LAUP Teachers to Strengthen Their Instructional Skills for the Benefit of Students

Starting this month, 225 LAUP lead teachers will engage in professional development training aimed at enhancing instructional skills in the classroom to promote preschoolers' critical thinking skills and strengthen their language development.

LAUP Parents to Further Preschool Cause Among Lawmakers

For a group of LAUP parents, Feb. 9-10 mark the days when they will play an important role in strengthening support among federal officials to increase access to preschool for children in Los Angeles County and beyond.

LAUP Allotted a $150,000 Federal Appropriation

Thanks to the support of U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-California, LAUP has been allotted a $150,000 appropriation by Congress that will be used to strengthen preschool education efforts in Los Angeles County.

Winterfest Successfully Promotes Preschool Services in Lynwood

LAUP staff and preschool providers recently held a successful collaborative community event — Winterfest — which was designed to highlight the importance of preschool and increase student enrollment in Lynwood.

Governor's Budget Proposal Poses Risk to LAUP Funding, Children's Services

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently proposed a state budget for next fiscal year that includes taking away $1.5 billion from the First 5 system to fill holes in the state budget. If you're having déjà vu reading this, it's because this is an almost identical plan to Proposition 1D, the initiative that was resoundingly defeated last May. While this proposal does not directly go after the funds that LAUP is contracted to receive from First 5 LA and First 5 California, it puts that funding at great risk.

New, Fascinating Findings on Preschoolers' Brains and Math

For much of the last century, educators and many scientists believed that children could not learn math at all before the age of five, that their brains simply were not ready.

Support LAUP and Make a Difference in a Child's Life

LAUP is committed to making high-quality preschools accessible to every four-year-old in Los Angeles County. Here are 10 reasons why LAUP needs your support to help expand preschool attendance in Los Angeles County:

It's the kids. We do it for the kids. And that is where your donation goes: to programs, classrooms and quality education that directly benefits the kids of Los Angeles County. Your investment in the children of our community pays a lifetime of positive returns. Your donation, no matter what size, helps another child move that much closer to obtaining a high-quality preschool education, which prepares them for a successful future thanks to the proven benefits of preschool education. On behalf of all the children of LAUP, we thank you for your donation and welcome you to the LAUP family.