Oakland, CA
Beacon Day School
neighborhood: Fruitvale · Telephone: (510) 437-2311 · Website: www.beaconday.org
Contact Info
Beacon Day School
2101 Livingston Street
Oakland, CA
94606
www.beaconday.org
Tel:
(510) 437-2311
Fax:
(510) 437-2313
Director:
Thelma Farley
Admissions Director:
Alexandra Baroni
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Parent Ratings
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General Approach to Learning
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Play-based with some structure |
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School Philosophy and Mission
Beacon's founding premise is to educate children for life in today's knowledge-based world, by providing the tools, skills and approach that establish the independent learner. The power of a Beacon ed...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
On any given day you would find the following activities taking place:
* Circe/Language activity
* A variety of stories read throughout the day
* Hands-on art activity
* Music
* Dance/M...
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition
| Ages | From
3 years
to 4 years 4 months |
| Days: | |
| Mon 7:30am - 6:00pm | |
| Tue 7:30am - 6:00pm | |
| Wed 7:30am - 6:00pm | |
| Thu 7:30am - 6:00pm | |
| Fri 7:30am - 6:00pm | |
| Tuition: | $1,000/Month |
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Key Statistics
| Extended day | Yes |
| School year | Year round program |
| Total enrollment | 38 |
| Student/teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Age cutoff for enrollment | 3 years |
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Notes on Schedule and Extended Care
The Early Childhood program runs from 7:30 am to 6 pm daily. Tuition includes the extended care portion of the day.
Each class is licensed for a maximum of 12 students. There are 4 classes.
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Application Information
| Wait list | No |
| Deadline for applications | Rolling |
| Application Information | $40 |
| Acceptance criteria: | First-come basis based on sibling priority |
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Kindergarten Placement
Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending
- Beacon has an elementray school
- Beacon Day School is a pre-k through 8th grade program. This is one of the things that attracted us to the Program. We find it very appealling that our child could continue at the school for his entire elementary and middle school years.
- Usually Beacon since they have an elementary school
- but often also they attend their local public school.
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