Little Footprints Preschool is a Mandarin immersion preschool in San Francisco. We have two preschool campuses (Sunset and Ocean view). Our preschool sites serve children ages 2 to 5 years old in a 100% Mandarin-immersion environment. We offer an interactive project based curriculum with high teacher to student ratio (1:4 for toddler and 1:6 for preschool age.)
There are over 2,000 square feet of onsite outdoor play area in the sunset location. The "Small Park" has a sandbox, bike loop, and gardening boxes in the lower deck. The upper deck features a play structure, basketball hoops, and a large toy car that can fit two kids.
There are over 2,000 square feet of onsite outdoor play area in the sunset location. The "Small Park" has a sandbox, bike loop, and gardening boxes in the lower deck. The upper deck features a play structure, basketball hoops, and a large toy car that can fit two kids.
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Teachers consistently encourage children to communicate in Mandarin through modeling and scaffolding. Potty Training Not required. When the child is ready for potty training. The teachers and parents work to together to discuss a consistent plan to support the child. Communication with Parents: Our teachers provide a daily oral update for parents to get a glimpse of how their child is doing.
Families are encouraged to tour the facility and meet the staff prior to submitting the application. Applications are accepted throughout the year. If spaces are not available at the time your child's application is processed, he/she will be placed on the wait list. To confirm the application and documents are processed, you will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours upon receipt.
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Benny Hina
Dec 04, 2019
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School is cutting down staffs to save cost, due to the fact that school opened an second location $$$ And lack of children. A classroom only has 2 teachers with 16 children. For example SF minimum wages is $15 per hour, each class used to be 3 teachers ($45) to watch over the children. Now only 2 teachers per classrooms ($30). Then the preschool is hiring free intern from college with little to no experience to watch over your children to fill in the third teacher’s position. Most of the experience teachers already gone,(due to stress, lack of staffs, lack of respect, lack of resources for crafts
Ben Wen
Jul 28, 2019
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More than just Mandarin immersion. Loving, caring staff of course. Lots of enrichment weekly (music, dance, movement), month-long topical focus on, for example, noodles/pasta; medicine/doctors; shopping/groceries etc. with visiting "experts", field trips and interviewing adults (??!) with reports on how many people preferred a food or wore shoes. Structured group play instruction with art and observation, balanced with a simple and supportive system for child-directed play and clean up. Teachers are communicative, sharing lots of pictures during the day so you stay connected with your kid. Special
