Partnering with Families: Assessments & Communication at Gingerbread Preschool
Stay Connected with Your Child’s Learning Journey
At Gingerbread Preschool, we believe in open communication and meaningful assessments to support your child’s development. Our comprehensive approach ensures parents stay informed through daily updates, personalized portfolios, and structured assessments that track progress.
✔ Daily Communication – Our GingerJournal provides daily insights into your child’s experiences, including curriculum highlights, social interactions, and conscious discipline focus.
✔Personalized Portfolios – Each child’s work is collected throughout the years, showcasing growth and achievements as they transition through classrooms.
✔Developmental Assessments – We track progress through structured Pre & Post Assessments for younger students and STAR Early Literacy Assessments for VPK students.
✔Classroom & School Updates – Stay informed with bulletin boards, classroom displays, and TV highlights, featuring student achievements and school events.
💡At Gingerbread Preschool, we partner with families to create a nurturing and enriching environment, ensuring every child receives the support they need to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Daily Communication with GingerJournal
At Gingerbread Preschool, we prioritize strong parent-teacher communication to keep families connected to their child’s learning journey. Each student receives a GingerJournal, a special spiral-bound book designed to provide daily updates on:
✔ Curriculum Highlights – Key lessons and learning activities.
✔ Conscious Discipline Focus – Social-emotional skills development.
✔ Puppet of the Week – Engaging storytelling and character-building.
✔ Daily Experiences – Insights into meals, naps, and personal moments.
Our dedicated teachers complete the GingerJournal daily, ensuring parents stay informed about their child’s growth and experiences. Each day, your child's GingerJournal will be placed in their cubby, ready for you to take home and review.
Developmental Assessments & Progress Reports
For our VPK classrooms, we provide quarterly mini-reports assessing each child’s progress in:
✔Social & Emotional Development
✔Emerging Literacy & Language Skills
✔Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking
These assessments help parents track developmental milestones and ensure that each child receives the personalized support they need for kindergarten readiness.
💡 We believe in the power of collaboration between families and educators. Our goal is to create a nurturing, engaging preschool experience where children grow academically, socially, and emotionally every day.
Celebrating Growth with Personalized Portfolios
At Gingerbread Preschool, we believe in documenting each child’s learning journey through a personalized portfolio—a treasured collection of their growth, creativity, and achievements.
A Yearly Record of Progress
Each child receives a dedicated portfolio that follows them as they transition to new classrooms. Throughout the year, teachers add:
✔ Artwork & Creative Projects – Showcasing self-expression and imagination.
✔ Developmental Milestones – Evidence of academic and social growth.
✔ Learning Activities – Hands-on experiences that build confidence and independence.
A Keepsake to Treasure
Upon graduation from our program, your child’s portfolio will be sent home—a beautiful memento of their early learning experiences, capturing their first steps in education.
💡 Our portfolio process fosters confidence and celebrates each child’s unique learning path, making their early education journey meaningful and memorable.
Assessments: Tracking Growth & Development
At Gingerbread Preschool, we use comprehensive assessments to monitor each child’s academic, social, and developmental progress. These evaluations help our educators provide a personalized learning experience, ensuring every child receives the support they need to thrive in preschool and beyond.
Pre & Post Assessments for Young Learners
Children ages two and three participate in pre- and post-assessments, allowing teachers to tailor the curriculum to individual learning needs. These assessments cover:
✔ Language & Emerging Literacy – Expanding vocabulary and communication skills.
✔Math & Science Foundations – Developing early problem-solving and reasoning.
✔Creativity & The Arts – Encouraging self-expression and imaginative thinking.
✔Social & Physical Development – Strengthening coordination and interpersonal skills.
VPK Star Early Literacy Assessments
✔ VPK students are assessed three times yearly with the Star Early Literacy Test to track progress.
✔ Parents receive results within seven days, fostering transparency and collaboration.
✔ Teachers use this data to identify strengths and support growth, ensuring an engaging experience.
💡 Our assessments provide insights, helping nurture confident learners ready for kindergarten.
Stay Connected with Our School Community
At Gingerbread Preschool, we ensure families stay informed and engaged through bulletin boards, school boards, and TV displays that highlight important updates, student work, and memorable moments.
✔ School Announcements – Located outside the school office, our bulletin board keeps families updated on important events, reminders, and announcements.
✔Classroom Displays – Inside each classroom, student artwork and creative projects are proudly showcased, celebrating their progress and imagination.
✔Daily Moments Captured – We frequently share photos of engaging activities on our school TV to offer a glimpse into each child's daily experiences.
💡 While we love sharing special moments, these photos remain exclusive to our school environment and are not shared online or via email.
📋 Easy Steps to Enroll at Gingerbread Preschool
Explore our simple enrollment process, from school tours to registration. Secure your child’s spot in our nurturing preschool today!