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Mesquite, TX
Dunkin Academy Day School
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Telephone: (972) 226-6028 · Website: www.dunkinacademy.com
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Director's Comments
We evaluate each child's progress based on goals we have set. We share those evaluations with parents and discuss what things can be done at home to augment the learning they receive at the school. We encourage parents to schedule meetings with teachers to discuss their child's development.
Separation
Beginning of the year separation is handled through:
- Extra staff dedicated to handle separation
- Parents in classroom early on
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Director's Comments
Though rare, separation anxiety may occur for the first several days a child begins attending. We have found that allowing the child to spend time with one adult most of the day as her "helper" eases the transition. Children in a new environment see other children as threatening and they fear them. In a new environment they need a friend that will protect them. That staff person fulfills that need.
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