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