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Early Childhood Programs
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Head Start
- Operated by Metropolitan Family Services of DuPage
- Must be income eligible
- Licensed teaching staff
- Creative curriculum based
- Families receive resources based on different social needs.
District 2 Preschool
- Must qualify based on screening results (No income guidelines)
- Licensed teaching staff
- Creative curriculum based
- Parent education and involvement opportunities provided.
Pre-Kindergarten Special Education Supports
- Must qualify for special education services
- Certified specialists
- Based on individual goals
- Annual review of goals and accommodations
Birth-to-3 Program
- Year-round and free to all participants who meet qualifying requirements
- Home visits with targeted educational supports based on family need
- Age-appropriate educational activities that promote healthy brain development and self-regulation skills
- Developmental assessments
- Referrals to community resources
Contact Information
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Christy Poli, LCSW
Birth-to-3 & Pre-Kindergarten Coordinator
PH: 630-521-2304 ext. 4177
FX: 630-766-4114
Email: cpoli@bsd2.org
Rosa Garza
Birth-to-3 & Pre-Kindergarten Secretary
PH: 630-521-2304 ext. 4175
FX: 630-766-4114
Email: rgarza@bsd2.org
Kim Jones
Head Start Coordinator
PH: 630-766-2602 ext. 4295
FX: 630-784-4877
Email: jonesk@metrofamily.org
Diana Vargas
Head Start Family Support
PH: 630-766-2602 ext. 4294
FX: 630-784-4877
Email: vargasd@metrofamily.org
Bensenville Early Learning Center at Tioga School
212 W. Memorial Rd.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Mission & Purpose
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Mission
The mission of District 2 Early Childhood Program is to build a collaborative partnership with the families we service to instill lifelong learning for themselves and their children.
Purpose
The purpose of District 2’s Early Childhood Program is to:
- Assist families in understanding how to provide basic needs to their children;
- Provide safe, nurturing, and stimulating environments for children and their families so that they will develop and thrive;
- Develop a child’s sense of self, interaction with others, and social cooperation;
- Encourage experimentation, exploration, risk-taking, and pursuing individual interests;
- Establish the importance of the home-school family connection by demonstrating and modeling how the parent is the child’s first teacher;
- Challenge children’s complex intellectual capabilities.