School Readiness

 
Proud recipient of the 2009 California School Board Association Golden Bell
in Early Childhood Education
 
Now Enrolling for Current School Year
Enrollment for 2012/13 begins May 7, 2012
 
 
The district's School Readiness Programs provide high quality, age appropriate activities that help children acquire the skills and behaviors needed to prepare them to enter school.  Children learn to follow directions; recognize numbers, letters and shapes; work in centers, develop social skills and follow a classroom routine. 

Children attend school three hours per day, 180 days per year.  Children must be four years old by December 2nd of the current school year. Classes are taught by licensed early childhood educators and all school readiness classrooms are licensed through the Department of Social Services-Community Care Licensing.

Kindergarten Readiness

The Kindergarten Readiness parent-pay program offers a flexible schedule where children attend for three or six hours a day; from two to five days per week. Extended day is also available from 6:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. and camp is available during Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer breaks. In 2011/12 Kindergarten Readiness is only available at Lisa J Mails Elementary, 35185 Briggs Road.

State Preschool

The district offers State Preschool Program funded by the California State Department of Education for children of families who meet the State's  income guidelines. In 2011/12 State Preschool is available at Murrieta Elementary,24725 Adams Avenue ( morning and afternoon); Lisa J Mails Elementary, 35185 Briggs Road ( morning only); Rail Ranch Elementary, 25030 Via Santee (morning and afternoon); Tovashal Elementary, 23801 St Raphael, ( morning and afternoon); and Buchanan Elementary, 40121 Torrrey Pines Road (morning and afternoon).

Preschool For All

Preschool for All, funded by First Five Riverside, aims to provide children with universal access to preschool and it is available for children of families who do not meet or exceed by 50% the California Department of Education income guidelines.  To be eligible, families must live within the Murrieta Valley Unified School District boundaries.

In 2011/12 Preschool For All is available mornings only at Cole Canyon Elementary, 23750 Via Alisol; Monte Vista  Elementary, 37420 Via Mira Mosa; and Antelope Hills, 36105 Murrieta Oaks Avenue.