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Altadena, CA
The Firehouse School

Five Stars

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

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neighborhood: East Altadena ·  Telephone: (626) 798-2865  · Website: www.firehouseschool.com

Director: Add Your Stats Contact Info

The Firehouse School
1923 N. Allen Avenue
Altadena, CA  91001

www.firehouseschool.com

Tel: (626) 798-2865
Fax: (626) 798-2865

Director: ellen fair
efair1923@cs.com

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Parents: Rate This Preschool Parent Ratings

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

Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed: 1
Director survey: Yes
Savvy Source survey: Yes

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General Approach to Learning

Checked Predominantly teacher-led instruction

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School Philosophy and Mission

We believe that the first six years of the child's life are the richest and the most important. Those are the years that decide what kind of a man or woman that child will become. Every child should h...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

7-8:15am Children arrive at school--daycare 8:15-12pm Children work in individual classes, includes outside playtime 12-12:30pm Lunch and bathroom 12:30-1pm Children going to naptime, am ch...
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Key Statistics

Age cutoff for enrollment2 years

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Application Information

Applications accepted After a face-to-face meeting at the school (tour, conversation with director, etc.), after a phone conversation with the appropriate person at the school, upon birth, while child is in utero
Wait listNo
Deadline for applicationsRolling
Application Information $80
Acceptance criteria: First-come basis

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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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