Summary
Contact Info
Creme de la Creme
724 N Center Blvd
Romeoville
, IL
60446
www.cremedelacreme.com
Tel:
(815) 306-0307
Director:
Elizabeth Pebelske
epebelske@cremedelacreme.com
Application Information
| Applications accepted |
While child is in utero, upon birth, after a phone conversation with the appropriate person at the school, after a face-to-face meeting at the school |
| Deadline for applications |
Rolling |
Key Statistics
| Student/teacher ratio |
4:1 |
| Age cutoff for enrollment |
2 months |
| School year |
Year round program |
Parent Ratings
| Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents. |
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| Development of social skills and work habits |
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| Home-school connection |
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| Discipline |
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| Facilities |
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| Health |
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| Safety |
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| Handling of separation |
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Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed:
2
Director survey: Yes
Savvy Source survey: Yes
General Info
Basic Stats
| Student/teacher ratio |
4:1
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% of teachers with:
| - Teaching credentials |
100%
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Transportation and Drop-off Policies
Transportation
Dropoff Procedure
Features of the Preschool
| Provide a third year |
Yes
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| • Our third year students use a curriculum calld Open Court which is more advanced. |
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| Provide a kindergarten and elementary school program |
Yes
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| Affiliated with a religious institution |
No
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| Some experience serving children with special needs |
Yes
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Accreditation, Membership & Awards
| Accreditation by the National Association of Young Children |
No
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Facilities
| CONDITION OF FACILITIES RATING (4.8) |
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| Building, bathrooms, hallway |
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| Classroom equipment and furniture |
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Facilities Include:
| Classrooms (with bathroom attached) |
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| Classrooms (with kitchenette attached) |
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| Music room |
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| Art room |
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| Library |
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Playground
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Director's Comments
Question to director: Do you have any additional thoughts on what parents should consider when looking at your school? Is there any advice that you would like to provide to prospective parents?
Creme de la Creme was founded in 1982 and our newly built Romeoville location opened in June of 2008. 90% of our teachers have been here since we have opened in June. We will be starting our first Kindergarten program in the fall of 2009!
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
In this case you do NOT get what you pay for. My daughter does not receive the setting, care and services at the romeoville Creme location that other nearby Creme locations give. The building is beautiful, the staff is friendly the brochure and philosophy are excellent but at THIS location, you don't receive nearly what you are promised or pay for. The water park is still closed. My daughter was there for 3 months and the staff continues to come and go like your much cheaper/run of the mill daycare centers. They will give you the tour of the wonderful music room, computer lab, story room, etc. but your child will never see experience any of it. Example: The music room is replaced with teachers singing songs in the classroom with a boom box. Other Creme locations have a music teacher and teaches in the music room.
Parent #2
My family and I searched and tried many early education facilities and no school even compared to Creme de la Creme.
School Philosophy & Day in the Life
School Philosophy and Mission
The Creme program evolved from the best of the best in early childhood learning science and not from one specific theory. It is designed to foster the development of the total-child--taking into considerstion intellectual, emotional, social and physical aspects of learning. By learning how to learn on many levels, children build self-esteem and confidence and are better prepared for their school years, and a lifetime of learning.
Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
At Creme, we organize your child's day based on a child's attention span. Our research has shown that children learn best when they are stimulated in half-hour rotations and have new learning experiences. That's why we balance learning, fun, rest, and inside and outside physical activities to keep the interest and excitement for learning at a high level. A Creme trained Teacher is with your child as he or she travels from class to class. The teacher monitors your child's pace, and optimizes learning experiences by creating an invigorating day full of promise.
