Limited Enrollment
The Claremont Unified School District operates a Child Development Program. Due to limited enrollment in the Child Development Programs, it is suggested that parents contact the Child Development Office immediately to obtain applications for registration. The office is at 170 W San Jose Ave, Suite 300. You may call the office at (909) 398-0373. Students who attend these elementary schools are eligible for the program which provides care from 7:00 a.m. until school begins and again after school until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Trained staff provide a balanced selection of fun activities that integrate several developmental areas such as cognitive, linguistic, social-emotional, physical and creative. Activities include supervised outdoor play and organized games, art, music, cooking, science, dramatic arts, computers, field trips, quiet time, and nutritional snacks.
A full day program is offered at selected school sites from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during winter recess, spring break, and summer vacation.
Parents pay a fee to help maintain the self-supported program. Fees range from an amount to cover before school care only to an amount to cover before and after school care. Limited "Latchkey" funding is available to income eligible families who meet the state funding requirements.
State Universal Preschool Program
The State Universal Preschool Program is a three-hour educational program which is available in the mornings and early afternoons with lunch provided. This is a parent participation program in which parents will participate six hours a month.
The State Unviersal Preschool Program is a comprehensive child development program. Classes are designed to provide free services to potty-trained children three and four years of age. Classes are located at Sumner / Danbury Elementary School and Vista del Valle Elementary School. Up-to-date immunizations are required for each child.
A Full-day Child Care Preschool Program
A Full-day Child Care Preschool Program is offered at Vista del Valle Elementary School for potty-trained preschool children ages three and four. This program is available to income eligible families who meet the state funding requirements. The program is designed to provide full-day child care services twelve months a year, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to families who are working, going to school/training, seeking employment, incapacitated, or homeless. Verification of the family monthly income is required along with up-to-date immunizations for each child. This full day preschool program is a comprehensive child development program which addresses each child's developmental needs. A breakfast and lunch are served along with a morning and afternoon snack.
Family Child Care Network Program
Family Child Care Network Program is a new program that provides infant / toddler child care to income eligible families that meet State "need" criteria. Child care is provided in licensed Family Child Care Homes. The program provides a nurturing environment with developmental experiences and activities for children ages birth to 3 years old.