Inscripción

1- An application is received:

In Person

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2- The family will received a phone call by our Administrator Assistant to verify the information in the application received

3- Once the information is verified, we will follow with a personal interview (in person or by phone), with the parent or guardian.

4- We will provide all needed information about the program and review the completed application materials to determine eligibility.

5- A tour of the facility will be scheduled upon request.

6- Children who meet the admission criteria will be enrolled or placed on the waiting list.

7- Upon inquiry, application materials will be provided. These include forms required by the California Department of Education (Child Division of Fiscal Services), the California Community Care Licensing and our center’s forms.

8- The Administrator Assistant will schedule an “Enrollment Appointment”

which should last about an hour

9- We will mail (or give you in person) a package with forms to bring filled up and a form showing the day and time of your appointment and a list of documents you must bring the day of your appointment.

Bellow is the list of forms and documents:

What to expect the day of your Enrollment Appointment?

1- Please arrive on time, following the date and time you agreed to attend, and is written on the Enrollment appointment form.

2- The first thing you will be asked is to present the Income documents: Pay stubs (if available), or any other legal form that allow us to proof your income source; the Employee verification form filled out, birth certificate of all the children in the household.

3- Once we proof your income eligibility; our Administrator Assistant will ask for all the rest of the forms to verify they are completed.

4- Then, you will be given other forms to complete in that moment.

5- After all the is done, signatures and copies, child will be officially enrolled.

6- If the enrollment is for the Upcoming School year; you will be receiving a letter around mid-end of July, with information about the Open House.

The open house is a Welcome Time to your child’s maybe, the first school experience in their lives.

What to expect?

1- You should have received a letter in the mail with a specific time to come to the school.

Please honor your schedule and be on time.

2- Open house lasts about 1 hour.

3-You must bring Your Child (who will attend the preschool). You could bring any other family member close to the child (parent/guardian,

grandparent, sibling(s), or any other meaningful member to the child).

We will take 2 pictures: Of the Student alone, and the student and their parent/guardian’s and (if any) the other family members in attendance.4- Your child’s teacher (most likely) will meet you all and take you on a school tour. During this time she/he will introduce her/him self, meet the child and the family; as well as answer any questions or curiosity you, as parent may have.

5- After the tour, you will be going to the Conference Room and/or the office to complete a few other forms; such as the Food Program paper work, family Handbook information, etc.

Note: If your family receives Food Stamps, please bring your card.

You made it!

How do you prepare your child for the first day / week of preschool? How do you prepare for letting your child go?

Attending preschool is the probably the first time he/she is separating from you, as a parent and left with other people besides their family. We are grateful you trust us your child to us, and we plea you to continue trusting us and your child’s own process.

The preschool is a time when your child will learn social cues and develop emotionally. It is a learning process; you just need to let your child go and let us do our job so the transition from home to the school, is a success, but keep in mind, it may take some time.

Mention briefly about the school with lots of other children to play with.
Have everything your child needs ready the day before: Bottle of water with his/her name, the bag with change of clothes, all in a small clear backpack.
Your child must be going to bed no later than 8 PM, to have a good long night sleep.
Either your child comes in the AM or PM, make sure they are rested, healthy and have NOT had any sweets in their diet (Sweet juices or sodas, donuts, candy, chocolates, desserts, etc.) or any medication that may prevent your child to fully enjoy the day at school.
ON TIME: Always arrive at least 5 minutes earlier; It is crucial for your child to go through the entire school’s routine, to support his/her learning, adaptation and prevent challenging behaviors (If you have an appointment, tell your child several times that he/she will be late and the real reason, this will help her/him to be mentally and emotionally ready).
You are at the school! Please, build the routine to Walk together holding hands to the school’s patio (Carrying your child is wonderful, but…when you want to work on their transition home-school, this may not help your child, since they feel the strong attachment, not only emotionally, but physically; if your child gets really upset, you could have difficulties part from them, it can be a lot harder to support you.
Always get down to your child level, look at their eyes, smile, kiss and/or hug them.
You smile at your child, and tell him/her you love them and you will be back., and make sure you tell them things like these: “ You will have a good day”, “I can’t wait to hear what you did”, “You are brave! And you will have fun”.
Please do not say: “Be good”, “Don’t get in trouble”, etc. These phrases will set your child in a low bar as they start their journey. Let’s be positive.
Always tell the truth to your child: Many parents would say: “I will go to get you candy and come back”, “I am going to use the restroom, and pick you up”, “I am going to the store and be right back”. Children perceive such actions as short tasks, and what will happen is they will not focus on bonding with their teachers or adapting to the school environment, for constantly looking at the door or wanting to leave.
You, take a deep breath wave once or twice and leave the school. Please, do not linger around the school or even worst, pick through the windows. If your child was upset, he/she may be calming down, and this will set them back.
If you have anything to say to the teacher; before coming to the school, Write a note and give it to someone at the door; or better: text or email. If you try to talk to the teacher at the door, while she/he are helping the children during the arrival process, it will only make the process difficult.

You dropped off your child to preschool! You are brave and a loving & supportive parent/guardian!

If your child was very upset at drop off; the school may check with you to let you know how things are progressing. (The office employees may be busy also helping in the classroom, so checking the phones could be a difficult task).

PICK UP - BE ON TIME: Children could get anxious and they could have a set back into their routine, if a parent/guardian is late at pick up. So, please you are on time. If something happened and you will be a few minutes late, send a message to the office, so we let the teacher know and she/he will prepare your child.

YOU MADE IT!

Remember, You and Us are partners. We will work together to bring the best experience for your family, and our collaboration is crucial. We are looking forward to a fun year full of growth.

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Policy on Accepting Children with Special Needs:

Our agency assists in meeting the developmental and educational needs for children eligible for our program. We work closely with families to assure that our program will meet the needs of the children with special needs. Our staff may find it is beyond our ability to provide a suitable environment and that we lack the resources to serve a child in our program. We will work with the family to either acquire those resources for our program or assist the family in finding a program able to provide appropriate resources for the child.