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Maria Perez is a friendly and confident 7-year-old excited to start second grade at Saint Louis the King Catholic School in Glendale. She regularly participates in Liturgy of the Word during mass on Sundays, which Maria says is one of her favorite things to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaria\u2019s confidence was not always present,\u201d said Maria\u2019s mom, Nancy Perez. \u201cBefore starting preschool, she was shy and mainly played alone with her dolls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maria\u2019s older siblings attended the church\u2019s elementary school and Perez soon became aware of the church\u2019s full-day preschool program. The Saint Louis the King preschool program is enrolled in First Things First\u2019s signature program, Quality First<\/a>, which supports early care and education programs as they help prepare children for success in kindergarten and beyond.<\/p>\n

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Find a Quality First participant near you<\/p>\n

When Maria started preschool, the teachers and staff noticed she was slower to learn letters and numbers. She also had a tendency to stay to herself and was not completely comfortable being social with her classmates.<\/p>\n

Through positive, quality learning experiences like circle time, learning centers and outdoor play, Maria began to develop ways to express herself and became more comfortable in a classroom setting.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring circle time, she would begin to ask questions and have discussions with her teacher and classmates about what they were learning,\u201d said preschool teacher Tanya Leonard.<\/p>\n

Today, Maria is confident with strong social skills, her mother said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has participated in the preschool live nativity during Christmas, reads scripture in front of the congregation at church and easily makes friends,\u201d Perez said.\u00a0\u201cShe really likes to take care of others and enjoys school. This is something every parent wants for their child.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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