Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) ranks Alabama First Class Pre-K as the nation’s highest quality state pre-kindergarten program for the 15th consecutive year. “Ensuring our youngest learners have a strong start to their educational journeys is important now, more than ever. Alabama continues to set the nationwide bar for our success with…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Selma City Schools Strong Start Pre-K Center is pre-registering students for the upcoming fall semester and available slots are filling up. School officials say a high quality Pre-K program — gives children a firm foundation for learning. They say it also helps children transition from home life — into a school environment. School officials say…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– One of the top pre-k centers in the country is located in Selma and school officials are working hard to get it ready for the new school year. Byrd First Class Early Learning Center is one of the state’s top pre-k facilities and since the Alabama pre-k program has been ranked number one in the…
Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced over 150 new grants that will provide more than 2,700 additional Alabama four-year-olds with access to high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten. “Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten is a proven program that prepares students for success,” Governor Robert Bentley said. “Only 20 percent of Alabama’s four-year-olds are currently enrolled in the First Class program. Along with the support of legislative…
