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San Jose, CA
Creative Beginnings

Four Stars

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

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neighborhood: Cambrian ·  Telephone: (408) 559-3247  · Website: www.creativebeginningspreschool.com

Director: Add Your Stats Contact Info

Creative Beginnings
14834 Leigh Avenue
San Jose, CA  95124

www.creativebeginningsp...

Tel: (408) 559-3247
Fax: (408) 559-3087

Director: Nelly Tuman
ms-nelly@pacbell.net

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Parents: Rate This Preschool Parent Ratings

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

Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed: 7
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

Each child is unique and has individual needs and needs individual attention. Each child needs opportunity to explore, make choices, think, wonder and interact with other children and adults. Each c...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

Your child will have chance to do a wide variety of age appropriate activities within a routine that draws from the curriculum areas of: art, math, science, cooking, music and movement, large muscle, ...
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Key Statistics

Extended day Yes|Yes

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Application Information

Applications accepted After a face-to-face meeting at the school (tour, conversation with director, etc.)
Wait listYes
Application Information $75.00
Acceptance criteria: First-come basis based on sibling priority

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Nov
28
2009

We met up with my father for a weekend in Grayton Beach, Florida . It was too short as the girls don't see nearly enough of their grandparents, but we packed it full of fun. We spent our last day on the beach

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Today's “Preschool’s Out” Activity

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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