Echo Park Learning Center

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Summary

Contact Info

Echo Park Learning Center
29230 West 12 Mile Road
Farmington Hills , MI  48334
www.echopark.org

Tel: (248) 851-1866

Director: Diane Quarles
info@echopark.org

Admissions Director:
info@echopark.org

General Approach to Learning

Play-based
Play-based with some structure
Predominantly teacher-led instruction
Montessori
Waldorf
Co-op
Reggio-Emilia

Application Information

Deadline for applications Rolling

Key Statistics

Age cutoff for enrollment 1 years and 6 months

Survey Information

Number of parents surveyed:  1

Director survey: Yes

Savvy Source survey: Yes

General Info

Basic Stats

Established 1961

Transportation and Drop-off Policies

Transportation

- Parents bring their children to and from school


Dropoff Procedure

- Parents walk their child into the classroom

- Teachers/director meet children at their cars and walk the children into the classroom

Features of the Preschool

Provide a third year Yes
• We offer classes for children ages 18 months through Kindergarten. We have an average 6 month age range in any given classroom and the curriculum is specific to the age range in each classroom.
Provide a kindergarten and elementary school program Yes
Affiliated with a religious institution No

Facilities Include:

Classrooms (with bathroom attached) Check
Classrooms (with kitchenette attached)
Music room Check
Art room Check
Library Check
Playground Check

School Philosophy & Day in the Life

School Philosophy and Mission

At Echo Park School and Camp, we address the total development of your child: physical, emotional, social and intellectual. We have designed a curriculum with enough flexibility to accommodate each child's individual growth patterns.

Your child is introduced to a variety of new experiences and encouraged to explore, manipulate, experiment and learn. Our goal is to help your child develop a positive self-image and the confidence to successfully proceed on his or her educational journey.


We accomplish these goals by providing your child with:
- Highly-skilled, professional, education-degreed, caring teachers
- A well-rounded curriculum
- Quality educational materials in a modern classroom setting.

Children in all classrooms take part in our specialty classes, which include music, creative dramatics and physical education. Afternoon enrichment classes, available to children attending full days, include Spanish, safari club, science, arts crafts and journaling, gym and computers.

Parents are encouraged to actively participate in the educational growth of their children. The Echo Park Parents Association is an active group that assists the school administrators with fundraising, family events and other school activities.



Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

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Curriculum & Teaching Approach

General Approach to Learning

Play-based
Play-based with some structure
Predominantly teacher-led instruction
Montessori
Waldorf
Co-op
Reggio-Emilia

Curriculum and Teaching Approach

Free Play Free Play Free Play with Some Structure Free Play with Some Structure Free Play with Some Structure
Language -
Oral language - - - - n/a
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs - - - - n/a
Storybook reading - - - - n/a
Emerging literacy skills - - - - n/a
Cognitive Development n/a
Math and number sense - - - - -
Time & space - - - - -
Sci. reasoning/physical world - - - - -
Music - - - - -
Visual arts - - - - -
Physical activity - - - - -
Other subjects taught n/a

Quality of Teaching



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Home School Connection



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Discipline, Health and Safety

Food Allergies

- We do not allow certain foods in the classroom

- Our facility is peanut free

Ages, Schedule & Tuition



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Application & Admissions

Application Process

Parent visits tours are: Recommended

Child interview process: None

Deadline for applications: Rolling

Age/Child Requirements

Child must be 1 years and 6 months to enroll.

Child does not need to be potty trained to enroll.

Kindergarten Placement & Tips



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