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San Jose, CA
Mandala Children's House

Four And Half Stars

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

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neighborhood: East Valley ·  Telephone: (408) 251-8633  · Website: www.mandalachildrenshouse.com

Director: Add Your Stats Contact Info

Mandala Children's House
5038 Hyland Avenue
San Jose, CA  95127

www.mandalachildrenshouse.com

Tel: (408) 251-8633

Director: Marilyn Drino
mdrino@yahoo.com

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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
Four Stars
Discipline
Four And Half Stars
Facilities
Four Stars
Health
Four And Half Stars
Safety
Four And Half Stars
Handling of separation
Four Stars

Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed: 8

Savvy Source survey: Yes

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General Approach to Learning

Checked Play-based with some structure
Checked Montessori

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School Philosophy and Mission

Our mission statement is: Nurture the child. Support the family. Nourish the staff.

It describes our original vision in 1975, and it is still the cornerstone of our program at Mandala today.
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

"If your child comes to Mandala, his or her day will look something like this. All young children do best when they have predictable routines, so we follow this schedule consistently every day. The ti...
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition

Ages From 3 years to
5 years
Days:
Mon 9am - 12pm
Wed 9am - 12pm
Fri 9am - 12pm
Tuition: $3,515/Year

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Key Statistics

Student/teacher ratio8:1
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.)
Deadline for applicationsRolling
Application Information $100
Acceptance criteria: First-come basis

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Kindergarten Placement

Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending

  • Almaden Country
  • St. John

Source: Savvy Source

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Joy Through a Child's Eyes

Nov
25
2009

It was a cold and soggy day at the Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo. Cold, that is, for March day here in Austin. Of all the sights to see, my son spent most of our visit at the petting zoo. He picked

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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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