QRIS Star Rating
All of our preschool classrooms have achieved a 4 or 5-star QRIS rating from the Orange County Department of Education. This rating reflects the highest quality for preschool programs.
State Preschool Programs
2022-2023 Preschool Enrollment
Open to all Orange County residents!
*Registration is contingent upon eligibility requirements
Your child may be eligible to enroll in the State Preschool program
if he/she turns 3 before or on December 1
or when he/she turns 3 years of age.
Part Day State Preschool
- Free preschool program (must meet eligibility requirements)
- Program runs from August 22, 2021-June 9, 2023 and follows the school district calendar
- Three hour program with am and pm sessions available
- Free breakfast or lunch served daily
- Offered at College Park, Killybrooke, Paularino, Pomona, Rea, Sonora, Whittier, and Wilson Elementary
Please call Georgina or Osiris at (949) 515-6716 to register for the
Part Day State Preschool program.
Full Day State Preschool
- Free preschool program (must meet eligibility requirements)
- Program runs from July 1, 2022-June 30, 2022
- Full day program 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
- Free breakfast and lunch served daily
- Offered at Pomona and Whittier Elementary
Please call Marcela at (949) 515-6716 to register for the
Full Day State Preschool program.
Contact Us
State Preschool Office
BESST Center
2045 Meyer Place, Room 125
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 515-6716
Office Hours*
Monday - Friday
8:00 - 11:30am & 1:00-3:30pm
(closed for lunch)
*Time subject to change
Georgina Melgoza
Part Day State Preschool
Office Assistant
gmelgoza@nmusd.us
Osiris Sosa de Martinez
Part Day State Preschool
Office Assistant
ososademartinez@nmusd.us
Marcela Vega
Full Day State Preschool
Office Assistant
Pomona & Whittier
mvega@nmusd.us
