Summary
Contact Info
West Hollywood Huntley Preschool
723 Huntley Drive
West Hollywood
, CA
90069
www.westhollywooddaycare.com/
Tel:
(310) 360-3923
Director:
preschool@westhollywooddaycare.com
Parent Ratings
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Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed:
5
Savvy Source survey: Yes
General Info
Facilities
| CONDITION OF FACILITIES RATING (4.7) |
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
The school provides a very open environment for children to learn and play while still teaching them about cooperation, sharing, and other social necessities. The teachers are very gentle while still providing oversight over behavior and helping students to work things out among themselves. At younger ages (2-3) the school is really helpful mainly as a place to play and interact in an appropriate way, and in the older classes (4-5) they have some academic work and are starting to read.
Parent #2
The environment is warm and nurturing and run by creative and good people. The preschool program has 2 classes - one for 3
School Philosophy & Day in the Life
School Philosophy and Mission
It is our feeling that children's emotional growth and development is strengthened when they are exposed to a stimulating environment and given the opportunity to learn through play. Academic skills are gradually integrated into our program as the developing child begins to feel comfortable with who he is as an individual as well as in relationship to others.
From birth, children are active learners. They accumulate various experiences and integrate them into what becomes their own experiential understanding of themselves to the rest of the world. Each opportunity of hands-on understanding challenges them to formulate their own realizations and reinforces, not only each child's sense of autonomy, but a sense of achievement as well. Our program is designed to implement individual and group activities that enrich physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth. These include well-equipped outdoor areas as well as a wide variety of learning materials that playfully introduce science, literature, math and music. There is also creative art and dramatic play throughout the day.
Each child is unique and has very individual needs. Our staff seeks to provide a safe and nurturing environment. Children are empowered to use their words to express themselves about their joys and frustrations as well as interpersonal relationships. This is achieved through positive guidance and an emphasis on self-discipline.
Families are important. We encourage parent involvement and believe that working together as a team creates a consistent environment where children thrive at home as well as at school. Monthly meetings and scheduled events will allow parents to actively participate in their child's preschool experience.
Our school truly feels that the years spent at preschool enables children of every culture, race and ethnical background to build their blocks.
Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
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Quality of Teaching
Teachers Are:
| OVERALL RATING: (4.8) |
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| Full of energy and seemingly happy in job |
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| Patient and affectionate with children |
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| Talks with children and listens carefully when they are talking with him/her |
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| Praises children for accomplishments and good behavior |
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| Provides feedback on what my child does during the day |
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| Shares insights on my child that are helpful and accurate |
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| Identifies my child’s strengths and weaknesses |
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| If necessary, provides additional support to my child during pickup and drop-off |
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| Resolves disputes quickly, calmly and fairly in a manner that allows children to learn from the dispute |
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| Notices children who are not on task and/or engaging with other children appropriately and quickly reengages them |
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| Manages the energy level of the children so that all children feel safe and able to learn |
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| Provides additional support to a child when s/he is clearly failing in her/his efforts |
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| Strikes the proper balance between active and quiet play for children |
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Director's Comments on Individualized Teaching
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Our daughter's teacher is very loving toward the children. She maintains an even demeanor and her evaluations of my child were right on target.
Parent #2
The school has wonderful organic snacks and a wonderful outdoor organic garden that the children have helped to plant. Science is worked into the curriculum in fun ways. Currently, they have a bullfrog tadpole that all the kids get to help feed and they're learning about how it will become a frog and no longer breathe with gills but hop out onto land. My two year old came home showing me a collage he'd made of the world and telling me that the planet Earth is round and how it has dirt and leaves and animals and water... oh and Saturn has rings and the sun is hot. Just wonderful!
Parent #3
Our teacher has previously taught at the second grade level and is very aware of the tools that preschoolers need to start elementary school. We're very happy with her.
Home School Connection
Home-School Connection
| OVERALL RATING (4.1) |
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| Conducts an open house at start of school year |
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| Conducts a parent-teacher meeting at start of school year |
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| Conducts regular parent teacher conferences |
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| Provides summary of child’s learning at end of year |
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| Provides guidance on developmental goals for the following year |
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| Provides guidance on best Kindergarten and elementary schools |
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Director's and Parents' Comments
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
As this is a small school, I find it is easy to talk to the teacher and assistant whenever I need to. If I need more than a couple of minutes of her time, I schedule a meeting.
Parent #2
This is a wonderful community that is in its first year and the first newcomer to West Hollywood in more than a decade. There is already a waiting list. This is the only preschool I'm aware of that brings science into the play curriculum as well as letters and numbers. The head of school is wonderful with teaching manners and social activity through play and reinforcing self-confidence.
Parent Community
| COHESIVENESS RATING (4.0) |
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Modes of Communication Between School and Home
Application & Admissions
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