To ALL parents, stay far away from this place…read more The teachers and teachers assistants in the actual classrooms are lovable, caring and easy to speak with. However upper management including directors and finance directors are crooks and the place itself extremely overpriced for a run down and dated facility . Upper management (women in the office) are rude, uneducated and extremely unreasonable, They are all about the money and not there for the benefit of the children/parents, Not to mention the facility needs some updating, dingy dirty walls, hallways and bathrooms. This place should be a state of the art facility based on how they rob the parents. I am very unhappy with this place and extremely applaud by Sophie's (Finance director) treatment towards me, a single mother of 2 when I expressed a cancellation of a summer camp application. Yes I understand policy, yes I understand protocol, however that does not give you the right to yell at a LOYAL, PAYING PARENT. It was unacceptable and I urge all parent to look else where. Do not deal with these money hungry, extremely unreasonable, uneducated, rude ladies. Stay far away!

This place is awesome. Impressive curriculum, hands-on director, caring teachers and staff, great…read morelocation right across from Hudson County Park. Love having access to everything the JCC of Bayonne has to offer!

This day-care center / after-school program is wonderful. The teachers are passionate about their…read morejob, and the administration is kind and patient. This is a nice choice for anyone in the area.

This school is fantastic! My daughter was in Ms. Noreen's/Ms. Valya's class. They are a great team…read more The school is clean, the staff is professional, and the classrooms are organized havens conducive to learning. My daughter grew and developed so much during her time here. The only reason we left was because we moved and weren't able to commute to the school. Wonderland rocks!

One of the better nursery schools and early learning centers in upper Manhattan. Caring and living…read morestaff. Good facility. Highly Recommend.

AMAZING TERRIFYING!!! Our son just attended 2 months…read morebecause you have to give them a month of notice in advance to withdraw your children. The teachers and supervisor are completely unprofessional. Here are the reasons: - My son came injured 4 days out of 5 day (in a week). One day they called my telling me that my son fell down and hit a chair with the forehead. I asked to to see the video. The supervisor told me that it is impossible to show me the video. She does not know that Division of Child Care Services of New York regulates that video surveillance equipment are for the purpose of allowing parents to view their children in the day care. Anyways, parents are in their right to see what happen with their children at the day care. However, the blonde supervisor thinks that parents have to pay the tuition and forget about WATCH their own children. Very UNPROFESSIONAL. - They told me every day that my son ate all the food every day. A couple of days I took my son from the day care without previous notice at 4 pm. Then, they gave me back the whole lunch back. They did not have time to throw away the lunch. However, the daily report on the app (Tadpoles parent) was written - all the food from home-. When next day I asked about the food the supervisor turned and walk away. , she replied that my son ate all the food that the teacher offered to him. That is impossible because they did not open the food container. That is why, my son got home very very hungry every day. - In a very cold day of December, the teachers gave a ride to the babies in Central Park without gloves. I believe they were very busy to put the gloves on to the babies. - They broke the zip of a brand new jacket of my son and they did not say anything to me. - My wife and I always speak over the phone using head phones. However, my son take any small toy and play to speak over the phone. He did not learn that from us. That means, my son has been seeing teacher speak over their mobile phone over and over and over. That could be the reason that babies get injured because they are not well supervised. - On the Tadpoles parent app, Sunshine's 5th ave staff sent us a TEACHER APPRECIATION PDF. On that file, every staff asked for a gift, like Amazon or Visa gift cards, CASH, even they said what things they do not want to get as a gift. Support staff were the only sensible people. They wrote "ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS APPRECIATED". - Once I paid the week tuition with my credit card. A couple of weeks later, I did not take my son to the day care. Then I called them to let them know that I will go to pay the tuition in the afternoon but my surprise was when a lady replied me, "it is not necessary you come to pay, I have your credit card information. I can charge the weekly tuition fee". Why did they keep my credit card information? - Once I met my son teacher. She told me that my son does not listen to her because when she tells him - sit down on that chair, my son does not make it-. My son is 1 year old, he does not understand the word's meaning! Very UNPROFESSIONAL. If you appreciate your children, look for a different day care.

