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Early Childhood

 

Mission

The mission of Early Childhood Education is to provide quality, foundational, early learning experiences for each child served by the Waco Independent School District.

 

Vision

"To inspire and empower every child with the foundational cognitive, social, and emotional skills necessary to ensure school readiness and ignite a lifelong passion for learning and achievement. "

 

 

Gwen James

Gwendolyn James
Director of Early Childhood

 

Waco ISD Administration Building
501 Franklin Avenue
P.O. Box 27
Waco, Texas 76703
WISD: (254) 755-9477

About Early Childhood in Waco ISD

We welcome you and your child to the Early Childhood family of Waco Independent School Distrct.  Early Childhood education is the education of children from birth through age 8.  We look forward to working with you as a team to support your child's social, emotional, intellectual, physical, and aesthetic development.

Waco ISD's Early Childhood program reflects the belief that children are active learners and build meaning and understanding through full participation in their learning environments.  These classrooms are child-centered and combine high expectations for each child with respect for individual development.

Waco ISD's Early Childhood program is designed to include important educational objectives in the daily routine to ensure the learning focus is relevant to the students and to provide intentional instruction in a playful, joyful atmosphere.

All Waco ISD students receive breakfast and lunch at no charge.