The North Madison County Excel By 5 Coalition in partnership with Canton Parks & Recreation hosted a Back to School Readiness event on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at the Canton Community Center. Parents with children 0 -5 years of age received backpacks and supplies after completion of 12 school readiness stations. Excel By 5 is a state wide innovative community certification process exclusive to Mississippi. Excel By 5 focuses on young children and emphasizes the important roles parents and early childhood educators play in the lives of children during their most formative years -birth to age five.
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