For Preschool Coordinators and Teachers

Last Updated on Thursday, October 09, 2008 at 5:01 AM

This site contains administrative tools for preschool coordinators and resources for preschool teachers.

Kentucky Head Start State Collaboration Office

The mission of the Kentucky Head Start State Collaboration Office is to increase the accessibility of quality services to low-income children ages 0-5 and their families by supporting the development of partnerships on a state and local level among Head Start programs and services and Kentucky agencies organizations, business and families.

Administrative Documents
Documents for administrators and preschool coordinators who work with the state-funded preschool program. Documents are either downloadable below or we have provided a link to an outside website to assist you. Document include District Coordinators list, Approved Contractors, Contracting Information, and Reports. Preschool Program Reports are disseminated and submitted electronically. To ... More

Classrooms of Excellence
The Kentucky Department of Education has established a process to identify high quality state-funded preschool classrooms. This voluntary process will help assure that the children of Kentucky enrolled in the State Funded Preschool Program have the highest quality possible in their early learning environments. Included in the process is an intensive ... More

Early Childhood Professional Development Calendar
The early childhood professional development calendar is produced quarterly and shows a wealth of training opportunities available for preschool teachers, administrators and early childhood educators in Kentucky.

IECE Brochure
This short brochure gives information about IECE university contacts, IECE standards, Certification, preschool and First Steps contact information.

New Teacher Orientation
The New Teacher Orientation is required for Probationary IECE teachers and may serve as a resource for new and experienced teachers.

Parent Survey
Preschool Program regulation 407 KAR 3:410 Section 9, Program Evaluation specifies that: (1) “At least annually, parents, staff and other professionals shall be involved in evaluating the local preschool program’s effectiveness in meeting the needs of participating children . . . (b) parental satisfaction with services provided . . .” Representative ... More

Preschool Leadership Meetings
The Preschool Meetings are held in the spring, summer and fall of each year. The documents and power points used in these meetings are available for viewing and printing.

Preschool Regional Training Centers
The Early Childhood Regional Training Centers provide a range of services for the early childhood community including regional trainings/workshops, on-site consultations, lending library of materials, annual statewide and regional collaborative institutes. RTC Map 2008 PDF RTC Map 2008 Microsoft Word

Professional Development and Certification
Information and professional development opportunities for preschool teachers and administrators

For more information contact:

Bill Buchanan
500 Mero Street, 17th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 564-7056

Bill.Buchanan@education.ky.gov