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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Pre-Kindergarten Program, Bright Beginnings, is designed to provide a child-centered, literacy-focused learning environment to ensure that all children in Mecklenburg County enter kindergarten ready to learn.
Bright Beginnings is offered at the following schools:
Allenbrook Elementary
Ashley Park Pre K-8 School
Bain
Barnette Elementary
Berewick Elementary
Berryhill School
Blythe
Briarwood
Bruns Academy
Clear Creek
Croft Community
Crown Point
David Cox
Dilworth-Sedgefield
Druid Hills
Endhaven
Governor's Village
Greenway Park
Hawk Ridge
Hickory Grove
Hidden Valley
Highland Renaissance
Hornets Nest
Huntingtowne Farms
Idlewild
J. W. Grier
Lake Wylie
Lawrence Orr
Lebanon Road Elementary
McAlpine Elementary
Merry Oaks International Academy Elementary
Montclaire Elementary
Mountain Island Elementary
Nations Ford Elementary
Parkside Elementary
Paw Creek Elementary
Pinewood Elementary
Piney Grove Elementary
Rama Road Elementary
Reedy Creek Elementary
Reid Park Elementary
Renaissance West
River Oaks Academy
Shamrock Gardens Elementary
Smithfield Elementary
South Pine Academy
Starmount Academy
Statesville Road Elementary
Sterling Elementary
University Meadows Elementary
Water G Byers School
Westerly Hills Academy
Whitewater Academy
Winding Springs Elementary
Windsor Park Elementary
Winget Park Elementary
Winterfield Elementary