FAQS

Students will...

• Be more likely to attend college
• Perform better on standardized tests
• Have greater opportunities for employment and high wages
• Develop more advanced skills in problem solving, following directions, and interacting with peers
• Develop better pre-reading skills, richer vocabularies, and stronger math skills

The program serves three- and four-year-old children. Eligible four-year-old children (children who have their fourth birthday on or before September 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled) have priority in admittance over eligible three-year-old children (children who have their third birthday on or before September 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled).

The academic goal is to ensure that all children are making progress with their physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.
The curriculum emphasizes:

• Basic social and cognitive skills
• Making choices and decisions
• Language development
• Emergent reading
• Emergent writing
• Early math skills
   

Parents are encouraged to be very involved in their child’s education and preschool experience.

• Parents are strongly encouraged to volunteer in their child’s classroom
• Teachers and staff communicate with parents about the program’s activities through newsletters and bulletin boards.
• Two parent/teacher conferences are held each school year.
• Parents are encouraged to maintain ongoing communication with the teachers and to spend time at school.
• All parents are invited to attend PAC meetings to discuss program concerns, help with fundraising, and plan special events.

Please see our “Enroll Today” link.

Please reach out to the Early Childhood Education Department at (310) 898-6008, located at 411 N. Tajauta Ave. Compton, CA 90220. We can assist in answering your questions regarding California State Preschool Program or Expanded Transitional Kindergarten enrollment dates and guidelines.