Before my daughter turned two, my partner and I agreed that when the time came to look for a…read moreDaycare, we would pick one that would feel like an extension of our home, a place that felt welcoming, had specific creative energy and at least bi-lingual as we are tri-lingual at home. We set up multiple appointments around the area and visited several daycares, both expensive and lower-end daycares, and felt they were all missing something; they were either sterile or lacking a creative vibe we were looking for our child. As soon as we booked a walk-thru at Mi Escuelita, we knew it was the daycare for us. It felt like the perfect home- a space with a positive vibe, filled with art and happy children. The daycare is also in a brownstone with a beautiful private garden. Although our daughter has only been attending for 3 months (as she turned two late in the year), she has already accelerated development skills such as talking/singing/ counting, sharing, and being attentive to other children. She also now loves to paint and draw at home in her free time. We have discovered a fantastic community at the school, not only with the children but with the lovely parents whose educational needs aligned with ours. We only have the excellent and attentive Tia's to thank at Mi Escuelita and couldn't be happier to be a part of this rare community.

My child attended Mi Escuelita for two whole beautiful and happy years. He thrived there! This is a…read moremagical place, the staff is super professional, the curriculum is so rich and developed my child's love to music, painting and Spanish. He learned how to communicate and care for friends, and he was loved and taken care for all the time. This is the place you're looking for!

I am the parent of a current HS senior who has been at the school for eight years. This school is…read morea complete and utter godsend. It is truly an amazing place. When he got to the Child School, my child was weak academically and socially due to developmental issues. He was flailing in the public schools, where the classes were too big for him to get the attention he needed. Thanks to amazing, dedicated teachers, my son has completely turned around over the years. He's now highly social and is doing great academically. He's already been accepted to several colleges and passed the same state Regents exams that mainstream New Yorkers have to pass to graduate. The thing that's great about this school is that the staff is able to diagnose how each child learns and then tailor the education to their strengths and weaknesses. They address the whole child--academically, psychologically and socially. I have seen incredible growth not only in my son but also in his friends while they have studied at the Child School and Legacy High. The school had a rough patch a few years back, but it now running smoothly thanks to a great management team that is deeply dedicated to the students. Not a day goes by when don't thank my lucky stars that my son was able to study at this life-changing school. I don't know how the old director, Maari, ran things, since she left just about the time my son arrived. All I can say is that for my son, it has been a totally positive experience all the way through.

My daughter had a fun time in Les Enfants Montessori School. She was there for a year for…read moreNursery/Pre-k. It was expensive but worth it in my opinion. I would of kept her there for longer, however when the principal said they weren't accredited and some parents were having issues with their child transferred to another school, that's when I decided to pull her out. I don't know if anything has changed since then. I hope so.

All 3 of my grandchildren have attended the School- one still does. The staff are so caring. The…read morechildren have learned so much socially, education, the arts, and athletics. I pick up the students and chat with other parents about their experiences- we all agree. Les Enfants Montessori School is a gem!

My son started pre-k in this school and it was quite an amazing experience. This school is small…read moreand everyone knows each other which reminded me of the school I went to. They really stress parent involvement which I like. Everyone that works there is very positive and very professional. My son's first year of pre-k was nothing short of amazing. He will be there next year because I truly loved the school.

the teachers were weird and to restrictive of my child my child always said they didn't have a good…read moretime and that they wanted to change back to their old school just an overall bad expirence

The teacher to student ratio of is incredible! Last year there were three full time teachers for 16…read morechildren and this year two full time teachers for 12 students. The QUALITY of the teachers is unbeatable. My daughter has bloomed into a voracious reader and someone who can't wait to go to school! The workshops they offer to support parents shows their commitment to educating the whole family. The Co-op School is simply the best.

great school with happy students strong academic level…read more very international

Lyceum Kennedy French American School has a selective approach and a discriminative attitude…read moretowards the students. The school's activity is so slow that they have only 1 class per grade as there are not enough students who want to study there. Sometimes the teacher misses the classes, and instead of having 6 classes in row, once students had only 3, because the teacher was absent for 3 of them and weren't warned about it. The school provides paid lunch, the quality of which is very poor, thus students have to carry the lunch with them, as they refuse to eat it. The teachers allow themselves intolerant remarks about students' religion, my child had this unpleasant occasion and nobody has had taken any action to prevent it neither to explain that it's not right nor excused themselves. My child was in middle school for 2 years, because of the selective approach and discriminative attitude to my child I decided to change this school. I expressed all my concerns in written version to the school, and as a response, the head of school found it appropriate only to mention that it was unnecessary to write it to the Embassy of France in Washington and ignored the issues about religious discrimination and on unfair approach to my child in this school.

