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A Child's Garden Preschool

215 Locust Street Ne, Albuquerque, NM, 87102-0871 -

School Notes Overview:

A Child’s Garden Preschool, a non-sectarian community outreach program of First Presbyterian Church, is committed to providing a developmentally appropriate learning environment for a diverse population of young children ages 10 months through pre-Kindergarten. The professional staff understands and is sensitive to the individual needs, cultural heritage and identity of each child. A Child’s Garden’s approach to early childhood education is based on some assumptions about children and how they learn and develop. The program has evolved from beliefs about what is developmentally appropriate for young children based on these assumptions, as they have been confirmed by current research and practice. Young children affect their growing edge as they actively and continually manipulate the immediate environment at home, at school, and in each encounter in the life-word of the child. As the young child constructs, explores, imitates and tests, through “playful modes of knowing”, social, emotional, physical and cognitive development occurs. All of these areas of development are inextricably linked and cannot be separated. ...

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School Overview:

	A Child's Garden Preschool
School Type	Early Childhood / Day Care
School Membership(s)	National Association for the Education of Young Children
Religious Affiliation	Presbyterian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Prekindergarten
County	Bernalillo County, NM
Student Body
Total Students	171 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NM) School Avg.
% Students of Color	44%	42%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 155 students
	Kind - 16 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	2 teachers
	This School	(NM) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:71	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

A Child’s Garden Preschool, a non-sectarian community outreach program of First Presbyterian Church, is committed to providing a developmentally appropriate learning environment for a diverse population of young children ages 10 months through pre-Kindergarten. The professional staff understands and is sensitive to the individual needs, cultural heritage and identity of each child. A Child’s Garden’s approach to early childhood education is based on some assumptions about children and how they learn and develop. The program has evolved from beliefs about what is developmentally appropriate for young children based on these assumptions, as they have been confirmed by current research and practice. Young children affect their growing edge as they actively and continually manipulate the immediate environment at home, at school, and in each encounter in the life-word of the child. As the young child constructs, explores, imitates and tests, through “playful modes of knowing”, social, emotional, physical and cognitive development occurs. All of these areas of development are inextricably linked and cannot be separated.
Profile last updated: 02/17/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (87102)	School Zip (87102)	(NM) State Average
Population (Approximate)	22,349 people	1,814,374 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	22%	24%
Population Average Age	33 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$21,109	$38,590
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.7 rooms	5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	54 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	40% / 60%	66% / 34%