Early Education Enrollment
Take a few minutes to enroll your child in our Early Education Program.
Center-Based Program
Plaza Community Services, Early Childhood Education Program provides high quality early education and childcare services throughout the area of East Los Angeles. Plaza services children from 6 weeks old to kindergarten age, with strategies that help them develop their emotional, social and cognitive skills needed to become lifelong learners. Each of our center locations have qualified teaching staff, health, nutrition, early education and social services programs that provide for the basic needs of young children to promote their optimum growth and development Activities for the children in our center-based programs are based on our Creative Curriculum that is research-based curriculum that nurtures the unique needs of a child. The Creative Curriculum helps teachers interact with children in ways to promote development and learning, foster children’s social competence, support children’s learning through play, and creative rich environments for learning. The program provides:
- A balance of indoor and outdoor activities each day
- Children are encouraged to participate activities that will enhance their learning.
- A balance of teacher-initiated and child-initiated activities
Our centers are active participants of Quality Start LA Program. Quality Start Los Angeles (QSLA) is Los Angeles’ countywide Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) designed to empower early learning providers to build upon and improve the quality of care they provide to children birth to five. We do this by supporting the professionals from licensed childcare centers through professional development, specialized trainings, individualized coaching, and access to innovative resources and funding opportunities. By collaborating with professionals from licensed childcare centers, we are coming together to ensure all children receive a quality start in life.
Family Child Care Home Educational Network
Family Child Care Home Educational Network (FCCHEN program is a partnership between Plaza, the Family Child Care Provider, and the parent. We carefully select our FCCHEN providers based on their environments, education, and experience.
Plaza is committed to providing the following to FCCHEN Providers:
- Ongoing Professional Development training
- Monthly visits to provide technical assistance to improve their learning environment.
- Access to materials, resources, and support
- Competitive rates
This partnership between agency, Family Child Care Provider, and the parent, offers an option for children to be cared for in a family home environment. Children are cared for in a safe and healthy environment with developmentally and age-appropriate activities and nurturing interactions with the FCCHEN provider and staff.
The purpose of the Family Child Care Program is to provide high quality childcare in a home setting to children ages six weeks to kindergarten age while their parents are working, in training or meeting some other need for services as approved by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) under our General Childcare and Development program (CCTR). CDSS offers families a subsidized program ensures that low-income families are provided with the best care. FCCHEN providers work with parents to create a trusting relationship that benefits the child.
Our FCCHEN Program providers are located around of the Los Angeles Area.
For More Information, please contact us: 323-267-9749
If you are Interested in joining Plaza as a FCCHEN Provider:
Enrollment Information
Family Portal
If you are a currently enrolled family, you can create a family portal where you can access your families enrollment information.
- Pay family fees
- Review contract hours
- Fill out important documents
- Submit requested documents
- Contact your enrollment specialist
- and much more
Important Information:
October – Meal form applications due every October, parents with children enrolled at our centers are required to complete each document. This helps Plaza provide nutritious meals to all students enrolled at our centers.
For Infant – Parents are required to submit updated immunization reports after their child receives them to ensure all children are properly vaccinated according to the regulations of the State of California.
Physician’s Reports – Parents are required to submit the most updated physician’s report, also known as physical. Physicals are annual, to be completed every year.
Frequently asked questions
This varies for each family as documents required may change based of individual family circumstances. Some families have been able to complete in as little as a few days’ other have taken almost a full month. The process will depend on how quickly you are able to collect all required documentation.
This varies for each family; some may not have any fees. Family fees are based off of family size and income, using the Family Monthly Fee Schedule determined by the California Department of Education and the California Department of Social Services
Hours of care are based family need. All centers are open from 6:30 am to 5:30 pm and hours of operation vary between Family Child Care Providers.
Our Family Child Care Providers work out of their own home and are licensed, while our centers are more of a school structure. Both provide early education for students, providing a schedule of activities for the day and provider nutritious meals.
All Family Child Care Providers that are contracted with us are licensed by the State of California and need to adhere to our standards in order to be partnered with us. Each Family Child Care Provider is assigned a Child Development Specialist who is required to visit each provider at least once every month, both announced and unannounced visits, to ensure the safety of all children. Our Child Development Specialist work with providers to provide quality early education and to assist with maintaining a clean, safe and educational environment for each child.