BEAUMONT, CA — Aside from the heavy-duty construction equipment, the unassuming dirt lot located within the Sundance residential community offers little to look at. In approximately one year, that will change. The temporary fencing will be removed and an inviting entrance will be revealed to showcase a brand new education facility.
On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the Beaumont Unified School District invited publicly elected dignitaries and private citizens to the active construction site next to Anna M. Hause Elementary School. With hardhats and shovels, numerous community members broke ground to make way for the future Beaumont Early Childhood Education Center.
The new center will serve young, preschool children with learning disabilities. Early intervention services, like those the new facility will offer, seeks to build foundational skills at an extremely important stage in their lives.
Currently, preschool services are offered at two Beaumont USD elementary schools, meaning resources are spread out and space is limited. Speaking on behalf of Beaumont USD, Special Education Director Gaby Toledo said, “The Beaumont Early Childhood Education Center will bring our classrooms, related services, and early childhood assessment team together, under one roof. For children, this means one place to learn, play, and grow. For our families, it means a single welcoming place to find answers, build relationships, and access support.”
The Beaumont USD Board of Trustees approved Ruhnau Clarke Architects and Neff Construction, Inc. to complete the project, which includes two single-story buildings featuring eight classrooms, a nurse’s office, staff offices, conference room, laundry room, restrooms, and custodial spaces. The outdoor campus will offer age-appropriate play areas, a lunch shelter, school bus zone, parking areas, and a solar panel structure. The anticipated completion date is slated for December of 2027.
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edwin Gomez took to the podium to express his enthusiasm for the childhood center by expressing how it indicates the community’s significant support for public education. He also spoke to the outstanding educational progress of Beaumont schools. “When you look at your dashboard [a state-operated school metrics website], when you look at your academic success, I can tell you that Beaumont is one of the most, highest achieving school districts in Riverside County,” Dr. Gomez declared with enthusiasm.