We are a California Mentor Site!

The Teaching Pyramid Vision: Social-emotional development is foundational for learning and development in young children, and California is committed to promoting and supporting healthy social-emotional development in all of its children

Storybook Village Preschool, a Partner Site program with the California Collaborative on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CA CSEFEL), offers a unique learning environment. Here, rules and expectations are viewed as agreements, fostering a learning environment that encourages children to explore and express themselves. We share our Program-Wide Expectations with families, which become our Agreements. These Expectations are part of a special project we have at Storybook Village Preschool, known as the Teaching Pyramid. The Teaching Pyramid aims to promote healthy social-emotional development and teach children the skills that will help them succeed in school. We also facilitate parent groups to connect families, recognizing that parenting can be challenging and that support networks are invaluable!

At Storybook Village Preschool, we believe that family participation is key to a thriving community. There are numerous opportunities for families to get involved, such as classroom chores/support or outdoor maintenance/creations and gardening. We also schedule Family Work Days, inviting any family member to contribute. By participating, families not only strengthen their bonds but also contribute to a closer community that protects and nurtures our children!

We TEACH! Preschool is where children learn and master social and emotional skills. Our educators guide behaviors and teach pro-social skills through positive relationships, a supportive environment, and effective practices from WestEd's Teaching Pyramid approach. This systematic framework promotes social and emotional development, supports children's appropriate behavior, prevents challenging behavior, and addresses problematic behavior. We teach families how to guide, support, and manage behaviors by learning about our social-emotional supports and resources. Also, families can download our Pro-Social Behavior & Agreement Policy to learn more about how families partner with us when addressing behaviors of concern. 

Through emotional literacy, young children learn how to identify, manage, and respond to emotions--promoting empathy and lifelong friendship skills!  Storybook Village Preschool teaches children about emotions through teaching feeling words within our intentionally designed physical and emotional environment! Since Storybook treats the learning environments as “the third teacher,” visual aids and tools for calming emotions and problem-solving are used by both children and teachers to guide Social and Emotional Development. Many emotions are shared at school, which are supported through emotional literacy. Children who are socially competent and emotionally literate can talk about their feelings, regulate their strong emotions, solve their conflicts, and model the language and tools of the Teaching Pyramid.