Our preschool is in session Monday thru Friday with a variety of schedules.

Pre-Kindergarten Class at Joyful Beginnings is open to all children turning 4 years of age by September 1st of the current year. We run classes Monday through Thursday from 8:30-11:30 with a Friday option.

We use the Alignment of the California Preschool Learning Foundations to ensure the developmental continuum of learning within the Lafayette School Districts guidelines.
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Preschool Classes for ages 2 and 3 are available two, three or five days a week.

​Our program incorporates the California Preschool Learning Foundations to guide our curriculum planning.

Our Goals & Philosophy

​​Our curriculum is literacy and play-based.

Children have free choice in our play-based preschool.

​It all starts with a quality picture book followed with meaningful activity choices that are intentionally integrated and well planned.  

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• Each day the teacher plans activities based on children’s interest and supports their play.  Teachers record anecdotal notes and create individual portfolios for each child in their care.
• Each week, we cover social emotional, language and literacy, cognitive and math, visual and performing arts, history, social science and science.
• We incorporate the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Desired Results Developmental Profile.
• Multicultural, non-stereotyping materials and activities help foster each child's self-concept and self-esteem, and respectfully supports cultural differences within our community. This helps children to share their family life experiences with pride, and gain knowledge of the ways of others, while learning a general appreciation of differences and similarities among people.
• Teachers support child-chosen activities to prepare the environment with stimulating, challenging activity choices and then to facilitate the children's engagement.
• All children are encouraged to explore indoors, and outdoors, aiding them in feelings of autonomy and success.
• Outdoor experiences are an integral with time for exercising muscle coordination, nature study, and the freedom outdoor space allows.