I am so happy we chose ABC for daycare. We are moving onto 3K but wish we could have stayed. My son…read moreloved being there and was always excited to tell me about his day and his friends and teachers. I highly recommend for parents, especially if you want a warm welcoming environment for your child.

Our son started at ABC when he was 4 months old and is now 1y. I'm not going to lie, I had mixed…read morefeelings before we started. But oh boy I'm glad those mixed feelings were so wrong! The back-end administration of ABC might not be the smoothest or most modern, but they are good at what is truly most important. Our son is thriving at ABC and is given great and loving care throughout. Since we started, communication has been great and the teachers are very involved in reaching milestones and creating a stimulating environment for the kids. Our son always smiles when he sees the teachers and is just the happiest little guy which ABC is definitely to be thankful for. I'm hoping other people can see through the potential 'weird' first impression vibes because they absolutely deserve to get credit for all they do!

I don't generally leave reviews however it was so bad I have to. Especially being that the " good…read morereviews" are from yrsss ago. If you're a mom the cares how your child is treated, DO NOTTT enroll them here. First off, miss Ashley. Should not be around children. Shes aggressive and puts fear in the kids. Says things like " Oh we handle them" like if they are not listening. And the demeanor and tone I was in shock. My daughter was also coming home with nail marks in her side rib and she would tell me during bath time how ms Ashley would firmly grab pinch and twist her side stomach which made sense where those marks were coming from. It certainly wasn't me and my daughter always has short nails. Also never had marks like this until she started here. Then my daughter would come back home with allll the lunch I sent her with and when I'd ask her why she didn't eat any of it she would tell me " because miss Ashley said NO" So your telling me while all the other kids where eating they had my kid starving and watching others have their food? And this happened numerous times and when I asked the other teacher in the class they would just look at me like " yeah it's true" and shrugged their shoulders like if they knew it was true. Had it not been true they would have said so. Why not let a child have her food of beyond me! Plus these "teacher / staff " they have working with the kids are not qualified to be caring for children they have -0 patients and u can tell they dislike kids and are only there for a check. The first day I picked her up from here her juice cup was filled to the top how I had filled it at home. They go out for park play 2-3x a day the school says. When I picked her up she downed her bottle completely and asked me for a OJ from the store SHE FINISHED THE ENTIRE THING. Like if they don't give this their juice or water throughout the day. If you care about how ur child if being treated. Please choose any other center. All those super old 5 star reviews need to be erased bc this experience now is what it truly is. Enroll wisely mommies. Mind you my girl is a ver verbal 4 yr old and communicates extremely well. So she's very capable of telling me exactly what is going on without it being misleading

It's a warm welcoming atmosphere in the classroom and we believe teachers are doing their best. The…read moreclassrooms appear to be well equipped and are clean. The large outdoor space on the roof serves as a giant playground and there is a lot of fun stuff going on there, like water games in the summer. In addition, there is a hall for indoor sports, so definitely the kids have a lot of space. Our son is very talkative and told us about every good or bad experience he had. Never did he complain about the teachers or the school per se, and never did he mention that they were just dropped off to watch TV or did he confirm the complaints listed in a review from 2016 on this page. (I recommend you go to Stagg Street to discard complaints listed in the bad 2016 review first hand - those are absurd.) If our son had something negative to report, it was always unconcerning kids stuff like "that boy took a toy away from me." What we are positively surprised with is that we got all this for USD150/week. In our neighbourhood daycares of inferior quality compared to Stagg Street charge 1,800/month or more, places without any outdoor space for example. I am not giving 5 stars here because the engagement of other parents was disappointing at times (e.g. when help was needed for outside activities). Whatever your final choice is, I recommend you at least give Stagg Street a visit!

