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Altadena, CA
Children's Country House

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

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neighborhood: West Altadena ·  Telephone: (626) 798-8083  · Website: www.pasadenachildcareprov...

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
  & Tuition
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  Admissions
• Kindergarten
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General Approach to Learning

	Play-based
	Play-based with some structure
	Predominantly teacher-led instruction
	Montessori
	Waldorf
	Co-op
	Reggio-Emilia

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Director's Comments

We have a wonderful environment both inside and outside. Our yard is large and creative, with many activities as well as an animal program including pony, goat, rabbits, and vegetable garden. Inside we have 15 centers.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (5.0)
This school has increased my child's:
Ability to listen and follow directions
Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
Ability to be a part of a group of children
Self-sufficiency and independence
Awareness of others’ feelings
Cooperation with other children

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Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					Yes
Oral language	-		-	-	n/a
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-	-		-	n/a
Storybook reading	-	-		-	n/a
Emerging literacy skills	-		-	-	n/a
Cognitive Development					n/a
Math and number sense	-		-	-	Yes
Time & space	-		-	-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-		-	-	Yes
Music	-	-		-	Yes
Visual arts	-		-	-	Yes
Physical activity	-		-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught	We have a dance teacher who provides a dance class.				n/a

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Director's Comments

Children are allowed to choose activities inside or outside. Teachers facilitate the child's handling of conflicts and enriching the activity through conversation.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
The classrooms are set up with stations, but there are also times, especially in the large outdoor play area, when the children are allowed to play and explore on their own. Once the kids spent nearly an hour observing a spider and wasp engage in a struggle, after one of the children discovered it and pointed it out to a teacher.

Parent #2
they dont have a curricular for my dauthers age but the teachers are always teaching them stuff even do they are outside playing.