Pinewood Avenue Early Education Center (Pinewood EEC) is an early education center in Tujunga that provides play-based early learning with an emphasis on social-emotional development and bilingual instruction in Armenian and English.
Pinewood Avenue Early Education Center offers play-based early learning aimed at school readiness and social-emotional growth. The center emphasizes cultural responsiveness and supports bilingual development through an Armenian–English instructional model described as a 50/50 balance of the two languages.
The program uses established early-childhood curricula and instructional approaches, including The Creative Curriculum, a research-based social-emotional program (Second Step), Cognitively Guided Instruction for mathematics, and SEAL supports for dual-language instruction. Development and growth are monitored with tools such as the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ).
The site describes a Trauma & Resilience Informed Early Enrichment team (TRiEE) that provides social-emotional supports, parent workshops, videos and resource referrals to families. Materials and workshops are available in multiple languages and include resources on routines, self-care, grieving, and developmental milestones.
Photographs and news items indicate indoor and outdoor play opportunities, classroom activities, community visitors and events such as performances and field trips. The center highlights play as a central component of cognitive, social and physical development.
An Armenian–English dual-language instructional model introduced in the 2023–2024 academic year that follows a 50/50 schedule of instruction in Armenian and English.
TRiEE supports school readiness and social-emotional growth through consultation, parent workshops, videos and family resources; the team includes named clinicians who provide counseling-related supports and referrals.
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