The office of Head Start defines school readiness as
The Education team studies child data 3 to 4 times a year. We use those results to write program action steps and plan training.
Visit Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center, a website from the Office of Head Start, to learn more about families’ roles in school readiness.
TCHS School Readiness Goal: Children birth to five will follow rules and routines; manage feelings, emotions and actions age-appropriately. Children will demonstrate increasing abilities to control impulses, show interest and initiative, sustain focus, express themselves in creativity and gain communication skills.
TCHS School Readiness Goal: Children birth to five will develop secure relationships with adults and other children. They will learn to express / manage their emotions and recognize emotions in others. Children will begin to demonstrate knowledge of self and a sense of belonging to various groups.
TCHS School Readiness Goal: Children birth to five will respond to and participate in communication with others. They will develop increasing awareness of rhyme and alliteration. Preschoolers will have increased skills in phonological awareness, name writing and knowledge about books. Dual Language Learners will show steady and consistent improvement in Receptive and Expressive English skills as well as increased engagement in English Language activities.
TCHS School Readiness Goal: Families participate in school readiness of their child by assuring consistent daily attendance. Families are involved in the observations of their child and in leadership opportunities in which they give input into agency and community development.
TCHS School Readiness Goal: Families participate in school readiness of their child by assuring regular medical and dental visits. Children are kept up to date on all immunizations. Families participate in the Be Busy, Be Healthy program (as needed).
TCHS School Readiness Goal: Infants and Toddlers will explore the environment around them in order to understand self and others. Children birth to five will develop age appropriate skills in mathematical thinking through experiences in their environment and play. Preschoolers will use scientific inquiry skills to ask questions, gather information and conduct investigations.
TCHS School Readiness Goal: Children birth to five will demonstrate age-appropriate skills in motor abilities and develop healthy behaviors as it pertains to self-care tasks, healthy eating habits, personal safety, and daily routines.
