Monday, March 5, 2012

Pre-kindergarten classes start, waiting list already formed.

Byline: Beverly A. Carroll

Aug. 5--Carrie Templeton said her 14-year-old daughter is a stellar student at Gordon Lee Middle School, and she believes the state lottery-funded pre-kindergarten program Heather attended 10 years ago deserves a lot of credit.

"It got her ready for school," Ms. Templeton, co-owner of A Kids Place Daycare in Ringgold, Ga., said. "When she finished she knew some math and how to spell some words. She could write her whole name. Today, she is a straight-A student."

The free voluntary pre-kindergarten programs are getting under way in North Georgia as public schools reopen this month. Seats were awarded in April so parents …

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