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Jamaica Plain, MA
Hollow Reed School

Four And Half Stars

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

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neighborhood: Jamaica Plain ·  Telephone: (617) 524-4881

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Hollow Reed School
93 Sedgewick Street
Jamaica Plain, MA  02130

Tel: (617) 524-4881

Director: Susan Caplan

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Parents: Rate This Preschool Parent Ratings

Quality of teaching
Four And Half Stars
Development of social skills and work habits
Four And Half Stars
Home-school connection
Three and Half Stars
Discipline
Four Stars
Facilities
Four Stars
Health
Three and Half Stars
Safety
Three and Half Stars
Handling of separation
Four Stars

Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed: 4
Director survey: Yes
Savvy Source survey: Yes

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General Approach to Learning

Checked Play-based with some structure

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School Philosophy and Mission

The Hollow Reed school seeks to provide a balanced, warm, and fun educational setting for young children. We focus on the development of the whole child: intellectual, social, physical, tempermental...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition

Ages From 2 years 9 months to
5 years
Days: 5 day(s) a week
8:30 am- 5:30 pm
Tuition: $675/Month

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Key Statistics

Extended day Yes
School year Year round program
Total enrollment 53
Student/teacher ratio8:1
Age cutoff for enrollment2 years and 9 months

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Notes on Schedule and Extended Care


4 and 5 years olds are in a kindergarten classroom, but the tuition is the same as for the preschool classroom.

Extended day option open to 4-5 year olds - 2:30pm - 5:30pm - $20/day (not required t...
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Application Information

Applications accepted In september for the following september
Wait listYes
Deadline for applicationsSeptember -1
Application Information $50
Acceptance criteria: First-come basis

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Kindergarten Placement

Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending

  • The Park School
  • Mission Hill School (BPS)

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Nov
13
2009

Trace around your child's foot, with shoe on, on a piece of white construction paper or card stock. Have child cut out the shoe print and add a spooky face. Glue it to a popsicle stick and you have a ghost stick puppet!

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