Programs
Apply NowInfant Program
Our infant program is offered year-round and is the perfect place for all babies 2 months – 2 years of age. Because we believe that infants need a substantial amount of exclusive attention, we only offer 8 full-time enrollment spots, along with several part time spots. We are always accepting applications and have an active waitlist once all spots are filled. The infant center is located in our private glassed-in classroom to ensure sanitation and safety as the babies learn to crawl and walk around.
Toddler Program
Storybook is proud to offer a year-round Toddler program! Within this program your child will learn basic cognitive and social skills while enjoying a fun filled curriculum full of color and texture. We believe that learning must come with fun in order to keep the children interested. Storybook Schoolhouse encourages the staff members to enjoy the activities just as much as the children that way we maintain a fun and productive atmosphere for your children to feel comfortable to ask questions and learn through observation. The preschool is licensed for 65 children with a state regulated ratio of one teacher for every 12 children. However, our two-year old students receive additional help, and love with trained teacher aids.
Preschool Program
Preparing your child for kindergarten is our number one goal in our Preschool Program. The curriculum for this program is literature based in order to enhance and promote cognitive development. A variety of art forms are offered, such as cooking, painting, molding, gardening, dramatic play and much more! Each year in May Storybook Schoolhouse prepares a graduation ceremony in which the preschoolers will walk with their fellow students to receive a certificate of completion. This ceremony comes complete with a cap and gown and is an open invitation for the entire family! We have found through years of experience that the more direct involvement both the child and family have with our school, the higher the child’s success rate is as they enter grade school.
School Age | Before / After School Care
Our school-aged component is licensed for 75 with a state mandated ratio of 1:14. This ratio ensures that your child has proper supervision at all times. The after-school program operates 12 months of the year with a lively calendar of events occurring each month. The students enjoy staging plays for parents and friends, dancing, and a large variety of field trips to various locations around the Chico community. A quiet space and help with homework is provided for all children arriving in the afternoon, as well as a healthy snack to keep the mind at work. During the summer we offer an exciting calendar of events and field trips. Each spring the preschool and school-aged children plant a flower and vegetable garden which they enjoy as the garden progresses.
Summer Camp
Skip The Stress Of Preparing Meals For The Day Ahead
Our talented in-house chef whips up a daily breakfast, lunch and snack to fuel your campers with energy for the day ahead! Each dish we serve is made from healthy, nutritious ingredients without compromising on taste.
A Fun-Packed Summer Full Of Activities
Your child enjoys a jam-packed summer full of cooking, crafts, basketball, dancing, Xbox, and computer time. The options are endless!
F.A.Q.
What types of activities do you offer for your children?
We provide age-appropriate activities, both indoors and outdoors, to stimulate the minds of our children, and to promote motor and social skill development. We use paints, glitter, play dough, glue, chalk, books, sensory tables with beans, rice, water, snow, dirt, noodles and more. Our children stay very busy throughout the day.
Do you welcome parent involvement? Can I stop by unannounced?
The answer to both is a resounding, “YES!” Our school is a community that embraces the whole family. If you’d like to get an inside look at your child at play or in the classroom, you are more than welcome to stop by anytime. We also encourage parents to come in and talk about their careers, help with projects at home that need to be completed and returned, lending objects of units of study and anything else that will help get parents involved.
What if someone other than my spouse/partner or me has to pick up my child?
In order to protect your child, we require that you provide the names of any individual who has permission to pick up your child. We require advance notice from you when someone other than a family member will be picking up your child and will check identification. If we have any questions or concerns, we ask that you are available via cell phone to provide confirmation.
What will my child be learning in your preschool?
We introduce the fundamentals of Arithmetic, Art, Reading, Writing, Music, and Science, Math, Cooking and other fun activities that are all theme based.
What is your policy regarding sick children?
In order to keep our children, their families and our staff as healthy as possible, we require that any child with a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or contagious disease be kept at home.
Do you provide meals and snacks?
Yes! In fact, we maintain a commercial kitchen and a full-time chef so that we can prepare and serve nutritious, home-cooked meals and snacks for children. Parents are welcomed to provide snacks and lunch for their child if they'd prefer.
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Storybook Schoolhouse
Storybook Schoolhouse is a locally owned and licensed family business that has served the Chico community for 50 years. Come see our Beautiful School!
Storybook Schoolhouse Preschool
794 E 3rd Ave, Chico, CA 95926
Call us today: (530) 433-4195
M-F: 7:00 am to 5:45 pm