Childhood is the foundation upon which life is built. At SBCS, we offer coordinated services to ensure every child has access to healthcare, a safe place, a good meal, and an education.
The only one of its kind in San Diego County, preschool provides specialized services and quality early education for children ages three to five years old. The preschool is free, full-day and bilingual with a student ration of 1 to 9 and three full-time therapist on staff. Visit the Mi Escuelita page Healthy Development Services Free for all children ages 0 to five or right before they enter kindergarten , healthy development services help families confirm important milestones as their children grow, develop and prepare to start school.
Services include parenting classes, behavioral services, and developmental services. Funded by First 5 San Diego. Trained staff work with families in their home environment by providing four to six months of intensive parenting training focusing on parent-child interaction, improving their home safety and child health issues.
One of seven in the nation, this five-year initiative supports 50 disadvantaged children and their families in San Ysidro who have been impacted by childhood and community level trauma. This trauma-informed model helps develop sustainable life skills needed to deal with the demands of everyday life and develop skills that lead to healthier lifestyle choices.
The model reduces high-risk behaviors due to childhood trauma and strengthens protective and resiliency factors. We work to keep young people in school; reduce criminal activity and violence; address substance abuse and mental health issues, assist in their academic achievement; and provide social skill classes.
