Summary
Contact Info
Marshall Lane
14114 Marilyn Lane
Saratoga
, CA
95070
www.campbellusd.org/preschool
Tel:
(408) 374-1156
Director:
Katina Smith
Admissions Director:
Katina Smith
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 |
After a face-to-face meeting at the school (tour, conversation with director, etc.), after a phone conversation with the appropriate person at the school |
| Deadline for applications |
Rolling |
Key Statistics
| Student/teacher ratio |
12:1 |
| Age cutoff for enrollment |
3 years |
| School year |
Year round program |
Kindergarten Placement
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:
1
Director survey: Yes
Savvy Source survey: Yes
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General Info
Basic Stats
| Student/teacher ratio |
12:1
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% of teachers with:
Transportation and Drop-off Policies
Transportation
Dropoff Procedure
Features of the Preschool
| Provide a third year |
Yes
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| • The third year program is not different than the program for younger children. |
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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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| Teach religious concepts |
No
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| Some experience serving children with special needs |
No
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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 (2.7) |
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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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| 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?
We believe that children need to think of education as fun. We do not think it is beneficial to force children to learn. They learn best through having fun and socializing
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
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School Philosophy & Day in the Life
School Philosophy and Mission
Our program provides playful, hands-on learning experiences that are based on the High-Scope curriculum.
Qualified preschool teachers know what's expected in kindergarten and plan fun-filled activities that help children build the social and pre-academic skills they'll need later for success in school.
The preschool schedule meshes with the school-year calendar, and the affordable rates are based on the option you choose.
Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
When children come in the morning they too have to sign in at their sign in binder.
Then we have stations at our tables from 8:30 to 8:45 with typical activities including letter writing, drawing, building blocks and puzzle solving. These activities are chosen by the students.
At 8:50 we have large group. During this time we do calendar and letters and phonemic awareness and an occassional song.
9:00 to 9:30 we have group time usually based on numbers or letter of the week concept. Children, upon completing their activity, plan with us what they want to play with during their free-choice time.
9:30- 10:30 we give for free-choice time. During this time is where they get to play where they want inside.
At 10:20 we do another large group where we focus on Nnumber recognition as well as sorting and ordering concepts using our curiculum.
At 10:40 we have snack. After finishing snack it is quiet reading time.
11:00-11:25 we play outside then we come inside and do a quick review of our day in a small group setting
Quality of Teaching
Teachers Are:
| OVERALL RATING: (3.1) |
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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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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
We group the children by age and whether or not they are going into kindergarten. Those that have concepts like full letter recognition we aide with interactive writing to begin word recognition process. Those that are behind we try working with them to get essential concepts like name recognition completed and understood. We do this after our main large and small group. We try to make the groups smaller so there is more one on one interactions
Discipline, Health and Safety
Discipline
| OVERALL RATING (3.8) |
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| Parents at this school, on average, believe that conflicts between children:
are handled well in a way that gives me confidence in the safety of my child
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Overview
Director's Description of Approach Toward Discipline
We don't believe in punishing preschoolers. Rather we try and work on verbal communication with them and let them talk and try to solve their own problems. When necessary we may redirect and ask if they can play in a more appropriate area
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 try to find out why child A has decided to leave child B out and play with child C. Then we would explain to both children that it hurts a persons feels to be left out especially if that person did not do anything to hurt them. We would than try an encourage the three students to play together.
Parents' Notes on Discipline, Health and Safety
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
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Health
| OVERALL RATING (3.0) |
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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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| Toys and furniture are cleaned regularly |
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Food Allergies
Medications
Safety
| OVERALL RATING (4.0) |
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| Screen and identify all visitors
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| Parents may not bring sick children to school where they may infect others |
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