Palm Valley Preschool — Rancho Mirage, CA

Palm Valley Preschool

Palm Valley Preschool is the early childhood division of Palm Valley School serving children from age 2 through pre-kindergarten. The program emphasizes individual instruction, social-emotional learning, and hands-on experiences to support early academic and developmental growth.

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Overview

Palm Valley Preschool is the preschool division of Palm Valley School and serves children from age 2 through pre-kindergarten. The program emphasizes a safe, supportive environment with individual instruction and attention to social and emotional development.

Approach and curriculum

Instruction aligns with the California Preschool Learning Foundations and incorporates the Second Step social-emotional curriculum. Teachers employ a variety of activities and lesson plans aimed at developmental, social-emotional, and physical growth, and the outdoor classroom is used as part of the curriculum.

Facilities and campus

Part of a larger 34-acre campus with separate buildings for each school division.
Onsite facilities include multiple preschool classrooms and shared campus amenities such as a gymnasium, athletic fields, a black box theater, and a smart lab.

Programs

Pre-Kindergarten (Ratio 9:1)

A prekindergarten program that builds on earlier preschool experiences with project work that integrates mathematical thinking, oral language, reading, writing, and science to prepare children for kindergarten.

4-5 years

Preschool Aftercare

An aftercare program for preschool students supervised by preschool faculty that provides organized, age-appropriate activities; pre-kindergarten students may have options to enroll in dance or gymnastics.

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Preschool-1 (Ratio 7:1)

Classroom for the youngest preschool learners that balances nurturing emotional needs with encouragement of emerging independent skills; students are introduced to the social-emotional curriculum at this level.

2-3 years

Preschool-2 (Ratio 8:1)

A play-based classroom where teachers use an emergent curriculum—observing children and framing activities around their interests to support socialization and problem solving.

3-4 years

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