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My son is going to this school from last 3 years. I found the teachers to be very knowledgeable and caring. The individual attention kids get here is amazing, this is pretty evident in the parent teacher meetings. I am often surprised how much they know about my kid, his strengths and weaknesses, as it very well match my understanding about my kid. The most amazing thing we found when he was in PreSchool and PreK was that, his Principal would stand outside daily morning near the parking lot and wish each kid good morning by his/her name! I am not sure how many other schools / principal's can do this.
My child has been going to preschool at the Stratford Washington park campus for a year. I like the curriculum, teachers and the classrooms. There are also plenty of opportunities for kids to do public performances, which is really nice. However, the administration/staff could be improved. The current drop-off and pick up procedures are too painful. The staff could be more respectful towards the parents, eg: parents are repeatedly told to hurry up and not 'talk' in the parking lot, never let go of their kids hands even for an instant. In general, parents are treated like kids!
Many parents enroll their children here because they believe they are paying for a higher than average standard of academics. We have not found this to be true for our children. The teachers at this campus seem to be very stressed out and the principals are outrageously unqualified. One standard of a great school is longevity in their staff, which this school does not have. We have decided to put our children in public school and hire a tutor. We will save a ton of money and hopefully our children will not be so stressed and unhappy about going to school. Inexperienced staff, high turn over, inexperienced principals = children who are stressed and dislike school. This has been our experience at this highly overpriced pressure cooker of a school.
Parents beware and do not enroll your children here. The school accepts an unlimited amount of applications with a non-refundable fee, even though they know your children will not get in. The preschool had a new principal last year and the school went down hill fast. She is young, inexperienced and does not treat people well. She dresses like she is going to a fashion show, not a preschool. I just heard from a teacher that more than 5 teachers have left the campus this year. In general the leadership is terrible, right up to the top. The school lacks long term experienced staff. The school was sold recently and has gone downhill since the new owner took over. A school that charges this much should be able to keep staff, but they are so disgruntled it is bad for the kids. I have pulled my children out.
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