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Palm Springs Unified expands Early Head Start toddler classrooms to 40 children across three sites
Summary
District staff described expansion of Early Head Start toddler classrooms to 40 children (from 16) across Desert Highland, two classrooms at Coyote Run and one at Arroyo De Paz, highlighted curriculum, 1:4 staffing ratios for toddlers and partnerships with the city and Riverside County Office of Education.
District officials told the Palm Springs Unified School District board on Dec. 9 that the Early Head Start toddler program has expanded from two classrooms serving 16 toddlers in 2024-25 to five classrooms serving about 40 two- and three-year-olds in 2025-26.
Linda Rodriguez, the district's early childhood coordinator, presented the educational services update and described the program model. The toddler classrooms use the HighScope…
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