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Albuquerque, NM
Childrens Learning Garden
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Telephone: (505) 268-8834
Social Skills & Work Habits
| OVERALL RATING (5.0) |
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| Ability to listen and follow directions |
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| Ability to sit still for longer periods of time |
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| Ability to be a part of a group of children |
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| Self-sufficiency and independence |
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| Awareness of others’ feelings |
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| 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 | - | - |
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| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs | - | - |
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| Storybook reading | - | - |
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| Emerging literacy skills | - | - |
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| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense | - | - |
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| Time & space | - | - |
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| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - | - |
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| Music | - | - |
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| Visual arts | - | - |
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| Physical activity | - | - |
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| Other subjects taught | n/a | |||||
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Play is the primary form of teaching...everything is done through play and fun. It is, however, structured--even the free time they call "structured free-play" which gives kids choices with different learning centers. Outside they are allowed less structured free time--which i think is incredibly important. I wouldn't want a preschool where there was no free play.
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