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Seattle, WA
Early Learning Development Center
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neighborhood: Fremont/Phinney Ridge · Telephone: (206) 789-0067 · Website: www.eldc.org
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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Director's Comments
Communication between the child and their family, and the Center is of paramount importance and we have instituted a number of avenues for this communication to occur. Children enrolled in the preschool groups receive weekly report, toddler groups receive a daily report, a monthly newsletter is sent to all families, and we keep a portfolio for each child which contains pictures of the child, a developmental questionnaire, art projects and a monthly report with highlights of the child's school experience. Parent-teacher conferences occur once per year to discuss social and cognitive development.
Separation
| OVERALL RATING (5.0) |
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Beginning of the year separation is handled through:
- Pre-entry meetings with parents at school
- Parents in classroom early on
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Director's Comments
Once children are enrolled in the program, families are welcome to come with your child and visit your child's classroom. When your child is scheduled to start, we ask that you follow a very consistant routine with them. During drop off, tell your child you love them and you will be back to pick them up. Our teachers work with the children to console them and give them any encouragement that they need. We ask that during pick up families spend extra time at the Center with their children.
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
I am so happy with the care I receive. I feel like I receive good written as well as verbal information about my daughter and her progress. They do schedule parent/teacher conferences, they are just not held in the beginning of the year because they are a year round preschool.
Parent Community
| COHESIVENESS RATING (5.0) |
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
ELDC has a parent resource area, available to families with school and community resources.
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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