Prenatal Early Head Start:

• Serves prenatal parents who meet federal guidelines prenatal to birth. After birth, the infant is automatically enrolled in the program until third birthday.
• Focuses on parenting, fostering attachment, basic care, health, family strengthening, stress reduction and life skills
• Emphasizes social and emotional development and nurturing self-regulation.

• The curriculum is called Great Kids, Inc. and provides home visitors with research-informed, strength-based & solution-focused “Home Visit Conversation Guides.”
  

Birth to Three – Early Head Start

• Serves infants and toddlers who meet federal guidelines birth to third birthday.
• Offers research-based learning experiences to maximize growth and development in the home environment.
• Provides lesson plans covering all learning domains (language, cognitive, physical, social/emotional and approaches to learning) designed around everyday routines and materials in the home.
• Offers child development playgroup experiences and outings.
• The curriculum used is from Frog Street and is called Love & Learn. Home visitors work with parents to create rich learning opportunities directly to families in their homes.

Developmental screenings are offered for ages 0-5.

Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure. 

To apply, click HERE

Futures Unlimited & USD 353 Pre-K

We believe every part of a child’s day at school is a learning opportunity. The mission of the preschool program is to provide intentionally planned environments that foster a sense of community and a lifelong love of learning.

Futures and Wellington USD 353 work in collaboration to provide preschool program services. We are proud to announce a preschool expansion for the 2022-2023 school year, almost doubling preschool capacity in district buildings. These additional slots offer a wider eligibility criteria. We urge all interested families to see if they qualify. 

Futures preschool is the only local preschool offering a 5-day/week schedule. Preschool classrooms are located at Futures (Head Start/SPED) and Kennedy Elementary School (Pre-K and At-Risk) in Wellington.

Head Start serves Sumner County children ages 3-4 who meet eligibility requirements. Pre-k & SPED is offered to Wellington School District children.

Frog Street Pre-K Curriculum
Frog Street is a high-quality, research-based curriculum. The curriculum provides intentional instruction in key areas of development so children can effectively continue on the path to kindergarten readiness. The teachers work in partnership with parents and community partners to support a child’s learning and development.
•  Focuses on key literacy and math skills needed for kindergarten
•  Integrates science, social studies & physical development
•  Includes Conscious Discipline® strategies for social-emotional development

Developmental screenings are offered for ages 0-5.

Have questions? E-mail us! Click here to read news for current preschool families.

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure.

To apply, click HERE

The birth of a child is one of the most anticipated and anxiety-inducing events in one’s life. Many feel uncertainty because they fear the unknown. Our Early Head Start prenatal services deliver helpful information, in a personalized, comfortable format to quell the fears of even the most uncertain expectant mother.

Growing Great Kids – Prenatal Curriculum

The curriculum provides home visitors with research-informed, strength-based & solution focused “Home Visit Conversation Guides.”

• Serves prenatal parents who meet federal guidelines prenatal to birth. After birth the infant is automatically enrolled into the program until age three.
• Focuses on parenting, fostering attachment, basic care, health, family strengthening, stress reduction and life skills
• Emphasizes social and emotional development and nurturing self-regulation.

Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure.

To apply, click HERE

Tiny-k Early Intervention

Tiny-k provides supports to assist families with infants and toddlers from birth to 3 who have developmental delays or disabilities. A team works with parents to develop a plan for promoting a child’s development including:

• Evaluation of all areas of development
• Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP)
• Primary coaching approach
• Natural learning environments Click to learn about our tiny-k Advisory Committee. Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to learn about our tiny-k Advisory Committee.

Have questions? E-mail us!

To apply, click HERE

Family fun is an important component to all our programs ages 0-5. For families enrolled in Early Head Start, home visitors involve families in fun activities to promote their little one’s growth and development. They follow Frog Street’s Love & Learn Curriculum – Birth to Three. For example, early childhood professionals may use a lesson plan that details age-appropriate homemade painting fun with a list of creative painting projects to involve the whole family. Activities may include making the paint, finding and using homemade objects for brushes and completing art projects using finger paint or shaker paint.

