Home-School Connection

OVERALL RATING (4.3)

Conducts an open house at start of school year

Conducts a parent-teacher meeting at start of school year

Conducts regular parent teacher conferences

Provides summary of child’s learning at end of year

Provides guidance on developmental goals for the following year

Provides guidance on best Kindergarten and elementary schools

Parent/teacher meetings - a formal meeting is held once a year . There is also ongoing daily communication.

Separation

OVERALL RATING (5.0)

Beginning of the year separation is handled through:
- Abbreviated schedule at start of school year
- Parents in classroom early on
- Pre-entry meetings with parents at school

Director's and Parents' Comments

Director's Comments

The best way is for the parent to stay with the child until they are comfortable. Abbreviating the schedule 30 minutes/day; 45 minutes/day; 60 minutes/day by day 3, etc. If a parent is comfortable, a confident goodbye and notice to be close by in case we have to call for a pick up.

Parent #1
My daughter has attended Kids Club Pre-school for two years. I am so happy that her first school experience has been with the wonderful staff at this school.

Parent #2
Excellent school. We love it.

Parent #3
none

Discipline

OVERALL RATING (4.8)
Parents' Opinions
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

Overview

Director's Description of Approach Toward Discipline

Redirection - a few words to discourage behavior which hurts others, self or destroys property. With older kids, we often talk to the group about what happened and talk about ideas and words they could use instead.

Director's Response to a Sample Discipline Scenario

Description of how teachers handle the following scenario: Child A and Child B are good friends and usually play together. One day, Child A decides to play with Child C and tells Child B, 'I don't want to play with you today. I'm playing with Child C instead.'

We would help Child 'B' find another activity or friend to join with. We address how child 'A' could have been a bit more diplomatic (i.e., Id like to play with Child 'C' today, maybe we could play later). We would also help Child 'B' understand that sometimes we all want to play with just one other child and sometimes we can try to join in.

Parents' Notes on Discipline, Health and Safety

Parent #1
Small but well-organized space.

Parent #2
none

Parent #3
No place was better for our children. The combination of expertise and fun is unmatched anywhere else. Now that we are on the very far side of preschool and have heard scores of people's preschool experiences, we continue to know how extraordinarily lucky we were to be at Kids Club.

Extended Care

Notes on Schedule and Extended Care

Notes

We offer classes five days/week, or M,W,F, and T,TH. Our program runs from 8:30 to 1:00 p.m. We have extended care until 3:00 p.m. The extended care program costs $10/hour.

Application Process

Admissions Process

Director's Comments

Children in the Tuesday/Thursday class do not need to be potty trained, but children in the Monday, Wednesday, Friday class do need to be potty trained.