Preschool - Advantage Preschool - Gilbert Public Schools

Preschool - Advantage Preschool

Advantage Preschool Dates

2024-2025 School Year - Registration is Open

2025-2026 School Year - Registration Opens December 2, 2024

Advantage Preschool follows the GPS school calendar for holidays and breaks. There is no Advantage Preschool on any district half days.

Complete information and the Preschool Parent Handbook can be found on the district website: www.gilbertschools.net/advantage

Age Range

3-5 (3 by August 31st) -- Children may not attend until their 3rd birthday.

Class Times

AM 8:00-10:30
PM 11:15-1:45

The AM session typically has more younger students and the PM session has more of the older students.

Class Size

Typically limited to 15 students
Taught by an HQT Certified Teacher and a paraprofessional assistant

About the Program

GPS Advantage Preschool is a play-based program, aligned with the Arizona Department of Education Early Learning Standards, with a focus on critical thinking skills and social/emotional development. Thematic units are explored by students using a variety of learning styles and modalities, which in turn, ignites curiosity and encourages sustained attention! Program is supplemented using Creative Curriculum intentional learning materials, We Thinkers! social emotional curriculum, and Learning Without Tears. Typically developing peers and those with developmental delays work together and grow in one inclusive environment.

Integrated SPICE

Integrated SPICE is a blended program with all students learning and growing in one inclusive environment. Every child can feel valued for their unique contributions and have a sense of belonging. This program will have a maximum of 12 children and will consist of 50% of the students receiving special education support for their individual needs associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and 50% typically developing peer role models. This model is designed to promote social interactions and to develop communication skills using peer modeling and intentional, systematic, and individualized intervention.

*Special Education enrollment for this program is district initiated and will be based on district boundaries and capacities

Standards based instruction with supplemental curriculum:

Handwriting Without Tears
Creative Curriculum

Max of 12 student, 6 tuition, per session

This program is located at Canyon Rim Elementary and Finley Farms Elementary. For the Integrated SPICE program, the tuition is $100.00 per month for four days per week.

Monthly Tuition and Fees: (2025-2026)

$50 Registration Fee
3-day (M, T, Th) is $260 per month
4-day (M, T, Th, F) is $300 per month
All days are 2 ½ hour class times
GPS Employee Rates - please call the preschool office - employment verification required
Program locations, days, & times are subject to change.

2024-2025 School Year* - Registration fee and the 1st months tuition will be required during registration approval. Registration fee and security deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE, no exceptions.

Preschool Parent Handbook 2024-2025 School Year

2025-2026 School Year* - Registration fee and a security deposit of $100 from December 2, 2024 – June 30, 2025 will be charged during registration. The $100 deposit will be applied to the August Tuition. As of July 1, 2025, the security deposit will not be charged, however, the 1st months tuition will be required during registration. Registration fee and security deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE, no exceptions.

Preschool Parent Handbook 2025-2026 School Year

*Both the Eleyo and Infinite Campus registrations must be completed by July 12, 2025 in order to ensure the ability to start on the first day of school. Registration must also be finalized on the campus prior to the child’s start date.

Requirements

Toilet Trained - All students must be completely independent in toileting; to be considered completely independent in toileting, a child must be able to do ALL of the following:
- Are able to communicate the need to go to the toilet; including but not limited to, demonstrating control over going if they must wait for someone who is in the bathroom or if away from the bathroom
- Can independently pull down their underwear and pants and pull them back up when done. This includes clothing with belts, buttons, zippers etc., if worn to school
- Can independently clean their bottoms after using the toilet
- Get on and off the toilet by themselves
- Wash and dry their hands by themselves
- *Disposable training pants (i.e. Pull-ups) are not permitted per AZDHS Licensing
Fluent English (typically developing role-model)