Early Childhood Education Lab School

Enrollment

Children may enroll in the ECE Lab on or after their 2½ birthday, provided they are fully potty trained. Children who turn five on or before September 1st are eligible for kindergarten and are no longer eligible to attend the Shasta College ECE Center Lab. Children who turn five between September 2nd and December 5th may enroll in Transitional Kindergarten (TK) within our program, which requires five-day attendance.

Shasta College ECE Lab Immunizations

Shasta College shall accept immunization records for childcare enrollment only when the immunization information can be verified through the California Immunization Registry (CAIR) using authorized CAIR access, CAIR Hub, SCRL, or other approved CDPH verification methods.

Documentation submitted by a parent, guardian, health care provider, or other source that cannot be verified through CAIR shall not be accepted as official proof of immunization for enrollment purposes until verification is completed. Doctors and other healthcare providers in California were required to start putting immunizations into the California Immunization Registry (CAIR) beginning on January 1, 2023.

Overview

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Center provides a developmentally appropriate, research based program for the optimal learning environment for college students and children ages 2.5 to 5 years old. The ECE Center operates as a child development laboratory offering age appropriate experiences for children as well as observation opportunities and hands-on training for college students. 

The Shasta College ECE Center Lab School has continuously earned national accreditation from The National Association for the Education of Young Children since 2004. 

(NAEYC Accreditation Press Release 2023)

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