guidance
• Daily transition activities
• Individualized to child's needs
• Periodic visits from a CNCS nurse
• Transportation may be provided

For your family:

• Parent education services
• Social activities with other parents
• GED and literacy opportunities
• Volunteer opportunities
• Monthly family contacts
• Educational activities that can be carried out at home with your child
• Parents share in decision making and program planning
• Referrals to other service providers

For your community:

• Local resource for children and families
• Services for children with disabilities
• Employment opportunities
• Volunteer opportunities
• Training open to the community
• Working with school and other organizations in the community