Vision, Mission and Values

Our Mission

The mission of Joyce Preschool is to provide children from diverse ethnic, linguistic, and economic backgrounds with developmentally and culturally appropriate preparation for success in school and lifelong learning.

This mission is achieved through providing quality early childhood education and family support in a dual immersion setting. Our program provides the crucial bridge to success in K-12 education. Our focus areas are school readiness, second language acquisition and cultural appreciation, and parent involvement and support.

Our Vision

The vision of Joyce Preschool is to become a recognized leader in offering bilingual and multicultural early childhood education, offering its model for replication to local and regional early childhood educators.

Our Guiding Values

  • Quality of educational standard as paramount
  • Quality of staff and staff development as key to program success
  • Balanced enrollment of students with Spanish / English as first language
  • Need-blind admission policy; commitment to 40-60% scholarship
  • Balancing staff with Spanish and English as first language
  • Strong Latino community relationships and partnerships
  • Collaborations and partnerships as a means of extending our reach
  • Maintaining and valuing the quality of the school environment