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Santa Monica , CA
Gillybean

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Telephone: (310) 452-5740

Kindergarten
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Teachers Are:

OVERALL RATING: (4.4)
Full of energy and seemingly happy in job
Patient and affectionate with children
Talks with children and listens carefully when they are talking with him/her
Praises children for accomplishments and good behavior
Provides feedback on what my child does during the day
Shares insights on my child that are helpful and accurate
Identifies my child’s strengths and weaknesses
If necessary, provides additional support to my child during pickup and drop-off
Resolves disputes quickly, calmly and fairly in a manner that allows children to learn from the dispute
Notices children who are not on task and/or engaging with other children appropriately and quickly reengages them
Manages the energy level of the children so that all children feel safe and able to learn
Provides additional support to a child when s/he is clearly failing in her/his efforts
Strikes the proper balance between active and quiet play for children

source: This information was provided by the director

Parents' Comments on Individualized Teaching

Parent #1
During school, while parents are welcome to stay and observe, teachers focus is on kids, rather than reporting to parents. Quick feedback is provided in passing, but for more detail, teacher might suggest talking privately later.

Parent #2
This school has three full-time teachers and two part-time teachers. They are all extremely involved with the children and because of the ratio, they really know each child well and can give honest helpful advise to the parents.

A Season of Rituals

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Darkest December is upon us, and we are all preparing, in our different ways, to light it up with rituals. Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's. Parties, tree lightings, and holiday cards. Visits with family. Feasts, gifts, and candles.

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Today's “Preschool’s Out” Activity

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Get large plastic buckets (or sand buckets if you have lots of really little toys )in a variety of solid colors (red, blue, yellow, green, pink). Ask your child to clean up his/her toys by putting the toys in the bucket corresponding to the color bucket. Great for teaching personal responsibility, color identification, and sorting.

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