Preschool Academy

Welcome to Cal Elite Kids’ Educational Academy! We are excited to share our program with you. Cal Elite is licensed to serve children 2.5 – 5 years. We offer the following programs:

Preschool – serves students 2.5 to 5 years. Part time and full time options available.

Cal Elite’s Education Academy is exceptional and distinguished. Our program is led by highly qualified, credentialed teachers with relevant early education teaching experience. Our curriculum is progressive, rich, and engaging. We know that preschool children focus most intently for 10-15 minutes. For this reason, our preschool program operates on developmentally appropriate 20 minutes rotations that allow us to capitalize on our students’ shorter learning cycles. Though the state of California allows 12 students in a class, we always thrived with a productive class size of 8-10 students. We know that high standards, excellent teachers, strong curriculum, appropriate rotations and small class sizes differentiate our program in important ways.
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Program Fees

Licensure: Cal Elite’s Educational Academy is fully licensed by the State of California as a child care center. License #304370485.

  • Preschool: Offered to students 2.5-5 years old part time or full time. Students must be FULLY potty trained.
  • This schedule is for September 2023 – June 2024 and Summer School June 2024 – August 2024.

Days and Times: Students may attend full time or part time, in any combination of days and times.

  • Half Day Morning: 8:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
  • Half Day Afternoon: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Full Day: 8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Early Drop Off: 7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
  • Extended Day: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

2023/2024 School Year Pricing

Half Days Preschool (Mornings 8:45 – 11:45 a.m. or Afternoons 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.)

  • 1 half day a week $213 per month
  • 2 half days a week $424 per month
  • 3 half days a week $573 per month
  • 4 half days a week $764 per month
  • 5 half days a week $894 per month

FULL Days Preschool (8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)

  • 1 full day a week $442 per month
  • 2 full days a week $797 per month
  • 3 full days a week $1063 per month
  • 4 full days a week $1241 per month
  • 5 full days a week $1326 per month

Extended Care
We offer both Early Drop Off and After School Care. Early Drop Off is offered from 7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. After School Care is offered from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Extended care pricing is $7 per hour (this rate is limited to pre-scheduled, consistent monthly sign ups).

Deposit and Term of Contract
We seek students who are committed to spending the school year in our program. Continuity is important for the student and the program. We do not, however, contractually obligate our families to our program. Families may drop at any time and shall be issued a credit or refund for any tuition not yet earned.

Registration Fee:
$40 per year. Your registration fee allows you to take classes at Cal Elite, participate in our camp programs, host birthday parties and more.

Art, Music and Learning Resource Fee
This fee offsets costs for our Art and Music programs as well as for regular learning materials used in class.

Half Day Students $100
Full Day Students $150

Uniforms
Cal Elite is a uniform school. Uniforms can be purchased at the front desk.

Cal Elite Big Show Performance Fee
The preschoolers are invited to participate in Cal Elite’s two annual gym-wide productions! Performance Fee (currently $25), Tickets for guests are purchased separately.

Enrollment
Cal Elite’s Preschool Academy has an open enrollment policy. Students may enroll and begin classes at any time.

Swim Lessons: Tragically, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 – 4 years. Learning to swim is a CRITICAL life skill. We do not want any of our students to graduate from our program without becoming confident, proficient swimmers.

Our students have the distinct advantage of having a year round, indoor swim school right on their campus! While swimming in not included in our Academic Preschool programming, we’ve added a financial incentive by offering a 10% discount on swim lessons to all active Cal Elite preschool.

We cannot stress enough the importance of being a strong swimmer. Children do not become strong swimmers in one summer. There is a huge difference between being able to paddle around a bit and being a competent swimmer. We want our students to be comfortable and happy in the water. We want them to able to swim with fluidity. And we want them to be able to swim a reasonable distance – with strength and endurance. Proficient swimmers gain their competency by swimming consistently each week for several years. PLEASE commit to this important goal.

 If you are inquiring about our preschool program and would like to setup a tour and/or enroll, contact Assistant Director, Magdalena Johnson, at MJohnson@calelite.com or by phone at (949) 589-1512 ext 37

If you are a current preschool student looking to make changes to your current schedule, contact MJohnson@calelite.com


SUMMER BEES (AGES 2 – 4 YEARS)

The Summer Bees program introduces children to a preschool experience. Summer Bees enjoy learning basic shapes, colors sequencing, letter recognition and counting. They gain experience listening, cutting, tracing singing, observing, jumping, participating, squishing, climbing, pasting, stringing, coloring and finding. Supervised by Cal Elite’s licensed preschool teachers, we can’t wait to get buzzzy!

Ages: 2– 4 years (Pull-Ups are OK)
When: 
Summer 2024
Time: 
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Come any  2, 3, 4 or 5 days of the week!

How to Enroll:
Summer Bees enrollment is online only. Click ENROLL or enroll anytime through the Cal Elite Mobile App which is available on APP Store and Playstore.

Questions?
Contact Courtney Marquez at cmarquez@calelitekids.com

Pricing
2 days/week          $48
3 days/week          $72
4 days/week          $96
5 days/week          $120