For California State Preschool Program (CSPP), there are multiple categories of eligibility that a family could be eligible for services under.

A family would be deemed categorically eligible for services if they are determined to be any of the following:

• A current cash aid recipient;
• Have a member of the household participating in certain designated means-tested government programs (as of January 1, 2023)
• Experiencing homeless
• One whose children are recipients of child protective services, or whose children have been identified as being abused, neglected, or exploited, or at risk of being abused, neglected, or exploited
• One that has children with disabilities, as defined in Section 8205

Families that are eligible for services based on the above eligibility categories are only required to meet that specific eligibility. For example, if a family is eligible for services based on experiencing homelessness, they can be certified as eligible for CSPP services without also demonstrating income eligibility.

Another avenue of eligibility for CSPP is for families that are eligible based on their income.

The two above categories of eligibility are available to all families in all CSPPs. However, there are additional ways that a family could be eligible for services if the contractor or site has additional spaces available after all other children above are enrolled, including:

• Families with incomes that are no more than 15 percent over the income threshold.
• Families that reside within and seek to have their children attend a CSPP site that is within the attendance boundary of an elementary school with 80 percent of children receiving free and reduced-price meals.

*Students will be enrolled in priority order established by CDE guidelines

Enrollment into State Preschool:

Enrollments are completed at 7201 East Whitmore Ave Hughson, CA 95326 (The preschool office is just south of Golden Bowl on 5th Street.).