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Austin, TX
Children's Courtyard (Spicewood Springs)
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Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents. |
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Telephone: (512) 342-0218 · Website: www.childrenscourtyard.com
Teachers Are:
| OVERALL RATING: (4.4) |
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| Full of energy and seemingly happy in job |
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| Patient and affectionate with children |
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| Talks with children and listens carefully when they are talking with him/her |
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| Praises children for accomplishments and good behavior |
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| Provides feedback on what my child does during the day |
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| Shares insights on my child that are helpful and accurate |
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| Identifies my child’s strengths and weaknesses |
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| If necessary, provides additional support to my child during pickup and drop-off |
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| Resolves disputes quickly, calmly and fairly in a manner that allows children to learn from the dispute |
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| Notices children who are not on task and/or engaging with other children appropriately and quickly reengages them |
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| Manages the energy level of the children so that all children feel safe and able to learn |
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| Provides additional support to a child when s/he is clearly failing in her/his efforts |
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| Strikes the proper balance between active and quiet play for children |
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Director's Comments on Individualized Teaching
Description of how teachers work with children who are
"behind," "excelling" or "different" from the majority of students
Teachers work one on one with students in some cases. Teachers also group children with similar abilities and work with that small group.
Parents' Comments on Individualized Teaching
Parent #1
I have not been overwhelmed with my kids Pre-K teachers. Ealier year teachers were much more engaging, huggy, friendly towards the kids, etc.
Parent #2
Children's Courtyard also brings in outside teachers for various activities so we are pleased with the selection of extra activities. In particular we have been very happy with Sportsball. Our son absolutely loves the coaches and has been a part of the program for 2 years now.
Parent #3
My child only has 1 main teacher, the helpers are usually different ones, I could only rate 1 and the helper.
Parent #4
very happy with quality of infant care and interaction, but wish there could be one additional teacher in classroom at this level (when there are 8 infants)
Parent #5
We have always been very pleased with this location.
Parent #6
We do not have a steady second teacher with our classroom and haven't for some time.
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