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Serendipity Early Care & Educational Center

940 W Duarte Road, Monrovia, CA, 91016-0910 -

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 & Educational Center
School Type	Early Childhood / Day Care
School Membership(s)	National Association for the Education of Young Children Other special emphasis association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Prekindergarten
County	Los Angeles County, CA
Student Body
Total Students	n/a
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	40%
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a
	This School	(CA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	200 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 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 (91016)	School Zip (91016)	(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	41,050 people	33,864,644 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	32%	32%
Population Average Age	34 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.8 persons
Median Household Income	$46,468	$51,306
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.6 rooms	4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	53 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	50% / 50%	55% / 45%