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Early Learning
What We Offer
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To qualify, parents should be working, actively seeking employment, or unable to maintain employment due to illness or disability. Families should also demonstrate a gross monthly household income that falls within our guidelines (e.g., less than $1,400 for a family of two or $2,208 for a family of four).
Fees for full and part-time care are based on household income levels (e.g., fees for a family of two range between $0 and $362 per month).
About the Program
Our Early Learning Program provides children (ages birth to twelve years) from low-income families including those who are homeless, with a safe, nurturing environment where they can learn, socialize, and thrive. We offer nutritious meals, high-quality curriculum, and targeted therapeutic interventions for children who have experienced trauma. We also support their development at home by educating parents on the latest early childhood development techniques.
Our Goals
To achieve our goal of securing the right to opportunity for every child in our community, we concentrate our early learning efforts on the neighborhoods and populations that need it most. Our eight Early Learning Centers are located between Menlo Park and Daly City, with two centers dedicated to children living in transitional or emergency housing.
Our programs focus on children ages birth to twelve years old, a critical growth stage when more than 80 percent of their brain development occurs. We fuel that growth by providing nutritious meals—a healthy morning and afternoon snack, and lunch—connecting families to physical and behavioral health resources, and working one-on-one with parents to ensure their needs as a family-unit are met.
CDA Credential
The Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education (ECE), and it is a key steppingstone on the path of career advancement in ECE. The CDA Credential is based on a core set of competency standards that guide early childhood professionals toward becoming qualified educators of young children.
STEM from the Start
STEM from the Start is a signature PFS Early Learning initiative to bring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math into the curriculum of our students ages birth to twelve years. STEM from the Start first began as a pilot program in 2017 to provide innovative STEM education to the eight Early Learning Centers PFS operates in San Mateo County. This pilot project was wholeheartedly embraced by PFS teachers, families, and students alike and has expanded significantly since then.
Locations
Our eight early learning centers are located throughout San Mateo County.
- Midway ELC
- Our Second Home
- Mission CDC
- 87th Street CDC
- Leo J. Ryan and Club Leo J. Ryan
- First Step CDC
- San Mateo CDC
- Haven CDC
Our Partners
