Sunshine Cooperative Preschool

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New website: www.sunshinecoop.com

Now enrolling for 2011-2012 school year

We have openings in the 2 or 3 day class for children who are 3-5 years old.
For more information please email Portia Fischer at info@sunshinecoop.com or call (949) 645-1969.
Tours given every Tuesday, contact us today to reserve a spot.

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Tuition & Classes:

2-day Class

$150 per month
Tuesday/Thursday 9am-12pm
For children who have reached 3 by Dec. 2

3-day Class

$ 190 per month
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday 9am-12pm
For children who have reached 4 by Dec. 2

Sunshine Preschool follows the Newport-Mesa Unified School District's Holiday Schedule

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Sunshine Playgrounds & Classroom

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Why is Sunshine Special?

We are a cooperative preschool: parents contribute time, energy, talent and ideas to make their children's first school year experience happy, positive, and enriching.
We maintain a 4-to-1 child to adult ratio at Sunshine. Your child will receive individual attention, resulting in greater self-esteem, increased confidence, and better social development.

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Sunshine Events

Field Trips:

Tanaka Farms for pumpkin picking and strawberry picking, Newport Lifeguard Tower, Newport Environmental Center, Discovery Science Center, supermarket, Medieval Times, train trip to San Diego Children's Museum, Roller skating once a month

Holiday Celebrations:

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hunukkah, Christmas, Washington & Lincoln Birthdays, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Mardi Gras, Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo & Luau

Special Programs:

Art Teacher, Safety Programs from CHOC, Costa Mesa Police Dept. and Fire Dept., Children's Renaissance Faire, Father/ Child Day, Mother/Child PJ Day, Library once a week

Health Screening:

Vision, Speech and Dental Screening by a licensed Optometrist, Speech Pathologist and DDS

Special Cooking Days:

birthday celebrations, making pumpkin bread, making latkas, making Valentine cookies, making won tons

Other Special Days:

Children's Trike-a-Thon, Year end graduation celebration w/ caps & gowns

We also offer music & movement, arts & crafts, science & nature, dramatic play, language arts, K readiness and literature.

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Sunshine Philosophy

Social interaction, understanding others, and cooperation are important skills; as parents, we can demonstrate these traits by participating in a cooperative preschool. We believe that children and their parents must be accepted as they are; that each child and each parent makes a special contribution according to his or her own needs, interests, and abilities.

*For you, Sunshine Cooperative Preschool offers opportunity to:

remain involved with your child's development

gain a greater understanding of your child's abilities, personality, and social development

meet other involved parents

share your talents and abilities in an important, fulfilling way

member of O.C.C.P.P.N.S. (Orange County Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools)

*For your child, Sunshine is a fun, warm, nurturing environment where he or she can:

develop at his or her own rate

learn tolerance and cooperation

learn independence and self confidence

play freely, constructively, and creatively

develop social skills

enjoy relationships with adults other than his or her parents

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Sunshine Curriculum

Our program nurtures young children. We strive to meet the individual needs of the child, promoting growth and development through:

Music and Movement
Science and Nature
Cooking
Monthly Field Trips
Dramatic Play
Arts and Crafts
Language Arts and Literature

Sunshine Cooperative Preschool has a variety of safe outdoor equipment for large muscle development, and manipulative toys for fine motor skills.

Our program emphasizes self-esteem, social development, creativity, and kindergarten readiness.

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Sunshine Cooperative Director/Teacher

Sunshine Preschool's Director/Teacher is Portia Fischer. Portia holds a Bachelors Degree with a teaching credential from University of California, Irvine. Portia's four children attended Sunshine Preschool. As a parent, and teacher Portia has been involved with Sunshine for the last 11 years.