Additionally, Early Head Start families are invited to monthly play group experiences and outings in the community including Calvary Lutheran Church, Futures playground and the Wellington Family Aquatic Center.

While these in-person home visits and activities are discontinued for now, we will continually assess the situation and make determinations that have the health and safety of children, families and staff members held to the highest priority.

Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure.

To apply, click HERE

Early Head Start families are invited to monthly play group experiences and outings in the community including Calvary Lutheran Church, Futures discovery playground and the Wellington Family Aquatic Center. Day-time and evening play groups are offered to suit a family’s schedule and include snacks or meals for the whole family.

For families enrolled in preschool, parents and siblings are encouraged to be part of numerous family events, often involving outdoor fun and food. Family involvement is welcome in all of our programs.

While these in-person home visits and activities are discontinued for now, we will continually assess the situation and make determinations that have the health and safety of children, families and staff members held to the highest priority. 
Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure.

To apply, click HERE

Child Check is a free developmental screening for children ages 0-5 to check a child’s learning, speaking, moving, seeing and hearing skills. Checks are completed by early childhood professionals and therapists.

Since all children develop differently, parents may wonder if their child is on the right track.

If a child needs further evaluation, a referral will be made to the appropriate service.

Child Checks are held regularly at the Futures Unlimited Family Support Center at 15 Industrial Ave, Wellington, KS. See upcoming Child Check dates, click here.

Checks are provided at no cost and by appointment only.

Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure.

To apply, click HERE

Futures Unlimited & USD 353 Pre-K

One of the primary goals is for children to enter kindergarten ready to succeed. Full-day (until 2 pm) and half-day Monday-Friday preschool is available. Specific preschool services—Head Start, special education, At-Risk and Pre-K—are designed to serve the unique needs of the children in our communities and are delivered inclusively.

Futures and Wellington USD 353 work in collaboration to provide preschool program services. We are proud to announce a preschool expansion for the 2022-2023 school year, almost doubling preschool capacity in district buildings. These additional slots offer a wider eligibility criteria. We urge all interested families to see if they qualify. 

Futures preschool is the only local preschool offering a 5-day/week schedule. Preschool classrooms are located at Futures (Head Start/SPED) and Lincoln Elementary School (Pre-K and At-Risk) in Wellington. Next year they will be offered at Futures and Kennedy Elementary School.

Head Start serves Sumner County children ages 3-4 who meet eligibility requirements. Pre-k is offered to Wellington School District children.

We regularly invite the whole family into the programs we offer to support the family’s well-being through health and safety as well as promote parent leadership and advocacy. This all comes together beautifully to support a child’s development and readiness for school.

Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure.

To apply, click HERE

The discovery playground at Futures Unlimited, Inc. was built on the “recognition that children grow healthier, wiser, and more content when they are more fully connected throughout their childhood to the natural environment in as many educational and recreational settings as possible. These benefits are long term and significant and contribute to their future wellbeing and the contributions they will make to the world as adults”– Nature Action Collaborative for Children (NACC) at: www.worldforumfoundation.org/nature.

Our playground features a multi-faceted play structure, hill slide, climbing apparatuses, tricycles with a paved riding track, sand play, outdoor musical instruments, and space to run giving children a unique outdoor learning experience.

Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure.

To apply, click HERE

Frog Street Pre-K Curriculum

Frog Street is a high-quality, research-based curriculum. The curriculum provides intentional instruction in key areas of development so children can effectively continue on the path to kindergarten readiness. The teachers work in partnership with parents and community partners to support a child’s learning and development.

• Focuses on key literacy and math skills needed for kindergarten
• Integrates science, social studies & physical development
• Includes Conscious Discipline strategies for social emotional development

Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure.

To apply, click HERE

This is such an exciting time of learning for 3-5 year olds. Each day the child builds upon the previous day’s learning. Because a child gains at such a fast rate at this age, we have built in “check points” to measure their progress throughout their year and gauge their school readiness. It’s a great way to measure and share with parents the ways their child has grown during their time at preschool and show how it benefits them as they continue on their journey toward kindergarten.

Have questions? E-mail us!

Click to view our Early Childhood Brochure.

To apply, click HERE