Summary
Contact Info
Bright Horizons Family Center (Carlsbad)
2634 El Camino Real
Carlsbad
, CA
92008
www.brighthorizons.com/carlsbad
Tel:
(760) 434-7143
Fax:
(760) 720-7536
Director:
Tammy Wells
abccb@brighthorizons.com
General Approach to Learning
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Play-based with some structure |
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| Predominantly teacher-led instruction |
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 |
12:1 |
| 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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| Quality of teaching |
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| Development of social skills and work habits |
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| Home-school connection |
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| Parent community |
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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:
3
Savvy Source survey: Yes
General Info
Basic Stats
| Student/teacher ratio |
12:1
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| Average tenure for teachers |
3 yrs.
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Transportation and Drop-off Policies
Transportation
Dropoff Procedure
Features of the Preschool
| Affiliated with a religious institution |
No
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| Some experience serving children with special needs |
Yes
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| • Through observation and interaction, teachers look at each child individually and work closely with his parents to make appropriate developmental decisions. Teacher will also work with parents to locate outside resources if necessary and work with those resources to assure the child is getting everything he needs to be a successful learner. |
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Accreditation, Membership & Awards
| Accreditation by the National Association of Young Children |
Yes
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Facilities
| CONDITION OF FACILITIES RATING (4.0) |
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| Building, bathrooms, hallway |
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| Classroom equipment and furniture |
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| Outside play equipment |
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Facilities Include:
| Classrooms (with bathroom attached) |
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| Classrooms (with kitchenette attached) |
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Playground
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Fantastic teachers, loving environment.
School Philosophy & Day in the Life
School Philosophy and Mission
The Bright Horizons Family Solutions mission is to provide innovative programs that help children, families, and employers work together to be their very best. We are committed to providing the highest-quality child care, early education, and work/life solutions in the world.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions centers approach each and every day with goals to promote a lifelong love of learning:
Preparation for Success in Life
- Approaching life as an invitation to learn
- Becoming a confident and competent lifelong learner
- Becoming a confident and competent user of technology
- Developing emotional intelligence: personal power and social skills
Preparation for Academic Excellence
- Developing the social and cognitive skills necessary for school success
- Achieving excellence in language and literacy
- Developing an engaged, reflective, inquisitive mind and appreciation of science
- Achieving excellence in logical/mathematical understanding A Rich and Rewarding Childhood
- Happy days
- Wonderful relationships
- A World of experience
We aspire to do this so successfully that we make a difference in the lives of children and families and in the communities where we live and work.
Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
9:00 a.m.- circle time with daily calendar, songs, stories etc.
9:30 a.m.- learning centers, special projects, snack
10:30 a.m. – outside time, enrichment programs
12:00 p.m. – lunch
1:00 – rest time
3:00 p.m.- special projects, learning centers, snack
4:00 p.m.- outside time
Quality of Teaching
Teachers Are:
| OVERALL RATING: (3.5) |
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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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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
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
They provide information on extracurricular activities that your child can participate in for an additional fee at the school during their school day.
Home School Connection
Home-School Connection
| OVERALL RATING (4.2) |
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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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Savvy Source's Comments
Bright Horizons offers a variety of school-home connection materials. One is www.brighthorizons.com/growing. This is a site where parents can find resources, information, and programs designed to help their child grow, learn, and discover. From cultivating a love of books or channeling their child’s natural curiosity into scientific inquiry to discovering valuable parenting tips and ideas, this parent resource Web site was designed with parents and families in mind.
Our program for learning, The World at Their Fingertips, also has a World at Home component. The World at Home provides a database of activities for infants through school age children to do at home with parents, many that naturally flow from everyday life. The activities cover the curriculum spectrum - language, science, math, social skills and so on. Parents can draw off of this database to extend what is happening in the classrooms. They may also submit activity ideas to share with all of our faculty and families around the world.
Bright Horizons has also teamed up with The Learning Network to offer Bright Horizons EarlyLearner, a wonderful online child development support service. Bright Horizons EarlyLearner allows parents and teachers to track each child's development and create an online portfolio. A portfolio includes parent-teacher Child Observation Records that map the child's growth and a journal to record experiences and insights from parents and teachers. Bright Horizons EarlyLearner also includes:
• information about development
• classroom activities targeted to the child's development
• tips for parents and teachers
• opportunities to question experts
Bright Horizons EarlyLearner is integrated into The World at Their Fingertips approach to parent conferences and tracking development: a partnership approach designed to create a shared point of view on the child's development and goals for success.
Children in our infant and toddler programs also receive daily notes sharing some of the day’s highpoints as well as information on meals and diaper changes. Each child (infant through preschool) also receives a journal chronicling their time at the center. Journals are an interactive communication tool for parents and teachers to record highlights of both center and home life.
Bright Horizons has an open door policy so parents can visit any time. Annual parent teacher conferences are also conducted for each child in the center.
Director's and Parents' Comments
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
They ask for volunteers for specific functions or events.
Parent #2
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Parent Community
| COHESIVENESS RATING (2.5) |
Parents:
Modes of Communication Between School and Home
Ages, Schedule & Tuition
Ages, Class Size, Days & Tuition
| Ages |
Class Size |
Days |
Tuition |
From
2 years
to
3 years
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$475/Month |
From
2 years
to
3 years
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$684/Month |
From
2 years
to
3 years
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$566/Month |
From
2 years
to
3 years
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$383/Month |
From
2 years
to
3 years
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$684/Month |
From
2 years
to
3 years
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$566/Month |
From
2 years
to
3 years
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$383/Month |
From
3 years
to
5 years
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$437/Month |
From
3 years
to
5 years
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$607/Month |
From
3 years
to
5 years
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$809/Month |
From
3 years
to
5 years
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$336/Month |
From
3 years
to
5 years
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$507/Month |
From
3 years
to
5 years
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$627/Month |
From
3 years
to
5 years
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$336/Month |
From
3 years
to
5 years
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$507/Month |
From
3 years
to
5 years
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$627/Month |
From
2 years
to
3 years
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$897/Month |
From
2 years
to
3 years
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$672/Month |
Extended Care
Notes on Schedule and Extended Care
Notes
Class size varies upon age group. Younger children (in early 2's through 3) might have a ratio of 10/1 (students/teacher). Older groups might have a ratio of 12/1. Sometimes, 2 classes are merged together for a specific time of day or activity.
Annual Registration Fee: $100 per child (non-refundable).
Waitlist application fee: $75 per child and is applied towards registration.
Extra hours (2 hour min) is $10.
Bright Horizons is open 12 months a year with the exception of: New Year's Day, Teacher In-Service day (Martin Luther King Day), President's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Teacher In-Service day (friday before Labor Day), Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In the event a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday will be observed the Friday before or the Monday after the holiday, depending on the calendar year.
Upon agreement to enroll in the center, 1/2 of the first month's tuition is due.
Bright Horizons operates a private full day Kindergarten in addition to their infant care and preschool programs.
Calendar Year
School Year
Kindergarten Placement & Tips
Director and Parents have not yet submitted this information to the Savvy Source.
