TEACHING TO THE FUTURE: How we serve your child
We believe that young children learn best through experience and hands-on learning in a play based environment. Through the state Comprehensive Literacy grant, our preschool program has gained knowledge and expertise in teaching early literacy skills that ensure that your child has a strong foundation for beginning their school career.
We utilize the Creative Curriculum, as well as the OSU Read It Again literacy supplement to begin that critical literacy development. We also implement daily lessons with the HEGGERTY program to support literacy growth. Partnering with OSU, we now use the Read It Again program for social emotional growth and coming soon…Read it Again for math! All of these supplements use reading as the foundation for teaching early learning skills.
Our lessons are structured each day to teach routine, self-care, and independence. Specialized services will be provided to students with identified needs or an IEP.
Our teachers and staff train monthly to learn current teaching strategies that help your young child gain the skills needed to be a strong, independent learner. Our goal is to partner with you and your home school district to prepare your child for kindergarten.
Special Education
If a family suspects their preschool child may have a delay in one of the following areas, our staff will listen and work with you to navigate the referral process for special education services.
- Speech and language skills
- Fine or gross motor skills
- Vision or hearing loss
- Adaptive and social/behavioral skills
- Any developmental delay
If the child qualifies for services in any of these areas, they may receive special education services provided by the Bright Beginnings Preschool staff. Location for those services may vary, based on the decision of the IEP team. For additional guidance, families may also refer to the Guide to Parents Rights in Special Education.
*You must live in one of the school districts outlined in our locations below, to initiate the special education referral with the OVESC.
Our Locations
We operate preschool classrooms in the following school districts:
Belpre City Schools
Crooksville Exempted Schools
Fort Frye Local Schools
Frontier Local Schools
Marietta City Schools
Rolling Hills Local Schools
Switzerland of Ohio Schools
Warren Local Schools
Wolf Creek Local Schools
*Please call 740-373-6669 for more information on what types of classrooms are available within your school district. Our classrooms serve students 3-5 years of age, who have not yet entered kindergarten.
*Caldwell Exempted Village Schools and Morgan Local Schools – please contact the school district for preschool services.
Tuition
There are several options for tuition within Bright Beginnings. Families may choose private pay, apply for the sliding fee scale for a reduced tuition rate, or apply for our Early Childhood Education grant in order to receive grant funds for their child to attend preschool. Tuition is a flat rate across all of our paying classrooms. It is $150.00/month.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Ohio Valley Educational Service Center
Marietta Office
P: 740-373-6669
F: 740-376-5809
Email Stephanie Middleton: stephanie.middleton@ovesc.org (Preschool enrollment and special education)
Email Terra Wittekind: terra.wittekind@ovesc.org (Tuition)
Email Joy Edgell: joy.edgell@ovesc.org (Executive Director)