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Oakland, CA
Skyline Preschool

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

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neighborhood: Redwood Heights / Skyline / Ridgemont ·  Telephone: (510) 530-0884  · Website: www.skylineucc.org

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• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
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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 (4.6)
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 offer a spanish class, taught once a week for twenty minutes. It is child friendly and usually involves songs,cooking and games taught in spanish.				n/a

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Director's Comments

Curriculum is usually chosen by the staff according to the needs of the children. Centers related to the curriculum are often set up for the child to explore. Teacher led activities are also available. There is always a staff member available to read to a child, and always a lap to sit on.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Skyline Preschool is definitely play based with an enormous amount of activities led by teachers. Each month there is a new theme with projects and activities evolve around that theme. If you want your child to learn through play, this is the place. The projects and themes are truly inventive and the classroom really shows off all the great work the kids create. These teachers really know how to teach kids as well as making sure they all have a great time doing it.

Parent #2
My sense of the school is that it is strongly play-based. However, everyday there are activities and straightforward lessons focusing on specific curricula--numbers, life science, alphabet, etc.

Parent #3
The directors develop a monthly calendar, incorporating themes throughout the week. They integrate math, science, writing, reading stories, etc., into the program. For example, math concepts are brought in by graphing exercises, cooking (weighing and measuring), etc. A dance program is offered weekly by an outside teacher.

Parent #4
I feel like my child has received a lot of instruction from the teachers on an individual basis as the need has arisen. As an example: he has worked on writing his name while at learning centers where he needs to put his name on projects or paintings, and number recognition and counting has come up for him while he's counting how many beads to put on a necklace. The learning has been very natural and very specific for HIS needs.

Parent #5
Skyline is play-based but there is some structure

Parent #6
I like the balance between free play and teacher guidance.