ps99472,
Have you looked into Turtle Rock Pre-school. They are accredited also.
http://www.turtlerockpreschool.com/
Have you looked into Turtle Rock Pre-school. They are accredited also.
http://www.turtlerockpreschool.com/
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Is a strict director a good director? My wife and I went through the pre-school selection process over the summer and if a director had chastised me I would have ended the tour right there. That doesn't strike me as a good way to start a teacher/parent relationship.
I agree that the director sets the tone for the school. That's what would bother me about this. Maybe I'm making too much of a small incident, but I wouldn't want my child treated with disrespect. If that was the tone of my first interaction with the director, it would make me look elsewhere. Getting out of the current school is most important though. I hope things work out with finding the best school for your daughter.
ps94472- keep calling Northwood Montessori like the other said. we called once a week when we were serious about putting our child in school. we did that for about a month before our child got in. (we were on the waitlist for about 2 years but never called untiil we were prepared to put our child in school).
Good luck.
Good luck.
Liar Loan
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ps99472 said:
Is a strict director a good director? My wife and I went through the pre-school selection process over the summer and if a director had chastised me I would have ended the tour right there. That doesn't strike me as a good way to start a teacher/parent relationship.
Somewhat on topic... so a friend of mine told me of how his daughter was abused (mentally/psychologically) at her previous daycare. She was so stressed at the school that she started losing her hair. Long story short, my friend talked to a lawyer to sue, but was advised not to. The daycare/school had parents that were lawyers and they could probably prolong the fight and make it very difficult and costly for the lawsuit. My friend contacted every outlet he could think of to complain/file complaints. It just doesn't seem like there's a governing body that could help them. Is there a governing body that oversees daycares?
Liar Loan
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ps99472 said:
I agree that the director sets the tone for the school. That's what would bother me about this. Maybe I'm making too much of a small incident, but I wouldn't want my child treated with disrespect. If that was the tone of my first interaction with the director, it would make me look elsewhere. Getting out of the current school is most important though. I hope things work out with finding the best school for your daughter.
New montessori in irvine:http://greatfoundations.com/GreatFoundations/Home.html
my friends checked it out and really liked it
my friends checked it out and really liked it
irvinehomeowner
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You should tell them the truth... they should know you were not satisfied.
About tutor time in oak creek: my son attended for several months a few years ago, he was 3 years old. The school was pretty nice and clean, nothing special, not too good, not too bad, we ended up pulling him out because he hated going to any preschool at that time.
Just one negative thing: our $800 deposit was never returned, although we gave them plenty of advance notice, talked to them on the phone, filled out all the necessary forms etc. Mind you, that was 3 years ago. We ended up moving to FL soon after, so we stopped pursuing, but when we move back in a couple of months, that's the first door we'll go knock on! They should return it with interest!
Oh, one other thing: a lot of the teachers had a pretty heavy accent (mostly spanish) which may not bother some people, but we are a mixed international family, and I wanted my son to pick up proper English pronunciation and grammar.
Just one negative thing: our $800 deposit was never returned, although we gave them plenty of advance notice, talked to them on the phone, filled out all the necessary forms etc. Mind you, that was 3 years ago. We ended up moving to FL soon after, so we stopped pursuing, but when we move back in a couple of months, that's the first door we'll go knock on! They should return it with interest!
Oh, one other thing: a lot of the teachers had a pretty heavy accent (mostly spanish) which may not bother some people, but we are a mixed international family, and I wanted my son to pick up proper English pronunciation and grammar.