EL CENTRO INC

PRE-K EDUCATION: ESTABLISHED IN 1989, EL CENTRO'S NATIONALLY ACCREDITED (THROUGH NAEYC - THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN) OUR ACADEMY FOR CHILDREN PREPARES 2 1/2 - 5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN THROUGH ITS QUALITY, DUAL-LANGUAGE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON LITERACY, READING READINESS AND NUMERACY. WITH ALMOST 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, OUR PRE-K PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN--SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHO ARE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE-LEARNERS-TO BECOME LIFE-LONG LEARNERS. THE ACADEMY FOR CHILDREN ALSO PROVIDES MONTHLY "FAMILY NIGHTS" TO TEACH PARENTS ON HOW TO BETTER WORK WITH THEIR CHILDREN ON TYING LESSONS LEARNED AT THE ACADEMY WITH THEIR HOME LIFE. SEE SCHEDULE O.WORKSHOPS AT THE ACADEMY ALSO GIVE FAMILIES SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AT HOME. THE ACADEMY HELPS FAMILIES FOSTER THE LANGUAGE AND EARLY LITERACY SKILLS THAT CHILDREN NEED TO BECOME STRONG READERS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS.

ACCESS RELATED SERVICES: COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS RANGE FROM COMMUNITY HEALTH FOCUS OUTREACH AND INTERVENTIONS WORKING WITH UNDER/UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING HEALTH NAVIGATION SERVICES, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES, BILLING ASSISTANCE, AND FUNDING SPECIALTY CARE. WE ALSO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL VOUCHERS THROUGH ACCESS KC, CLIENT ADVOCACY AND OTHER SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES WITH OUR HEALTH FOCUSED OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND INTERVENTIONS. WE ALSO TRAIN AND DEPLOY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS KNOWN AS "PROMOTORAS" WHICH ARE LAY HEALTH EDUCATORS THAT PROVIDE COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION.