Miss Helen's Preschool

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  I really liked this place. Ms. Helen is always there to greet me and my daughter when we show up every morning. This is not a multi-million dollar fancy place, it is more like a safe church setting and very affordable. I'm not a Christian myself but I know that a Church-like setting inherently offers securit I have showed up unannounced on numerous occasions and they seem to have their ops together. My daughter never got sick in the last six months she was there, which is a good thing. In the past while in Phoenix, AZ and Dallas, TX she had to deal with a flu-like situation within a week after starting a new day-care. Unfortunately, I need to take her out due to a family situation. This is good daycare for anyone who is looking for a safe place that's reasonably priced with no-frills.
  By Kmxr /Bayarea, November 25, 2017
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  My daughter started at Miss Helen's pre school last fall. It was a last minute decision, because I got a job offer. It turned out to be the perfect fit. My daughter loved Miss Helen's from day one, and it never changed. She asked if it was a school day every single day and wasn't really happy about saturdays and sundays. Miss Helen's is conveniently located in downtown Castro Valley, with a big parking lot. The school has one really big, airy and bright room, and a fenced nice and shady playground behind the school. What I liked best about the school is that Hiss Helen and her team provide a stable, nurturing environment for the children. No unknown subs, no fluctuation. You will never come in and see the teachers playing with their cell phones, computers or anything, they interact with the children. No TV either. The children have a reliable, reassuring daily schedule, but they have a bunch of great festivities and special days throughout the year, every holiday is celebrated. They went on a field trip to the post office to post a letter to themselves – my daughter was so exited about this amazing idea – a petting zoo came to the school, a dentist came to visit them and tell them about “sugar bugs”, Santa Claus came and they had a wonderful Christmas Celebration with a Secret Santa toy swap. My daughter made great progress – both academically and socially - during the year she has been at Miss Helen's and is very good prepared for starting school in fall. I liked Miss Helen's so much, I waited very long to make the decision wether or not my daughter will start TK in fall. I really like that the children are in one mixed age group, like it is done in Germany and much all over Europe, so the younger ones can learn from the older ones and the older ones can learn how to be nice, kind and patient roll models for younger children. I' ve seen little two year old “babies” come to school and start talking and interacting confidently with all of their new friends in no time. I had several chances to witness how Miss Helen and her teachers, Miss Rosh and Miss Amy, interact with unruly and crying children and was very impressed with their patience and nice, warm, caring attitude. For the parent, Miss Helen offers very gracious operating hours – from 6.30 am to 6.30 pm - , very compatible rates and the school is only closed on a handful of days – the mayor holidays, the school was even open on Christmas Eve, New Years Eve, and the Friday after Thanks Giving, what is really important if you are a working parent and can't afford to take of those days. Both my child and I had great contact with other children and their parents. This is a really great school for working parents who wish for a preschool that offers reliability and a nurturing, warm environment for their child age 2 to 6.
  By Tina Schrader, August 07, 2017

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