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McKinley Early Childhood Center principal details growth of preschool, screening and busing options

Watertown School District 14-4 Board of Education · December 9, 2025
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Principal Emily Hatton told the board McKinley’s second year focuses on social-emotional foundations, birth-to-3 services, preschool and junior-kindergarten offerings, midday busing and a half-day kindergarten screening on March 16; staff emphasized family outreach and direct services for special education.

Emily Hatton, principal of the McKinley Early Childhood Center, gave the board a detailed presentation on programming and services in the center’s second year.

Hatton said McKinley houses birth-to-3 services (including home visits), a 3‑year-old special-education preschool, regular preschool, junior kindergarten and nine kindergarten sections. The center provides direct services such as physical therapy,…

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