EDUCATION

Early Childhood Education

     Early childhood education in the county is supplied through government-supported and private sources. Subsidized nursery schools are located throughout the county, and full-day care centers are provided in the City, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Reamstown, and New Holland.

     Some public school districts run half-day programs, and the Community Action Program provides full-day care for children, including comprehensive health and social services, and also offers Headstart, a half-day pre-school developmental program for low income children.

     I.U 13 runs pre-school programs for children, ages 3 to 5, with special needs. A complete directory of early childhood programs is available from the Lancaster Information Center.