St. Didacus Preschool

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St. Didacus Preschool in Normal Heights, San Diego enrolls children ages two-and-a-half through five at 4639 Felton St, operating as the early childhood program of St. Didacus Catholic Church and serving as the entry point into the parish's preschool-through-eighth-grade academic system. Children must be potty trained prior to enrollment, and the schedule offers both morning and afternoon session options to accommodate part-time and full-day family schedules. The Catholic curriculum integrates faith formation with early academic instruction, introducing letter recognition, number concepts, and social skills within a classroom environment grounded in the parish's religious identity. Felton St marks the western boundary of Normal Heights in the 92116 ZIP, and the campus occupies the same block as the parish church and the K-8 school at 4630 34th St, giving families a single-campus solution from preschool through middle school graduation. Preschool Director Sophia Enciso oversees the program, which emphasizes a safe and engaging facility with staff trained in child safety protocols. The campus is walking distance from Adams Avenue and the neighborhood's commercial corridor, and outdoor programming connects to the surrounding residential blocks where mature trees and quiet streets provide a contained environment for supervised play. Normal Heights families with preschool-age children use the nearby Adams Recreation Center for weekend sports and seasonal youth programming that complements the preschool's weekday instruction. The preschool's position within the broader St. Didacus academic pipeline means children who complete the program transition directly into the parish school's kindergarten without re-enrollment, maintaining continuity of instruction, community, and campus from the earliest years through eighth-grade graduation.