My 6 year old COLORED daughter who attended Matawan Elementary who has special needs was overlooked…read moreon her behaviors. I had to FIGHT to Get my child an evaluation. I have met with Daphne BINNS, the CHILD STUDY TEAM, and she performed horribly for my daughters case! The Principle who is a HE was very careless about his concerned STUDENT! This is absolutely UNACCEPTABL!!! The school board of education FAILED my daughter the 1st year she has been in that school! I want to bring this to All the parents out there who is struggling to get their kids the attention that they need! Fast foward!, a couple months after being evaluated and VIRTUALLY EVALUATED it was only stated that she has ADHD. NOW going into a NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL, It comes out that my daughter is AUTISTIC! - SINCERELY , A Concerned parent

On multiple occasions I heard the teachers in the older childrens' rooms raising their voices…read moreloudly at children who were simply touching things or asking questions (in other words, normal kid behavior that needed gentle guidance & redirection, not an emergency situation of any kind). I could hear this while standing outside the building during pick-up and I also heard it when inside the building in the halls. My child started as a very young infant and the 2 caregivers that worked with her most closely seemed annoyed that she was struggling to take a bottle, or cried, or wanted to be held, or struggled with the texture of some foods when she was later starting on solids. All normal parts of development, learning to eat, etc. Caregiver would make negative comments to my baby in front of me at drop off if the baby started to fuss when separating from me. The 3rd caregiver she had at the school did seem caring and attentive and started to do sensory activities daily. Prior to this, it seemed that there were no books read, songs sang, games played, sensory activities. Staff wanted babies to lay and play by themselves. When I entered the room on a few occasions, I saw most staff scrolling on their phones while sitting on the floor rocking babies in rockers or on their bodies, and with older babies crawling around and not being interacted with. My child seemed traumatized by the lack of nurturing caregiver with whom to bond on her first times away from her mom.

My daughter and I absolutely love Holmdel Preschool! I was so nervous to leave my baby and go back…read moreto work, but Debbie and her teachers have made us feel so comfortable and safe. My daughter loves going to school everyday, excited to see what new things they will learn. I've watched her little mind grow so much this year. I am so happy I chose Holmdel Preschool & will be bringing my son in September too!

My son has been attending Happy Hours school for 3 years and it has been a wonderful experience for…read morehim. The owners are very caring, open to discussing any concerns and really enjoy the children. I looked into the "bigger" more well know preschools and found them very cold and institutional like.

My son started Goddard at 18 months after we had two not so great experiences at other local…read moredaycares. From day one we were welcomed with open arms. As a parent, the #1 thing you care about when your kid is at daycare is that they are safe. #2 is that they are having fun. My son loved this school so much that often when I would pick him up, he didn't want to leave. My son exceled on so many things since starting this school - at 3 years old he can write every letter of the Alphabet and even say all of his colors and numbers in Spanish! But most of all, my son who used to be painfully shy is one of the most outgoing and social 3 year old I know. I have all of his amazing teachers to thank for this. This school is more then just a daycare, you are treating like family. Again, my son started at 18 months in the room the "strawberries" - which was a great first room for him. He's been in 2 other classes since, and has had nothing but fantastic teachers along the way. We are leaving Goddard to go into our towns public school and we are heartbroken to leave but we are so grateful to have made the memories and friends we made along the way. We will forever remember our Goddard family.

Terrible experiences with the teachers, from witnessing wrongful/abusive disciplining to not giving…read moreenough lunch time for kids. Not many staffs have been there a long time except 3-4 teachers and 1 Ass Director, Michelle, tho they sell you like thats not the case. Moms need to share their exp honestly, otherwise, our kids will suffer.