My son attended this daycare full time for over a year. The pros: the staff. Helmed by an amazing ,…read morekind , energetic Director at 8th st, Miss Liljana made our sons days, he'd ask for her when we were away from Brooklyn. (As well as the other 2 lovely ladies at this location, Miss Jennifer, Miss Imani) These ladies kept a rowdy bunch of toddlers safe, and stimulated, and offered as far as I could see limitless patience, and a gentle touch . The space itself was fine. I've seen better, I've seen worse. I recall it was painted during our tenure , unfortunately I think it was painted during the week and I recall wondering why they would expose the kids to that , rather than do it over a weekend. There was a good amount of effort put into communication with parents, photos during the day, newsletters, reports on the child's behavior and growth. The board was initially kind enough to approve a prorated monthly fee for me, as we needed to remove our son regularly each month . The cons: and unfortunately is a big one to most families I know, there were two significant rate increases in the 17 months we attended . I had read before enrolling something of this nature and asked specifically about before commiting. Not three months later I was informed the rates were increasing . A year later I received what I think was the exact same letter, with a relatively massive increase , nearly $250 a month. Once you have settled into a home, no parent wants to disrupt that cadence in a child's life and I believe this is something very clearly understood at Bumblebees. The aggressive increases in fees, and what felt like an unusual number of days where the center was closed , Christian holidays, Jewish holidays, national holidays, and "professional development days" ultimately led to a premature leave for us . And some very conflicting feelings about the experience at Bumblebees in general.

Northside's teachers are outstanding. Really amazing, warm, progressive school. Northside taught my…read morechildren how to become thoughtful, curious, articulate, empathetic and engaged humans with a thirst for knowledge, who know how to problem solve and collaborate. My son is thriving in every way possible at Northside. Graduating kids get excellent placements typically at their top choice of schools. My daughter went to the High School of her dreams.

As another parent has noted below, this school is run like a business, not an institution of…read morelearning. While the administration pays a lot of lip service to the Reggio Emilia philosophy, that's all marketing and zero substance at this school. Reggio Emilia at its core is adaptive and flexible; the goal is tailor the educational approach to the learning style of each individual child. Contrary to that approach, the teaching staff (who, it must be said, are mostly very kind and caring) are trained to follow a single approach that is applied to all the children. My child attended the 2's and 3's program. When I observed that some of the classroom approaches were too rigid for her in some ways, and not challenging enough in others, and that the environment was in some ways not conducive to her learning style, I made suggestions to the administration about ways to adapt the setting to better suit her needs. My requests, which were trivial in scope and would not have posed much of a challenge from a budget or logistics perspective, were largely ignored. Instead, I was advised to hire an additional teacher, at my own expense, to work one-on-one with my child because her existing teachers were "too busy" with the other kids to handle my requests. Imagine that: after paying a tuition of over $15,000 per year for pre-school (which was more than I paid for my excellent private college!), I was told that in order to meet my child's educational requirements, I would need to pay for another teacher, an additional $120 per hour! Like the other parent below, we moved our daughter to another Williamsburg school, which has smaller class sizes, and an administration that cares about cultivating a healthy environment of learning. The people who run Williamsburg Northside care more about cultivating a healthy bottom line.

I cannot say enough good things about PKA. Our daughter attended PKA for her 2's and 3's and loved…read moreit. We became close to the staff and teachers, they really work to make it feel like family. The educational approach is child lead, inclusive, and exciting. My daughter was so happy to come to school. They have many flexible schedule options and an amazing summer camp (that our daughter will be attending next summer, even though we are going to public pre k in the fall). There are a lot of private pre k programs in the neighborhood, but in my extensive research, none felt as special as PKA and I am so thrilled our daughter had the opportunity to attend. We love PKA!

The 3 best decisions of my life: 1. Moving to NYC…read more2. Getting married 3. Listening to my wife when she said: "Brian, we're sending GABRIEL (our son) to PKA". Thank God, I listened to my wife! Our son spent the first 6 months at Prospect Ave. location and then to St. Johns (because it was closer to our home). Here's the short version of why PKA is GREAT! - Great leadership - Josie and Quinn are awesome! They're always available for feedback and/or concerns, they love the kids, and run a tight ship (rules, curriculum, etc.) that works. - The teachers - Both locations have amazing teachers who are loving, kind, great teachers, and help our Gabriel and other kids LEARN. - The extras - they'll bring in Brian who plays guitar and the kids sing along, take field trips, do yoga (really), send photos to the parents, balance art/reading/play time/napping, etc. - They CARE! I'm new to this. First kid, etc. On several occasions I'd ask Josie or Quinn or the teachers for suggestions, tips, etc. and they would always solid, caring advice with encouragement. - I can RELAX - leaving your kid with somebody else is scary. You can't help but worry...is he okay? Are the teachers watching him? Taking care of him? Teaching him? I TRUST that he's okay and that he's being taken care of as if he's the child of Quinn, Josie, and/or any of the teachers. I KNOW he's safe, having fun, and learning. That means a whole bunch!!

