Early Education Program
The first five years of a child’s life are fundamentally important. They are the foundation that shapes children’s future health, happiness, growth, development and learning achievement at school, in the family and community, and in life in general. —Facts for Life
—Facts for Life
Welcome to the Early Education Program in San Jose Unified.
Our State Preschool’s mission is to provide high quality early education for children and families, which supports the development of life long learners in our diverse community.
We do this by upholding the unique needs of each child through best practices for young learners, and couple it with ongoing authentic assessments. We believe in the importance of valuing children’s culture, language experiences, and knowledge, and that children have the ability to develop social cognitive and physical skills through a variety of learning experiences.
Our program is designed to prepare your child with the critical foundations needed for his or hers learning years, kindergarten through adulthood. Children who are healthy, and emotionally, socially, and cognitively ready for school are much more likely to have successful school and life experiences. We hope that your child’s experience in our State Preschool program will be rewarding, and an investment in his or her educational future and success.
General Preschool Information
Our state preschool program consists of half-day sessions, morning sessions from 8:00 am- 11:00 am and afternoon sessions from 12:00 – 3:00 pm. For all sessions, enrollment priority is given to 4 year olds. Our preschool calendar is aligned with San Jose Unified School District’s school calendar. We pride ourselves in offering an ethically diverse and culturally respectful environment for children to learn in.
Who qualifies for our preschool program? Families that meet the low-income eligibility set by the State of California or families who live in qualifying zip codes for our Power of Preschool Programs (PoP).
We provide to qualifying families
– Free, clean, safe supportive environments at multiple sites.
– Qualified, caring, knowledgeable and caring staff with appropriate Stated Child Development Permits
– A State licensed program with a child to adult ratio of 1:8
– Parent and teacher conferences in the fall and spring
– Parent education and involvement, and family support
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