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Curriculum Team
Early Childhood Education in Greenville County Schools:
- Meets children where they are and challenges them to progress
- Offers respect for children’s abilities and differences
- Is based on knowledge of how children learn and develop—active, engaged, meaningful; developmental sequences
- Includes a comprehensive, “robust,” and intentional curriculum that is standards-based
- Recognizes the importance of play as a tool for developing self-regulation as well as promoting cognition, language, and social competence skills
- Connects and aligns with primary grade expectations
- Provides a balance of child guided and teacher directed activities
- Provides a balance of whole group, small group, and center-based activities
- Provides a classroom environment that is inviting, safe, and engaging with designated areas for exploration and content integration
- Supports child interests and individual learning needs through intentional and varied approaches
- Provides purposeful, systematic, ongoing assessment
- Establishes reciprocal relationships with parents
Adapted from NAEYC
4K
A limited number of 4K classrooms for children at risk for school readiness are offered. Children must be four years old on or before September 1 of the current school year to pre-register for this free program. Children selected for 4K programs must demonstrate academic/developmental needs and/or risk factors such as low family income and low parent education level. Click here for 2012-2013 Pre-Registration Information.
Preschool Special Education
Children who are three-to five years old and experiencing significant developmental delays in cognition, communication, social-emotional, physical, and/or self-help skills may be eligible for preschool special education services based on state and federal law requirements. For more information, call the preschool special education office at 864.331.1420 or click here.
If you suspect that your preschool-aged child may be experiencing delays, contact Child Find at 864.331.1302 to schedule a screening appointment.
Child Development Centers
In addition to 4K and preschool special education programs in elementary schools, Greenville County Schools is proud to offer our young children and their families six Child Development Centers. The Child Development Centers provide high-quality 4K and Preschool Special Education programs, in addition to a variety of activities to involve and educate families.
Kindergarten and First Grade
Children who will be five years old on or before September 1 of the current year must enroll in public or private kindergarten unless the parent or legal guardian signs a waiver (see Kindergarten Non-Attendance Form below). Any child who will be six years old on or before September 1 of the current year must enroll in first grade.
To enroll a new student in kindergarten or first grade, a parent must present the following at registration:
- State-issued Birth Certificate
- Properly Completed Immunization Certificate or Religious Exemption Certificate (Religious Exemption Certificate provided by Health Department)
- Two Forms of Proof of Residence (two documents required such as a current electric bill or current mortgage/lease statement (additional accepted proof of residence provided in Parent Enrollment Checklist below)
The GCS Enrollment Form and Primary Language Form are provided below if you would like to complete and bring with you to the school when you go to register.
To find out where your child will attend kindergarten or first grade, call the INFOLine at 355-3100 or click HERE.
5K and First Grade Registration Forms
- Kindergarten Non-Attendance Form
- Parent Enrollment Checklist (Spanish)
- GCS Enrollment Form (Spanish)
- Primary Language Form (Spanish)
Contact
Dr. Karen Sparkman
Director, Early Childhood Education
ksparkma@greenville.k12.sc.us
Phone: 355-7361