Be prepared to be a brown-noser if you want your child treated right. Take his/her teacher donuts and little gifts, smooze the office staff. NEVER suggest anything to change or improve. The fact that you are paying premium price, the highest in town as far as I can see, for childcare does NOT ensure your child will receive premium care. The facilities are exceptional but the interaction between teacher and child leaves much to be desired. \r
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When my 4 year old was not learning anything in his Pre-K classroom, and had even regressed to scribbling when coloring instead of staying in the lines or drawing his own pictures, and writing his own name, which he had been doing prior to attending there, I asked that the teacher spend a little time with the kids to teach them how to write their own names on their papers. I also asked that the children not be given candy at 5:00 in the afternoon, spoiling their dinner! That is when everything changed for him. It was right after that that the teacher suddenly found that he was misbehaving. This was after several months of attendance. I?m not trying to say he?s a saint, but he is well behaved and polite compared to most little boys his age. Everyday there was some new offence and they even left him out of activities; allowing him to cry on the sideline. When questioned about these things, I and my daughter were told different stories of the events by the director. Which story was true and which was the lie? \r
He will not be going back. We just hope there is an opening at another other day care - one where the people working there are there because they love children and want to teach and care for them physically, mentally and emotionally. \r
Pros: facilities are great
Cons: staff will not spend teaching time with the children
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