
ECLC Family Newsletter
Irvine Unified School District
Important Upcoming Dates
May 29: NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day
June 2: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Have a Great Summer!
May Cubs at Home
IUSD Summer Recreation Newsletter
City of Irvine Summer Recreation Activities Newsletter for IUSD
The City of Irvine’s Summer Recreation Activities Newsletter is now available online. This latest edition includes information about enrichment activities and camps for school-aged children. To learn more, click here.
To sign your student(s) up for programs, visit yourirvine.org.
For questions, call 949-724-6600 or email yourirvine@cityofirvine.org.
Irvine Katie Wheeler Library June Events
Parents Appreciating Teachers & Staff (PATS)
It’s that time of year to honor the extraordinary teachers, principals, and other school staff in your family’s life with a Parents Appreciating Teachers and Staff (PATS) donation. Each honoree will receive your family’s personal message of gratitude along with recognition of a PATS donation being made in their honor. Donations to IPSF’s PATS program go directly back to teachers in classrooms, benefiting thousands of students each year through the Innovative Grants Program.
Orange County Fire Authority Safety Flyers
Click Here to view other safety flyers or this flyer in another language.
IPSF Summer Classes and Camp
With IPSF Summer classes and camps, students can pursue their interests, discover new passions, and brush up on fundamentals for the next school year.
Registration Opens March 22 @ 8:00 am
Click Here for more information
Volunteering at ECLC
If you are interested in volunteering at ECLC, please follow the steps below:
Complete the volunteer application before you arrive!
You will need to bring in immunizations for the following:
- Negative TB test or TB Risk Assessment from your doctor within the last year
- Pertussis (DTAP/TDAP) current within last 10 years
- Measles Vaccine or titer (blood test) showing antibodies
- Current Flu Vaccine or a signed letter that you are opting out this year
Come to the front office with all your immunizations and a form of ID for our background screening process
Once you have completed the above steps you will be in our system for the rest of the year and will be able to come in and out of the front office to sign in and sign out each time you volunteer
You may reach out to PTA on how to get involved in volunteering for their upcoming events without going through the above process.
Join PTA
Your voice matters when it comes to your child's education. Join the PTA to obtain knowledge and voice your opinions on what is happening at ECLC. This partnership between parents and educators will enhance student learning and enrich the lives of the students within ECLC.
Membership Form Click Here (2022-2023)
Please reach out to PTA at eclcptairvine@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more.
NEW To ECLC??
We have an orientation for parents/caregivers from the beginning of the 2022-2023 School Year, please check out the recording below, as well as the PDF of the slideshow here to access links.
ECLC Learning Link
Help Me Grow
Help Me Grow connects children and their families to developmental services to enhance the development, behavior and learning of children birth through eight years. By calling the toll free number 1.866.GROW.025, (1.866.476.9025) or using the online link, parents, caregivers, child care providers, early educators and health care providers have a point of access to developmental services for all young children who live in Orange County.
Tree Machine
Care Solace
In order to better serve our students, families, and staff IUSD has partnered with Care Solace mental health services to connect families to outside care providers. Care Solace provides concierge services to assist families in navigating mental health services in the community. To get started click here or call 888-515-0595.
Irvine Family Resource Center
- Short-Term, Evidence-Based Mental Health Services
- Parent Workshops
- Teen Workshops
- Resource Linkage and Referral
The Priority Center: School Readiness
School Readiness is a three-month program for families with young children based at the The Priority Center. The Priority Center works with families helping to support them in fostering a safe and nurturing home environment for children. The School Readiness program assists families in Orange County with children ages 0-8, in reducing barriers to medical care and early childhood mental health services in order to provide them with the healthiest start in life.
Family Support Network
Family Support Network offers a Free behavior management services for children ages 0-5 called Bloom. It includes five individualized sessions to meet the unique needs of each family. They help to educate families experiencing behaviors due to unexpected changes, diagnosis, or emotional trauma. Click here for more information.
CalOptima
Interested in enrolling in Medi-Cal? Click here for more information on how to get started or check out the infographic below.
City of Irvine Child Resource Center
What is the Lending Library?
The CRC Lending Library features tools to support every area of children's development from birth through school age, including:
- Children's books to extend early learning
- Children's music CDs: classical, jazz, world music, and contemporary children's artists
- Child development, parenting, activity, and curriculum books
- Family child care business reference materials
- DVDs and training materials for parents and early childhood educators
- Educational toys: math manipulatives, music and movement materials, emergent literacy resources, science materials
- Lamination and Ellison die cut machines. Click here to view list of available die cuts.
FREE Meals Families Forward
If families need food assistance, Families Forward offers a drive-thru food pantry (M-TH) 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., located at 8 Thomas Drive in Irvine. The drive-thru stations will provide non-perishable items to families each week. No appointment is necessary. Visit Families Forward for more information.
Families Forward also offers counseling services, housing programs, career services and more. If any family is facing a housing crisis as a result of COVID-19, please click here. For additional information, please visit our website at iusd.org/nutrition or email nutrition@iusd.org.
Parent Calendar and Resources
ECLC Enrollment Video Tutorial
Contact Information
Brooke Belville
Email: BrookeBelville@iusd.org
Website: https://eclc.iusd.org/
Location: 1 Smoketree, Irvine, CA, USA