Pershing Early Learning Center reports 420 enrolled, about 170-child waitlist; principal cites space and staffing limits

Aug 20, 2025

Pershing Early Learning Center principal told the board the program returned about 420 children, has a waitlist of roughly 170 and needs six classrooms plus a gym and additional certified early childhood teachers and paraprofessionals to expand.

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Sarah Nupol, principal of Pershing Early Learning Center, told the Decatur Public School District 61 board on Aug. 19 that the grant-funded preschool and the cooperative early childhood program reopened to about 420 children and that the program has a waitlist of approximately 170 children.

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