Wonderful school! Our son has been attending for over a year now. We recommend SPCS to others, and…read moreoften. We feel like we really lucked out finding this diamond in the rough. It's affordable, has flexible hours/schedules for full and part time, great communication from all the warm and nurturing director & office manager & teachers, a great play & learn schedule tailored to each class/age group, and a clean and loving environment. You can really see the love of teaching and working with children from the caring staff. They are currently gearing up for the free Pre-K program, are licensed, all the employees are background checked and accredited. They take great precautions to clean, sanitize all surfaces and toys, and send home notices to parents/caregivers. They encourage parent/caregiver involvement, are gentle in discipline practices and resolutions, offer connections to developmental therapy services for children needing it, and care for your child with respect to how you do things at home. They offer flexible payment schedules as well as payment methods. I know that if someone had some real constructive criticism or needed a solution, the administration would be open to hearing it and working with someone who is unhappy to make that turn around. My advice: GO SEE THIS SCHOOL AND MEET THE STAFF FOR YOURSELF! You'll definitely be glad you did :)

My wife and I had two kids attend Sunset Park Children's School from 2014 to 2015, until they sent…read moreus a 2-week notice telling us that they no longer had room them. A total of five families - that I know of - were "let go" from the school because the management was pushing out full-tuition paying kids to make space for government-assisted kids. During the 14 months our kids attended Sunset Park Children's School, our overall experience with the care takers was mostly positive, despite the 30-40% turnover rate. The teachers had a number of activities that our children enjoyed, and there was a good emphasis on playing outdoors and reading. As for the management, I have zero positive things to say, since they are one of the worst communicators I've ever seen. Both teachers and parents complained about management and were constantly fed-up with poor administration of policies, rules, rates, payments, etc. Since entire daycare is in the basement of a church, with small windows in two of the four areas, it's not the best physical environment for young children to spend most of their days, especially in the winter time when going outdoors is not an option. Sunset Park still lacking in high-quality childcare options, you may be better off trekking your children up north to Park Slope or down south to Bay Ridge.

T.H. and I enrolled our son and are happy to say it has been a great decision. Our son has excelled…read morehere thanks to great management and the staff. The teachers are kind and patient. The managers listen well and make adaptations on the fly. The entire facility runs smoothly with two infant classrooms, a 1-2 year old classroom, a 2-3 year old classroom, and a 3 year old classroom. The teacher to student ratio is great (1:3 in the infant rooms, 1:4.5 in the upper room so far) and the teachers are always full of helpful information. They always take the time to talk if you have questions about your children's day and if you have questions about baby gear. One huge highlight is that there's a stroller room. Say goodbye to having to wheel an empty stroller home and having to grab it again before picking up your mini-me. Five stars because we have been dropping our son off here since it opened and he's not only had a great time but has also thrived under their tutelage. Also, it's in a great area so you can always stop by target or trader joes to grab stuff before pick up or after to make dinner at home.

My son started at Lightbridge accidentally. My job uses them for backup care and the plan was for…read moreme to use them while the foster care agency situates our voucher. Long story short, we'll be staying at Lightbridge. From the moment we walked in, Joyce put me at ease. My son hadn't been away from me for more than a couple hours at that point and honestly, they did everything they could to help him transition. If you're looking for a nurturing place for your child, look no further. Everyone has truly been amazing!

I am compelled to leave this review for fear that even one more unsuspecting parent would entrust…read moretheir children with this school. We pulled our son out with 6 weeks left bc we felt unstable and disrespected. We tried our best to make this work and engage the administration. We endured months of lies and deflection while multiple very good teachers and assistants left due to an alleged hostile work environment. But when a 2 yr old child was found by their mother on the sidewalk alone at pick up time, the city shut the school down and we never went back. All throughout, we did not receive a single honest, straightforward communication from the founder, Sudha. While well intention as an educator, as a leader, she is next level dissociative and narcissistic. Unreal.

