Tiddlywinks Preschool Program (Piedmont, CA)
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May 2009
I'm considering the Tiddlywinks program at the Piedmont Rec
Center for my 2-year old this fall. It would be his first drop-
off school experience. Does anyone have any recent experience
with this program? I'd love to hear your opinion about the
teachers and the program-- positives and negatives. Thanks!
Montclair Mom
Both my daughters went to Tiddlywinks, and I highly recommend it. My
older daughter had a hard time in the beginning, but the teachers were
great and would sit and read books with her or include her in art
projects until she warmed up to the other kids. They would always let
me know when she had had a hard day, which I really appreciated. For
my younger daughter, it has been a totally different experience. She
was so ready to go to school like her big sister that she never looks
back once she gets through the preschool door. But with both kids, I
always felt like the teachers were very responsive to their needs,
that the activities were engaging and varied, and that it was a good
preschool experience.
Tiddlywinks parent
April 2006
I've searched the archives here for Piedmont preschools and camps
but didn't find any. I am at the moment looking at the Piedmont
Recreation Department catalog thinking about doing a summer trial
run (if my daughter can get in--I'm late to the registration
party) at Tiddlywinks and/or Tot Zone. Anyone have any
experience with these programs? I noticed the Tiddlywinks
program says they have a 7:1 child:teacher ratio, but the Tot
Zone info doesn't say anything about a ratio they try to keep.
Thanks!
My son attended Tiddlywinks last summer, and is enrolled again
for this summer. We loved the program last year when he had
just turned 2. It's a wonderful way to introduce your child to
a social group and have them spend a little time away from you.
Both directors, Ida and Michelle, are great and bring different
styles to the program. I know they are full for this summer,
but I don't know about the status of the waitlists.
I looked at Totzone last fall as an occassional option for
childcare and was unimpressed. I can't speak to the program
because we never sent our son there, but it did not appear to
be the same level of care as Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks Fan
I highly recomend Tiddlywinks. Our daughter goes there now and loves
it--we just
signed her up for the summer session. Michelle, the head teacher, is
fabulous and
plans fun activities for the kids (she had puppeteers from Fairyland
come in December
to put on the Nutcracker, they walk to the fire station to get a tour
and check out the
trucks, etc). We've been really happy with Tiddlywinks, and our
daughter has grown
and learned a lot. We've never used Tot Zone as our nanny picks her up
in the
afternoon, but I've seen the room in the Rec Dept building and it looks
like the kids are
having fun. If you want any more info about Tiddlywinks, feel free to
email me.
cathy
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