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Serendipity Early Care And Education Center

530 Las Tunas Drive, Arcadia, CA, 91007-0910 -

School Notes Overview:

At Serendipity Early Care And Education, the focus is on child-centered activities. This means that the choices are left for the children to make. This teaches initiative and independence because the choices are not being made for them. At Serendipity, children activities center on objects and experiences that develop more fully their understanding of what they can see, touch, hear, smell and taste. Children natural curiosity and desire to make sense of their world motivates them to become involved in learning activities. We learn best what we do by ourselves, or as Piaget put it: "Every time we teach a child something we prevent him form discovering it himself."...

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School Overview:

	Serendipity Early Care And Education Center
School Type	Early Childhood / Day Care
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - Nursery School
County	Los Angeles County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	30 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	100%	40%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 24 students
	Kind - 6 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	1 teachers
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:30	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

At Serendipity Early Care And Education, the focus is on child-centered activities. This means that the choices are left for the children to make. This teaches initiative and independence because the choices are not being made for them. At Serendipity, children activities center on objects and experiences that develop more fully their understanding of what they can see, touch, hear, smell and taste. Children natural curiosity and desire to make sense of their world motivates them to become involved in learning activities. We learn best what we do by ourselves, or as Piaget put it: "Every time we teach a child something we prevent him form discovering it himself."
Profile last updated: 02/10/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (91007)	School Zip (91007)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	30,925 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	51%	32%
Population Average Age	42 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$51,255	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.9 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	49 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	58% / 42%	55% / 45%