Preschool

For the 2020-2021 school year, your child’s birthday must fall between December 3, 2015 and September 1, 2016.

The child must live within the attendance boundaries of a TUSD school and plan to attend a TUSD school for kindergarten: North, Central, McKinley, South/West Park, Jacobson, Villalovoz, Bohn, Freiler, Hirsch, Kelly and Poet Christian elementary schools.

A Preschool Enrollment Packet must be completed by the parent/guardian and reviewed by TUSD staff. Incomplete packets will NOT be processed.

No more than 24 children will be enrolled in each preschool class.

District transportation is not provided for preschool students.

 A parent can enroll a child in a half-day preschool class, by completing the following steps:  

1.    Pick up an enrollment packet from one of our School Readiness Offices located at North Preschool 2875 Holly Dr., Portable 1 or S/W Park School 500 W. Mount Diablo Ave. Tracy, California.

2.    Families will be scheduled for an enrollment appointment based on their placement on priority list (waiting list). 

3.    Families will complete and sign the forms in the enrollment packet.

4.    Please arrive on time for your enrollment appointment, bring the required documentation and allow 30 minutes to complete the process.  

Please bring the following documentation with you to your appointment: 

•    Three forms of proof of residency: 1. Rental agreement or mortgage bill, 2. PG&E bill, 3. City bill, or printed document with name and address of applicant verifying residence in TUSD.

•    Parent/Guardian’s Photo Identification; proof of legal guardianship must be provided.  

•    A completed Physician’s Report (LIC 701) that includes a completed physical exam on your child with the TB section of the form completed by the child’s physician.

•    Up-to-date immunization records for the child you are enrolling in the preschool program, including the mandatory vaccinations and mandatory TB screening. If your child’s immunization records are from another country, please have the records translated by your child’s Doctor. 

•    One month's worth of the most recent paycheck stubs showing the family's total gross monthly income meets the income ceiling set by State and Federal guidelines (see chart below).  If over the State Preschool income ceiling, families may still qualify for First 5 Preschool.

•    Birth certificates for all children in the household. Other forms that will meet this requirement are child custody court order, adoption documents, foster care placement records, school or medical records, county welfare department records, other reliable documentation indicating the relationship of the child to the parent.

­    Stipulate that the child will be 4 years of age on or before September 1st of the school year and should be completely toilet trained.  If your child has a toileting accident, teachers will verbally assist students as needed but will not provide hands-on support to children. 

Education Code Section 8263 establishes priority order for State Preschool Services. 
1.  First priority is given to four-year-old or three-year-old children who are recipients of Child Protective Services (CPS). 

2.  Children who were enrolled in the State Preschool Program as a three-year-old, without regard to income ranking.

3.  Children whose families have the lowest income ranking based on the most recent income ranking schedule.

4.  When two or more families have the same income ranking, the child with exceptional needs as defined in Education Code section 8208(l) shall be admitted first. If there are no families with children with exceptional needs, the contractor may establish the following priorities in an order determined by the contractor.

Children who are identified as limited English or non-English proficient.

Children from families whose special circumstances may diminish the children's opportunities for normal development.

After all eligible four-year-old children are enrolled, three-year-old children may be enrolled based on priorities described in subdivision 18131(b)(2) through (4).

Children whose families reside within the attendance boundary of a qualified Free or Reduced-Price Meal Eligibility (FRPM) elementary school.

Age-eligible children with exceptional needs whose family’s income is above the income eligibility threshold may be enrolled after all otherwise eligible children are enrolled. 

Our preschool programs are licensed by the State of California, Department of Social Services, and Community Care Licensing Division (CCL).

NPS operates under License #393614190

SWPPS operates under License #393605949

VPS operates under License #393621310

PRESCHOOL HANDBOOK - ENGLISH

PRESCHOOL HANDBOOK - SPANISH

ENROLLMENT FLYER - ENGLISH

ENROLLMENT FLYER - SPANISH

Rocio Garcia  rgarcia@tusd.net
School Readiness Program Specialist
209-830-3275

Marie Martinez  mmartinez@tusd.net
School Readiness Preschool Program Secretary
209-830-3355

Tasha Mathews  tmathews@tusd.net
School Readiness Preschool Program Secretary
209-830-3335

Julianna Stocking  jstocking@tusd.net
Director of Continuous Improvement, State & Federal Programs
209-830-3200  

Sandra Arce  sarce@tusd.net
Teacher, South West Park

Alejandra Herrera  alherrera@tusd.net 
Teacher, North

Dawn Otto  dotto@tusd.net 
Teacher, North

Delia Rodriguez  drodriguez@tusd.net
Teacher, South West Park

Jami Rodriguez  jamirodriguez@tusd.net 
Teacher, Villalovoz

Nadia Ureno nureno@tusd.net
Paraprofessional, South West Park

Rebecca Silva  rsilva@tusd.net
Teacher/Site Lead, North

Lolita Swofford-Goldsby  lsgoldsby@tusd.net 
Teacher, Villalovoz

Rebeca Vasquez  rvasquez@tusd.net
Teacher/Site Lead, Villalovoz 

North Preschool  (209) 830-3355
2875 Holly Drive, Portable 1
Tracy, CA

South West Park Preschool (209) 830-3335
500 W. Mount Diablo Ave
Tracy, CA
 
Villalovoz Preschool  (209) 830-3335
1550 Cypress Drive
Tracy, CA