childcare
Quality Child Care and Preschool
The YWCA of Watsonville provides a free preschool program for the local community.
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Preschool Program “La Escuelita”
YWCA Preschool is an early educational program licensed in 1995, known in the community as “La Escuelita” (little school).
118 2nd Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 768-0900 or angie@ywcawatsonville.org
Hours of Operation M–F: 8am – 4:30pm
Please call or email for information.
Children
96
255
Days
3.5
Hours
We are currently operating at full capacity, serving 96 preschool children 225 days per school cycle. Providing morning and afternoon 3.5 hrs sessions. Our program is structured according to the Quality Improvement Rating System and activities are guided by Pyramid Model developed by the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundation for Early Learning (CSEFEL). Our program continues to participate in the “Race To the Top - Early Learning Challenge” (RTT-ELC) initiative which objective is to strengthen the quality of programs to reduce the educational gap in our community.
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Funding from these sources helps our preschool program possible.
County of Santa Cruz Government
www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Workforce Santa Cruz County
www.workforcescc.com
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.