Mi Escuelita was co-founded in 1978 by Carolyn Strickland and Helen Peņa as an outreach of El Divino Salvador Presbyterian Church.

Mi Escuelita Preschool, Inc. operates under the principle that all children deserve and require access to a quality education and preventative health, dental, vision, nutritional, speech, and behavioral care.

Mi Escuelita works with disadvantaged children of all languages and cultures, exposing them to English language, pre-reading, literacy, math, science, and social skills at an early age. With a low teacher-pupil ratio of 1 : 9, Mi Escuelita teachers are able to work closely with every child.

Teachers, staff, and family advocates also work closely with parents to positively reinforce skills learned in class and incorporate the family’s native language and culture into every child’s education.