NLM Early Education Program

Welcome to the 2024-25 school year we are excited to begin the journey of learning with you and your family.We are proud to announce that we have a new name: The Early Education Program. Although our name is different, our goal and commitment remains the same: to provide a high-quality supportive learning environment, focused on the whole child to ensure that every child and family thrives.

No matter how much you prepare, the first month of preschool can be full of many emotions, especially at drop-off. Creating a Goodbye Ritual can make drop-off a little easier. Having a goodbye routine provides comfort and familiarity, so your child knows what's to come. This could be anything you and your child decide on, such as a special hug or handshake followed by a "See you later, alligator!" Once you've said your goodbyes, and you have signed your child in to class, you can leave knowing your child is safe and ready to learn.

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the program office at : 562-210-4205

to speak with an administrator.

Early Education Preschool Program Administration Team

• Director: Laurel Parker
• Assistant Directors: Amie Wilson Bird, Loretta Gallegos, and Marisol Martinez-Garcia

Drop off and pick up will require your full signature each day, either on paper or with an iPad. Please make sure you bring your picture ID DAILY, as our staff is required to match ID and names on the emergency card. This is for the safety of all students and mandated regulations. Thank you in advance!

Park only on the full curbs on Dinard and Mapledale. Neighbors have come to the Ramona office to complain that cars are parked in front of their driveways, blocking the edge, which prevents them from exiting. The red curb means “no parking” as does the blue and white striping on the circle. The red curb needs to be open for the bus. The circle area needs to be open in case of an emergency, as this is where the emergency vehicles would need to park.

The Early Education Toddler and Preschool classroom environment is guided by The Creative Curriculum for Preschool and which is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that features exploration and discovery as a way of learning, enabling children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills. It is designed to support teachers to plan and implement a developmentally appropriate, content-rich program for children with diverse backgrounds and skill levels.

As we study pets, we will learn concepts and skills in the areas of literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, the arts, and technology. We’ll also develop thinking skills as we observe, investigate, ask questions, solve problems, make predictions, and test our ideas.

For our program to meet its required non-Federal match this year, each Head Start family should contribute 12 hours a month. Each Early Head Start family should contribute 16 hours each month. That's not much...only three hours a week for Head Start, and four hours a week for EHS. Volunteer Training is coming up, please contact our Parent Engagement/Governance Supervisor, Dolores Aguilar at (562) 210-4205 to get more information so you can start volunteering in your child's class soon.