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Preschool - Building Blocks 4's

Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year is Open

Regular Hours of Operation

School Day - 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Extended Day - 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

About us

Gilbert Public Schools is proud to offer Building Blocks Preschool, a full day preschool program that allows your 3, 4, or young 5-year-old firsthand experiences of what it means to be a student. Our uniquely designed curriculum, based on the AZ Early Childhood Standards, helps create a foundation for your young student to build upon as they move towards their school career.

By constructing curriculum containing a more challenging approach to the same subjects included in our 3’s program, our 4 and young 5-year-olds continue to master letters, numbers, colors, the calendar, writing their names, addresses, phone numbers, and begin preparation for reading readiness. Socialization and opportunities to build friendships are encouraged throughout our before and after-school day schedule. Upon completion of the Building Blocks program, our students have the foundation in place to enter kindergarten with the tools, experiences, and passion for learning, that helps to ensure academic success now and well into the future. Children must be 4 years old by August 31st and independently toilet trained. 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

Building Blocks will provide a full healthy breakfast for those families choosing the extended day option. Family style snacks will be provided to all students. Building Blocks’ students will be eating in the school cafeteria. Although lunch will not be provided, the student will be enrolled in the school lunch program so they may purchase a hot lunch.

All programs are licensed by Arizona Department of Health Services. Staff will participate in a minimum of 18 hours of professional development each school year.

The Building Blocks Program is a Monthly Tuition Program.  The cost is based on the days selected for the entire school year, then broken down into 10 equal monthly payments. Three Schedules are available for parents to select during the registration process - Full Time Monday - Friday, Part Time 3 Days per week - Monday, Wednesday & Friday or Part Time 2 Days per week - Tuesday & Thursday. Parents must commit to a schedule and maintain it throughout the entire school year.

Building Blocks Curriculum

We believe academics and social development are intertwined, and that curriculum is a living, growing aspect of preschool. We have a commitment to each school’s design and firmly believe that this commitment is crucial to our students’ success. We begin by understanding that every student is different. We focus on using each student’s strengths to build upon those areas that need developing. Learning is applied through academics and exploratory play. These activities can be child-directed or teacher directed. With a fluid schedule, teachers are then able to assess transitions and begin to build a foundation tailored to each individual student.

AZ Early Learning Standards is the framework to our curriculum, and it is annually accessed to ensure best practices. The Building Blocks’ module is influenced by kindergarten standards and is collaborative with kindergarten teachers. Fundations and sight words are introduced through 4 small-sided learning centers and 3 large group centers based on weekly themes with built-in “Brain Breaks” between learning centers. “Brain Breaks” are equally important both inside and outside of the classroom with opportunities for PE, Library, Music, Art, etc. Building Blocks passionately encourages school involvement through fun runs, assemblies, school pictures, spirit weeks, and other fun site-specific activities.


Dates Building Blocks 4's is closed
Holiday/Closure ‘23-‘24 School Year ‘24-‘25 School Year
Labor Day September 4, 2023 September 2, 2024
Fall Break October 2-13, 2023 Sept. 30-Oct. 11, 2024
Veteran's Day November 10, 2023 November 11, 2024
Thanksgiving Holidays November 22-24, 2023 November 27-29, 2024
Winter Break December 20-29, 2023 & January 1-2, 2024 December 23-31, 2024 & January 1-3, 2025
Martin Luther King Day January 15, 2024 January 20, 2025
President's Day February 19, 2024 February 17, 2025
Spring Break March 11-22, 2024 March 10-21, 2025
Spring Holiday March 29, 2024 April 18, 2025
Last Day of School May 22, 2024 May 21, 2025

Monthly Tuition & Fees: 

$50.00 Registration Fee

School Day (8:00am–3:15pm)

M-F: $750.00/month

M,W,F: $540.00/month

T, TH: $430.00/month

Extended Day (6:30am–6:00pm)

M-F: $920.00/month

M,W,F: $645.00/month

T-TH: $510.00/month

GPS Employee Rates - please call the preschool office - employment verification required

2023-2024 School Year - Registration fee and a security deposit of $100 from November 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 will be due at time of registration. The remaining balance for the first scheduled tuition is due by July 24, 2023. Registrations received on July 1, 2023 and after are required to pay the registration fee and the first scheduled tuition payment at the time of registration. The registration fee, security deposit and 1st month tuition paid during registration are NON-REFUNDABLE, no exceptions. The security deposit will be applied to the first scheduled tuition payment.

Preschool Parent Handbook 2023-2024 School Year

2024-2025 School Year** - Registration fee and a security deposit of $100 from November 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 will be due at time of registration. The remaining balance for the first scheduled tuition is due by July 22, 2024. Registrations received on July 1, 2024 and after are required to pay the registration fee and the first scheduled tuition payment at the time of registration. The registration fee, security deposit and 1st month tuition paid during registration are NON-REFUNDABLE, no exceptions. The security deposit will be applied to the first scheduled tuition payment.

**Both the Eleyo and Infinite Campus registrations must be completed by July 16, 2024 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.

Preschool Parent Handbook 2024-2025 School Year 

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