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San Diego, CA
Mira Mesa Presbyterian Preschool

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

Review this preschool

neighborhood: San Diego ·  Telephone: (858) 578-2160  · Website: mmppusa.com

• 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

Curriculum means a written plan that includes:
1. Goals for children's development and learning.
2. The experiences through which they will achieve these goals.
3. What staff and parents do to help children achieve these goals.
4. The materials needed to support the implementation of the curriculum.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (4.0)
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

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Director's Comments

Most instruction is given to the children by their teacher using centers set up in the classroom or outside on the playground. Children use their natural sense of curiosity and creativity to learn and absorb new information. Children do participate in a circle/group time each day.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Lots of age appropriate activities in a safe environment are the main focus of this play based program. "Learning through play." Process art, cooking, science, music & pre-math and pre-reading activities are planned as well as outside time with changing activities provided. Lots of social development, in a warm caring environment.

Parent #2
No child is ever forced to participate in any activity. Teachers provide free play time, foster independence, & encourage imagination through a wonderful variety of activities; stories, songs, art, cooking, science experiments, puzzles, playdough, music, dramatic play, dancing, etc.

Parent #3
The curriculum is written by the teacher but they will go with the flow of the children. If the children have something they are interested in then the whole curriculum can change. Oral language skills are handled in wonderful ways, such as journaling. The teacher asks each individual child a question and the child dictates the answer. These journals are sent home at the end of the year. What a keepsake this is for me and my child.