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Pasadena, CA
Westminster Children's Center

Three Stars

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

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neighborhood: Northwest Pasadena ·  Telephone: (626) 797-6575


Social Skills & Work Habits

source: This information was provided by parents

Curriculum and Teaching Approach

OVERALL RATING (3.0) Three Stars
This school has increased my child's:  
Ability to listen and follow directions Four Stars
Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
Four And Half Stars
Ability to be a part of a group of children Four Stars
Self-sufficiency and independence Four Stars
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 - Free play with some structure - -

Yes

Time & space - - - -

Yes

Sci. reasoning/physical world - - - - -
Music - - - -

Yes

Visual arts - - - - -
Physical activity - Free play with some structure - -

Yes

Other subjects taught n/a

source: This information was provided by parents


Savvy Source's Comments

Westminster Children's Center employs the NPSS (National Pediatric Support Services) Developmental Learning Model, our curriculum which enhances the five areas of learning: Cognitive Skills, Language Development, Physical Development, Aesthetic Development, and Social/Emotional Development. Extracted from Westminster Children's Center brochure.


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