This was an extremely frustrating and disappointing experience, especially given the urgency of my…read morechild's situation. I reached out for advocacy support just days before my daughter's IEP meeting, clearly explaining that I am currently unemployed, have no income, and that my unemployment benefits have been exhausted. I submitted documentation, including my letter of separation, and followed up multiple times due to the time-sensitive nature. Despite this, the interaction remained focused on requesting additional financial documentation rather than offering any form of meaningful or immediate support. Even after stating multiple times that my income is currently $0, I was told that I did not qualify for any reduced rate without further proof such as bank statements or public assistance documentation. At no point was any temporary, limited-scope, or urgent assistance offered. Instead, I was ultimately directed to other organizations for help. As a parent trying to advocate for my child under a strict deadline, this felt less like support and more like a barrier. The process came across as rigid and transactional, with more emphasis placed on financial qualification than on the immediate needs of a child facing an upcoming IEP meeting. Families seeking urgent help during times of financial hardship should be aware that without very specific documentation, assistance will not be provided -- regardless of how time-sensitive the situation is.

This company has been a Godsend for my family. As a caregiver of special needs children, too often…read moreI have found myself frustrated with the system and the lack of resources dedicated to this vulnerable demographic. At times, one feels isolated, deflated and defeated. NYAdvocate4Kids has acted as a conduit on my behalf to aid in navigating the complicated and nuanced educational system in NYC. The staff was professional, courteous and knowledgeable. They went beyond the call of duty to accommodate me and customized their services to meet my families needs. NYAdvocates4Kids stands up for the "little guy"-both literally and figuratively speaking. I am beyond pleased with the services I received and would highly recommend them to anyone in need of an experienced ally, advisor or educational advocate.

I took Manisha's class last year, and it was one of the most brilliant expriences I've had in New…read moreYork City. The class is based on the idea that the best way to learn French is by really feeling what you're saying ... and the best way to really feel what you're saying is by learning to act. So Manisha (who lived and studied acting in Paris) combines both, and she passes on her knowledge to you masterfully. The class is two hours a week: The first half hour you're learning French; the second half, you're acting out scenes from a French play. It really helps that Manisha is warm and welcoming, and the acting games and exercises she incorporates into her teaching really put you at ease. Plus she works on your accent a lot in a way that sticks with you, which I've found other French classes don't do. The class is always full of laughs, and if you apply yourself, you can really learn a lot about both French and acting. And you get a chance to prove it too: The semester ends in a public performance, where all your friends come to see you act in French. Sound scary? I thought so too when I first read about it ... and in fact, it took me weeks to finally gather enough courage to sign up for the class! But I'm glad I did. Not only did i rekindle my love for French and the process of learning languages, but I also discovered the surprising exhilaration of being up on the stage. The best part is, even if you never use your French much after you're done with the class, the acting skills you'll get in Manisha's class you'll take with you everywhere. Because finding out how to connect with yourself and say what you mean the way you mean it will help you in the workplace and in life in general. If New York to you means what it does to me -- and that is pushing your boundaries to grow and always be better -- then this class is where you need to be. It's a wonderful challenge and something that will stay with you forever.

I signed up for this class because the techniques advertised really attracted me to it. Being up on…read moreyour feet playing theater games and not being barked at was very attractive to me. Many of Manisha's ideas are really innovative and creative. Unfortunately, what she has in interesting learning ideas, she lacks in basic lesson planning, and understanding of student comprehension. I signed up for a beginner level class, and ended up in a very mixed group with a larger student to teacher ratio than was advertised. The class was clearly not for a beginner level. In the second class we were conjugating irregular verbs in the past tense. I was a true beginner, and found myself unable to even ask simple questions as other advances students rambled on about me. I found myself so caught up in either not making a fool of myself or not taking time away from the more advanced students that the class became a frustrating waste of my time. I think the main reason for this is that she recommends you take the intro class twice before taking the advanced. That means that you have people who have already experienced an entire course with her mixed in with people who don't speak a word. Manisha, while very passionate about what she does seemed quite scatterbrained at times. Her paperwork was poorly formatted (and not written by her, as she sited websites throughout it) and the material was all over the place giving no consistency to the material. I had a native speaker look at the course materials, and he was completely lost by it and found quite a few grammatical errors. She spent a lot of time telling us how the class and her techniques were good, and not as much time checking in to see how the learning was actually progressing. She also had a native French speaking assistant teacher who was quite lovely (though almost silent for the majority of the class) who she used to check in with on occasion if she didn't know a word. I give Manisha an A for effort and innovation, unfortunately her execution is just not there, and sadly cannot recommend this class to a beginner. It might be great for someone who took a few years of high school french a 10 years ago and was really rusty, but other than that try something else.