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San Francisco, CA
Baby Steps

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neighborhood: Lakeside · Telephone: (415) 661-6124

Basic Stats

Total enrollment	14
Student/teacher ratio	4:1
Established	1992
Average tenure for teachers	3 yrs.
% of teachers with:
- Bachelors	66%
- Masters	33%
- Teaching credentials	33%
- CPR	100%
- First aid	100%

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Facilities

CONDITION OF FACILITIES RATING (4.0)
Building, bathrooms, hallway
Classroom equipment and furniture
Outside play equipment

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Transportation and Drop-off Policies

Transportation

- Parents bring their children to and from school

- Located close to public transportation

Dropoff Procedure

- Parents walk their child into the classroom

- 7:00 AM is the earliest time a parent can drop off a child

Late Pickup Policy: If the parent is late for unavoidable reasons (traffic, etc.) there is no charge. If the parent is habitually late, we charge $1.00/minute.

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Features of the Preschool

Provide a third year more	Yes
Provide a kindergarten and elementary school program	No
Affiliated with a religious institution	No
Some experience serving children with special needs more	Yes

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Facilities Include:

Classrooms (with bathroom attached)
Classrooms (with kitchenette attached)
Music room
Art room
Library
Playground more

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Accreditation, Membership & Awards

Accreditation by the National Association of Young Children

Other Memberships

Family Day Care Association, NAEYC, and the California Day Care Association.

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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 in continuity of care. We encourage our parents to keep their children in our care from our infant care program through preschool program to our prek curriculum. As each child grows, they experience being in a mixed age school, helped and encouraged by the older children and then when they become older children themselves, they scaffold their younger classmates.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
My son learned to write his first and last name, knew how to identify several native birds and came home exhausted every night! He learned more at Baby Steps than he has learned anywhere since!

Parent #2
Baby Steps' best attributes: outdoor play space, conscientious caregivers, flexibility in scheduling, diversity. Weakest in: healthful lunch and snacks, communication with the parents, cohesive parent community.

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