Contact
505 East Third Street Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone: (213) 680-2976
Fax:(213) 626-6850
Contact Leslie Nicho
Email: lumbini.missleslie@gmail.com
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Questions/Comments
Mission Statement
The Lumbini Child Development Center of the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple is a quality child care provider that promotes a safe, nurturing environment for children. Based on principles of our Budhist tradition, our goal is to develop a positive self image, and to support growth through a variety of social, emotional, physical, and intellectual experiences.
For further information, please refer to our broshure.
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Referral Credit Program
We’ve initiated a referral incentive program to help increase student enrollment at Lumbini.
The program works as follows:
1. Refer a child for enrollment at Lumbini.
2. Once a referral enrolls in the Center successfully for a minimum of six months, a one month free tuition will be given.
3. Once the referral completes a year, a second month’s tuition will be given. In other words, for each successful referral, two months free tuition will be given. The more students you can help enroll, the more credit you can receive.
If you have any questions, please email Leslie Nicho at lumbini.missleslie@gmail.com or by phone at (213) 680-2976.
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Calendar 2014-2015
| September | March | ||
| 2 | Labor Day – School Closed | 3 | Girl’s Day Celebration |
| October | April | ||
| 27 | Halloween Dharma School Halloween – 10:00 am | TBA | School Pictures |
| 31 | Halloween Parade – 1:30 pm | May | |
| November | 5 | Children’s Day Celebration – 10 am | |
| 11 | Veteran’s Day – School closed | 25 | Memorial Day – School Closed |
| 27-28 | Thanksgiving Holiday – School Closed | June | |
| December | 28 | Lumbini Graduation 1: 00 pm | |
| TBA | Holiday Party | July | |
| 3 | 4th of July Observed – School Closed | ||
| 12 | Holiday Program – 7:00 pm | 24 | Preparation for Obon – School Closed |
| 24 | Minimum Day Closing at 3:00 pm | 25-26 | Obon Festival |
| 25-26 | Christmas – School Closed | 27 | Obon Cleanup – Festival |
| 29 | Mochitsuki – 10: 00 am | ||
| 31 | Minimum Day – Closing at 3:00 pm | ||
| January | |||
| 1 | New Year’s Day – School Closed | ||
| 19 | MLK’s Birthday – School Closed | ||
| February | |||
| 16 | President Day – School Closed | ||
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Location & Description
The Lumbini Child Development Center is located in the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles. The school is registered with the State of California Department of Social Services as a licensed preschool and fully accredited kindergarten and has served the community at its current location since the temple was built in 1976 to provide services for children from ages 21/2 to 6 years old.
The current enrollment consists of 54 children, with a full capacity of 75 children to care for.
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The Staff
The staff is headed by Director Leslie Nicho and consists of five full-time teachers, all with educational backgrounds in child development.
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Hours of Operation
School Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with classes run on a set Daily Schedule.
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Daily Schedule
| Morning | |
| 7:30 – 9:30 am | Free Play |
| 9:30 – 10:00 am | Snack Time |
| 10:-00 – 12:00 pm | Academics |
| Afternoon | |
| 12:-00 – 12:30 pm | Lunch Time |
| 12:30 – 2:30 pm | Nap Time |
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm | Snack Time |
| 3:00 – 3:30 pm | Songs/Stories |
| 3:30 – 6:00 pm | Academics/Free Play |
