The Shelton School Readiness Grant Program consists of a NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited site and offers the following program option:
Full-Day/Full-Year Program- provides early care and education services for children 10 hours per day, five days per week, for 50 weeks per year. Children eligible for these programs must be consistently in need of services for a minimum of six hours per day, five days per week for 50 weeks per year.
TEAM Shelton School Readiness-Grove Street, 54 Grove Street, Shelton hours of operation: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Part- Day/Part- Year Program– provides early care and education services for children who are consistently in need of services for a minimum of 2.5 hours per day, five days a week, for a minimum of 180 days per year.
Shelton Public Schools Preschool, 47 Mohegan Road, Shelton hours of operation: 8:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Shelton Public Schools Preschool, 565 Long Hill Avenue, Shelton hours of operation: 8:45a.m. – 11:45a.m. and 12:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Admission to the Shelton School Readiness Grant Program
To enroll your child in the Shelton School Readiness program, parents/guardians can email vecrc.ct@gmail.com. At this visit, an application will be completed and the following items are required:
- Child’s birth certificate (certified copy)
- Child’s medical insurance card
- Income verification (W-2 form, 3-4 current pay stubs, unemployment form)
- Completed and updated physical/health assessment record
- Three proofs of residency: CT driver’s license and a mortgage or rental/lease agreement, as well as a Utility bill: gas, electric, water, cable, telephone bill; CT state document/unemployment papers) dated within the last 3 months.
- If applicable, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).