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Encinitas, CA
A Children's Garden (Leucadia)

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neighborhood: Encinitas · Telephone: (760) 436-5370 · Website: www.acgpreschool.com

Kindergarten
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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

source: This information was compiled by Savvy Source

Savvy Source's Comments

A Children?s Garden embraces a progressive philosophy based on the work of John Dewey. We recognize that play is the work of children. Our children learn to think, reason, question, and experiment as they participate in hands-on activities with a stimulating variety of open-ended materials.
(excerpted from website)

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (4.3)
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

source: This information was provided by parents

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					n/a

source: This information was provided by parents This information was compiled by Savvy Source

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Children learn through art and sport all of the skills mentioned above. There is reading time and game time all geared towared exposing children to letters, numbers, words and oral skills.

Parent #2
My child says he plays all day and does art work. Never mentions learning.

A Great Book Rhymes!

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Kids are a funny bunch. They are often loath to change and anything new. But still, our little ones are open to so much -- and so much more than we more ossified parents are! Think of poetry: preschoolers happily read and repeat poems with ease and

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