California State Preschool Program (CSPP):
To receive services, children shall be three or four years old and live in the state of California while services are being received.
1. The determination of eligibility shall be without regard to the immigration status of the child or the child's parent(s) unless the child or the child's parent(s) is under a final order of deportation from the United States Department of Homeland Security.
2. Eligible Four-year-old children are defined as children who will have their fourth birthday on or before December 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled in a California state preschool program, or a child whose fifth birthday occurs after September 1 of the fiscal year in which they are enrolled in a California state preschool program and whose parent or guardian has opted to retain or enroll them in a California state preschool program.
3. Eligible three-year-old children are defined as children who have their third birthday on or before December 1 of the fiscal year they are being served. Children who have their third birthday on or after December 2 of the fiscal year, may be enrolled in a California state preschool program on or after their third birthday.
To be eligible for part-day state preschool, a family shall meet the eligibility criteria as follows:
1. Family is a current aid recipient;
2. Family is income eligible;
3. Family is experiencing homelessness; or
4. Family has children who are recipients of child protective services, or are identified as at risk of being abused, neglected, or exploited.
After all otherwise eligible families have been enrolled, a part-day CSPP may enroll:
1. Children from families whose income is no more than 15% above the eligibility income threshold. Children from families enrolled under this exception may not exceed ten percent of the participating CSPP’s total contract enrollment.
2. Children with exceptional needs as defined in EC Section 8208. Children enrolled pursuant to this subsection, shall not count towards the ten percent limitation.
3. After all children have been enrolled pursuant to the above subdivisions, part-day state preschool sites operating within the attendance boundaries of a qualified Free or Reduced Priced Meals (FRPM) school may enroll state preschool four-year-old children whose families reside within the attendance boundary of a qualified FRPM school without establishing eligibility.
First 5 Preschool Program:
To be eligible for our First 5 Preschool Program, families must meet one or more of the following qualifications or have one of the following:
- Age eligible 4-year olds with special needs (must be 3 or 4 years old by December 1st of the school year or apply after their 3rd birthday).
- Reside within the attendance boundaries of one of the following TUSD schools: Bohn, Central, Freiler, Hirsch, Jacobson, Kelly, McKinley, North, Poet, South West Park or Villalovoz schools.
- Dual language household.
- Seasonal migrant household.
- Low income family.
- Ethnic household.
- Experiencing homelessness.
- Enrolled child in the foster care system.
A Preschool Enrollment Application must be completed by the parent/guardian
and reviewed by TUSD Preschool 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.
