Preschool Observation Report

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I have chosen to observe the Pre-school at Joshua Springs Christian School. My daughter attended Pre-school there a year ago and loved it. However, I have always wondered what their curriculum was and how the Teachers went about teaching 3 and 4 year olds curriculum to begin with! The school is located at 57373 Joshua Lane in Yucca Valley, CA. The actual name of the Pre-school is Joshua Springs Christian Pre-school and it is a private school. Their hours of operation are from 7am to 6pm with Teaching hours from 8am until noon. After 12:00pm, the Pre-school gears more towards day care and focuses less on curriculum. When I first approached the front door; I see that there are buttons on a key pad. It contained numbers from 0-9. Staring at the handle, I realized that I did not have a code to enter the school. I knocked but there was no answer. Beginning to feel a bit unwelcomed; I stood back and saw that there was also a doorbell and a peep hole on the door. With a sigh of relief, I rang the doorbell and could see that, within seconds, the peep hole had darkened and someone was opening the door. It was Mrs. Smith, the Pre-School Director. With a smile on her face she says “You must be Mrs. Lewis!” She invites me in and introduces herself; apologizing for not providing me with a door code prior to coming to the school. She explains that, since I will not be at the school on a regular basis, I will have to be let in and out instead of being provided with a door code. “It’s for the safety of the Students” she explains. I am happy to hear that Mrs. Smith seems so cautious. The entry way is a small room with doors on all sides. The walls are all brightly colored and, though there are no windows on the front of the building, it is obvious that there are several windows in each of the brightly lit classrooms. Mrs. Smith guides me over to a small nook where there are

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