Early Childhood Education

• To help your child develop self-esteem and respect for others.
• To encourage each child's participation in learning through the use of varied materials, activities and learning styles.
• To help each child practice good personal health, safety and nutrition habits.
• To ensure all children are provided nutritious meals. 
• To develop in each child the readiness skills for life-long learning.
• To share program goals and to ensure effective two-way comprehensive communication between staff and parents. The Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) meets on a regular basis throughout the school year. 
• To ensure parents have information for Health and Social Services referrals.
• To use each child's individual needs, interests and experience in planning activities for further development.
• To ensure each child's progress is documented using the Desired Results Development  Profile (DRDP).
• To ensure program quality, each classroom is rated using Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS).
• To ensure staff is informed and updated on child development regulations, requirements and policies, staff are provided opportunities to attend Professional Growth and Staff Development conferences and meetings.
• To ensure the community is involved and informed about the program, different activities are planned and articles are written in the community newspaper throughout the school year.
• To ensure the at the Early Education program is in full compliance with California Department of Education (CDE)  Early Education and Support Division by using the CDE CSPP Program Self-Evaluation as a monitoring tool on an on-going and annual basis. 

Families are eligible for fully subsidized preschool if they meet at least one of the following prioritized criteria:

• Placed on Children’s Protective Services
• At-risk of abuse, neglect and/or exploitation
• Homeless
• Cash assistance
• Low income

Families who qualify must fall within the state defined limits for subsidized preschool.

All absences are recorded and the parent or guardian must verify their cause. Parents or guardians are responsible for providing a written explanation of their child's absence on the back of the sign-in and out sheets. Parents or guardians must sign with a full signature. A doctor's note may be required if the child is absent more than three (3) days.

Excused Absences:

Absences that are considered Excused Absences are defined as:

• Illness (child or parent)
• Hospitalization
• Doctor or dentist visit
• Quarantine of child or parent
• Family emergency

Best Interest/Vacation Days:

Absences that are in the "Best Interest " of the child are considered excused absences. A maximum of ten (10) Best Interest days will be allowed during a single school year.

Excessive Unexcused Absences and/or Tardies:

If child is frequently absent and/or tardy he/she may be disenrolled from the program.

• Collins
• Gaines
• Hollydale
• Keppel
• Mokler
• Wirtz