The Union County Early Childhood Council has host annual for the past 10 years, "The Mouse in the House" math/literacy event.  The event in the past was held at the Union County High School with an average of 300 + preschoolers and families.  During the event the child receives appropriate books and parents receive valuable information on Kindergarten Readiness.  

The goal is to enable children and their families to increase literacy and math skill levels.  The literacy and math  skills are vital key skills that prepare the child throughout the school career.  Developing these skills at an early age will help prepare them for their future.  

2020 proved to be a year of uncontrollable events.  Many programs were brought to a stand still.  We have grown from this challenge and prepared ourselves on being creative in many aspects of keeping the traditional way but creating new ways to launch valuable information.  This year, booths were set up in a drive thru fashion and 200 + families were provided with information, books and healthy SNAP Ed recipes.  The Union County Extension office prepared literacy skilled matching game to kindergarteners along with Nutritious information and recipes.  Increasing literacy awareness and enhancing parental skills will help parents to make literacy a priority at home.