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Boise, ID
Puentes Spanish Preschool

Five Stars

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

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Telephone: (208) 344-4270  · Website: www.puentes.biz/preschool.htm

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Puentes Spanish Preschool
4720 W Franklin Rd. and 4560 N Maple Grove
Boise, ID  83705

http://www.puentes.biz/preschool.htm

Tel: (208) 344-4270

Director: Trudy McGavin
puentes2004@msn.com

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Parents: Rate This Preschool Parent Ratings

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

Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed: 2
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

Puentes Preschool is a Spanish immersion preschool that serves those in the Treasure Valley who wish their children to get the best of preschool learning plus a huge head start learning Spanish. It is...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

Daily Routine Components
Free choice during drop off and pick up periods
Welcome Song and Greetings (15 min)
Planning time (10-15 minutes)
Centers/Work time (45-60 minutes)
Recall time (10-15 min...
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition

Ages From 3 years to
5 years 11 months
Days: 5 day(s) a week
7:30 am- 6:00 pm

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Key Statistics

School year Year round program
Total enrollment 24
Student/teacher ratio6:1
Age cutoff for enrollment3 years

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Notes on Schedule and Extended Care


We offer half-day programs, 1 - 5 days per week for children ages 3 to kindergarten. Preschool Pricing is as follows:

1 day per week - $100/month
2 days per week - $180/month
3 days per week - $2...
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Application Information

Applications accepted After a phone conversation with the appropriate person at the school, after a face-to-face meeting at the school
Deadline for applicationsRolling
Application Information $50.00
Acceptance criteria: First-come basis

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Kindergarten Placement

Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending

  • Whitney
  • Whittier
  • Monroe
  • Anser
  • Highlands

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2010

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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