Early Childhood Education Programs Vision
To provide the preschool children at Desert Sands Unified School District with a high quality education that will prepare them with a foundation for life-long learning while respecting their individual needs, cultures, and languages.
Early Childhood Education Programs Mission
The mission of the Desert Sands Unified School District Early Childhood Education Programs is a whole child and family approach. It is to ensure that all children and families acquire skills necessary to succeed in their life-long learning process, by providing a respectful, secure, stimulating environment, and to facilitate transitions and educational choices by being supportive of their diversity, individual needs and aspirations.
Early Childhood Education Programs Beliefs
- We believe that all children can and will learn. We foster the development of the whole child emphasizing the social emotional and health & nutrition well-being.
- We believe that parents are the first and most important teachers in a child’s life. Empowering parents to be partners in the educational journey is very important to us.
- We believe that School Readiness Goals are accomplished in a safe and loving environment.
- We believe that children learn best through play.
- Our educators offer a safe, research-based curriculum that stimulates learning in an environment that enhances the curiosity of learning and developing.