Curriculum & Teaching Approach
Social Skills & Work Habits
| OVERALL RATING (4.0) |
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| Ability to listen and follow directions
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Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
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| Ability to be a part of a group of children |
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| Self-sufficiency and independence |
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Curriculum and Teaching Approach
| Language |
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YES |
| Oral language |
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n/a |
| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs |
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n/a |
| Storybook reading |
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n/a |
| Emerging literacy skills |
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n/a |
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| Cognitive Development |
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n/a |
| Math and number sense |
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YES |
| Time & space |
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YES |
| Sci. reasoning/physical world |
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YES |
| Music |
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YES |
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| Visual arts |
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YES |
| Physical activity |
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YES |
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| Other subjects taught |
Spanish, Art, Music, Science, Math, Computers, Creative Movement, Manners & Etiquette |
n/a |
Director's Comments
Children's attention spans are short. They need a constant exchange between passive and active activities. At Creme, children move between theme-based classrooms that work in consort with their ability to maintain attention. Brain development research findings indicate that the brain is more receptive to information and pays closer attention to information when things are new and different. When the brain grows accustomed to a particular activity, or space, it has a tendency to tune it out. It blocks learning. According to Dr. Gold Scheible, Director of Brain Research Institute at UCLA, unfamiliar activites are the brain's best friend. Researchers believe that children placed in novel and stimulating environments, but not over-stimulating, are more focused and more likely to process the information they are learning. Our theme-based classrooms are designed to encourage learning.
Quality of Teaching
Director's Comments on Individualized Teaching
Individualized Teaching
Description of how teachers work with children who are
"behind," "excelling" or "different" from the majority of students
Our curriculum supports emergent reading, math, science, social studies and character building skills. Enrichment classes in creative movement, art, music, second language and computer enhances these skills by intergrating them into meaningful and real life experiences. Through focused on skills, our curriculum addresses the needs of the total child and his or her physical, intellectual, social and emotional development.
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
teaches change too often. its unhealthy and unsettling to the children.
Home School Connection
Home-School Connection
| OVERALL RATING (3.5) |
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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 Comments
At Creme, our team provides your child with learning development, warmth, safety, healthy food, enchantment and positive guidance throughout the day. Your child will come home everyday with a detailed daily sheet that your child's primary teacher fills out. Your child's daily sheet will include everything from what your child ate, to all the activities that your child participated in through out the day. Creme also holds parent teacher conferences twice a year to give parents the opportunity to sit down and discuss the progress of their child. Here at Creme,we strongly believe that Parents and Teachers are team.
Separation
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Pre-entry meetings with parents at school
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Parent Community
| COHESIVENESS RATING (3.5) |
Modes of Communication Between School and Home
Discipline, Health and Safety
Discipline
| OVERALL RATING (4.4) |
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| Parents at this school, on average, believe that conflicts between children:
are handled extraordinarily well in a way that not only gives me confidence in the safety of my child but also reassures me that my child (and his/her peers) are learning the early skills needed to socialize effectively with one another
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Overview
Director's Description of Approach Toward Discipline
Discipline is the on-going process of helping children to develop their controls so that they can manage their own behavior in socially approved/acceptable ways. Discipline techniques should always be based on respect for the child. Discipline techniques should be appropriate for the child's developmental level and should not be out of proportion to any particular inappropriate behavior. Appropriate discipline techniques include: Reinforcement for positive behaivor, Modeling, Redirection to a more acceptable behavior, Setting clear limits-which are stated in a positive way, Offer choices, Ignoring negative behavior while praising positive behavior, Including the child in the resolution of conflict.
Parents' Notes on Discipline, Health and Safety
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
The facility has a number of wonderful rooms but the children don't get to use them. Lack of staff or lack of money or lack of honesty (or all of the above).
Health
| OVERALL RATING (4.3) |
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| Temperature and overall air circulation is comfortable |
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| Healthy and nutritious snacks are provided
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Food Allergies
Medications
Safety
| OVERALL RATING (4.5) |
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| Screen and identify all visitors
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| • All staff members are fingerprinted and background checked through two different companies before they are allowed to start teaching. |
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| Parents may not bring sick children to school where they may infect others |
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Ages, Schedule & Tuition
Extended Care
Notes on Schedule and Extended Care
Notes
Creme de la Creme offers full and part-time programs for all ages. We are open Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Calendar Year
School Year
Application & Admissions
Application Process
Admissions Process
Kindergarten Placement & Tips
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