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Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool is a privately owned, nonsectarian early childhood center in San Rafael, CA. The school operates year-round, maintains five classrooms with a low student–teacher ratio, and emphasizes social-emotional development and conflict-resolution skills.
Ice Cream & Shoe Preschool is a privately owned, nonsectarian early childhood center serving multiple preschool age groups in five classrooms. The program operates year-round and follows the same holidays as the local school district.
The center emphasizes nurturing relationships, social-emotional growth, and conflict resolution alongside cognitive and creative development. Teachers use play-based activities, circle times with calendar and letter practices, art projects, gardening, and practical projects to support independence, language, and problem-solving skills.
The site includes indoor classrooms and several distinct outdoor play areas including sandboxes, climbing structures, bike/play areas, a garden, and an art room. Regular enrichment activities mentioned include gardening, art projects (including an annual art show), bike day, and carpentry/creative construction activities.
Admissions use a personalized, visit-based process followed by an application and review. The program notes a focus on preschool readiness during admissions and offers a range of schedule options across classrooms.
The Dragonfly Class supports four-year-olds in the transition toward kindergarten with expanded circle time activities (calendar, weather, letter of the week), art, gardening, baking/cooking and instruction in independence and conflict resolution.
The Frogs Class is designed for older preschoolers preparing for kindergarten, offering individual-paced learning, pre-reading and math supports, carpentry and monthly artist projects, and extensive outdoor activity options culminating in a year-end student play.
The Ice Creams Class supports children in early separation experiences and offers a variety of individual and group learning materials, art activities, circle time, and access to several outdoor play areas including sandboxes, a mud kitchen and bike day.
The Shoes Class bridges play and increasing social awareness, introducing letter sounds, beginning writing and more complex materials while maintaining substantial time for art and outdoor play.
The Tadpoles Class is an introduction to preschool that focuses on transitions like separation, basic toileting, sensory play and early language development; the room offers many choices for play and a private fenced yard with sandbox and climbing features.
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