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Modesto City Schools outlines ECE expansion, pilots full‑inclusion preschool and MJC infant‑toddler partnership
Summary
District senior director Heidi Nunes told the board the early childhood education department serves roughly 800 children across Head Start, state preschool and a family child‑care network; priorities include expanding infant/toddler care with Modesto Junior College and scaling a full‑inclusion preschool pilot.
Heidi Nunes, senior director of Early Childhood Education for Modesto City Schools, presented a district update Tuesday night outlining an expanding early childhood program that now serves roughly 800 children with 135 staff across 18 sites and multiple program types including Head Start, state preschool, a family child‑care home network and a new full‑inclusion preschool pilot.
Nunes said the district’s full‑inclusion preschool pilot at Brettheart Elementary serves 48 children and pairs general‑education and special‑education staff to support children with and without identified disabilities in the same classroom. She described play‑based instruction aligned to the preschool and…
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