My children were helped with the language barrier and were able to catch the English language when they came to the school.  I saw a change from the beginning to the end of their time at the preschool.  They grasped language and social skills.  The preschool helped them learn how to solve problems and to work out conflicts when issues rose among them.  My children grew socially and developed in language while at the preschool. 

I attended the parent workshops and I learned a lot.  I didn’t know how to be a good parent.  The skills I learned and the ideas that were shared helped me as an employee and a parent.  I applied my parenting skills in my position as a parent educator at the preschool. 

When my children made the transition from preschool to kindergarten it was smooth because of their experience at the preschool.  They were able to fit into the classroom pretty easily.  They were prepared and not afraid of the big school.  If they had not come to the preschool the transition would have been difficult.  We would have had a lot of conflict and they would not have had language or social skills.  Now my children are doing well academically.  Their teachers have not had any complaints other than they talk a little too much.

I value the Lakewood Preschool Program in the sense that it helped my children prepare for “Big School”.  They were ready developmentally, socially and academically.  The preschool was early intervention for later problems, as they entered school they were prepared and able to transition.  I now understand the importance of the parent being involved in the education of the child for their whole school career.

Pa Chang, Lakewood Parent