YELLOW JACKET EARLY LEARNING

center.k12.mo.us

126 Students

Pre Kindergarten Pre-K - Pre-K

School Overview

The Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC), located at 8817 Wornall Road in Kansas City, is a specialized facility serving as part of the Center School District. It focuses exclusively on the foundational years of development, providing targeted programming designed to prepare young children for success in their transition to elementary school. The center emphasizes age-appropriate learning, social-emotional development, and early literacy, creating a supportive environment that caters to the unique needs of preschool-aged students within the district.

By concentrating on early childhood instruction, the ECEC plays a critical role in closing achievement gaps before students reach kindergarten. The school integrates structured play with essential academic readiness skills, ensuring that students develop the confidence and foundational knowledge required for long-term educational growth. For more information on their specific curriculum, enrollment procedures, and mission, you can visit their official page within the Center School District website at [center.k12.mo.us](http://center.k12.mo.us).

126

Total Students

11.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

94.4%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for YELLOW JACKET EARLY LEARNING
Demographic	Student Count
White	17
Hispanic	13
Black	76
Asian	2
Two or More	18

Black
76 (60.3 %)
Two or More
18 (14.3 %)
White
17 (13.5 %)
Hispanic
13 (10.3 %)
Asian
2 (1.6 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Pre Kindergarten
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	CENTER 58
Phone:	(816)349-3700
Website:	http://center.k12.mo.us
Grade Range:	Pre-K - Pre-K
Total Students:	126
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	11.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	119
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 126