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Young Preschool Care

Young preschool care in Northridge for children 2.5 to 3.5 years old, licensed through Strong Roots Preschool. Structured daily activities, a weekly Armenian language class, outdoor play, and three meals and snacks bridging toddler and full preschool.

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Young Preschool Care

Young Preschool Care in Northridge, Ages 2.5 to 3.5

Somewhere between two and a half and three, a lot of kids outgrow the toddler room. They sit through a whole activity, follow directions with more than one step, and start playing alongside other kids instead of just next to them. Full Preschool still feels early, though. Young preschool care in Northridge is built for exactly that gap.

At Strong Roots Preschool, this age group gets a classroom shaped around where they actually are, not where a toddler room or a four-year-old room would place them. The approach blends Montessori and Reggio Emilia, so children work hands-on at their own pace while building the group habits full Preschool will ask for. The week includes arts and crafts, math activities, chess, physical development, a once-a-week, one-hour Armenian language class, and Bible study as a small part of the rotation. Narine Mazmanyan, M.Ed. and the teaching team track each child's progress and talk with families about moving up to full Preschool once a child is ready, usually between three and three and a half.

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Young Preschool Care Daily Schedule and Meals

An 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. day can wear a young child out fast if it has no shape to it. Parents want to know whether their child will actually eat, rest, and get outside enough, or just get shuffled from one activity to the next until pickup. Without a predictable flow, kids this age get overtired and cranky, and that follows them home.

Strong Roots runs the same daily flow every day: a fruit snack to start, a planned activity, lunch with a side of vegetables, one to two hours outside weather permitting, rest, another feeding after waking, and a final fruit snack before pickup. Narine Mazmanyan, M.Ed. is available Monday through Friday for questions about how your child is adjusting or how a specific day went.

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Young Preschool Care Enrollment and Availability

Finding an open spot for your child's exact age isn't always simple, and cost is usually part of the decision too. CCRC assistance is accepted for qualifying families, so subsidy questions don't have to be a separate conversation from enrollment.

Narine Mazmanyan, M.Ed. handles tuition and subsidy questions directly and can walk you through what a typical week in Young Preschool Care looks like before you commit to anything. Spots for children 2.5 to 3.5 fill up throughout the year, so checking in early beats waiting until you need a start date locked in. Call (323) 990-8181 to ask what's currently open for your child's age.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Young Preschool Care is for children 2.5 to 3.5 years old. It is the developmental bridge between Toddler Care and the full Preschool program.

Toddler Care is for children 2 to 3 years old. Young Preschool Care is for children who are ready for more structured group activities and longer focused engagement. The two programs serve adjacent age ranges with different developmental expectations.

Children entering Young Preschool Care should be in the process of toilet training. Full independence is not required for enrollment. Speak with Narine Mazmanyan, M.Ed. about your child's current stage before enrolling.

Morning fruit snack, lunch with vegetables, an afternoon feeding after rest time, and fruit before pickup. Three meals and snacks are included each day.

Yes. Armenian language class is offered once a week for one hour.

Call (323) 990-8181. Narine Mazmanyan, M.Ed. is available Monday through Friday and schedules tours herself. Tours happen during program hours.

What Sets Our Northridge Preschool Apart

Local, CCRC-approved, built around developmental results.

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Licensed & Local

Strong Roots runs independently, not a franchise chain following a corporate playbook. We hold a CCRC license through the California Department of Social Services, and DSS inspections show up unannounced, not on a schedule we control. That is the point of licensing: it keeps a real state agency checking our work, not just our own word.

Small-Group Focus

California caps ratios at 1:3 for infants and 1:4 for toddlers. We hold those limits as a floor, not a target to drift toward. Smaller rooms mean a teacher notices sooner: a child pulling back socially, a child ready to move ahead of the group, a child just having a rough week. That kind of attention doesn't happen in a room stretched past capacity.

Specialized Educators

Every teacher on staff holds a Child Development Associate credential or an equivalent California qualification. CPR and First Aid certification come before a teacher is ever alone with a group of children, not after, and not as a box checked later.

Foundational Growth

We track developmental milestones per child and send progress home through daily reports, so parents aren't guessing between conferences. If something looks behind for a child's age, we say so directly and talk it through with the family, rather than letting a kindergarten screening be the first place it surfaces.

