We liked Alana so much that we followed her from her previous preschool to her new location. We're proud that our daughter is a founding member of Miss Alana's Preschool.
Alana is a caring, qualified and exceptionally like able teacher. Our daughter loves her and misses her on days she doesn't attend. We've found the care of instruction to be great. Weekly topics are addressed in an email on Sundays so we know what to expect. The curriculum is outstanding and well planned out, including lessons on world cultures, animals and other fun topics. Art projects are all keepers being intricate and fun. From my perspective, it's pretty close to having private instruction for our daughter. I'd guess other parents feel the same.
Our daughter missed the Kindergarten cut off by a couple of weeks. She's a bright little one so we had to find a program that would provide her with a structured Pre-K environment. She comes home from Miss Alana's with all sorts of advanced work for her age including math, penmanship, art, reading skills/books, etc. It's great!
Miss Alana and her family are also super nice. We really consider them our friends. The facility is welcoming and very clean, with ample outdoor space, and the quality of the educational experience is excellent!
Highly recommended! - Chet Liew
This is an excellent program. Would highly recommend! Both of my children have attended Miss Alana's Preschool and we've been nothing, but pleased with the quality of education they have received in addition to all the fun they've had along the way. One of my children graduated from Miss Alana's this summer and was fully prepared for and even ahead of the rest of her Kindergarten class. Alana is incredibly creative and patient. We are so thankful to have discovered this gem of a preschool.
-Chelsea Boeck
What a fantastic experience this has been for our family and 4 year old daughter. Much effort and dedication goes into Miss Alana's daily activities for the kids and the caring is very evident. She also includes the families and makes everyone feel at home. Special shout out to Miss Amber and her hard work too! Thank you both so much.
-The Steffl family
I have been blessed to have two wonderful children learn and grow under Alana's supervision and guidance. Both of my girls couldn't be more different in their personalities, but Alana and Amber have easily helped both of them achieve high levels of development both academically and emotionally with a great balance of individual structure and group time. My oldest has excelled in her first few years of primary school and the youngest was prepared to enter Kindergarten early. I highly recommend Miss Alana's to provide the proper environment to prepare your child for a fun and successful venture through primary school.
-Casey Cross
This is the preschool my Cooper and Jax attended! We toured more than 5 different schools when we moved to Bend. Upon our first visit to Miss Alana's Preschool we knew that was the right fit for our boys. The way she teaches with love and grace made us feel so comfortable leaving our babies with her. The changes that we have seen in them since they started just 2 short years ago... they have grown leaps and bounds... she helped prepare them not only with education, but life skills ... we couldn't have hand picked a better teacher and school!
If anyone local is searching please make sure to add to your list... hands down one of the best choices we have made fro our twins so far!
-Mendiola family
There are not enough words to express how WONDERFUL Miss Alana and Mr. Mel are! If you are looking for a top-notch preschool, this is it. We had heard of Miss Alana's preschool through word of mouth from three separate sets of friends. When it came time for our oldest to enter preschool, we were thrilled to snag a full time spot for her. Through her year with Miss Alana, she thrived. The curriculum takes on a world-view, with classwork units based on a country (as a middle school Social Studies teacher, this was an added bonus). During a 2-3 week unit on a a country, students are immersed in the language of the country, traditional folktales, how to count in that language and in English, art activities that stress letter sounds and recognition, as well as counting and sorting skills. Our daughter came home every night excited to tell us about her day, what she learned, and how much fun she was having with her friends.
Along with the incredible academics, students learn social-emotional skills, like how to deal with conflict, sharing, hygiene, routines, and free play through imagination. Miss Alana's preschool has the perfect set-up for students to let their imaginations soar, inside with their kitchen and toys, and with the many outside structures for students to run around, play on, and pretend they are on a plane to Argentina with. My daughter especially liked the garden that students helped with and being able to play in the sprinklers in the summer time. They consistently highlight the strengths of their students and work with them on their less strong skills.
Miss Alana and Mr. Mel go out of their way to make the preschool experience special and meaningful for every child. They put on a holiday program every year, an annual Easter Egg hunt, and a summer BBQ and Graduation Ceremony for students who will be entering Kindergarten. Weekly emails are sent out that outlines what students will be learning and the activities they will accomplish. Pictures are routinely sent through text, and updates on your child if you request are sent throughout the day.
Miss Alana also sets up conferences with families that documents progress from the beginning to the end of the year. Having this data available before our oldest went into Kindergarten was extremely valuable, as we were able to share this information with her new teacher. Miss Alana noticed strategies and behaviors in our daughter that we did not see, and could have held her back. We managed to overcome these in Kindergarten and our daughter was more than prepared to be successful. In fact, three of our daughter's classmates from Miss Alana's ended up in the same Kindergarten class and all four of them are doing extremely well, academically and socially.
Miss Alana and Mr. Mel are now teaching our second daughter, as well as our nephew, in their first year of preschool, and we are continually impressed with everything this school accomplishes. When it comes time for our son to enter preschool, he will be attending as well. They go beyond being teachers and have become a part of our family.
-Jessica C.
Our daughter has treasured her time with both of you, Mr. Mel & Miss Alana. When we moved away from our family network of support, we had no idea what our new community would look like. Finding a school like yours was a perfect fit, we knew it right away. The creative learning, the perfectly curated lesson plans, the focus on emotional intelligence, the giggles, the security, the love.... everything we could want for our little girl. She has blossomed into a well prepared confident and most importantly happy little girl in your care.
From the bottom of our hearts,
Thank you for being such a big part of our lives!
Love Tina & Family
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