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Oakland, CA
Lakeshore Children's Center

Five Stars

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

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neighborhood: Oakland Downtown / Lake Merritt ·  Telephone: (510) 893-4048  · Website: www.lakeshorechildrenscenter.org/

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Lakeshore Children's Center
3534 Lakeshore Avenue
Oakland, CA  94610

www.lakeshorechildrensc...

Tel: (510) 893-4048
Fax: (510) 893-2486

Director: Rae Rita Thompson
director@lakeshorechildrencenter.org

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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 Stars
Home-school connection
Four And Half Stars
Discipline
Five Stars
Facilities
Three and Half Stars
Health
Four And Half Stars
Safety
Four Stars
Handling of separation
Three and Half Stars

Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed: 5

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

Along with Montessori, Piaget and others, we feel a quality early childhood program is based on the premise that children learn by doing, by interaction with concrete materials and experiences, and th...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

KLEINES HAUS DAILY SCHEDULE
(2 years 9 months - 4 years 2 months)

7:00-7:30 a.m. EARLY PROGRAM Children engage in free choice activities.

7:30-10:20 a.m.
FREE CHOICE ACTIVITIES
Chi...
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition

Ages From 2 years 9 months to
4 years 2 months
Days:
Mon 7:30am - 5:30pm
Tue 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wed 7:30am - 5:30pm
Thu 7:30am - 5:30pm
Fri 7:30am - 5:30pm
Tuition: $853/Month

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Key Statistics

Extended day Yes
School year Year round program
Total enrollment 25
Student/teacher ratio8:1
Age cutoff for enrollment2 years and 9 months

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Notes on Schedule and Extended Care


Early Program - 7:00-7:30am - $32.00
Late Program - 5:30-6:00pm - $32.00
Both Early and Late Programs - $56.00
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Application Information

Applications accepted After a face-to-face meeting at the school (tour, conversation with director, etc.)
Wait listYes
Deadline for applicationsRolling
Application Information $25
Acceptance criteria: Selective based on sibling priority, first come, first served, preference to in-house families and siblings.

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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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