Preschool

California State Preschool Program (CSPP): 

To be eligible for part-day CSPP, families with three and four-year old children 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.

5.       Family has a member of its household who is certified to receive benefits from Medi-Cal, CalFresh, the California Food Assistance Program, the California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, the federal Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, Head Start, or Early Head Start. Children eligible for services pursuant to this subparagraph shall be prioritized by the income declared on the application for the means-tested government program.

6.       Family has children with exceptional needs, as defined in EC 8205. Only the children in the family who are children with disabilities may be enrolled under the eligibility criteria of this subparagraph. Any other child in the family without exceptional needs may be enrolled pursuant to any of the criteria established in subparagraphs (1) to (5), inclusive.

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. Children with disabilities from families with incomes above the income eligibility threshold, shall not count towards the 10 percent limit of families above the income eligibility threshold.

2.       After all children have been enrolled pursuant to the above subdivisions, part-day CSPP Neighborhood School sites operating within the attendance boundaries of a qualified FRPM school may enroll CSPP three- and four-year-old children whose families reside within the attendance boundary of a qualified FRPM school without establishing eligibility.

3.       After all children have been enrolled pursuant to the above subdivisions, part-day CSPP sites may enroll children enrolled in TK and kindergarten if their families are eligible for services pursuant to EC 8208.

A parent/guardian can begin the application process for enrolling a child in half-day preschool by completing the following steps:

1.      Visiting our Enrollment Office located at South West Park School 500 W. Mount Diablo Ave in Tracy, CA (209-830-3355) to add your name to the wait list and pick up an application.

OR

Calling the Enrollment Office to request an application be sent to you via email and add your name to the wait list. Please ask for Marie Martinez, enrollment clerk, at 209-830-3355.

2.      Completing and returning Enrollment Application with all required documentation at an enrollment appointment. Families will be contacted by Preschool Staff in May to schedule an enrollment appointment based on priority from waiting list.

Please arrive on time for your enrollment appointment and allow 30 minutes to complete the process.

 

Please bring the following documentation with you to your appointment: 

• One proof of a street address or post office address in California in your name OR one proof from the primary resident if your family is sharing or renting a room. Families experiencing homelessness may submit referral from a social services agency or self-declaration of intent to live in California, no evidence required.
• Birth Certificates for ALL children under 18 years of age included in the family size.
• Up-to-date Immunization Records for the child you are enrolling including all mandatory vaccinations. If your child’s records are from another country, please have them translated by your child’s doctor.
• Physical Exam of child with completed Physician’s Report (LIC701, provided with enrollment application). The TB screening section of the form must be included.

• One month’s worth of the family’s most recent total gross income including all forms of income (payroll stubs, unemployment, disability, child support, any other income). In the event of overtime or bonuses, 12 months’ worth of income is required.

Part-day CSPP Admission Priorities:

1.       First Priority: Contractors shall give first priority for services to CSPP three- and four-year-old children who are recipients of child protective services, or who have been determined to be neglected, abused, or exploited or at risk thereof.

2.       Second Priority: Contractors shall give second priority for services to all three- and four-year-old children with disabilities from families with incomes below the income eligibility threshold. This priority is for children with disabilities that are enrolling in CSPP after the percentage of funded enrollment set-aside pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of EC 8208, is filled.  

3.       Third Priority: Contractors shall give third priority for services to eligible CSPP four-year-old children not enrolled in TK, not including children with disabilities with incomes above the income threshold, in the following order: 1) Eligible children who were enrolled in CSPP as a three-year-old; 2) Children whose families have the lowest income ranking based on the most recent Schedule of Income Ceiling eligibility table as published by the SSPI at the time of enrollment; 3) When two or more families have the same income ranking, according to the most recent Schedule of Income Ceiling eligibility table, the child that has a primary home language other than English shall be enrolled first; 4) If there are no families with children that have a primary home language other than English, the family that has been on the waiting list for the longest time shall be admitted first.

