More than 20 parents turned out Thursday night for a class on sensory awareness hosted by Pettis County Early Childhood Cooperative.
The co-op provides early childhood learning services for children ages 3 to 5 who have a delay in cognitive or adaptive behavior, speech and language development, motor skills or social behavior, according to co-op principal Grace Kendrick. The co-op is housed at the Sedalia Middle School, but serves students throughout Pettis County.
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