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San Francisco, CA
A Child's Garden

Three and Half Stars

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

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neighborhood: Glen Park ·  Telephone: (415) 333-9169

Director: Add Your Stats Contact Info

A Child's Garden
90 Paradise Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94131

Tel: (415) 333-9169
Fax: (415) 333-9395

Director: Michele Lundy
michelelundy@gmail.com

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Parents: Rate This Preschool Parent Ratings

Quality of teaching
Four Stars
Development of social skills and work habits
Three and Half Stars
Home-school connection
Three and Half Stars
Discipline
Four Stars
Facilities
Three and Half Stars
Health
Four And Half Stars
Safety
Four Stars
Handling of separation
Four Stars

Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed: 8
Director survey: Yes
Savvy Source survey: Yes

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General Approach to Learning

Checked Play-based with some structure

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School Philosophy and Mission

A Child's Garden Preschool is committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment for preschoolers. Our goal is to establish a space where they can begin to learn to functi...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

A Child's Garden Preschool day includes free-choice and teacher planned activities, snack, indoor and outdoor play, circle time, a trip to a park, lunch, naptime, snack, followed once again with indoo...
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition

Ages From 2 years 6 months to
5 years 6 months
Days:
Tue 8:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 8:00am - 6:00pm
Tuition: $475/Month

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Key Statistics

Extended day Yes
School year Year round program
Total enrollment 10
Student/teacher ratio6:1
Age cutoff for enrollment2 years and 6 months

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Application Information

Applications accepted After a face-to-face meeting at the school
Wait listYes
Deadline for applicationsRolling
Acceptance criteria: Selective

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Kindergarten Placement

Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending

  • Rooftop
  • Miraloma
  • Fairmont
  • St. John's
  • St. Brendan's

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2009

  This photo of my daughter Ramona captures a wistful but joyous moment this past October at a local farm outside of Portland, Oregon. This snapshot memorializes her two front teeth, which she yanked out herself the following week. (As you can see, they're barely

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13
2009

Trace around your child's foot, with shoe on, on a piece of white construction paper or card stock. Have child cut out the shoe print and add a spooky face. Glue it to a popsicle stick and you have a ghost stick puppet!

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