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San Francisco, CA
Holy Family Day Home
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Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents. |
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neighborhood: Mission · Telephone: (415) 565-0504 · Website: www.holyfamilydayhome.org
Home-School Connection
| OVERALL RATING (4.2) | 
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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
"We partner with parents and guardians to encourage healthier families, build a foundation for lifelong achievement and open doors to a rewarding future. We have developed an effective response and communication team to work with families. Our Case Manager, two Intake Coordinators, Social Worker, Mental Health Consultant, two Site Supervisors, Community Health Worker, as well as our Reception and Kitchen staff work to provide day-to-day support, services and referral information for further community assistance. Coming Home Family Support Center services can include: Counseling services Assistance in the form of vouchers or gift cards that may be used at Safeway, Goodwill, or Target Stores Our excellent Kitchen staff also supplements on-site breakfast and lunch food service with nutritious take-home items Clothes and other household goods (often from generous donors) Annual hearing, vision and dental screenings at no cost to the children or their families All of this effort is focused on our firm belief that healthier, stronger, more competent families mean healthier, stronger, more competent learners. That is the goal of Coming Home Family Support Center." Extracted from Holy Family Day Home's website, 2006
Separation
| OVERALL RATING (3.0) |
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Our son and very little separation issues b/c the school encouraged him to visit on a weekly basis for a month before he started.
Parent #2
My son is in the Infant Care Program at Holy Family Day Home. The answers to the questions above are specific to his age (6 months). HFDH also offers a true pre-school program for older children (through Kindergarten) at a different site, which would handle these types of things differently and more appropriately for the older kids. Some of the issues raised here (curriculum, etc.) are not applicable to a child of my son's age. I wholeheartedly recommend HFDH to anyone looking for infant care, and trust that their pre-school care is superior as well.
Parent #3
Excellent school for those wanting their kid to be exposed to kids from other ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
Parent #4
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Parent Community
| COHESIVENESS RATING (2.2) |
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Parents:
- Are able to visit the school anytime we want
- Go on field trips
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
No real parent community
Parent #2
Parent Community is limited.
Modes of Communication Between School and Home
- Notes
- Phone Calls
- Voice Mail
- Special Meetings
- Two or More Regular Conferences
- Drop-Off
- Pick-Up
- Regular newsletter/printed updates circulated to the whole school
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
I chat with my son's teachers every day while I feed him lunch.
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