Secure, Modern Spaces

Campus entry stays secured, and the outdoor play yard is gated and split by age group so toddlers and preschoolers aren't sharing equipment built for different bodies. Classrooms follow a documented cleaning schedule. The facility is subject to state inspection, and records are available to any parent who asks.

Healthy, Fresh Meals

Meals and snacks come included with enrollment, planned around the age groups we serve. We work with common dietary restrictions and food allergies as a matter of course. Families get the week's menu ahead of time, and any allergy gets documented at orientation, not discovered later.

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Preschool Classes

Early Childhood Education

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Armenian Language Program

Armenian Language

Between work, errands, and everything else a week holds, sitting down to teach your toddler Armenian rarely happens, even when you mean to. Maybe your own Armenian isn't strong enough to teach with confidence. Strong Roots runs a weekly Armenian language class in Northridge built for exactly this situation: parents who want the connection passed down but can't be the ones doing the daily teaching.

Arts Activities Program

Arts Activities

You've probably picked up a folder of nearly identical drawings before and wondered what your child got out of making them. That question matters more than it seems. Here's what an art class for preschoolers in Northridge should be doing for your child, and how to tell if it actually is.

Bible Study Program

Bible Study

If you're not sure what this class involves, or whether it's the right fit for a family that isn't religious, here's the plain version: it's a short, once-a-week session where a simple story leads into a conversation about something like sharing or honesty. Nobody is asked to pray or affirm anything. It sits alongside Armenian, Arts, Math, Chess, and Physical Development as one of several enrichment classes on the weekly schedule, and it gets the same light, age-appropriate treatment as the rest.

Chess Activities Program

Chess Activities

You want more for your child than a busy day of activities. You want to see them sit still, think before they act, and bounce back when something doesn't go their way. That's what a real chess class at this age is actually for.

Math Activities Program

Math Activities

You've heard your two-year-old count to ten. You've also wondered if that's real understanding or just a memorized song. Here's how to tell the difference, and what to do about it before kindergarten forces the question.

Physical Development Program

Physical Development

You know the signs. The bouncing off walls before dinner. The meltdown that comes from a full day with nowhere to run. The worry that another hour of tablet time is replacing the climbing, jumping, and chasing your child's body is actually asking for. You don't need a lecture about screen time. You need somewhere your child can move, every day, in a way that actually tires them out and builds them up.

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See the Strong Roots Difference in Person!

Most daycares in Northridge are just rooms full of toys. Schedule a tour to see our CCRC-licensed classrooms in action. Meet our dedicated teachers, explore our secure play areas, and see how we prepare your child for a lifetime of learning.

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Child Care Programs

Programs That Grow with Your Child

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Infant Care Program

Infant Care

Strong Roots is the only Armenian immersion infant care program in Northridge, CA. The program accepts children 18 to 24 months old who are walking independently. Groups are small and spots fill by age group throughout the year.

Toddler Care Program

Toddler Care

Strong Roots Preschool offers licensed toddler care in Northridge, CA for children 2 to 3 years old. The program runs Monday through Friday with structured daily activities, a weekly Armenian language class, outdoor play, and three meals and snacks daily.

Young Preschool Care Program

Young Preschool Care

Young preschool care in Northridge for children 2.5 to 3.5 years old, licensed through Strong Roots Preschool. Structured daily activities, a weekly Armenian language class, outdoor play, and three meals and snacks bridging toddler and full preschool.

Preschool Care Program

Preschool Care

Preschool care in Northridge for children 3 to 4 years old, licensed through Strong Roots Preschool. Armenian language, arts, math, chess, physical development, and Bible study, with three meals and outdoor play, Monday through Friday.

Pre-Kindergarten Care Program

Pre-Kindergarten Care

Pre-kindergarten care in Northridge for children 4 to 5 years old, licensed through Strong Roots Preschool. Armenian language, chess, math, arts, and physical development built into an academic-focused curriculum, with three meals daily.

After School Program Program

After School Program

Strong Roots Preschool offers CCRC-licensed after school care in Northridge, CA for children in kindergarten through 5th grade. The program runs from school dismissal through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, with homework help, Armenian language class, structured activities, and an afternoon snack.

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