Culver Elementary School Maintains Paths to Quality Rating for 20-21 School Year

Paths to QUALITY is a voluntary statewide system created to improve the quality of child care and early education for children. It gives all families a tool to find the best quality program for their needs. It has been studied and validated by the Child Development and Family Studies experts at Purdue University. Culver Elementary Preschool has achieved a Level 3 rating in Paths to QUALITY™. Paths to QUALITY is Indiana’s quality rating and improvement system for child care programs. It is a consistent set of standards to help parents identify licensed family child care centers, licensed family child care homes, and legally licensed exempt public schools that have met state requirements for health and safety.

Mrs. Proskey, Principal of Culver Elementary School explains that a Level 3 rating means that Culver Community Schools has taken the extra step, above and beyond, to improve the quality of care for the students who attend our Little Cavs Preschool program. Paths to QUALITY allows them to provide their students with a high quality, developmentally appropriate education using a specifically chosen research based curriculum. It also allows the preschool teachers and the preschool director the professional training that provides the skill base that helps set our students up for social, emotional and academic success.

Culver Elementary Little Cavs Preschool is in its third year of operation and serves general and special education students, aged 3 through 5. Each classroom has a licensed Early Childhood/Special Education teacher and a Highly Qualified Aide. Little Cavs is a full day program, Monday through Friday from 8a-3p.

The overarching goal of Culver Community Schools is to meet the needs of all of our students and provide a safe and happy environment for all children in their care. CCSC would like to thank The Marshall County Community Foundation and The United Way for their overwhelming generosity and assistance with obtaining the Culver Little Cavs Preschool’s Level 3 Paths to Quality Rating. You have helped us reach our goal to implement Level 3- high quality preschool programming for our future Cavaliers. Achieving the highest level of Paths to Quality means that the Culver Elementary Preschool is now eligible to apply for accreditation through the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Culver Elementary School is evaluated once a year.