Give your Child a Head Start!

Have your 4 or 5-year old reading before they begin Kindergarten!

The J.C.C. Preschool and its educators do wonderful work in preparing our children for school. Our meaningful play based preschool provides children with the important opportunity to learn through structured and active free play with emphasis on socialization skills, occurring both indoors and out. The "Ready to Read" program takes it just one step further and adds a unique compliment to the Preschool curriculum, one that you won't find anywhere else in our area.

Through fun and age appropriate material, our New York State certified teachers promote the foundations for both reading and writing before your child enters Kindergarten. Imagine equipping your child with the tools for early reading and writing before they head off to school. What a confidence boost for young learners.

A little more about our program:

- "Ready to Read" is available to all local 4 and 5-year-olds.

- "Ready to Read" runs for 21 weeks during the school year, broken down into 3, 7 week sessions.

- Students attend two 50-minute learning sessions per week.

- Sessions are held at the J.C.C. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

- Sessions are offered hourly between 1 and 3pm.

- Each class will consist of no more than 4 children per teacher.

- The program is designed to be FUN! The goal of the program is to empower our children while improving their confidence and self-esteem.

- The cost of the program for members is $900 for the entire 21 weeks and $945 for nonmembers.

We are now in our fourth year of the program and it has proved to be extremely successful for so many children. If you are interested in "Ready to Read" please contact J.C.C. for more information.

Presentation of quality training and continuing education seminars to address the needs of the senior population for seniors, their families, and those persons employed by, or involved with, the provision of services to our communities' seniors.

The TASC/GED Prep Program is designed for persons who are at least 19 years in age, but who, for various reasons, did not complete the requirements for high school graduation. Various free options are available for persons who wish to develop or refresh the skills necessary for successful completion of the high school equivalency test. All new students are required to take a Reading and Math assessment to assure proper placement. Offers both day and night classes.

Communication Therapies is a team of dedicated and caring professionals all of whom are New York State certified and licensed across a range of disciplines. Communication Therapies participates in the Early Intervention Program* and performs comprehensive evaluations with at home treatment options. In addition to our participation in the New York State Early Intervention Program, we offer private speech and language therapy with a specialization in oral/motor feeding/treatment in our offices. We contract with municipalities to provide related CPSE Services for children ages three to five years old. The agency provides Speech and Language Therapy, Feeding and Oral Motor Treatment, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Educational Instruction, Nutritional Services and Social Work. Individual Therapies are provided at home as well as in the office. Group Sessions are office based.

Adult Education Classes are free for all adults 21 years of age and older and Schenectady City School District students who are beyond mandated attendance age.

Washington Irving follows the school district calendar and offers a six-week summer program.

TASC (Formerly GED)

Testing Assessing Secondary Completion

•English As a Second Language

Monday - Friday

9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Washington Irving Education Center

• Work Readiness: Certificate of Employability is a special collaborative program, coordinated by The Chamber of Schenectady County for the Business & Education Partners.

The Certificate of Employability is an education and economic development initiative, designed to provide a well-prepared workforce for the County's existing businesses as well as the new industries which are locating to Schenectady County as part of the Tech Valley Initiative.

The goal of the program is to provide a ready workforce: employees who understand what employers are seeking in employees and who are ready to be trained in any new manufacturing and quality control processes necessary for the employer to meet its business goals.

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Programs that identify infants, toddlers and in some cases, preschoolers who show evidence of or are at risk for lags in physical development, cognitive development, language and speech development, psychosocial development or self-help skills, and provide or coordinate the delivery of an enrichment program in order to minimize the potential for a developmental delay and to meet their current developmental needs. The program may include early identification activities (child find); a developmental evaluation; a review of family concerns, priorities and resources; meetings with the family to develop an individualized family service plan; service coordination to ensure that the individual and his or her family receive needed services which may include but are not limited to physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, health/medical services, nursing services, nutrition services, psychological services including specialized play groups or therapy sessions, counseling, speech and language assistance, special instructional services, transportation, and parenting skills development; and ongoing evaluation of the child's progress and his or her changing enrichment needs. Included are "birth to three" programs and federal, state or local programs that address the needs of slightly older children or children not otherwise eligible for "birth to three" programs.

Provides newsletters, training opportunites, and provides information and services from national agencies to individual children and their families.

Early Intervention Services assists children in the first two years of life who are experiencing developmental delays, disability or other conditions which affect their development. To find out if your child qualifies, contact Early Intervention Services. For children older than age two, they would be eligible for the Preschool Special Education Program also managed by Early Intervention Services through age five.

The Family Education Center run by the Cornell Cooperative Extension, (CCE), and Opportunities for Broome provides classes in nutrition, composting, energy savings, gardening and more at no cost. Parenting classes.

The Alliance for Quality Education was formed to increase resources for education so that every public school can provide quality education to all of its students.