Over this past school year we have been very impressed and pleased with what we have seen in [our teacher's] teaching skills. We believe her strong background in early childhood education coupled with her past experince as an elementary school teacher lends itself greatly to her students. [Our son's teacher] uses good judgment in balancing the right amount of compassion and warmth with direction and discipline in guiding her students. We have found she conducts herself professionally with parents and her fellow teachers. There is little doubt the students who move forward to Kindergarten from her 4-year-old program are will prepared.