Resources

At The Good Life Preschool, we believe in making information easy, accessible, and supportive for our families—right at your fingertips. Strong communication and partnership with families are essential to a child’s growth, which is why we use the brightwheel App to keep you connected to your child’s learning in real time.

Through brightwheel, families receive daily insights into their child’s day, including learning highlights, activities, meals served, and thoughtful conversation starters to encourage meaningful connections at home. We also use brightwheel for all tuition payments, creating a simple, secure, and convenient experience for our families.

We believe learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door. The more tools and resources we can share to support continued learning at home, the stronger the partnership between school and family becomes. If there’s something you need that you don’t see here, please don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re always happy to help.

Below you’ll find helpful resources for our families to reference throughout the year.

Annual Goodlife Calendar

Our annual calendar reflects all planned closure dates throughout the year. Please note we are closed all major holidays, Spring Break week, and for Winter Break. 

Good Life Family Newsletter

We share our Good Life Family Newsletter via Brightwheel throughout the year to keep families informed about important program updates, seasonal events, and community highlights. The link above is a sample of one of our seasonal newsletters.

Communication: brightwheel

Through Brightwheel, families can view special moments from the day, including photos and videos, see the educational curriculum being covered, review meals served, and stay up to date on important announcements. The app also allows for direct communication with your child’s teacher, making it easy to share information and stay connected.

For added safety and peace of mind, Brightwheel also provides an extra layer of security during daily check-in and check-out. Each parent or emergency contact listed on your child’s registration will be assigned a unique four-digit PIN and have their photo on file. This ensures accurate and secure sign-in and sign-out each day.

Families will receive an invitation from the school with a unique link to set up their Brightwheel account prior to their child’s start date

Oregon Immunization Info

The State of Oregon requires all enrolled children to be up to date on vaccinations in accordance with the CDC immunization schedule. Once registered, families must provide The Good Life Preschool with a copy of their child’s current vaccination records.

If all immunizations were received in Oregon, families may instead authorize The Good Life Preschool to access their child’s records through the Oregon Immunization Information System (ALERT IIS) by signing a consent form as part of the Enrollment Packet. 

Oregon does allow for both Medical and Non-Medical Exemptions. Families seeking an exemption for some or all required vaccines must submit the appropriate documentation:

  • Medical Exemptions require a completed Medical Exemption Certificate from a licensed healthcare provider.

  • Non-Medical Exemptions require completion of the Non-Medical Exemption Certificate for each vaccine from which the child is exempt. If you have a Non-Medical Exemption for your child, please click the link below to view and complete the Non-Medical Exemption Certificate.

Developmental Testing: ASQ (Ages & Stages Questionnaire) ASQSE (Social Emotional)

We use the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) and the ASQ: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE) as developmental screening tools to thoughtfully support each child’s growth. These tools help us track development across key areas, including gross motor, fine motor, language, problem-solving, self-help, emotional, and interpersonal skills.

Families who would like to complete a developmental screening before their child begins with us are encouraged to explore a free assessment tool provided by the Oregon Screening Project. This tool helps benchmark where your child is developmentally and is complimentary and user-friendly. If you would like support reviewing the results, we are happy to schedule time with your child’s teacher to discuss them together. Feel free to check out the assessment & other helpful resources at: https://osp.uoregon.edu/

At The Good Life Preschool, we complete the ASQ and ASQ:SE prior to Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences and again before Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences. This allows us to celebrate areas of growth, identify opportunities for continued development, and partner with families in supporting each child’s unique early learning journey.

Curriculum

Starfall.com

Much of our curriculum is based around the Starfall Pre-K Curriculum. Starfall uses nursery rhymes and books to teach all the developmental areas through experiences and creation. Check out some of the fun Starfall lessons.

Strategies & Support for Families

We know that supporting young children’s behavior and development can bring both joy and challenges. To partner with our families, we’ve gathered a collection of trusted, parent-friendly resources designed to support positive behavior, social-emotional growth, and overall early childhood development. These free and reputable tools offer practical, research-based strategies, tips, and guidance you can use at home to support your child’s growth and well-being.

Early Childhoold Development & Learning

State & Program-Level Behavioral Support (Oregon)

Oregon Health Authority — Early Childhood Mental Health: Information about early intervention and mental health supports for young children and families.Oregon
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HSD/BH-Child-Family/Pages/Early-Childhood.aspx