Community Preschool
District Preschool Programs
Program Curriculum
The preschool program is designed to meet the developmental needs of the whole child and the curriculum includes six basic areas of early childhood development:
- Social/emotional development: learning to cooperate, share, take turns and express emotions.
- Language development: learning to listen to others and to use language to communicate.
- Small motor development: small muscle groups of the hands involved in coloring, writing, stringing beads, cutting and turning pages.
- Conceptual development: concepts such as same and different, colors, sizes, shapes, and introduction to numbers and letters.
- Large muscle development: large groups of muscles involved in running, skipping, swinging and jumping.
- Self help skills: learning to be independent, clean up, button and zip.
Hockinson Preschool
The program serves 3 and 4 year olds of all needs and abilities who reside within the Hockinson School District boundary area. Children who qualify for special education receive services at no cost while the families of other children pay a monthly tuition. The preschool program is offered in partnership between the ESD and the school district which provides classroom space on the grounds of the primary school.
For more information, please call: 360-750-7500 x 370
Kalama-La Center-Ridgefield Developmental Preschool
Developmental Preschool is supported by special education state and federal funds and specializes in serving children with a variety of developmental needs in the area(s) of communication, gross motor, fine motor pre-academic and personal-social skills. Children must be evaluated by the pre-school coordinator or other qualified support staff to determine eligibility for pre-school services based on state and federal educational requirements.
Ridgefield Contact: Julie Holczer-Goodbolt, 360-673-5207
Kalama and La Center Contact: Hilary Berry, 360-750-7500 x 162
Ocean Beach, Naselle, White Salmon
Developmental Preschool is supported by special education state and federal funds and specializes in serving children with a variety of developmental needs in the area(s) of communication, gross motor, fine motor pre-academic and personal-social skills. Children must be evaluated by the pre-school coordinator or other qualified support staff to determine eligibility for pre-school services based on state and federal educational requirements. ECEAP is a program that provides free services and support to eligible children and their families and is funded by Washington State and supports this program to help ensure that all Washington children who enter kindergarten are ready to succeed. Families who participate receive the preschool program, family support and parent training, as well as child health coordination and nutrition information.
Ocean Beach and Naselle-Grays River Valley Contact: 360-642-4089
White Salmon Contact: 360-493-4224
The preschool program is designed to meet the developmental needs of the whole child.”