Early Learning Center to Host Kindergarten Preview and Pre-Registration/Open House Event

The Effingham Unit 40 Early Learning Center has scheduled an Open House-Kindergarten Preview Night for all children entering Kindergarten this fall for Monday, March 16 from 5:30-7pm. All children turning five years old by September 1, 2015 are eligible to attend.

The Center is located at 3224 South Banker Street. Preliminary registration will also be conducted for the 2015-16 incoming Kindergarteners, and information will be distributed to parents. There will be information booths including the Unit 40 Transportation Department, the Effingham County Health Department, Helen Matthes Library, and the Effingham Park District. A Scholastic book fair will also be available for parents to purchase materials to promote success in Kindergarten.

All children and parents will receive prizes and a sneak peek into the "life of Kindergarten"! For more information about the preview, please contact Principal Jennifer Fox or Secretary Deb Blankenship at 217-540-1460.

To schedule a Kindergarten screening appointment, please contact Sharon Chesnut at Central Early Childhood Education Program at 217-540-1400.