Gering Preschool
Early Childhood Development
January 02, 2008
The early childhood program, operated by Gering Public Schools, offers a pre-school program for three and four year old children in our district. This program is located at the Carpenter Center in Terrytown, and includes children with developmental delays as well as typically developing children.
The program focuses on the unique development of young children, in accordance with the indicators of quality issues by the Nebraska Department of Education. Our goal is that all students may enter school ready to learn and have a successful school experience. Ultimately, the goal is to improve academic achievement for all students.
The Gering Schools Early Childhood Center provides:
• Teachers certified in early
childhood education and/or early childhood special education.
• Developmentally appropriate learning experiences
- Improved results based on curriculum using benchmark assessments
to monitor progress. Preschool curriculum will be aligned with
curriculum used in the primary grades.
- Low child/adult ratio.
- Improving social skills and forming positive identities.
- Providing opportunities for decision making and problem
solving.
- Developing language and pre-reading skills.
- Strengthening vocabulary with activities that involve talking,
singing and listening.
- Developing number sense through sorting, counting, and
comparing.
- Enhancing motor skills and creativity through dramatics, poetry
art, and music.
• Access to specialists in Speech Pathology, Special Education, and
Physical and/or Occupational Therapy for those identified with
special needs.
• Skills assessed on a regular basis (3 times a year).
• Programs for parent education and involvement.
• Curriculum
- Language for Learning
- Houghtin Mifflen/Math
• Assessments
• Creative Curriculum
- Language for Learning Assessment
- Preschool Assessment
• Eligibility for all 3 and 4 year old children in the Gering
district.
Early Childhood Services
Birth to Two Years
Gering Public Schools also provides free assessment for parents
concerned about their child’s development in the following areas;
hearing, thinking, talking, seeing or moving. For more information,
questions or concerns, contact Becky Sorensen at
632-8670.
