pre-k counts
What is Pre-K Counts?
MCIU was awarded the Pre-K Counts grant on January 8, 2016. The grant allows us to deliver high-quality pre-kindergarten programs to 257 age-appropriate children at no cost to income eligible families in Montgomery County.
Children must be between age three and the entry age for kindergarten and living in families earning up to 300 percent of the poverty level (family of four with gross income of $78,600). Children may also be impacted by other risk factors, such as English Language Learners, family in the welfare system, or having disabilities or developmental delays.
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When and where is Pre-K Counts available?
MCIU Pre-K Counts operates Monday through Friday for a full day program and is available in the following school districts:
- Abington
- Cheltenham
- Norristown Area
- Methacton
- North Penn
- Perkiomen Valley
- Souderton Area
- Upper Merion Area
Application Instructions
To apply to our preschool programs for the 2021/2022 School Year, please review this LIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION that needs to accompany your application. Please note that income eligibility is determined by the current federal poverty guidelines.
Poverty Guidelines:
Rebecca DeSantis
Program Administrator
610-755-9394
rdesantis@mciu.org
Rebecca DeSantis was a Kindergarten teacher in the Upper Darby School District for 17 years before becoming the Program Administrator for MCIU Pre-K Counts. She received her Bachelor’s in Early Childhood from West Chester University in 2000 and her Masters of Education with her Principal Certification from Cabrini College in 2013. As a kindergarten teacher she was the Tier 1 Building coach, member of the Innovation Council Team and Co-taught in a kindergarten inclusion classroom for three years.
She has been the MCIU Pre-K Counts Program Administrator since June 2018. Since her start the program has grew 62%, servicing 257 students in the MCIU Pre-K Counts program.
