Castelar Early Education Center is an LAUSD early education center that serves preschool-age children; its enrollment page lists family eligibility for children aged 2 to 4.5. The center emphasizes STEAM learning and uses several research-based early childhood curricula and social-emotional and phonemic-awareness programs.
Castelar Early Education Center is an early education program serving preschool-age children. The center's stated mission emphasizes preparing students for future academic work and supporting their intellectual, physical, and social-emotional development.
The center uses a STEAM approach and project-based, inquiry-driven activities to engage young learners. It references research-based early childhood curricula and instructional resources that support development across domains, social-emotional learning, and phonemic awareness.
Family eligibility requires children to be between 2 and 4.5 years old and documentation showing employment, education/training, active job search, caretaker/child incapacity, or protective services need. The center requires up-to-date emergency contact information and photo identification for persons authorized to pick up children. Policies address prescribed medication procedures, daily sign-in/out, absence reporting, and allergy documentation.
Presents a developmentally appropriate, research-based curriculum that supports active learning through hands-on, project-based investigations and daily resources for planning and classroom management.
A phonemic awareness curriculum designed to develop sound recognition and early literacy skills that support reading and writing readiness through playful, structured activities.
Describes an approach using Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics to guide inquiry, project-based learning, and experiential activities that promote critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity.
A social-emotional learning curriculum focused on identifying and managing emotions, building communication and conflict-resolution skills, and promoting empathy and positive behavior through interactive activities.
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