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San Francisco, CA
Cheryl Andersen-Sorensen Child Care Center

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

Review this preschool

neighborhood: Outer Richmond ·  Telephone: (415) 751-8511

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
  & Tuition
• Application &
  Admissions
• Kindergarten
  Placement&Tips

General Approach to Learning

	Play-based
	Play-based with some structure
	Predominantly teacher-led instruction
	Montessori
	Waldorf
	Co-op
	Reggio-Emilia

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Director's Comments

We have the children in groups by age. Each group visits three areas each day with their same teacher. Art manipulatives/blocks/dress up and outside playground.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (3.6)
This school has increased my child's:
Ability to listen and follow directions
Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
Ability to be a part of a group of children
Self-sufficiency and independence
Awareness of others’ feelings
Cooperation with other children

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Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					Yes
Oral language	-		-	-	n/a
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-	-		-	n/a
Storybook reading	-	-		-	n/a
Emerging literacy skills	-		-	-	n/a
Cognitive Development					n/a
Math and number sense	-		-	-	Yes
Time & space	-	-		-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-	-		-	Yes
Music	-		-	-	Yes
Visual arts	-		-	-	Yes
Physical activity	-		-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught	We cover positive self concept, socialization skills, language skills, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, creative expression, appropriate cognitive projects for each age group, science and cooking. We go to the library once a month and to a local parks once a week.				n/a

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Director's Comments

We offer the children many choices and activities that pertain to our curriculum. Some is teacher directed and some is child directed. They usually have several choices on how to accomplish any given task, it is up to the child to decide. We do not do 'parent pleasing' art or other activities.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
there is no formal curriculum in place. it is predominately free play.