Anonymous
Post 05/19/2015 09:22     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
Anonymous wrote:They definately still have head start funds and those classrooms must follow Head Start regulations. Ever wonder why your kids brush their teeth at school? Head Start rules.


Could you please point us to this supposed Head Start "rule"? If there is one, many ECE programs in DCPS are seemingly unaware of it, assuming they receive Head Start funding at all.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/massachusetts-law-day-care-centers-brush-kids-teeth/story?id=9665261
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 21:10     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
Never heard of brushing teeth at school. How, then, can it be a Head Start rule?
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 20:43     Subject: Re:When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
I was in DCPS PreK in 1980
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 20:06     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They definately still have head start funds and those classrooms must follow Head Start regulations. Ever wonder why your kids brush their teeth at school? Head Start rules.


No I never wondered that. Probably because my kids have never brushed their teeth at school. What are you talking about?


At our title 1 school, all PK3 and PK4 kids brush their teeth after lunch and before nap.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 19:24     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They definately still have head start funds and those classrooms must follow Head Start regulations. Ever wonder why your kids brush their teeth at school? Head Start rules.


No I never wondered that. Probably because my kids have never brushed their teeth at school. What are you talking about?


Mine has when he was in PK3 at a DCPS school in Ward 4.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 19:14     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
Anonymous wrote:They definately still have head start funds and those classrooms must follow Head Start regulations. Ever wonder why your kids brush their teeth at school? Head Start rules.


No I never wondered that. Probably because my kids have never brushed their teeth at school. What are you talking about?
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 14:37     Subject: Re:When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
I attended free DCPS (Shepherd) preschool at age 4 in 1975-1976, so it has been around at least that long!
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 13:14     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
They definately still have head start funds and those classrooms must follow Head Start regulations. Ever wonder why your kids brush their teeth at school? Head Start rules.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 11:23     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It was called Head Start previously.


Head Start is a federal program for low income families. DCPS PK uses local funds to provide PK for residents, regardless of income. Don't conflate them.


NP -- it uses a mix of Head Start funds and other local funds to fund universal PK3/PK4.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 11:20     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
Anonymous wrote:It was called Head Start previously.


Head Start is a federal program for low income families. DCPS PK uses local funds to provide PK for residents, regardless of income. Don't conflate them.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2015 10:37     Subject: Re:When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
Brent and Tyler Spanish Immersion 3 year old preschool started in the fall of 2005.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2015 20:18     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
It was called Head Start previously.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2015 19:17     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
I don't know if it was offered as widely as it is today, but I attended PreK as a four year old at Maury way back in 1986.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2015 19:15     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
Gained significant momentum after 2008 http://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/Final%202013%20OSSE%20Pre-K%20Report.pdf
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2015 16:19     Subject: When did DCPS/PCS preschool start?
What year did DC begin offering free preschool for 4-year-olds and 3-year-olds? Both DCPS and charters.

Thanks readers!