Looking for an Execllent School in the Fullerton/Brea Area with Full Day Kinder

MacArthur Elementary is a public school in Lakewood that has all day Kindergarten starting a couple months after school actually starts. It is half day Sept-Dec. then goes to full day. This is the phone number ###-###-####. I love the teachers there.

I live in Fullerton, but am in the PYLUSD. There are none in public schools around here. But, I have friends in LA county that do have all day kinder. In PUBLIC school. You might try going the private route, you may have better success. I may be crazy, but, I think there might be one just north of the Brea mall-in that center where Toys r us used to be. good luck

I am a teacher in the Placentia Yorba Linda USD and the schools in our district our excellent. They have a very good reputation. I don't know if any of the elementary schools offer full day kindergarten though. I know that Wagner Elementary has a full day day care program, so they might also have full day Kindergarten. I live in Fullerton but am unfamiliar with the schools at this point. (My son is only 17 1/2 months).

Best of luck to you.

As I understand it Hermosa Drive Elementary has full day kinder now. The school is on Hermosa Drive east of Harbor Blvd. I saw they were advertising it trying to draw parents there. It is a wonderful school. My son went kinder through 6th grade there.

I agree with Raquel, because of my own experience with my two now junior high age girls. If you have to put her in all day, because of work, then you have to. But if you can be with her, it is really your last chance to enjoy freedom of full parenthood (before homework, afterschool activities, etc.) I had one child go all day, of course, I missed her, but thought I was doing good thing by sending her all day. At the end of the day she was tired, hungry but generally happy. She was also that much more different that the girl I sent off, influenced by more sophisticated children, sometime tired and cranky teachers, and often just bored. No more beaches, parks and D-land right after lunch.

My younger child went 3.5 hr K program. After we'd talk about the day over lunch. She too was bored academically, but I supplemented after school. We went to many museums, kids places and made play dates. I, in a sense, kept the child I raised. As for academically, the love for learning was more evident in my half-day-er rather than the all day K-er. She's the one with more academics successes overall, and has an easier time learning new concepts. Of course, this is my own case study with many variables. But I truly think it was my influence on learning about new things that crucial that nutured.

As for Fullerton schools, we've dealt with two of their public schools, one Title 1, the other in a more affluent area.
Both had their pro's and con's and one really wasn't better than the other in the early grades. I truly think that if you're involved, make nice with the teacher and work with your child afterschool, any school can be a great program, as you will know if the coming years! Good Luck

Look into Eastside Christian School in Fullerton, California. Website: www.eastsidechristian.org.