SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT - EARLY LEARNING
San Diego
Unified School District offers a State-subsidized Early Learning program
(Part-Day and Extended-Day) for 3 and 4-year old children who qualify. Family
income must fall within the State income ceiling guidelines according to family
size in order to qualify. Please read other eligibility requirements below.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Below you
will find information and links to assist you in applying for the San Diego
Unified School District's Early Learning Program.
Eligibility
is determined by the following State factors:
● Age Requirements
● Income
● CPS/At
Risk (Must provide letter/document from caseworker)
● Homeless
(Must provide letter or referral from agency or self-declaration of situation)
● Children
with IEP (Current IEP must be provided. State priorities listed above also
apply.)
APPLICATION WINDOW FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2022-2023
The
Early Learning Application Window for School Year 2022-2023 can be found here:
Early Learning Application Calendar
EARLY LEARNING OPTIONS
Part-Day
Early Learning Program. This program is available at 17 different school sites
in San Diego Unified School District to 3 and 4-year old children for 3 hours a
day, Monday to Friday. You may select either an AM or PM session.
Extended-Day
Early Learning Program. This program is available to 3 and 4-year old children
for 6 hours a day, Monday to Friday, and this is offered at Central Elementary
only.
Universal
Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) for School Year 2022-2023. UTK is a separate program and does not require families to income qualify. For more information, please visit the UTK website at Universal Transitional Kindergarten.
SCHOOL SITES AND MAP
The list of
Early Learning school sites including hours of operation, program offerings and
map are available at the following links:
List of Part-Day and Extended-Day Early Learning Sites 2022-2023
Map of Early Learning School Sites 2022-2023
EARLY LEARNING CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: (619)
260-2450
Email:
[email protected]
Hours:
Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION
For Special
Education inquiries including a request for assessment, please visit the San
Diego Unified School District - Early Childhood Special Education Department’s
website at this link: Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Services.
