CHILDREN'S DAY SCHOOL Go back
333 DOLORES ST
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110
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Phone: 415-861-5432
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating:
  • Educational Climate: Above Average
  • Technology Measure: Medium-low
  • Type: Private
  • Grades: Pre-kindergarten - 8th Grade
  • District:
  • Students/Teacher: NOT REPORTED
  • Students/Grade: 31.3
  • Number Students: 313
  • Number Teachers: NOT REPORTED
  • Number Classrooms: 17
  • Expense/Pupil:
  • Poverty Level: NOT REPORTED
  • Number Computers: 21
  • Number PCs: 008
  • Number Macs: 013
  • Principal: Mr Molly Huffman
  • CHARTER SCHOOL
  • GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
  • ESL
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT
  • BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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  • YEAR ROUND CLASSES
  • VOC-TECH
  • ADULT EDUCATION
  • NCLB SCHOOL
  • BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
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  • AYP SCHOOL
  • INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (27 ratings)
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    School Reviews (26 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-05-17
    "My criticisms center around two ideas: lack of emphasis on rigorous academic standards and overemphasis on political education of children.Academics.My son arrived at CDS from a great Montessori school enthusiastic about math and a very competent early reader.By christmas both skills had atrophied to the point where he lost everything gained in preschool. When I compare the work saved from preschool to the work brought home from CDS it s genuinely startling. CDS utilizes a Project Based Learning (PBL) approach.One of the more legitimate sounding criticisms of PBL is it s inappropriateness for mathematics instruction. Politics,my son was taught a song which included the lyrics protest, petition, let big business know I m particularly concerned that he learn the skills of protesting and petitioning at 5 especially when he is not mastering the basics. I would prefer something along the lines of innovate, invent, do the hard work I find it telling that this political correctness is taught within the context of a private school with its hand picked diversity. The school has a contingent of true believer parents who undoubtedly disagree with me, but this is my experience."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-03-19
    "My daughter started at preschool here and is now in kindergarten. She's confident, engaged and curious about everything. The two teachers we have had over the past three years are enthusiastic and passionate about what they do. Learning new things in such a warm and caring environment has set a positive foundation for the future for her. Our son is currently in the preschool and over the first semester we have seen him go from a tentative child to one who loves partaking in the different projects. He loves working in the farm and garden - caring for the chicks and studying plants. Most of all we are really happy with how our kids are turning out. They are respectful of other's feelings and care about the world around them."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-03-14
    "My daughter completely blossomed at CDS. She has been there four years now and has no interest in any other school. Her grades and test scores are great and she is confident. She feels she has a place at her school and that's a wonderful thing. The approaches to teaching are innovative and effective. We are more than pleased."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-03-09
    "I am a parent of two CDS students. The two negative comments to me seem out of place and certainly out of context. Our children are thriving--their reading and math skills have improved incredibly this year. They fly out of the house each morning with never a complaint about going to school. To me, that is the most concrete evidence of the great job CDS is doing. As to the negative comments below, a teacher was dismissed last summer. The school, rightly in my view, does not comment on personnel issues. But that teacher, while some families really liked her, I hear was nothing but trouble to other teachers (not office staff) and refused to participate in the integrated curriculum (preschool through 8) . She was replaced by a very experienced teacher whom I understand the kids really like. The fact the review was written by a "fomer parent" leads me to discredit the facts and also to wonder if it was written by someone with a grudge (perhaps the fired teacher?). I can't speak to another kid's experience, but I have never found a CDS teacher or the Head uninterested any any child or family. Again, why would someone post the questions below here? Seems like a fake review. CDS: great"
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-01-12
    "CDS used to be a fantastic school. My children went there for a few years and then they got a new head of school who's only concern was making the school bigger and bigger and putting lots of cash in the bank, not what's the best educationally for the children. They fired very valuable long term accredited and after school teachers because of low level personality clashes between the office staff. It doesn't matter to the powers that be to have the best teachers for the children if the office staff don't like them? Seems so! I preferred the better teachers. Unless the staff is killing each other, it should have nothing to do with teaching and shouldn't matter more then the children's education. The kids need to come first, they do not. The staffs "friendships" do. Children's Day School does NOT put the children's best interest first so therefore I can no longer recommend the school. Former CDS parent."
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