Early Childhood Education

A variety of Early Childhood Programs are available to young children who live within the boundaries of the Los Lunas Schools District. All elementary schools in the district have at least one early childhood program for our young learners. Los Lunas Schools participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement Plan (CQI) through Early Childhood Education and Care Department.

Los Lunas Schools utilizes multiple measures to improve upon the quality of our Early Childhood Programs. Child demographics and assessments, personnel qualifications, administrative practices, classroom assessments, and coaching and monitoring reports are used to evaluate our Early Childhood Programs. The focus is on children's growth, development, and learning and providing students with an equitable opportunity for successfully starting kindergarten.

There are three preschool programs currently implemented in the Los Lunas Schools. 

• Early Childhood Special Education Preschool Program (also referred to as Developmentally Delayed (DD PreK)) is for children ages 3-5 who demonstrate a need and meet the criteria for special education preschool. Students in the Early Childhood Special Education Preschool Program have individualized education plans and my receive ancillary therapy or therapies.

• New Mexico PreK is a voluntary preschool program created by the Pre-Kindergarten Act of 2005. Children who have reached their 4th birthday by September 1st are eligible to attend a NM PreK program and those who have reached their 3rd birthday by September 1st are eligible to attend an Early NM PreK program. The purpose of PreK is to ensure every child in New Mexico has the opportunity to attend a high quality Early Childhood education program before kindergarten.

• The Peer Model Program is designed for preschool children whose families are seeking a readiness program for their child prior to kindergarten. These students are role models for students participating in the Early Childhood Special Education Preschool Program. Children selected for the Peer Model Program are screened and must demonstrate age appropriate social, adaptive, speech and language, fine motor and gross motor skills.

Elementary Preschool Programs:

• Ann Parish Elementary School

  • NM PreK

• Bosque Farms Elementary School
  • NM PreK
• Desert View Elementary School
  • NM PreK
• Katherine Gallegos Elementary School
  • NM PreK
•  Los Lunas Elementary School
  • DD PreK
  • Early NM PreK
  • NM PreK
• Peralta Elementary School
  • DD PreK
  • NM PreK
• Raymond Gabaldon Elementary School
  • NM PreK
• Sundance Elementary School
  • NM PreK
• Tomé Elementary School
  • DD PreK
  • NM PreK
• Valencia Elementary School
  • NM PreK