Lamar County Learning Collaborative
The Lamar County Early Learning Collaborative has eight sites: Baxterville Elementary School, Bellevue Elementary, Clifton Preston Head Start, Longleaf Elementary School, Oak Grove Elementary, Lumberton Head Start, Purvis Lower Elementary School, Lumberton Elementary School, and Sumrall Elementary School. It has served 1,353 four-year-olds since its founding in 2014.
Number of Classrooms in ELC
15
Students Served in 2022-2023
300
Number of Sites in ELC
9
“Collaboratives know that families are the key to a child’s early development and learning. Educators link families to the support they need to be successful as their child’s first teacher.”
— Heather Lyons, Pre-K Coordinator, Lamar County School District
Do you have a four-year-old
in Lamar county?
Enroll your four-year-old in the Lamar County Early Learning Collaborative.
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tax credit?
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Lamar County Early Learning Collaborative.
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About Early Learning Collaboratives
Early learning collaboratives (ELCs) are comprised of school districts, local Head Starts, child care centers, and/or private or parochial schools. Collaboratives offer a high-quality, low- or no-cost pre-K option to families in Mississippi. ELCs are funded through state funds and local matching funds and are overseen by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Learn more about how we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the ELC.
We know that kids who attend high-quality pre-K:
Enter kindergarten with stronger literacy, language, math, and social-emotional skills
Are less likely to need special education services, less likely to repeat grades, and more likely to graduate and enroll in college
See stronger employment opportunities and increased earning potential
Are less likely to commit juvenile and adult crimes