4.       Fourth Priority: Contractors shall give fourth priority for services to eligible CSPP three-year old children, not including children with disabilities that are above the income threshold, in the following order:
1) Children whose families have the lowest income ranking based on the most recent Schedule of Income Ceiling eligibility table as published by the SSPI at the time of enrollment; 2) When two or more families have the same income ranking, according to the most recent Schedule of Income Ceiling eligibility table, the child that has a primary home language other than English shall be enrolled first. 3) If there are no families with children that have a primary home language other than English, the family that has been on the waiting list for the longest time shall be admitted first.

5.       Fifth Priority:  After all otherwise eligible children have been enrolled, the contractor may enroll the following children in the order listed: 1) Children from families whose income is no more than 15% above the eligibility income threshold may be enrolled. Children from families enrolled under this exception may not exceed ten percent of the participating CSPP’s total contract enrollment. Priority shall be given to four-year-olds before three-year-olds. Children with disabilities within this priority shall not count towards the ten percent limitation. 2) For CSPP Neighborhood School sites operating within the attendance boundaries of a qualified FRPM school, the contractor may enroll CSPP three- and four-year-old children whose families reside within the attendance boundary of the qualified FRPM elementary school without establishing eligibility. These families shall, to the extent possible, be enrolled in income ranking order, lowest to highest. 3) Children enrolling in the CSPP to provide expanded learning and care to TK or K pupils, pursuant to EC 48000(l).

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

Rocio Garcia  rgarcia@tusd.net
School Readiness Program Specialist
209-830-3294

(Pending)
School Readiness Preschool Program Secretary
209-830-3355

Tasha Mathews  tmathews@tusd.net
School Readiness Preschool Program Secretary
209-830-3294

Elena Sanchez esanchez@tusd.net
Parent Liaison
209-830-3294

Dr. Michael Bunch mbunch@tusd.net
Director of Continuous Improvement, State & Federal Programs
209-830-3200  

Rebecca Silva  rsilva@tusd.net
School Readiness Lead

Dawn Otto  dotto@tusd.net 
Teacher, North Preschool

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

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

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

Maria de la Cruz Detaracena
mdlcdetaracena@tusd.net
Paraprofessional,
North Preschool

Vivian Medina vmedina@tusd.net
Teacher, Villalovoz Preschool

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

Shorikka Harris-Massey sharrismassey@tusd.net
Preschool Instructor, SPED

Maria Fernanda Suarez Herrera
Paraprofessional, South West Park Preschool

Mia Plascencia  mplascencia@tusd.netParaprofessional, South West Park Preschool

Hadia Sediqi hsediqi@tusd.net
Paraprofessional, Villalovoz Preschool

Jacinta Mendez jmendez@tusd.netTeacher, North Preschool

Jasmine Hernandez Espinoza jhespinoza@tusd.net
Teacher, Hirsch Preschool

Jenay Sanchez jensanchez@tusd.netParaprofessional SPED, North Preschool

Jennifer Soto jesoto@tusd.netParaprofessional, North Preschool

Lourdes Chapman lchapman@tusd.netParaprofessional, North Preschool

Luz Jenner ljenner@tusd.net
Preschool Instructor, Villalovoz Preschool

Maureen Davi mdavi@tusd.net
IEP Paraprofessional, Villalovoz Preschool

Paige Smiley psmiley@tusd.net
Paraprofessional SPED, South West Park Preschool

Sabrina Amaro Gamarra samarogamarra@tusd.net
Paraprofessional, Villalovoz Preschool

Hirsch Preschool 209-830-3355
1280 Dove Dr
Tracy, CA 95376

North Preschool 209-830-3355
2875 Holly Drive, Portable 1
Tracy, CA 95376

South West Park Preschool 209-830-3355
500 W. Mount Diablo Ave
Tracy, CA 95376

Villalovoz Preschool 209-830-3355
1550 Cypress Drive
Tracy, CA 95377

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