Challenging times usually reveal true character…read more.. In early March 2020, I paid Smith Street Workshop my son's 2020/2021 school registration fee of 3,500.00 US dollars. Less than a week later my family and I had to leave the USA due to personal circumstances caused by COVID-19. We permanently left the neighborhood where we were residing and departed to another continent. Roughly one month after making the deposit payment and more than 5 months before the school year started I requested a refund of my son's 2020/2021 school year deposit. After various email exchanges with the school owner, I requested a personal phone call. The call was avoided and the situation was addressed by the school's lawyer. To my surprise, given the global hardship felt by families around the world the school stated that the deposit will not be refunded. In fact, their legal team stated that the only compensation I will receive is the transaction costs charged when they received the deposit payment - how absurd. Like most families, we have a set amount of finances allocated for our son's education per year. Due to this unfortunate loss and lack of sympathy from the school, we will not be able to enroll our child in any school for the 2020/2021 school. I have committed to the full annual payment of our child's 2019/2020 school fees and understand that the school needs these funds to pay employees and running costs. However, it is incomprehensible that the school is reluctant to refund even a small portion of the deposit paid. This is deeply disappointing and I truly hope our child is the only one who will be affected by the school's actions.

We brought our Son here for preparation for the State High School test. He thoroughly enjoyed the…read moretutoring! Christine did a fabulous job and he feels very confident and prepared for the test! We are so Glad we found them!

I'm thoroughly happy with this center. The staff and tutors are kind, patient and professional. My…read moredaughter's (high school) grades has gone up since coming to FPL. She struggled with math since middle school. We tried private tutoring as well as another nearby tutoring center, neither did very much for her. I thought that was the norm and she just needed time to catch up...rebuild the foundation. But I was worried for her. She was struggling and losing her confidence. She thought she was dumb. That's changed since FPL. Even after her first session. She couldn't believe how patient and kind her tutor was. He didn't give her face or sigh when she didn't understand. He told her it's OK and explained it in different ways until she understood. He even went pass the hour to help her on several occasions. Her views towards math has changed. She's even helping her classmates with math now. The tutors also helped her prepare for any upcoming exams. FPL has changed my daughters life. This may sound too good to be true, but it's the honest truth. She's not getting straight A's but she's no longer carrying a heavy load on her shoulder.

SHSAT prep review: Excellent program for focused and…read moredetermined students with supportive families! Edward Song (founder of Five Points Learning) and his team bring wealth of knowledge to prepare students for the SHSAT. My daughter did not place a seat in a specialized high school. However, the improvements my daughter has made (especially in math) due to this program is nothing short of a success. My daughter has always leaned towards humanities as she enjoys reading and writing. Edward has empowered her in math, which boosted her confidence. The weekly workload was intense, but soon she started seeing improvement in her school math grades. This was the defining moment, which fueled her to see this through. In addition, her 2018 NY State Test scores were improved. She was both elated and saddened to complete the program in Oct 2017. Thank you to Edward, Noah & Alex!

Patty and Maya have been such a blessing in our lives over the last school year. Our daughter…read morestarted in September of last year at 20 months and was immediately thrilled to go to playgroup each day. She comes home excited and happy and tired and always has something fun to tell us about her day. They go outside every day, rain or shine, and she is always coming home with cute art or plants or other creative projects they've worked on together. We love the school and feel so lucky to have found it, Patty and Maya are clearly excellent at what they do and it's really amazing and comforting to know our kid is in such good hands.

I wasn't ready to put my nearly-2-year-old daughter into a full-time program, but I also really…read moreneeded some time to work during the week. Patty and Maya's program was the perfect, gentle, flexible, solution for our family. Our daughter was able to slowly transition to half-days at her own pace. She loves going there and playing with her friends! It feels like a loving family friend and I am so grateful that she is well-cared for and happy. Highly recommend.