The Mission of the Pacific Grove Unified School District State Preschool Program is to provide a safe, healthy, culturally and developmentally appropriate program in partnership with the parent/guardian, school and community, which celebrates each child’s uniqueness, assisting with linguistic, social, emotional, cognitive and physical development, and encourages parents and families to take an active role as the child’s primary teacher, advocate and informer in the life long journey for the love of learning.

Pacific Grove Unified School District State Preschool Program is part-day comprehensive developmental program for three-to five-year-old children. The program emphasizes parent education and encourages parent involvement. In addition to preschool education activities that are developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate for the children served, the state preschool programs provide meals or snacks to children, referrals to health and social services for families, and staff development opportunities to employees. We will attend to the development of each child with focused attention on individual strengths and needs. Children with disabilities are welcome, and are encouraged to participate in this inclusion model.

 

The program has limited openings for eligible families. The first step to access one of our subsidized programs is to apply for services. Each family interested in applying for subsidized services must fill out a program eligibility application to begin the enrollment process. This application can be obtained from Site Supervisor, Kine Samuels. Once the application is complete, parent/guardian must return the application and its supporting documentation to the program director for processing. An eligibility rank will be assigned to the family based on need, income, and family size reported on the application. When an opening is available, we access our waiting list and contact families based on the program admission priorities stated in Appendix A of the Parent/Guardian Handbook.