Imperial County Office of Education State Preschool Program
1398 Sperber Road, El Centro, CA 92243
About
The Imperial County Office of Education State Preschool Program is a three-hour State Preschool program that focuses on school readiness skills. The program uses a play-oriented curriculum based on an integrated philosophy where respect for the child, positive guidance, and the development of self-esteem are stated values. Early educational activities are planned based on the emerging skills of each child, and the curriculum is prepared and implemented by trained and caring teachers.
• Schedule: Monday–Friday class options, with three-hour sessions offered from 8:00 am–11:00 am and 12:30 pm–3:30 pm
The program’s mission states that it provides a safe and nurturing environment that promotes the physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and creative development of young children, and that every child is treated as a unique individual with kindness, love, and respect. The mission also states that staff recognize each child’s need to grow and develop at his or her own pace and that children are cared for with respect and support for their primary language and culture. The Imperial County Office of Education states that it prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, marital or parental status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex (sexual harassment), sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
The leadership team listed for the Imperial County Office of Education includes J. Todd Finnell, Ed.D., County Superintendent of Schools; Claudia Montano, Administrator of Student Services in the Student Services Division and Title IX/Cal. Code of Regs. Title 5 Compliance Officer for Students; and Martha Garcia, Senior Director of Human Resources and Title IX/Cal. Code of Regs. Title 5 Compliance Officer for Employees. For parents, the program states that its goal is to establish a partnership that is supportive of the whole family, with opportunities for presentations, trainings, parent-teacher conferences, and parent participation in the preschool program. The program also identifies partnering and collaborating with other agencies to strengthen its impact in areas of common purpose as a priority under Positive Inter-Agency Relationships.
Last updated May 15, 2026.
• Schedule: Monday–Friday class options, with three-hour sessions offered from 8:00 am–11:00 am and 12:30 pm–3:30 pm
The program’s mission states that it provides a safe and nurturing environment that promotes the physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and creative development of young children, and that every child is treated as a unique individual with kindness, love, and respect. The mission also states that staff recognize each child’s need to grow and develop at his or her own pace and that children are cared for with respect and support for their primary language and culture. The Imperial County Office of Education states that it prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, marital or parental status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex (sexual harassment), sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
The leadership team listed for the Imperial County Office of Education includes J. Todd Finnell, Ed.D., County Superintendent of Schools; Claudia Montano, Administrator of Student Services in the Student Services Division and Title IX/Cal. Code of Regs. Title 5 Compliance Officer for Students; and Martha Garcia, Senior Director of Human Resources and Title IX/Cal. Code of Regs. Title 5 Compliance Officer for Employees. For parents, the program states that its goal is to establish a partnership that is supportive of the whole family, with opportunities for presentations, trainings, parent-teacher conferences, and parent participation in the preschool program. The program also identifies partnering and collaborating with other agencies to strengthen its impact in areas of common purpose as a priority under Positive Inter-Agency Relationships.
Last updated May 15, 2026.
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