Desert Sun Child Development Center Inc

Telephone: (480) 831-1718
Website: www.desertsun.org

Summary

Contact Info

Desert Sun Child Development Center Inc
1512 West Elliot Road
Chandler , AZ 85224
www.desertsun.org

Tel: (480) 831-1718

Director: Director of School: Trisha Lucas

Application Information

Applications accepted

Membership is required of all families enrolling in the child development division classes (parent /toddler interaction, preschool or primary school). 1. if you are interested in enrolling, please call the office (2006 -2007 year) 2. immunizations : arizona state law mandates that all children enrolled are required to have their immunizations up-to-date prior to starting classes. current medical documentation of child's immunization record must be on file 3. ages are listed as of september 1) young toddler: open to families with children 12 to 18 months of age. toddler i: open to families with children 19 to 26 months of age. toddler ii: open to families with children 26 to 38 months of age. 4. three-year-old class: open to families with children who are 3 by september 1. four-year-old class: open to families with children who are 4 by november 30. pm transitional kindergarten: open to families with children who are 4 by june 1. am transitional kindergarten: open to families with children who are 5 by march 1 desert sun child development center invites and encourages families to visit the school and observe a class. a school visit provides the opportunity to understand the philosophy and curriculum prior to enrollment. students are welcome to participate in a class with their parents. please contact the school office to schedule an appointment.

Key Statistics

Age cutoff for enrollment

1 months

Extended day

Survey Information

Savvy Source survey: Yes

General Info

Accreditation, Membership & Awards

Accreditation by the National Association of Young Children

Yes

School Philosophy & Day in the Life

School Philosophy and Mission

"The philosophy behind our curriculum is that children learn best by doing. Learning is not just repeating what someone else says; it requires active thinking and experimenting to find out how things work and to learn first hand about the world in which we live. In their early years, children explore the world around them by using all five of their senses. In using real materials such as blocks and trying out their ideas, children learn about sizes, shapes, and colors, and they notice relationships between things (pre-math).

In time, they learn to use one object to stand for another. This is the beginning of symbolic thinking. For example, they might pretend a stick is an airplane or a block is a hamburger. These early symbols – the stick and the block – are similar in shape to the objects they represent. Gradually children become more and more able to use abstract symbols like words to describe their thoughts and feelings. They learn to “read” pictures, which are symbols of real people, places, and things. This exciting development is symbolic thinking, which takes place as children play.

Play provides the foundation for academic or “school” learning. It is the preparation children need before they learn highly abstract symbols, such as letters (which are symbols for sounds) and numbers (which are symbols for number concepts). Play enables us to achieve the key goals of our early childhood curriculum. Play is the work of young children
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Excerpted from the preschool's website

Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

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Curriculum & Teaching Approach

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Quality of Teaching

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Home School Connection

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Discipline, Health and Safety

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Ages, Schedule & Tuition

Ages, Class Size, Days & Tuition

Ages	Class Size	Days	Tuition
From 1 years to 1 years 6 months		Mon 12:45pm - 1:45pm	$0/Year
From 1 years 7 months to 2 years 4 months		Mon 9:15am - 11:00am	$0/Year
From 1 years 7 months to 2 years 4 months		Wed 9:15am - 11:00am	$0/Year
From 2 years 3 months to 3 years		Tue 9:15am - 11:00am Thu 9:15am - 11:00am	$0/Year
From 2 years 3 months to 3 years		Tue 9:15am - 11:00am Fri 9:15am - 11:00am	$0/Year
From 1 years 7 months to 3 years		Thu 12:45pm - 2:30pm	$0/Year
From 3 years to --		Wed 9:00am - 11:30am Fri 9:00am - 11:30am	$0/Year
From 4 years to --		Mon 9:00am - 11:30am Tue 9:00am - 11:30am Thu 9:00am - 11:30am	$0/Year
From 3 years to --		Mon 12:45pm - 3:15pm Tue 12:45pm - 3:15pm Thu 12:45pm - 3:15pm	$0/Year
From 4 years to --		Mon 12:45pm - 3:15pm Tue 12:45pm - 3:15pm Thu 12:45pm - 3:15pm	$0/Year
From 4 years to --		Mon 12:45pm - 3:15pm Tue 12:45pm - 3:15pm Wed 12:45pm - 3:15pm Thu 12:45pm - 3:15pm	$0/Year

Extended Care

- This school does not have extended care

Application & Admissions

Application Process

Applications are accepted: Membership is required of all families enrolling in the child development division classes (parent /toddler interaction, preschool or primary school). 1. if you are interested in enrolling, please call the office (2006 -2007 year) 2. immunizations : arizona state law mandates that all children enrolled are required to have their immunizations up-to-date prior to starting classes. current medical documentation of child's immunization record must be on file 3. ages are listed as of september 1) young toddler: open to families with children 12 to 18 months of age. toddler i: open to families with children 19 to 26 months of age. toddler ii: open to families with children 26 to 38 months of age. 4. three-year-old class: open to families with children who are 3 by september 1. four-year-old class: open to families with children who are 4 by november 30. pm transitional kindergarten: open to families with children who are 4 by june 1. am transitional kindergarten: open to families with children who are 5 by march 1 desert sun child development center invites and encourages families to visit the school and observe a class. a school visit provides the opportunity to understand the philosophy and curriculum prior to enrollment. students are welcome to participate in a class with their parents. please contact the school office to schedule an appointment.

Admissions Process

Acceptance criteria: 1. Membership and registration for all programs and classes are open to the total community regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, handicap or sex. 2. Currently involved continuing member families are given first choice of available classes, and non member families from the community are given second choice of classes on a first come, first serve basis. In the event of over enrollment of a class, the following criteria will be used for registering children in the class: 1. Children currently enrolled in program 2. Siblings of children currently enrolled 3. Current members of Desert Sun and past members of Desert Sun, ranked according to total number of years of enroll¬ment, Board of Director's service and employment. 4. General public

Age/Child Requirements

Child must be 1 months to enroll.

Kindergarten Placement & Tips

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