The Little School in Santee's Carlton Hills neighborhood operates as a Family Child Care Home on Pebble Beach Drive in the 92071 ZIP code. The behavior-based curriculum emphasizes developmentally appropriate practice for toddler through pre-kindergarten age ranges, complementing the play-based model at BunnyBears Preschool Santee on nearby Fanita Drive. Small group ratios in the residential setting allow targeted instruction in pre-literacy sequencing, early numeracy, and social-emotional self-regulation for children growing up near Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve. The program prepares children for kindergarten entry across academic, social, and health-readiness domains, with area families connecting to pediatric dental care at Coastal Kids Dentistry & Orthodontics on Town Center Parkway for the California-required oral health assessment. The daily rotation cycles through 20-minute learning stations covering phonics manipulation, fine-motor art projects, and outdoor gross-motor play on a fenced residential yard.