Tot Spot - Hemet

Kindergarten can be stressful for children and possibly teachers too. Well, California is implementing transitional Kindergarten for children who are not yet 5 years of age by December 2nd. Senate Bill SB 1381 (Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010) amended the California Education Code, thereby, changing the required birthday for admission to Kindergarten.

To find out more about these changes and what the minimum age requirement will be for admittance to Kindergarten in California go to:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/kinderfaq.asp#E2

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law, Senate Bill 183 (Lowenthal), on May 7, 2010. This bill requires that carbon monoxide detectors be placed in all California dwelling units. The bill also requires that real estate disclosures be made when residential property is transferred indicating whether these devices are present or absent.

Last year a very competitive grant called the “New Capacity for High Needs Areas Funding Opportunity", was released by First 5 Riverside with a deadline for the submission of proposals of June 9, 2010. Tot Spot Daycare and Preschool (Tot Spot) applied.

Tot Spot: Preschool Video

Young children have the ability to learn to read (and write) before they are four years old which is illustrated in the video that follows.

While watching this color recognition video, you will notice that a child must first notice there is a difference between the colors in order to separate one color from another.

Research had been performed which found that children between the ages of two and five years of age in California: 1) are overweight or obese and that this condition is difficult to reverse in adolescence or adulthood; 2) children frequently or