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Saratoga, CA
Saratoga Presbyterian Preschool
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Telephone: (408) 741-5770 · Website: www.saratogapres.org/content.cfm?id=2065
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
At beginning of school year: Ice cream social with families, Back to School Night for parents, 'Get to Know Your Child' written form. During school year: teacher and school newsletters, Parent/teacher communication file informal talk with staff at beginning or end of day, access to teachers by e-mail or phone, parent or teacher scheduled talks, conference with teacher in January and April/May, parent ed nites. At a scheduled conference time we discuss with the parents our observations and what we recommend for their child and why. It is always the parents' decision on where and when their child is ready for kindergarten.
Separation
| OVERALL RATING (4.2) |
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Beginning of the year separation is handled through:
- Abbreviated schedule at start of school year
- Pre-entry meetings with parents at school
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Director's Comments
Processing the children for leaving is especially important since their world dramatically changes when they leave our school to go to another. Throughout the school year the teachers increase their behavioral, social, emotional, and academic expectations. We especially encourage children to solve their own social issues with peers and phase our other social and emotional teacher guidance in favor of having them learn to solve problems on their own.
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
The non-profit Saratoga Presbyterian Preschool offers a developmental Christian preschool program in which play is the most important avenue to learning. The school is small with a student-teacher ratio of 6 or 7 students to 1 teacher. The campus is tree-lined, spacious and has excellent equipment. The parent education has been focused more on kindergarten readiness as opposed to development of a specific child. Parent-teacher conferences are held once prior to the child leaving for kindergarten. The teachers are extremely professional and warm, welcoming to both the child and parents. They are easy to get to know and loving. Both of my children thrived in this developmental preschool program and were hands-down ready to deal with the social and academic requirements of kindergarten.
Parent Community
| COHESIVENESS RATING (3.2) |
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Parents:
- Sit on the board of trustees
- Are able to visit the school anytime we want
- Go on field trips
- Volunteer in the classroom
- Receive newsletters
- Encourage play dates out of school
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Modes of Communication Between School and Home
- Notes
- Phone Calls
- Voice Mail
- Special Meetings
- Drop-Off
- Pick-Up
- Regular newsletter/printed updates circulated to the whole school
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