How Pre-K 4 SA Empowered an Educator & Mother | Pre-K 4 SA

School Matters: MCCSC Bucks State Trend by Expanding Pre-K

Not long ago, the cost of childcare for Ryan Still’s two young children was $22,000 a year. He was earning $38,000 as a caseworker for the Bloomington Housing Authority. The situation wasn’t sustainable. “We were living but just kind of surviving,” he said, adding that the family sometimes relied on food banks for groceries and the Monroe County Community Kitchen for meals. Circumstances changed when the Monroe County Community School Corporatio…

How Pre-K 4 SA Empowered an Educator & Mother | Pre-K 4 SA

By Analuisa Sandoval, Preschool Teacher, Madonna Center  When people think about Pre-K 4 SA, they often think about the children who walk through the classroom doors each day. While those children are at the heart of the work, my story is proof that the impact of Pre-K 4 SA extends far beyond the classroom walls. I am a preschool teacher at Madonna Center, a proud partner of Pre-K 4 SA’s San Antonio Shared Services Alliance, and a participant in…