Kroc Center Preschool to Debut—With Discounts for the Potty Trained

No free lunch? is offering that and a free youth membership to the center itself when children enroll in its brand new preschool. And the potty trained get a discount.

The Christian-based RJ’s Preschool Academy opens next week, and prospective parents, students and community members are invited to a campus tour Tuesday.

Full- and half-day monthly rates are available for two, three and five days a week—and range from $225 for potty trained children for two days a week to $670 for five full days (7 a.m. to 6 p.m.) for nonpotty-trained kids. (See attached rate sheet.)

Public relations director Maria Todaro says the school, just a couple blocks west of La Mesa city limits on University Avenue, will offer extended hours and innovative teaching models.

Children will get a start on reading and writing and get annual hearing and vision tests. Kids also will have access to programs like swimming, ice skating, art, dance and other sports.

The open house runs from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 6 and includes a meet-and-greet with program director Janielle Wasser, who Kroc Center staff says has been involved as a school instructor for 12 years and in administration for 11. Light refreshments will be served.

The school opens its doors on Wednesday, Sept. 7, and is available to children ages 24 month to 5 years. For more information, click here or call 619-269-1580.