Preschool Prevention and Early Intervention Program

About the Program

Category: Children and Youth (Best in Category)

Year: 2011

To be ready to learn, children need to be in good physical and mental health, be socially well adjusted, and possess age-appropriate cognitive competencies. The preschool Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) program was implemented as a partnership between the Preschool Services Department (PSD) and the Department of Behavioral health (DBH) to address serious social-emotional issues experienced by children resulting in behavioral problems ad classroom management issues, as well as safety concerns. The Preschool Services Department (PSD) provides Head Start, Early Head Start and State Preschool services in 300 classrooms located in 42 sites throughout the County of San Bernardino and serves approximately 5,800 low-income children ages 0-5 and their families. The preschool PEI program were developed and implemented to address serious behavioral issues being presented by many children in the classroom which put in jeopardy both the child’s ability to succeed and classroom safety. The Preschool PEI program addresses these issues by providing training and support to teachers, children, and parents.