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Solana Beach, CA
Hanna Fenichel Center for Child Development

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

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Telephone: (858) 755-0860  · Website: www.hannafenichel.com

• 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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Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (5.0)
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	Music and Movement is offered every other week for 30 minutes for the Transition through the PreK classes.

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Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Hanna is a play-based preschool, however children learn through play and some informal teacher instruction.

Parent #2
Storytelling occurs at circle time, where the teacher reads books to the children. It also can occur throughout the day if a child requests it. There is also a station for books on tape. Music is a combination of free play with some teacher involvement, in addition to a special music teacher to who comes in and leads a session every other week or so.

Parent #3
The class has a circle time at the beginning and end of class when teachers read aloud, lead songs and rhymes, etc. Other than circle time and music class, all activities are stations with teacher encouragement. The teachers are definitely involved and even tracking the childrens' progress (although not in a way the children would notice) but children choose their own activities from what is available that day. I think the teachers do a terrific job of having a good balance of activities -- some that are always available and some that change. I think the variety is just right -- not so much that it is overwhelming, but enough that any child can find things that are interesting and appropriate for the day.

Parent #4
A music teacher comes in 1 or 2 x per month to lead the children in music-based activities. There is a circle time that includes reading, and an indoor play period and an outdoor play period. Within those periods, children have free choice to go from station to station to play.