July screenings for preschool children ages 3 and 4 who live in the Waynesville R-VI School District are now being scheduled

According to the Waynesville schools, July screenings for preschool children ages 3 and 4 who live in the Waynesville R-VI School District are being scheduled for Williams Early Childhood Center, 12225 Pulaski Avenue, Fort Leonard Wood. To schedule a screening appointment for July 25, 26, or 27, please call 573-842-2650. Williams Early Childhood Center’s preschool program consists of PACE and ECSE. Both are free for Waynesville R-VI residents who are admitted to the program. A student may be selected to attend either a morning (AM) or afternoon (PM) session. PACE is the Parent And Child Education program and is for children ages 3, 4, and 5 who are potty-trained, have gone through the screening process, and have been admitted to the program. The program is free; however, transportation is not provided for the PACE program. ECSE The Early Childhood Special Education Program serves children ages 3, 4, and 5 with educationally disabling conditions. ECSE is free and transportation is provided for children who are screened and admitted to the program. Children with disabling conditions are those who demonstrate significant delays in one or more of these areas: vision/hearing, speech/language, intellectual functioning, overall development, rate of learning 0r behavioral and emotional development.