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Weston, MA
Beginnings Child Development Center
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Telephone: (781) 891-1011 · Website: www.beginningscdc.com
Home-School Connection
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| Conducts an open house at start of school year |
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| Conducts a parent-teacher meeting at start of school year |
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| Conducts regular parent teacher conferences |
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| Provides summary of child’s learning at end of year |
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| Provides guidance on developmental goals for the following year |
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| Provides guidance on best Kindergarten and elementary schools |
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Savvy Source's Comments
Beginnings encourages a strong working relationship between teachers and parents. We stress open communication and close collaboration. Daily communication is provided to parents so they understand what their child is experiencing. We encourage parents to let us know of any incident, no matter how small, that may occur at home to further help us know your child.
Beginnings encourages parents to spend as much time as they can visiting us. We have special observation booths for training and research purposes, and also as a means for parents to observe their children interacting with peers and adults. Questions about children?s behavior are welcome and we do all we can to help parents understand the development of their child.
To further assist communication, parent-teacher conferences are held at specific intervals during the year. There are also special curriculum nights and activity days for parents and their children. Please refer to our school year calendar for these dates.
Separation
| OVERALL RATING (3.7) |
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
1. My daughter had no pre-enrollment meeting because she has been there since 4 months old. We did spend time in the classroom prior to her enrollment. And, more interestingly, my then 4-yr-old son was given 'field trips' down to see her because that was important to him. Beginnings does host open houses before the beginning of each school year AND, when my son joined mid-yr at age 3, his teachers visited us at home. 2. I rate the cohesiveness of the parent community as neutral because I work full-time and rarely even drop off or pick up any more. I am not typical in that regard and am not in a position to really say.
Parent Community
| COHESIVENESS RATING (2.7) |
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Parents:
- Receive newsletters
- Encourage play dates out of school
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Modes of Communication Between School and Home
- Notes
- Phone Calls
- Two or More Regular Conferences
- Drop-Off
- Pick-Up
- Regular newsletter/printed updates circulated to the whole school
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