How to choose–and afford–quality preschool: Morristown library program, Jan. 19

Preschool Advantage
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Preschool Advantage
Preschool Advantage

From the Morristown & Township Library

Library Program to Teach Parents How to Select and Pay for a Quality
Preschool

Area Nonprofit to Bring Clarity to Confusing School Choices and Provide
Funds to Families in Need

If you are planning to send your child to
preschool in the next year or two – or don’t think you can afford the cost –
an upcoming program at The Morristown & Morris Township Library will help
resolve your concerns.

On Jan. 19, 2017, Preschool Advantage, the Morristown-based nonprofit
that funds preschool for families in need, will present a free informational
session, “Finding the Best Preschool for Your Child – And Not Letting It
Break Your Bank,” at 7 pm at the library on 1 Miller Road.

The session, which will be led by Eugene Huang, the incoming president of
the organization, will help parents, grandparents and others better
understand the importance of a preschool education, how it differs from
childcare, whether their children qualify for a public program, the various
private options and how to select a high-quality school. The session also
will explore ways to pay for preschool.

“Research has shown that sending a child to preschool pays off by narrowing
the potential learning, and ultimately earnings, gap among peers,” said
Molly Dunn, executive director of Preschool Advantage.

“We hope to answer
many parents’ questions about navigating the confusing preschool patchwork
and identifying a quality program in which they can place their child.”

Dunn also emphasized the opportunity for parents to learn more about paying
the high cost of a private program, the only option available to most local
families.

“There are many families in Morris County who are just making ends
meet, yet their only options are to send, or not to send, their child to an
expensive private program,” she said.

“The information session and our
organization can help them manage the bite on the family budget.”

Preschool Advantage, a nonprofit organization established in 1995, seeks to
improve local communities by funding quality preschool for three- and
four-year-old children of families in need.

During the 2016-2017 school
year, Preschool Advantage is sending 70 children to 17 carefully selected
partner preschools in Boonton, Bridgewater, Denville, Dover, Jefferson,
Madison, Mendham, Morristown, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Mount Olive and
Parsippany. Recently, an 18th partner school was added in Bernardsville.

More information on the organization can be found at
https://www.preschooladvantage.org

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