Enrichment and Outreach Services

Enrichment Programs
Programs that have taken place here and will continue to take place include:  VINS, The Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Hullabaloo with Alexandra Smith, pottery classes with Turning Wheel Pottery, Music Together with Debbie Zaccheo, The Mark Skinner Library provides monthly preschool reading visits and our Sr.Toddler’s enjoy their toddler story hour.  These programs are made possible by grants from the Stratton Foundation, Stewart Holiday Match Grants, Jonathan Levin grant from the Southern Vermont Art Center and generous donations made through the Vermont Country Store.

Outreach Programs

Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union’s Early Education Department
Head Start P.L.U.S. Children’s Integrated Services which includes: 
• Family Infant Toddler Program, Children up Stream Services (CUPS)
• United Counseling Bennington County Child Care Association (BCCCA)
• Vermont Department of Health (Tooth Tudor School)

 

Bennington-Rutland Collaboration/Rutland South Supervisory Union Collaboration

In order to have these collaborations all programs in which pre-kindergarten children are counted as part of the districts ADM must meet the following quality standards:

• Are licensed by the Child Development Division and are in good regulatory 

   standing

• Are NAEYC accredited, or have 4 STARS in Vermont’s Step Ahead Recognition

   System

• Have a licensed early childhood or early childhood special educator

• Calculate the actual per hour cost of pre-kindergarten education and apply

   to the school district to be recognized as a publicly funded pre-kindergarten 

   site.
• Exclude from a parent’s bill the total amount that is paid to the center by

   the district