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San Francisco, CA
Cow Hollow School

Four And Half Stars

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

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neighborhood: Presidio ·  Telephone: (415) 921-2328  · Website: www.cowhollowpreschool.org

Teachers Are:

OVERALL RATING: (4.7)
Four And Half Stars
Full of energy and seemingly happy in job
Four And Half Stars
Patient and affectionate with children
Four And Half Stars
Talks with children and listens carefully when they are talking with him/her
Four And Half Stars
Praises children for accomplishments and good behavior
Four And Half Stars
Provides feedback on what my child does during the day
Four And Half Stars
Shares insights on my child that are helpful and accurate
Four And Half Stars
Identifies my child’s strengths and weaknesses
Four And Half Stars
If necessary, provides additional support to my child during pickup and drop-off
Four And Half Stars
Resolves disputes quickly, calmly and fairly in a manner that allows children to learn from the dispute
Four And Half Stars
Notices children who are not on task and/or engaging with other children appropriately and quickly reengages them
Four And Half Stars
Manages the energy level of the children so that all children feel safe and able to learn
Four And Half Stars
Provides additional support to a child when s/he is clearly failing in her/his efforts
Four And Half Stars
Strikes the proper balance between active and quiet play for children
Four And Half Stars

source: This information was provided by the director

Director's Comments on Individualized Teaching

Description of how teachers work with children who are  "behind," "excelling" or "different" from the majority of students

Because of our low teacher-child ratios, small class-size and teaching parents in the classroom, we are able to carefully identify children who might need attention and provie necessary guidance.

Parents' Comments on Individualized Teaching

Parent #1
Cow Hollow is a play based learning preschool with co-parents for the first two years. Then in Pre-K there are two teachers. The children have work/play stations set up at the beginning of the day and rotate through them. Either guided by one of the teachers or a parent.

Parent #2
All three teachers are very sensitive and aware with the children. It helps that there are always at least two parent volunteers in the classroom to monitor the children.

Parent #3
This school does not use praise... rather the children are encouraged to be proud of their own abilities and accomplishments. The teachers notice that an improvement has happened or that behavior is appropriate and comment upon it but there's no just plain undescriptive 'good job'. 'Praise' is much more deliberate here.

Parent #4
The teachers are very supportive, engaging and enthusiastic. During the transition period, they have been very supportive.

Parent #5
Cow Hollow makes a promise to "know and love" the children in their care. They not only kept this promise, but far exceeded my expectations in terms of their thorough, detailed, and compassionate understanding of my child, his strengths, personality, and needs.

Parent #6
Many of the teachers are students have been in the Master's program at SFSU where the director of CHS is a professor.

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