Early Childhood Education Center

The ECEC is for 3 and 4 year-old children. Your child must be 3 years-old by September 30, 2021 to enroll in the ECEC. We will have mixed-age classrooms with children 3-5 years old. If your child is 5 years-old prior to September 30, 2021, they are not eligible for enrollment. If your child is going to turn 6 years-old during the 2021-2022 school year, they are eligible for kindergarten and our program is not the best fit for them.

The ECEC is an inclusive program and is available to all 3 and 4 year-old children. If your child has documented disabilities or developmental delays and you would like to discuss their education and care in greater detail, feel free to contact the Director or Coordinator. The ECEC is available to all Nevada State (NS) students, faculty, staff and community members. The tuition rate for NS students is $250 per week, NS Faculty/Staff $275 per week and community members $300 per week for the Academic School Year, running from August-May. The Summer Camp program runs during June and July and is $250 per week for every student. We try to allocate 1/3 of the spaces for NS Students, 1/3 for NS Faculty and Staff and 1/3 for community members to promote diversity and equity. The ECEC does not discriminate against anyone based on familial status, socioeconomic, cultural or linguistic status, race, gender or gender identity, cultural beliefs or religion and we value and celebrate diversity, differences and inclusion.

Our school day program will run from 8:30am-2:30pm with Before Care available from 7am-8:30am for an additional fee of $10 per day or $30 per week (pre-registered) and After Care is available from 2:30-6pm for an additional fee of $15 per day or $50 per week (pre-registered). To receive the discounted rates, pre-registration is required.

The ECEC will provide a morning and afternoon snack as well as lunch for your child and this is included with the tuition rate. Snack will consist of items such as fresh fruit (apples, banana, tangerines, oranges, pears, pineapple, peaches, etc.) vegetables (broccoli or celery and ranch dressing), cheese sticks, yogurt, graham crackers, pretzels, Chex mix, cheese and crackers, Goldfish crackers, cottage cheese and peaches or pineapple, etc. Lunch will be served each day and your child may choose their selection with you each morning. They will be able to choose from a hot main entrée item or a sandwich consisting of turkey and cheese, plain turkey or plain cheese. Each lunch will also consist of one hot starch item such as potatoes, rice or noodles and one hot vegetable item. Fruit will be served as a dessert with each lunch daily. Milk and water will be available as well. Filtered water stations are available throughout the ECEC as well as in each classroom for children to refill their water bottles. Any family that chooses to send their child’s food may do, however this does not change the tuition rate. All food items must be self-contained in an individual lunch box and need not require refrigeration or heating. We recommend all children participate in our meal program unless a medical or dietary need restricts it.

At the ECEC, we believe in building genuine and caring relationships with our students and their families. We believe in creating and communicating clear, developmentally appropriate expectations with the children. We use positive redirection and help children to express their feelings in healthy ways. We teach mindfulness and breathing techniques to aid a child in regaining composure when they are upset or frustrated and we model and coach them through social interactions until they are able to navigate them independently. We also have an in-depth initial training and ongoing professional development for the teachers and staff of the ECEC to utilize Conscious Discipline (CD) where we teach adults to focus solely on the child’s needs and best interests. CD also helps us to teach the children life-long skills such as identifying and expressing emotions in healthy ways, regaining composure to think clearly, resiliency and positive self-esteem.