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​Hours

Our classroom is open year-round from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, with holidays and break closures throughout the year.  Please refer to the parent handbook or our 2024-2025 calendar for a list of dates we are closed for the current year.

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 Openings

Our Edgewood classroom is licensed for children aged 30 months to five years.  We offer full-time slots, which include breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack.  Limited extended after-care hours are available from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.  After-care is for only families who are enrolled in regular hours.

  

Tuition

Positive Bright Start is a nonprofit organization. Tuition is set to cover our monthly expenses for rent,
utilities, payroll, toys, equipment, and all other operating costs. Tuition will not be reduced due to
absences, closures, breaks. 

Current Tuition Fees: $730/ Monthly
Current Extended After Care Fees: $100/Monthly

 

We accept DCF tuition assistance and other third party payments with approval.  Some additional assistance may be available through our Positive Bright Start child care tuition scholarship program, subject to availability of funds.

 

Meet Our Teachers

View our teacher photos and profiles here.

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Tour Our Classrooms

 If you'd like to visit our classroom, call our School Administrator at 785-842-9679 to schedule a tour.  

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What is a Positive Behavior Support Classroom? 

Positive Bright Start operates under the belief that all students have special needs and special strengths.  Students can learn from their peers and teachers in the appropriate learning environment.  Positive Bright Start Classroom is a fully inclusive classroom, grouping students with their like-aged peers regardless of their developmental level. This environment gives students with social-emotional or developmental needs the opportunity to learn by watching and imitating their peers while teaching students who are typically developing the important life lessons of diversity, compassion, and acceptance. In this environment, students who have individualized needs are often able to reach
developmental milestones ahead of schedule while providing students who are typically developing the self-confidence they need to be successful in public school and beyond. Positive Bright Start aims to maintain a ratio of 3 peer models slots to 1 specialized slot.  The peer model slots are held for students who would provide developmentally appropriate models for students receiving individualized early childhood services.  The specialized slots will be held for students who are identified as having a special need, such as a  developmental disability or mental health diagnosis, qualify for special education services or have been identified as being developmentally at risk for difficulties in school through our screening process.

For more information on the Pyramid Model and Positive Behavior Support visit the Pyramid Model website, or the TACSEI website.

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​Goals for Students:
• Develop socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively.
• Develop language skills.
• Learn to be a member of the preschool community.
• Develop problem-solving skills.
• Develop conflict-resolution skills.

Goals for Families:
• Families will feel welcome in the classroom.
• Families will partner with preschools to help their students develop readiness skills.
• Families will advocate for their students.

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To schedule a tour of our classroom, call our office and ask for Margaret at 785-842-9679, or email her at margaret@positivebrightstart.org

 

Download our Positive Bright Start Application 

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*Please call our office if you'd like to pick up printed versions of any of our materials.*