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Oakland, CA
Applegarden Montessori
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Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents. |
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neighborhood: Montclair / Piedmont Pines · Telephone: (510) 339-9666 · Website: www.applegardenschool.org
Basic Stats
| Total enrollment | 22 |
| Student/teacher ratio | 7:1 |
| Established | The Applegarden School was founded in 1983 as a Montessori toddler program. In 1985 the program was developed into a preschool |
| Average tenure for teachers | 7.8 yrs. |
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Facilities
| CONDITION OF FACILITIES RATING (4.8) |
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| Building, bathrooms, hallway |
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| Outside play equipment |
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Transportation
- Parents bring their children to and from school
Dropoff Procedure
- Parents walk their child into the classroom
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Features of the Preschool
| Provide a third year | Yes |
| Provide a kindergarten and elementary school program | Yes |
| Affiliated with a religious institution | No |
| Teach religious concepts | No |
| Some experience serving children with special needs | Yes |
Facilities Include:
| Classrooms (with bathroom attached) | |
| Classrooms (with kitchenette attached) | |
| Music room | |
| Art room | |
| Library | |
| Playground | 
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Accreditation, Membership & Awards
Other Memberships
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Our school is affiliated with the American Montessori Society and our classroom directresses hold Montessori credentials Extracted from www.applegardenschool.org |
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Strengths are the staff generally, but the Director terrorizes her staff (which you can find out from those who leave) and is fairly nuts. Talks a great speel about education but locked my 2 year old in a closet because she wouldn't sit still longer than 20 minutes to eat an apple. Problems became obvious when our child became depressed & withdrawn and fearful of being left there. Naomi terrorizes her staff so they won't be honest with investigators, but if you talk to the staffers who left recently, you'll get a different picture. Definitely not worth the money and not trustworthy.
Parent #2
In addition to the core Montessori curriculum, the school frequently has additional themes or subjects for exploration. There is always something new that the students are learning about.
Parent #3
I can't say enough good things about Applegarden. It is nice and small, great, creative teachers, very well run, director communicates very well and very frequently, the curriculum is rich and varied. Most importantly, my son's confidence and independence is growing and growing. He really loves the school.
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