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San Francisco, CA
Peter's Place Nursery School

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

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neighborhood: Inner Richmond ·  Telephone: (415) 752-1444  · Website: www.petersplace.org

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

The foundation of our developmental, play based curriculum is the belief that young children learn best through play and absorb knowledge primarily through active involvement with the materials and with their peers. We want to foster a love of learning and a positive attitude towards school.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (4.9)
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	-	-		-
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-	-		-
Storybook reading	-	-		-
Emerging literacy skills	-		-	-
Cognitive Development
Math and number sense	-		-	-	Yes
Time & space	-		-	-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-	-		-	Yes
Music	-	-		-	Yes
Visual arts	-		-	-	Yes
Physical activity	-		-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught	The development of the social, emotional and expressive skills of young children are equally as important as the development of their cognitive and physical skills.

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Director's Comments

During the first half of the program, children can choose from a number of open ended activities or teacher led activities. Self discovery is cultivated as is the exploration of their interests. The second segment of the program has more structure; meeting, clean up and circle times followed by table top activities, free play and then the final story of the day.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Peter's Place is committed to a play based curriculum that is truly what it says it is. Teachers spend a great deal of time planning the curriculum and setting up the environment to encourage children to explore all elements of their development by choice. Teachers support and guide children as needed in their quest to learn and develop. In all of the above areas teachers spend some time introducing new activities to children and supporting them as they engage in the activity: however, they do not 'instruct' as this is counter to the concept of a play based curriculum.

Parent #2
PPNS focuses on child development. They don't have a curriculum per se. They introduce developmental activities through free play and support it through short structured choice time or circle time.

Parent #3
Peter's Place is very play-based, although by the pre-K year more structure is added to ready them for kindergarten.

Parent #4
Peter's Place uses large groups, small groups, and one-on-one time to conduct most of these activities. My daughter loves to write books and can dictate any time to a teacher. There is lots of music, art, literature, science, and gross motor activities throughout the day.

Parent #5
The curriculum is outstanding with a special focus on enabling positive social interaction