Our child attended Trilok for two years. Our kid was lucky to have some great in-classroom teachers…read morefor most of that time, but unfortunately that's the only good thing I can say about the school. The director is basically absent, and therefore there is no administrative backbone for the school. If you have questions or issues, you have to push very hard to get answers. Communication from the school (including notification of closure) was erratic and last minute, which was extremely challenging for working parents. It also became clear that it was a very difficult place for the teachers to work, resulting in our child's beloved teacher leaving midyear. Our kid was moved to a different class, with a teacher who seemed both overwhelmed, ill-prepared, and was assigning age-inappropriate work. The last few months of our final year there were barely tolerable. The school has also had some instances of safety protocol issues, like when a 2-year-old somehow left the school grounds on their own and was found on the sidewalk by their mother. The school was mostly closed down by the DoH for this infraction for over 4 weeks. This was not handled in a conscientious or thoughtful way by the administration, but instead was handled defensively. We tried very hard to work with the school to strengthen communication and parent-school relationships, but were met with defensiveness, evasiveness, and eventually hostility. I would not recommend this school to any family, unfortunately.

We have been so pleased and impressed by the caring, thoughtful and quality care our daughter has…read morereceived from Sunshine 3rd Ave for the past 3 years. She began just before her 2nd birthday with some verbal skills, and has completely blossomed while at the school. All the teachers and administrators are so friendly, welcoming and know each child by name (regardless of class they are in, everyone knows each other across the entire school) as well as most is the parents! The learning activities they put together are tied right into to key skills, and we have come home so impressed that at 4 our daughter already knows what "germination" is having learned about it in the Dragonflies class. Good food is provided for breakfast, lunch and 2 snacks, and you can drop off as early as 7:30am and pick up as late as 6:15 which is unheard of for most daycares. They know pretty much all the families are working and so try and make things as easy as possible to handle that working parent life. They also have a large backyard for outdoor play as well as rec room / gym with a rock climbing wall so the children get lots of exercise and fresh air. We could not have been happier with the education and care our daughter has received and we continue to sing Sunshine 3rd Ave's praises to everyone in the East Harlem community we meet. Thank you Sunshine!!!

Dear Sunshine Learning Center Team,…read more I am truly grateful for the phenomenal care and exceptional dedication you provide to the kids daily. Your commitment to both nurturing and educating them according to the DOE curriculum is truly remarkable. Your efforts do not go unnoticed, and I appreciate how you consistently go above and beyond. Special thanks to the administrative staff and my grandkids' teachers for their tireless efforts. Another special thanks goes out to Ms. Jess & the other teachers as well for making my wife and I feel incredibly welcome. Your dedication to going beyond the call of duty for the children is truly commendable. Thank you for creating such a nurturing environment for our little ones and for all the parents. Your efforts are truly appreciated. Warm regards, Mr. L. Deweese Ananias and Jaiaye

Cannot recommend Daddy's Daycare 2 enough. We sent our daughter there starting 8 months. The fun…read moreplay-based environment with children of all stages helped our daughter learn not only to socialize, but to look forward to her next milestones like crawling, walking, and talking. They do everything from music class, circle time indoors to fun water play outdoors in the summer. The teachers are loving and genuinely seem to enjoy their time with the kids as well. One of our daughter's first words was a teacher's name, which she still says today to indicate that she wants to go to Daycare. Would 100% go back when we have another child.

Our son has been going to Daddy's Daycare 2 since he was 18 months old, and he loves all the…read moreteachers and other children at Daddy's Daycare 2. The teachers are very loving, caring, and sweet, and our son has learned so much since going to Daddy's Daycare 2. He sings a lot of songs at home that he learned at Daddy's Daycare 2, and has developed so many basic skills at Daddy's Daycare 2 that our family was having a challenging time teaching at home, such as washing hands with soap and water and drying them, cleaning up toys after playing with them, eating meals while sitting down (instead of taking a bite and walking around). Even naptimes and sleeping has improved since he started going to Daddy's Daycare 2, and I think it's because they have lots of experienced teachers who know how to teach and motivate toddlers. The facilities appear new, clean, and well maintained, and they also have a wide variety of age appropriate toys and activities. Daddy's Daycare 2 also has an onsite backyard where the children play when weather permits. We feel very luck to have Daddy's Daycare 2!