Khushnoor’s Wonderschool

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Hello! I am Farzana, the founder of Khushnoor’s Wonderschool. The name and inspiration for my Wonderschool comes from the Arabic word ‘Khushnoor’ meaning “light of happiness.” I have carefully and thoughtfully designed my home and daily rhythm to ensure that each child in my program is filled with the light of happiness that I strive to create.

I speak three languages: Arabic, Hindi, and English and speak all three languages to children in my program to help develop their language abilities from a young age.

I’m a parent of three boys ages 13, 8 and 4 years old. My boys love to play and have inspired me to provide the same loving and nurturing environment to other families in the community. Our family deeply values the time we spend together and hope that your children will feel the same supportive environment.

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We follow a play-based philosophy. We believe that children learn social, cognitive, and emotional skills by exploring new experiences. We prepare our environment to be responsive to the children in our care, and allow children’s own interests to help facilitate their learning and engagement.

We are a bilingual program – daily care and activities will be provided in both Hindi/Urdu and English. Learning a second language at a young age encourages your child’s intellectual and social development.

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Khushnoor’s Wonderschool is located in a warm, charming single family home in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood.

We’ve designed our care environment with play and learning areas that allow children to explore various developmentally-appropriate activities based on their interests. Some of our favorite areas include reading / cozy area (for literacy, relaxation, and respite), manipulatives and math area (for fine motor skills and beginning math concepts), and dramatic play area (for self-expression and empathy).

Children will have some outdoor time everyday in my private yard or outdoor space. Connecting with nature is vital to a child’s happiness and growth.

At Khushnoor’s Wonderschool, I want to provide an environment that supports the cognitive, social, and emotional growth of each child.

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Play-based learning helps a child develop holistically through social-emotional learning, developing confidence and motivation, and practicing cognitive skills. In play-based learning, children choose their own activities for the day. Play itself is a voluntary, unstructured and enjoyable activity with no purpose or end goal. Play-based activities lay the foundation for a child to become a curious and excited learner later in life. Through activities like make-believe, interacting with blocks, and creating art, children develop social skills, motivation to learn, and even language and numeracy skills. Taking initiative, focused attention, and curiosity about the world are all a part of play.

The Khushnoor values are:

K is for kindness, something you always show.

H is for honest, a value you hold dear.

U is for understanding, something you show others.

S is for special, you are, you know!

H is for humble, a saintly quality.

N is for number one, make sure to care of yourself.

O is for organized, you always know where things are.

O is for ornate, nothing plain here!

R is for realist, the way you are.

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Join the Khushnoor’s Wonderschool community in four easy steps:

1. Explore our website

We’ve provided information about our philosophies and offerings to help you decide if our program may be right for your family.

2. Tour our program

Come see what makes Khushnoor’s Wonderschool unique. Please schedule a tour or attend an Open House event.

3. Submit an Enrollment Application

If you would like to enroll, please submit an application. Please note that we require tours for all prospective families. Please do not submit an application if you have not visited the program.

4. Enroll

After reviewing your application, we’ll send an enrollment invitation. Upon accepting your invitation you’ll pay your enrollment fee, fill out enrollment documents and review our Parent Handbook.