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Vista, CA
Children's Paradise Preschool & Infant Center (Melrose Dr.)

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

Review this preschool

neighborhood: Vista ·  Telephone: (760) 724-5600  · Website: childrensparadiseinc.com

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
  & Tuition
• Application &
  Admissions
• Kindergarten
  Placement&Tips

Home-School Connection

OVERALL RATING (4.0)
Conducts an open house at start of school year
Conducts a parent-teacher meeting at start of school year
Conducts regular parent teacher conferences
Provides summary of child’s learning at end of year
Provides guidance on developmental goals for the following year
Provides guidance on best Kindergarten and elementary schools

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Separation

OVERALL RATING (2.9)

Beginning of the year separation is handled through:

- Extra staff dedicated to handle separation

- Parents in classroom early on

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Parents' Comments

Parent #1
I'm very very happy with my daughter's enrollment at Children's Paradise Melrose. However, after taking this survey, I realize that it would be beneficial if the school provided parents with more of an annual 'report card' of their child's performance with goals for the following year. Otherwise, very happy!

Parent #2
Some of the questions do not apply to my family as my son is only 3 years old and we have not reached preschool issues yet, which is why that question is scored low. The school is small, with an open door policy that I am always communicating with my son's teacher, so I feel that I do not need formal individual parent/teacher meetings at this time. They may have these for the preschool classes.

Parent #3
They are very open with communicating with you as long as you ask the questions. You need to seek out some of the information but it is readily available.

Parent #4
I love Children's Paradise. It has been a positive experience for my child. It is also nice that they provide hot nutritious meals so she will be prepared for elementary school lunch time. I would highly recommend this school to anyone.

Parent #5
I am very happy with the care and attention given to our child by her teachers and very impressed with the thoughtfulness put into the curriculum. I was very interested to hear about the teaching philosophy for this age group and about the concepts that they felt were important to teach preschoolers at the open house during the school year. While they emphasized the importance of play at school, they are teaching very important skills and concepts that form a strong basis for future learning and development. Her teachers seem genuinely happy to see her each morning. The facilities are very new and brightly designed. The outdoor play areas are very spacious and well groomed with new toys and equipment in the playground areas.

Parent Community

COHESIVENESS RATING (3.1)

Parents:

- Are able to visit the school anytime we want

- Go on field trips

- Encourage play dates out of school

- Shares information on matter related to our children (e.g. babysitter lists, pediatricians, extracurriculuar classes, etc.)

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Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Date Night once a month for parents to drop their child off and pick them up the next morning which is nice to have a date nice once in awhile.

Modes of Communication Between School and Home