About ECE
At a Glance
Preschool Program Offerings
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Preschool for All (PFA)
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Community Partnership - Preschool Subcontracting
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Head Start Child Development Program
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Collaboration Preschool Program
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Child-Parent Centers (CPC)
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Tuition-Based Preschool (TBP)
Program Formats
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Rooms
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Day Length
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Weeks
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Hours
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505
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Half Day
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40
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8:30/9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. or 11:30 A.M./12:00 P.M.
to 2:30 PM (2 1/2 or 3 hrs.)
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95
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Full School Day
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40
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9:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. (5 1/2 hrs.)
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15
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Full-Day, Full Year
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48
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8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (9 hrs.) Collaboration
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26
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Full-Day Tuition
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40
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7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (10 hrs.) Tuition Based
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960
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Subcontracting
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52
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Child Care Agency Schedule (7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.)
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Eligibility
Must be 3 or 4 years old on or before September 1st of the current
school year
Funding source determines specific eligibility criteria
Program
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Total Enrolled
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Classrooms
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Schools/Locations
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(September 2006)*
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(September 2006)*
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(September 2006)*
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State Prekindergarten
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13,000
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352
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290
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Community Partnerships
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14,000
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960
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325
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Head Start
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6,100
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240
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142
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Child-Parent Centers
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1,360
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38
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13
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Tuition-Based Preschool
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500
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26
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14
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(Collaboration programs included
with Head Start rooms)
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Demographics
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Racial and Ethnic Breakdown
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African American
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White
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Hispanic
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Asian
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American Indian
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Children
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50.90%
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8.10%
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37.50%
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3.30%
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.10%
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Classroom Staff
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44.26%
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24.13%
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30.15%
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1.37%
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.09%
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Support/Administrative Staff
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55.90%
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16.60%
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25.10%
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2.40%
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.00%
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Technology Initiatives Computer Training Labs
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Computer Training Labs
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Location of Labs: Fuller and Doolittle West Elementary Schools
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Training classes for teachers, assistants, office and administrative
staff
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Training classes for parents, including open Lab time for parent use
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Parent Involvement Initiatives
Virtual Pre-K!
www.virtualpre-k.org
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Interactive parent/teacher resources in English and Spanish. Program
includes videotapes, CD-Roms, printed activity cards, a Web site,
and training support to teachers and parents citywide. Virtual
Pre-K! resources are available in all CPS early childhood
programs and at Chicago Public Libraries.
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Virtual K!
www.virtualk.org
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Virtual K! was launched in early 2005.
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*Information provided in this document was updated as of
September 2006.
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At a Glance (PDF)
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