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Prairie Ridge staff and parents warn repurposing would disrupt Head Start, early-learning supports
Summary
Teachers, therapists and parents told the school board on Oct. 20 that Prairie Ridge Early Learning School functions as a dedicated early-learning campus that meets Head Start and childcare licensing requirements. They urged the district not to repurpose the building or disperse preschool programs across elementary sites without fully studying the
Eau Claire, Wis.
Teachers, therapists and parents described Prairie Ridge Early Learning School to the board Oct. 20 as more than a building: they said it is a purpose-built hub for Head Start, 3K and 4K classrooms whose facilities, staffing patterns and coordinated services would be difficult to reproduce across several elementary campuses.
"Every part of our school from the classrooms to relationships is intentionally designed to help all children and families thrive," said Caitlin Nelson, a Prairie Ridge early-childhood teacher, addressing the board about preschool service quality and the complexity of Head Start regulations. "Head Start performance standards include dozens of subparts and hundreds of individual requirements ... roughly 1,000 specific guidelines that…
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