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La Canada Flintridge, CA
La Canada Preschool
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Telephone: (818) 790-2764 · Website: www.lacanadapreschool.com
Basic Stats
| Total enrollment | 65 |
| Student/teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Established | 1949 |
| Average tenure for teachers | 10 yrs. |
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| - Bachelors | 50% |
| - Masters | 25% |
| - Teaching credentials | 0% | - CPR | 100% |
| - First aid | 100% |
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Facilities
| CONDITION OF FACILITIES RATING (4.5) |
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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
- Teachers/director meet children at their cars and walk the children into the classroom
- 9:00 AM is the earliest time a parent can drop off a child
Late Pickup Policy: Relaxed, occasionally accepted.
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Features of the Preschool
| Provide a third year | Yes |
| Provide a kindergarten and elementary school program | No |
| Affiliated with a religious institution | No |
| Teach religious concepts | No |
| Some experience serving children with special needs | Yes |
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Facilities Include:
| Classrooms (with bathroom attached) | 
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| Classrooms (with kitchenette attached) | |
| Music room | |
| Art room | |
| Library | |
| Playground |
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Accreditation, Membership & Awards
| Accreditation by the National Association of Young Children | No |
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Director's Comments
Question to director: Do you have any additional thoughts on what parents should consider when looking at your school? Is there any advice that you would like to provide to prospective parents?
We provide a connected, intimate, non-institutionalized environment. We are small, parent friendly, and dedicated to giving families the support they need during these busy years of raising small children.
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
The best example of this school is the fact that my son wants to go to school everyday and even asks about going on the weekend! He enjoys it, is nurtured, is taught, and is growing emotionally because of it.
Parent #2
The teachers are wonderful and loving. Many are parents and they understand how to deal with not only students but children.
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