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Welcome to Tiger Paw!
Tiger Paw Early Childhood Center is home to Ozark’s youngest learners. Walking through the doors, you would never know the building houses five different programs, each interwoven to create the Early Childhood Center.
Construction Update
Tiger Paw officially held the ribbon cutting on the new storm shelter in spring 2024, thanks to voter approval of a $19 million no-tax-increase bond issue in April 2022. The shelter serves as a full-time cafeteria.
Connect With Us
Did you know Tiger Paw has its own Facebook and Instagram pages? There are so many cool things happening inside our building everyday! See fun projects students are working on, find out about specific events coming up, and get connected!
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Can you believe we're already wrapping up the first quarter? Time really flies! That means it's almost time for parent-teacher conferences across Tiger Paw, our elementary schools, OMS, OJH, FRS and OHS. Keep an eye on your inbox—you should be getting an email from your child's teacher soon to set up a time.
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Just one month after Ozark’s Tiger Paw Early Childhood Center received $100,000 in grants allowing the addition of two preschool classrooms, Tiger Paw received another grant allowing families to save money. This new grant, valued up to $780,000, will pay tuition for students who will enter kindergarten in the 2025-26 school year.
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Ozark School District held its Fourth Annual OZcar Awards ceremony Aug. 13, kicking off the 2024-25 school year with a districtwide meeting. Five district winners received awards.
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Ozark School District’s Tiger Paw Early Childhood Center is adding two preschool classrooms this school year, thanks to two $50,000 Preschool Start-Up Grants through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Tiger Paw Information
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Walking through the doors, you would never know that the Tiger Paw building houses five different programs, each interwoven to create the Early Childhood Center.
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about Breakfast & Lunch Menus (opens in new window/tab)
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Learn about our parent drop-off and pick-up procedures here.
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Tiger Paw offers a full related arts program, which includes music, art, PE, library and sensory lab.
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Parents as Teachers promotes the optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers.
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If your child lives in the Ozark School District, they may be eligible to attend one of our Early Childhood Preschool Programs.