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San Jose, CA
Challenger School (Harwood Rd.)
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neighborhood: Willow Glen · Telephone: (408) 723-0111 · Website: www.challengerschool.com
Facilities
| CONDITION OF FACILITIES RATING (2.7) |
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| Building, bathrooms, hallway |
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| Classroom equipment and furniture |
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| Outside play equipment |
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Transportation
- Parents bring their children to and from school
Dropoff Procedure
- 7:09 AM is the earliest time a parent can drop off a child
Late Pickup Policy: Late pick-up fees are effective the first day of school. Parents who arrive to pick up children after the regular class departure time (as stated in the school's arrival and departure schedule sent in July) will be charged these late fees: 5-10 minutes late = $5; 11-20 minutes late = $10; and $5 for every 10 minutes thereafter. Parents who arrive to pick up children after the extended class departure time of 6 PM will be charged late fees as follows: $5 per child, per teacher for every 5 minutes, or part thereof, past 6 PM. Late fees are paid to the teachers when the child is picked up.
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 |
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Strengths: great curriculum and balance, art, music and academics are great and my son loves it.
Weaknesses: because this is a new site merged with new teachers and staff, this community has not blended yet or gelled. It will probably take a year or two.
Also, parents want to really form a community, but it is not supported by the school, possibly because it is a new site with new staff and a merge of parents. Our former site was wonderful. I absolutely loved it that is the only reason I enrolled my son on this site and to be honest I almost pulled him twice from the site. Things are better, but they do have a long way to go.
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