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Bess Maxwell State Preschool

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

1124 El Dorado Street, Crescent City, CA 95531

Visit website ↗(707) 464-0310Directions ↗Licensed for 24
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Licensing & safety record

✓ Clean licensing record

No citations or complaint visits on file with state licensing as of 2025-09-29. Last licensing visit: 4/16/2025 (3 total).

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Bess Maxwell Elementary School houses a state-sponsored preschool in Crescent City, Northern California, serving students alongside K-5 classes. The school emphasizes whole-child education with standards-based instruction in literacy and mathematics, celebrates cultural diversity, and offers no-cost meals and after-school programs.

Philosophy
Offers students an all-inclusive, standards-based education that focuses on the 'whole child'. Instructional practices emphasize literacy and mathematics utilizing engaging and innovative curriculum. Practices Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), taking a restorative approach in teaching and responding to student behavior needs.
Meals
No-cost breakfast and lunch

Programs

  • •State-sponsored preschool
  • •Special needs classes including IEP and 504 plans
  • •Speech services
  • •Music classes
  • •After-school programs
  • •Del Norte County Hmong Cultural Center

Highlights

  • ✓No-cost breakfast, lunch and after-school programs
  • ✓1-to-1 computer access for Grades 3-5
  • ✓Technology lab and Science/Art lab
  • ✓Monthly awards assemblies and field trips

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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