FAQ’s
Introducing your child to school: We will have a welcome event a few weeks before the start of the school year. If your child is beginning mid year. We will schedule a “play-date” at the school before your child begins.
Your child’s schedule: You are welcome to change your schedule as long as we have room. There is no penalty to reduce your schedule but if we are full it can be difficult to add days.
Communication: Once you’re in, we are always available to connect. See us at drop off or pick up, give us a call, read the daily blog to see what is going on each day, check out the potty and nap logs, leave us a note in the communication log, have a chat at the parent teacher conference or pull us aside. In other words, it’s an open door policy. Before you enroll? Well, there are lots of people with lots of questions who we have yet to meet. If we’re busy with the families who are already enrolled, we promise to get back to you.
Another baby on the way: It can be helpful to remember that at preschool new babies are the norm. The best way to help your child adjust is to keep the routine (you already knew that) and the daily plan. Every year kids begin preschool and welcome siblings at the same time and it works out well.
Staff Ratio: We offer a 1:6 teacher: student ratio.
Meals and Snacks: Children bring their own lunch. We offer two healthy snacks each day. Children often revisit their leftovers from lunch after nap.
Spanish Dual Language: We practice Spanish integration. We sing songs, read books and speak to the children in Spanish as a way of sharing cultures.
Kindergarten Readiness: We have a pre-k program for 4-year-olds called Panda Time.
Parking: Parents pull up in front for pick up and drop off. Finding parking has never been a problem. Many families also walk or bike to school.
School Calendar: We are a year round school so children enroll for the whole year. The school year begins in August and ends in lat July. We close for Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks and various other holidays or in-services.
Current Openings: Most of our openings occur in the fall when the older group leaves for Kindergarten. We do have some mid-year openings. Most (but not all) families reserve their fall spots in February.