- Gilbert High
- TOYBOX
TOYBOX Overview
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TOYBOX Early Learning Center is a program established as a laboratory setting on high school campuses incorporating a full teaching curriculum. All lessons are objective driven, guided play, and designed using the Arizona Early Learning Standard.
We offer a full curriculum, teaching all subjects each day including language and literacy, STEM (science, tools, engineering and math), social studies, art, music, and PE. Our goal is to prepare children for success in kindergarten as well as their entire educational careers. We work hard to build a positive foundation for school success and a love for learning. The TOYBOX Early Learning Center provides the opportunity for children to develop social relationships with peers, gain a positive self-concept and foster an attitude of enthusiasm about school at an early age.
Children learn to think critically, solve problems creatively, and interact in group situations. Having the support of high school students helps to maintain a low child to adult ratio, resulting in more one-on-one attention and learning. Being on a high school campus allows TOYBOX unique opportunities to participate in many activities, such as trying out the instruments in orchestra, creating pottery with clay, participating in simple science experiments, making a creative snack with culinary, or visiting the animals in the agricultural lab.
Registration for the 2023-2024 School Year Opened November 1, 2022
TOYBOX | Registration & Account Management
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Register and manage your family account through Eleyo.
Learn More About TOYBOX Preschool
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The TOYBOX program is creatively planned with the child's mind, skills, and interests as the first consideration. We believe it is most important to encourage each child according to his/her developmental level.
TOYBOX highlights:
- Directed by a highly qualified teacher with a background in early childhood education
- Two paraprofessional specialists trained in early childhood education
- Multiple high school student teachers working toward early childhood related careers
- Average ratio is 5:1
- TOYBOX uses the Wilson’s Fundations Language and Literacy Program
- Children must be 3 by their first day of attendance and be independently potty trained
Program Hours of Operation 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM daily
2023-2024 School Year
Registration fee: $50.00 per child
Tuition:
- 3 days per week $515.00 per month
- 5 days per week - $665.00 per month
For registrations prior to or on June 30, 2023, a $100 security deposit and $50 registration fee will be collected at the time of registration with the remaining tuition balance due by July 24, 2023. Both security deposit and registration fee are non-refundable.
For registration on or after July 1, 2023, the registration fee and 1st-month tuition are due at the time of registration and are both non-refundable.
District employees are eligible for an employee discount. Please contact Community Education at 480-892-9089 for further details.
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Contact Gilbert Public Schools Community Education Office
480-892-9089 x0
Email: communityedbusinessdept@gilbertschools.net
Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00 am–4:30 pm & Friday 8:00 am–12:00 pm (closed Fridays in June/July)
Note: Gilbert Public Schools Community Education Department has computer terminals available to use at our office at 6839 East Guadalupe Road in Mesa, Arizona, for preschool enrollment for families without online access.
TOYBOX Preschool by School Location
| TOYBOX School | Address | Hours |
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| Campo Verde High | 3870 S. Quartz St., Gilbert, AZ | 7 am–4:30 pm |
| Desert Ridge High | 10045 E. Madero Ave., Mesa, AZ | 7 am–4:30 pm |
| Gilbert High | 1101 E. Elliot Rd., Gilbert, AZ | 7 am–4:30 pm |
| Highland High | 4301 E. Guadalupe Rd., Gilbert, AZ | 7 am–4:30 pm |
| Mesquite High | 500 S. McQueen Rd., Gilbert, AZ | 7 am–4:30 pm |
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Preschool Screening: Early Intervention & Developmental Delays Information
Gilbert Public Schools provides early intervention/special education services to 3 to 5-year-old children with qualifying developmental delays in the following areas: motor, social, speech/language, cognitive or adaptive behavior development. Eligibility is determined through formal assessment procedures.
Many articulation errors could be developmentally appropriate for preschoolers. Click here to see which sounds are expected to be mastered by the end of each year of age.
Special Education Preschool Eligibility Process (Child Find)
If you are concerned with your child's development and live within the Gilbert Public School boundaries, we offer free screenings, by appointment only.
To begin the referral process, you will need to:
- Complete an Infinite Campus registration for the 2024 year, choosing Advantage Preschool as the enrollment grade.
Infinite Campus: New Family Registration | Existing GPS Family Registration or www.gilbertschools.net/enroll
Please Note: Enter the child during the online enrollment as an "enrolling student" , "GPS Holding" as the campus and "Requesting Child Find Screening" on the New/Returning drop down menu.
For help with an existing Infinite Campus account, click here If you have created a profile previously but never created your Parent Portal access, you will need to follow the instructions on the help page to activate your Parent Portal, then complete the registration via your Parent Portal.
- Upload your child’s birth certificate and your proof of residency during the Infinite Campus Registration.
- If there are any court orders or custody papers pertaining to this child, bring the documents to the screening/evaluation so they may be included in the file.
If screening results indicate the need for an evaluation, the district will conduct the evaluation (screening location map). Weekly Child Find screenings are held by appointment only.
If the student is determined eligible under the Arizona Department of Education guidelines, an IEP is developed and the student will be offered services to address the student's needs.
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Transfer Students: If your child has been evaluated by another school district, and has a current or expired IEP/MET, please complete the Infinite Campus registration, choosing Advantage Preschool as the enrollment grade and contact darla.wilson@gilbertschools.net to obtain additional transfer student information. You will need to send in your child’s original evaluation report and their most recent IEP.
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- If you have already downloaded a screening application, you may upload it to the submission form below. The screening submission form will not be available after March 31, 2023.
- Proceed to upload the completed screening application, childcare questionnaire along with your child's original birth certificate, a current gas/water/electric bill in a parent's name, and a current picture of your child to the online screening submission form. Please Note: If there are any court orders or custody papers pertaining to this child, upload the documents on the screening submission form so they may be included in the file.
***All days, times and locations are subject to change.***
If you live within the Gilbert Public School district boundaries and have additional questions, please contact the Preschool Office at 480-497-3471.
This screening process is initiated through the Special Education district preschool office located at:
Gilbert Public Schools District
Special Education Preschool OfficePhone:480-497-3471
Hours: Mon-Thur 8 am- 4 pm, Fri 8 am-2 pm
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Preschool Immunizations Information
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Preschool Online Enrollment Steps (Registration, Payment, & Annual Update Information)
The Gilbert Public Schools District requires online registration for each new preschool student in addition to the Eleyo preschool registration for tuition students. Returning students will complete an Annual Update when requested by their campus. This assures that the information in the district system stays up-to-date for emergency contacts. The district online registration for your preschooler must be completed prior to your child attending.
If you have not already completed this enrollment, please go to www.gilbertschools.net/enroll and enter your preschooler as an enrolling student (do not list them as a non-school age sibling). Select GPS Holding as your campus when prompted. Please note: If you have other children enrolled in GPS you may complete the district registration through your Parent Portal. Login to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal, choose More from the list on the left, then choose Online Registration. You may then add your preschooler as an enrolling student there.
You will then go to the campus to finalize registration. You must provide the child's original birth certificate, proof of residency (gas, water or electric bill in parents name), immunizations and your ID prior to your child attending class. Please do this as soon as possible after tuition registration has been approved. Do not wait for a call from the campus.
