Piedmont Inclusive Preschool
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Now Enrolling Preschoolers for the 2024-2025 School Year!
Where: Havens Elementary School
Who: For children who are not yet TK-age eligible and children of staff members. Must be potty-trained by first day of school 8/12/2024. Must be fully vaccinated for age.
When: PIP follows the PUSD School Year Calendar and meets four mornings per week, Mondays-Thursdays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $800 per month (billed over 10 months, August through May) Total Cost = $8,000 per child per year
PUSD is thrilled to be expanding its esteemed Early Intervention Preschool Program at Havens by offering children who do not meet TK-age eligibility an opportunity to attend PUSD as a preschooler. The PUSD Early Intervention Preschool program has supported the community’s youngest learners with disabilities since 2014 and is now enrolling a limited number of general education preschool-age students to create an inclusive classroom.
Benefits of attending an inclusive preschool:
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Excellent adult to student ratios (1:4)
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Exceptionally qualified and trained staff and specialists in the classroom
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Through meaningful interactions and shared experiences, children will learn the value of acceptance, empathy, and respect for diversity in others
Dates
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PIP follows the 2024-2025 PUSD School Year Calendar
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4 mornings per week Mondays-Thursdays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Daily Schedule
- 9-9:30 Arrival & Sensory Exploration Stations
- 9:30-10 Circle Time
- 10-10:30 Snack & Outdoor Play
- 110:30-10:45 Rest Time
- 10:45-11:00 Story Time
- 11-11:45 Free Play & Art Activities
- 11:45-12:00 Clean-Up & Good-Bye Circle
Curriculum
PIP is a nurturing, play-based, sensory-enriched preschool that fosters inclusivity and promotes the holistic development of all children. We structure each week’s art, music, read alouds, and circle-time activities around a theme.
Our program is designed to build children’s:
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Language and vocabulary
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Social-emotional development
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Social and play skills
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Self-care and school readiness skills
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Gross and fine motor development
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Pre-academic skills
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Self-regulation skills
Curriculum that are built into each week include Zones of Regulation, Handwriting without Tears, and Kimochis.