Parent Letters of Recommendation!
Please take a look at family submitted reviews on our page on Growingupwards.com as well
Amy, 2012-2013 & 2013-2014 School Years
Miss Jeanine provides an inviting, respectful, and engaging environment for preschoolers. Our quiet, shy, and hesitant four year old immediately felt comfortable and loved Miss Jeanine and the Strawberry Patch-on the first site visit. She made new friends, she was encouraged to grow into her own person with Miss Jeanine age-appropriately urging her to use her voice and for others to listen to her words.
The themes and projects Miss Jeanine leads generate true interest and love for learning. The imaginative and fun hands-on centers, explorer journals, experiments, and art never cease to amaze the kids (or parents!). The second year our child spent with Miss Jeanine, she evolved into a spunky five-year old who loved to be with her friends old and new, always looked forward to going to The Strawberry Patch, helping her teacher with calendar, and to what projects and books Miss Jeanine would have ready.
Miss Jeanine’s positive behavior discipline, her warm and positive control over the classroom, and ability to communicate with parents and children is extraordinary, especially as parents are also going through this developmental transition along with their child.
Miss Jeanine enriched our child’s life thoroughly. She graduated knowing her letters, able to read short words and sentences, and with a love for space and science, nature, school, and the chickens. Jeanine is THE BEST teacher!
The themes and projects Miss Jeanine leads generate true interest and love for learning. The imaginative and fun hands-on centers, explorer journals, experiments, and art never cease to amaze the kids (or parents!). The second year our child spent with Miss Jeanine, she evolved into a spunky five-year old who loved to be with her friends old and new, always looked forward to going to The Strawberry Patch, helping her teacher with calendar, and to what projects and books Miss Jeanine would have ready.
Miss Jeanine’s positive behavior discipline, her warm and positive control over the classroom, and ability to communicate with parents and children is extraordinary, especially as parents are also going through this developmental transition along with their child.
Miss Jeanine enriched our child’s life thoroughly. She graduated knowing her letters, able to read short words and sentences, and with a love for space and science, nature, school, and the chickens. Jeanine is THE BEST teacher!
Sky, 2012-2013 School Year
What a wonderful preschool experience Day has had at The Strawberry Patch! The level of comfort and security, the balance of learning and play, the celebration of just being silly and being a kid, the joy of having friends and treating each-other with kindness and respect, the encouragement of creativity and initiative, the thoughtful involvement with nature and its wonders-all these things and more Day has shared and enjoyed in your magical environment. We feel so lucky that Day got to be "4" at The Strawberry Patch, and we can't wait for her little brother to have the same experience when he turns "3". Thank You!!
Jodie, 2010-2011 School Year
Our son, Jonathan, attended the Strawberry Patch Preschool as a 4-5 year old. We had moved from a previous preschool, and were looking for a more nurturing environment for our son where he might receive more support getting ready for kindergarten. We couldn't have been more pleased with the environment provided by Jeanine VanSise.
Jeanine fosters a very respectful, peaceful, and loving environment at her school. The students quickly became close, and learned teamwork and collaboration, as well as conflict resolution and the ability to self-manage. Every time I visited the school, I was impressed by her patience in helping the students solve their own problems in the moment and understand the importance of the school's rules. The students had a wide variety of abilities and levels of maturity, but I was amazed at how she was able to keep and maintain their focus, and help them grow and develop at their own pace. She picked themes each week that allowed the students to discover new things about the world, as well as continue building skills in language, math, reasoning, and socializing.
Jeanine has superior skills in managing a classroom and developing engaging curricula for her preschool students--of that there is no doubt. But what meant the most to our family was the loving and nurturing way that she took a personal interest in my child and every child at the Strawberry Patch. She knew his likes and dislikes, his strengths and weaknesses, and made him feel special and valued. She celebrated his individual achievements, and ensured that the daily activities stretched him and allowed him to shine. If Jeanine had a special favorite or a special challenge among her students, I never knew it--in her classroom, it seemed it was always a 10-way tie for first place. She is truly a remarkable person, and we feel fortunate that our son had such a great start to his school years in her school.
I would be happy to recommend Jeanine VanSise and the Strawberry Patch to any parents seeking a safe and loving environment for their children.
Jeanine fosters a very respectful, peaceful, and loving environment at her school. The students quickly became close, and learned teamwork and collaboration, as well as conflict resolution and the ability to self-manage. Every time I visited the school, I was impressed by her patience in helping the students solve their own problems in the moment and understand the importance of the school's rules. The students had a wide variety of abilities and levels of maturity, but I was amazed at how she was able to keep and maintain their focus, and help them grow and develop at their own pace. She picked themes each week that allowed the students to discover new things about the world, as well as continue building skills in language, math, reasoning, and socializing.
Jeanine has superior skills in managing a classroom and developing engaging curricula for her preschool students--of that there is no doubt. But what meant the most to our family was the loving and nurturing way that she took a personal interest in my child and every child at the Strawberry Patch. She knew his likes and dislikes, his strengths and weaknesses, and made him feel special and valued. She celebrated his individual achievements, and ensured that the daily activities stretched him and allowed him to shine. If Jeanine had a special favorite or a special challenge among her students, I never knew it--in her classroom, it seemed it was always a 10-way tie for first place. She is truly a remarkable person, and we feel fortunate that our son had such a great start to his school years in her school.
I would be happy to recommend Jeanine VanSise and the Strawberry Patch to any parents seeking a safe and loving environment for their children.
Stacey, 2010-2011 School Year (Parent of a 3-4 year old)
We could not be happier with our experience with Jeanine and the Strawberry Patch Preschool. Jeanine is warm, nurturing, and has created a welcoming academic environment for preschoolers. Our daughter matured so much emotionally, academically, and socially while enrolled here and we are sad to have to leave the Strawberry Patch. Jeanine does an amazing job at fostering friendships and caring in the school. We are leaving with the sense that our daughter not only learned how to make friends, but how to love and care about her friends and treat them all as individuals. She has learned so many new problem solving and conflict resolution techniques that we had never seen her use before and it is really quite amazing.
From an academic standpoint, other parents we know have been surprised at the kinds of things Jeanine has taught the children at the Strawberry Patch. She understands well that children love to learn and does not hesitate to introduce material that might be challenging to them. Our daughter always seemed to be gently challenged to learn things and was always surprising us with new knowledge about fractions, space, and even geology.
We would recommend Jeanine and the Strawberry Patch Preschool to absolutely every parent with a preschooler. You will find a warm, friendly, and academically strong environment for your child to thrive in.
From an academic standpoint, other parents we know have been surprised at the kinds of things Jeanine has taught the children at the Strawberry Patch. She understands well that children love to learn and does not hesitate to introduce material that might be challenging to them. Our daughter always seemed to be gently challenged to learn things and was always surprising us with new knowledge about fractions, space, and even geology.
We would recommend Jeanine and the Strawberry Patch Preschool to absolutely every parent with a preschooler. You will find a warm, friendly, and academically strong environment for your child to thrive in.