October 15, 2021 3:30 a.m.

Free preschool programs in the Winston-Dillard School District currently have openings for qualifying students.

A release said Brockway School is home to two preschool programs. The South-Central Early Learning Hub is providing coordinated enrollment services for the Preschool Promise program at Brockway. The program provides children with a strong learning foundation and prepares them for kindergarten and beyond.

To qualify for the publicly-funded Preschool Promise program, a child must live in Oregon and turn three or four years old by September 1st. They must live with a family whose income level is at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level or be in foster care. Preschool Promise is an Oregon Early Learning Division grant-funded program.

The release said Brockway also offers a program known as Winston-Dillard Preschool. It is funded by the Student Investment Account, apportioned by the Oregon Department of Education and allocated by the Winston-Dillard School Board. Children must be at least four years old by September 1st to apply. This year, the program is also available at Lookingglass Elementary.

Both programs offer daily breakfast, lunch and snacks, provided through the school’s food service program. Rest and nap times are built into the schedule.

For more information about the Preschool Promise program at Brockway Elementary, go to www.douglasesd.k12.or.us/south-central-early-learning-hub, or call 957-4809

To find out about the Winston-Dillard Preschool Program at either Brockway Elementary or Lookingglass Elementary, go to: www.wdsd.org/LES