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

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.