Community Education
Sunshine Preschool and Childcare, CEID’s inclusive and bilingual (spoken English and sign language) childcare program is unique in providing specialized care for both hearing children and children with hearing loss. It was created to give working parents of children enrolled in CEID’s special education classes the opportunity to be part of an extraordinary bilingual and affordable childcare program.
Sunshine Preschool and Childcare also creates the opportunity for hearing children in the community to interact with their peers who have special needs, which in turn fosters kindness and compassion.
Sunshine Preschool and Childcare
Preschool Schedule
Preschool Fees
Sign Language Classes
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Sunshine Preschool and Childcare
Sunshine Preschool, based at the CEID West Berkeley Center, is for all children 2 to 5 years.
The curriculum encourages active learning and supports the needs of young learners and emphasizes kindergarten readiness for children 4 to 5 years.
Bilingual instruction, sign language, and spoken English combine to help alleviate frustration for new talkers and provide opportunities for older students to learn early spelling, fine motor coordination, and communication with their hearing loss peers that come for afternoon childcare.
As an inclusive educational experience, students develop sensitivity and compassion, and learn positive attitudes toward diversity.
Benefits of Inclusive
Benefits of Inclusive Education:
- Offers more accurate views about children with communication disorders
- Develops sensitivity and patience during routine exchanges, particularly as to when and how to use special behaviors
- Offers peer models who successfully achieve despite severe challenges
- Helps develop helpfulness, responsibility, enhanced self-esteem, and a genuine capacity for lifelong friendship
Benefits of Early Sign Language:
- Develops enhanced early language, vocabulary, and reading skills
- Encourages fine-motor coordination and planning, visual processing, and memory
- Reinforces spoken language with a visual symbol
- Reduces level of frustration for hearing children who are preverbal or just beginning to speak, resulting in fewer temper tantrums and higher self-esteem
- Develops neural activity for early literacy and framework for capacity to spell
- Increases IQ scores
Preschool Schedule
We offer many scheduling options for families, including 2, 3, and 5 days per week.
| Class | Age Range | Hours |
| Sunshine Preschool and Childcare | 2 to 5 years | Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Sign Language and Parent Education | Adults | See the calendar for current class offerings. |
Preschool Fees
Tuition - 2012 | Hours | Cost | 5 days | 3 days | 2 days |
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Part-time | Morning, 8:00 am - 12:30 pm, or afternoon, 12:30 am - 5:00 pm | Cost per month based on days / week | $510 | $340 | $200 |
Full-time | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Cost per month based on days / week | $975 | $615 | $425 |
Morning Extended Care: | 8:00 am - 9:00 am | $100 per month |
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Lunch Extended Care | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | $100 per month |
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Annual Fees |
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Building and maintenance fee |
| $100 per year |
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Art supply fee |
| $50 per year |
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One-time fees |
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Waiting List / Registration Fee
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| $50 |
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License # 013417642
Sign Language Classes
Parents and community members are encouraged to join our sign language and parent education classes, taught by specialized staff with master’s degrees in deaf education. Note: Sign language classes are free to parents enrolled in CEID programs. There is a small charge for community members.
- See the calendar for current class offerings
- Download the registration form (DOC)
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Contact us for more information on Sunshine Preschool and Childcare.
