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Preschool Opportunities
Free Preschool for 4 Year Old Children

Four year old children can attend preschool tuition-free at the following preschools through the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program:

     *  Child Care Discovery Center (Fort Dodge)
     *  Community Daycare & Preschoool (Fort Dodge)
     *  Dodger Preschool (Fort Dodge)
     *  Fort Dodge Community School District (Fort Dodge)
     *  Head Start (Calhoun, Pocahontas & Webster
         County)
     *  Laurens-Marathon School District (Laurens)
     *  Little Lambs Preschool (Fort Dodge)
     *  Pocahontas Area All-Start (Pocahontas)
     *  Prince of Peace Preschool (Fort Dodge)
     *  Rockwell City-Lytton School District (Rockwell City)
     *  Southeast Webster-Grand School District (Dayton)
     *  St. Edmond Preschool (Fort Dodge)



If your child is age 4 but not attending one of the preschools listed above or is age 3 or 5 attending a preschool in Calhoun, Pocahontas and Webster County, tuition assistance is available through: 



Linking Families and Communities' Preschool Scholarship Program
Through Empowerment funds, LINKING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES is able to offer preschool scholarships for children age 3,4 and 5. Scholarships will be given on a first come/first served basis and will pay 100% of the tuition for children that are at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline. Scholarships will be provided to those whose income is above 200% of the federal poverty guidelines on a sliding fee scale. Tuition Assistance is confidential.


Below are links to the income guidelines for families eligible for scholarships and the actual scholarship application for Preschool Tuition Reimbursement. If any problems occur with the links, or any questions arise, please contact Marcie Lentsch at 515-955-5437.

Tuition Application - Scholarship_and_Tuition_Application.doc 08-09 Tuition Application
Preschool
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08-09 Income Guidelines - Income_Table_-_Sliding_Fee_Scale_08-09.doc 08-09 Income Guidelines Chart
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Preschool Opportunities
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