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Altadena, CA
Children's Country House

Five Stars

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...

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Children's Country House
2821 Santa Rosa Avenue
Altadena, CA  91001

www.pasadenachildcarepr...

Tel: (626) 798-8083
Fax: (626) 628-3103

Director: Dr. Debera Nielsen
dnielsen@champmail.com

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Parents: Rate This Preschool Parent Ratings

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

Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed: 3
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

Children's Country House is dedicated to providing an enriched environment and hands-on education for children 2-5 following the guidelines of noted child psychologists such as Piaget. The school pro...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School

7:00-9:00 Gathering and general activities
9:00-10:00 Outside activities, feeding animals
10:00-10:30 Rug time, stories, songs, snack
10:30-11:30 Inside choice of centers-curriculum ide...
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition

Ages From 4 years to
5 years
Days:
Mon 7:00am - 6:30pm
Tue 7:00am - 6:30pm
Wed 7:00am - 6:30pm
Thu 7:00am - 6:30pm
Fri 7:00am - 6:30pm

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Key Statistics

Extended day Yes
School year Year round program
Total enrollment 34
Student/teacher ratio8:1
Age cutoff for enrollment2 years

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Notes on Schedule and Extended Care


All age groups have classes available 2, 3, 4 days a week or full time. Tuition varies depending on schedule and frequency.
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Application Information

Applications accepted After a face-to-face meeting at the school (tour, conversation with director, etc.)
Wait listYes
Deadline for applicationsRolling
Application Information $85.00
Acceptance criteria: First-come basis

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Kindergarten Placement

Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending

  • St. Mark's
  • Pasadena Christian
  • St. Elizabeth's
  • High Point
  • Noyes
  • Loma Alta
  • St. Andrew's
  • St. Phillip's

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Looking Forward to Our Favorite Holiday Rituals

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A lot of the joy of the holidays is anticipating all of the special things we do at this time of year. So let's savor all of these rituals we enjoy with our children before, during, and after they happen! Here are the ones we

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Today's “Preschool’s Out” Activity

Dec
2
Tue

Help your little one to learn good manners by having a tea party. Set a table with your finest plastic ware and be sure to use your best manners. Modeling this behavior in playtime helps your little one to remember it at dinner time.

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