Low-Cost Preschool Goes Live
Two classrooms at The Castle Preschool in Hawthorne earlier today were dedicated for use by Los Angeles Universal Preschool, whose programs have no income restrictions, opening up opportunities for low-income parents who make too much to qualify for Head Start of state-funded preschool.
LAUP apparently provided nearly $700,000 to upgrade the Castle classrooms, and for new educational materials and playground equipment. The organization will also subsidize the cost of preschool spaces to provide low- and no-cost preschool to every child enrolled.
The new school, located at 14025 Cordary Avenue, in the Thorpe Park area of Hawthorne, will serve as many as 80 preschoolers.
LAUP does require a small "parent investment fee," based on average income of residents within the school's zip code. That amount, for Hawthorne residents (zip 90250), is $200 for the year, or about $17 per month.