Preschool
Preschool Updates
Pre-registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open.
Registration for our March 8-12 Spring Break Camp at Corte Sierra Elementary School is now open in DayCareWorks. If your child will be attending camp, they must be registered by Wednesday March 3.
Preschool programs are currently operating and a limited number of new registrations are being accepted. For information, please visit our preschool registration page.
The process for Preschool registration for the 2021-2022 school year has been revised: Click on THIS LINK to fill out a pre-registration form. This link will remain active through March 19. Registration is NOT first-come-first-served, but all pre-registrations must be submitted by March 19. During the week of March 22 we will inform all registrants of their registration status.
The information below applies to all Community Education Preschool classes. For information on Developmental Preschool classes please contact the Preschool Registrar.
Families of LESD Preschoolers
We currently offer preschool five days per week. If your child is registered for LESD preschool and you have not been receiving our email notices, please contact us via email.
Preschool Health and Safety Measures
Full-day If needed, full-day preschool classes are separated into two groups in order to reduce the size of the class. These groups will rotate from one classroom to the other part-way through the day so that both have the opportunity to receive direct instruction from the teacher, while in the other room deliberately planned play-based learning activities will be provided by the assistant.
Half-Day preschool classes are limited to thirteen children in the morning session and another thirteen in the afternoon session.
- Students are required to wear a mask or face shield except when eating, playing outdoors, napping or when seated at least six feet apart (or 3 feet apart with a divider between them).
- For Full-Day preschool we provide one nap mat sheet and parents are asked to provide another so that the mat sheets can be washed more often.
Students in Half-Day preschool now attend five days per week, Monday through Friday.
For questions regarding preschool registration please contact Norma via email or phone at 623-535-6068.
For billing questions please contact Sandra or Angela via email phone 623-535-6046 / 623-535-6052.
what makes our preschool so exceptional?
- All LESD preschool teachers are licensed and certified through the Arizona Department of Education. All have at least a bachelor's degree and many have master's degrees. Certified teachers have completed at least a four-year university program, a rigorous internship and student-teaching experience, passed state professional knowledge exams, and have complied with the training and experience requirements from the Arizona Department of Education Certification Unit. Certified teachers sign year-long contracts, meaning that the important teacher/student relationship is likely to continue throughout the entire school year.
- Our preschools focus on developmentally appropriate learning opportunities within a social setting through the use of engaging structured play experiences and research-proven curricula.
- LESD proudly offers a high quality, standards-based Preschool Program which is licensed through the Arizona Department of Health Services. This hands-on, interactive program is geared to the developmental stages of three-, four- and five-year-old children in a multi-age classroom setting.
- Our preschool program focuses on kindergarten readiness and serves as an exceptional opportunity to prepare your child for our "A" rated school district.
- Nutritious snacks are provided and included in the monthly tuition.
- We use the award-winning Fundations literacy component in our preschool classrooms.
- Our fun and engaging Extended Day program is included for full-day preschool students, starting at 6:00 AM and ending at 6:00 PM.
half -day and full-day
preschool hours
- Belen Soto Elementary School, All-Day 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM
- Dreaming Summit Elementary School, All-Day 8:15 AM - 3:00 PM
- Litchfield Elementary School, All-Day 7:35 AM - 2:20 PM
- Litchfield Elementary School, Half-Day AM 7:35 AM - 10:30 AM, PM 11:30 AM - 2:20 PM
- Mabel Padgett Elementary School, All-Day 7:40 AM - 2:25 PM
- Palm Valley Elementary School, All-Day 7:30 AM - 2:15 PM
- Rancho Santa Elementary School, Fe Half-Day AM 7:40 AM - 10:30 AM, PM 11:35 AM - 2:25 PM
- Scott L. Libby Elementary School, Half-Day AM 8:20 AM - 11:10 AM, PM 12:15 PM - 3:05 PM
- Verrado Elementary School, All-Day 7:40 AM - 2:25 PM
- Verrado Elementary School,Half-Day AM 7:40 AM - 10:35 AM, PM 11:35 AM - 2:25 PM
- Verrado Heritage Elementary School, All-Day 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM
Call 623-535-6068 to inquire about possible enrollment openings.
For Special Education Transportation questions please call 623-547-1575 / 623-547-1576 (Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM).
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Preschool information
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2020/2021 Preschool Rates (updated)
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Change of Status/Withdrawal Form. For Fillable Document: download and open in Adobe Reader