Alameda, CA
Kiddie Kampus Co-op Preschool

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

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Parents' Comments on Individualized Teaching

Parent #1
Our school is a parent cooperative, meaning we have a different set of parents assigned to work in the school on each day of the week. The parents rotate between art, exploration, outside, and snack duties. Our families attend monthly meetings for in-house training on a wide spectrum of ECE topics that reinforce consistency within our loosely structured play based program. Our families come from all over the world and are encouraged to explore not only their multicultural heritage but also family hobbies and parent's profession are shared with the students. Our high level of parent participation allows us to take the children on monthly fieldtrips and undertake large projects like our beautiful vegetable garden and wildflower plots.

Parent #2
Because our school is a co-op with only one teacher/director, we all engage with the children as our teacher's assistant.

We are all required to meet before the beginning of school to go over the day's activities and for instruction from the director. Our input is highly welcomed and, as a community, we encourage one another by drawing on every individual's strength.

Many of us are educators and many more work in areas that significantly enhance the level of care our children receive. I am a high school teacher of foreign languages.

Our school has college level instructors (currently about 4), we've had learning specialists who specialized in early childhood development, nutritionists, trained health care professionals to mention a few. We also count on the expertise of an amazing carpenter who readily fixed a major dry-rot problem in our main play structure on short-notice, quickly, and for a fraction of what our school would have had to pay if we'd hired someone. We have musicians--boy do the kids appreciate a good percussionist! Horn player! etc...

We are a diverse mix and we all thrive on the mutual respect we give each other as we know that we all stand to gain from each other.

Our lack of training at the professional level is balanced by our ability and willingness to learn from the workshops we demand from our director at meetings. She is a paid expert and we constantly remind her to make us better helpers in this area. It makes her job easier, we can help our children better and it helps us see things from a different perspective.

Parent #3
Our teacher clearly loves being with children and is incredibly creative and fun in her interactions. My daughter loves her!

Parent #4
The teacher handles situations with authority and kindness.

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