Pre-K Sites:
Anderson Elementary School
Booth Elementary School
Desert Heights Elementary School
Gerlach Desert Darlings Early Learning Center
Hug High School
Incline Elementary School
Reed High School
Sage Street Center
Sparks Community Learning Center
Veterans Elementary School
Wooster Early Learning Center
Infant/Toddler Sites:
Even Start
Hug Early Learning Center
Sage Street. Center
Sparks Community Learning Center
Wooster Early Learning Center
COW Bus (Classroom on Wheels) Sites:
Echo Loder Elementary School
Kate Smith Elementary School
Rita Cannan Elementary School
Smithridge Elementary School
Sun Valley Elementary School
Inclusion Sites:
Hug High School
Wooster Early Learning Center
Our Partners...
The Children’s Cabinet, Inc.
Head Start
Holy Child Day Home
KNPB
Nevada Welfare Division
Nevada Child Care Apprenticeship Program
Nevada Registry
Nevada Institute for Children
Nevada Department of Education
TEACH Program
University of Nevada, Reno
UNR Cooperative Extension
and
YOU the families!
Washoe County School
District
Early Childhood
Education
Programs
For information or enrollment with our
Infant Toddler Sites for Teen Mothers
Contact Michelle Hammond
775-327-5631
For information about our Pre-K Programs
Contact Peggy Pulver
775– 321-5037
For information about COW Bus
(in both English and Spanish),
Contact Terry Randolph
775– 333-3522
For information about our Parent Programs
and Virtual Pre-K
(in both English and Spanish)
Contact Rechelle Murillo
775– 327-5632
For preschool enrollment
(in both English and Spanish)
Contact Gabriella Hover
775-327-5630
“Our mission is to provide children in
Washoe County access to a variety of
high quality, developmentally appropriate
programs with qualified teachers.
Programs will meet the individual child’s
and family’s needs as well as
performance standards that will prepare
children to be successful in school.”
About Our Programs
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Washoe County Preschool classrooms are
located at various sites throughout
Washoe County including elementary
schools, high schools, and community
based sites.
Our curricula include pre-reading and
writing skills, math, movement,
language, literacy, science, art, music,
self-help skills and socialization based on
Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Content
Standards and the National Association
for the Education of Young Children’s
guidelines for developmentally
appropriate practices.
Each Pre-K program is held four days a
week (Monday—Thursday) for 2 to 2 ½
hours in either a morning or afternoon
session.
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The Even Start Pre-K is a full day
program five days a week from 9:005:00.
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Infant/Toddler care follows the high
school schedule.
Priorities for Pre-K Enrollment
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Child lives in the neighborhood of the
site they are attending.
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Child is four years old by September 30th
of the current year. Child is not already
enrolled in a publicly funded preschool
program.
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Child is an English Language Learner
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Family income qualifies under Free and
Reduced Lunch guidelines.
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Child is not currently eligible to attend
kindergarten.
Enrollment Requirements
Curriculum Goals and
Benefits for the Child
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Preparation for kindergarten
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Exposure to literacy and writing
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Social and language development
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Cultural and diversity awareness
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Skill development
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Low student-teacher ratio
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A birth certificate and current shot record
must be presented upon enrollment.
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A social security card is recommended.
Parent Workshops
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Families agree to participate in literacy
workshops provided by our program.
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Transportation is the family’s
responsibility.
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Regular attendance is required
Our parent workshops are designed to
develop and increase family literacy by
providing programs such as Family
Storyteller, Ready to Learn, Virtual Pre-K
and the CALF Resource Van, to our families.
Each family will be able to choose the
programs that are of interest to them.
Assessments
Upon enrollment, children will participate in
Expressive and Receptive Language
Assessments, and the Ages & Stages
Questionnaire, which assesses the child’s
developmental level. Parents will participate
in parent-teacher conferences to discuss each
child’s progress. Some programs may also
include home visits.
Parent Goals
To further benefit the families participating
in the WCSD Preschool programs, parents
(or another designated adult) are required to
attend all parent-teacher conferences and to
establish personal parenting goals that will be
achieved by the conclusion of the program
year.