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What We Do

Our Early Childhood Literacy Program

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Early childhood word acquisition and literacy are critical to a child’s success in school and life.  Yet very few under-resourced preschoolers have adequate access to books outside of school.  We have established a preschool literacy program to address this need.


Our goal is to build personal libraries for our preschoolers. Our approach is to visit under - resourced preschool classrooms, read a seasonal classic book to the students, provide a related activity and create a craft project to reinforce the book. Each child is then gifted that book for their own home library.

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We are pleased to annouce that we have added 4 new preschool classes to our program since last year. We now serve 140 students in 7 preschool classes throughout the Monterey County Area. Our dedicated volunteers have engaged the imaginations of so many children throughout our local community. 

Our Current Partners:

  • Pacific Grove Inclusion Preschool

  • Monterey Child Development Center Preschool

  • Martin Luther King, Jr.  Academy Preschools, Salinas

  • Santa Rita Preschools, Salinas

Volunteer Opportunities:

  • Preparing Craft Kits and Activities at our Craftoramas

  • Reading to Preschoolers

  • Aiding with In-Classroom Lessons

"We appreciate so much the involvement of the Christ Child Society and the quality of your interactions with our children, families and staff. Plus, our children and families are very happy taking home their own book!”

Rosie F Sanchez, Child Development Services Coordinator, Early Learning Program, Monterey County Office of Education

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