First School Inc., Early Care And Education

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Before you ever think about sending your child to this school meet with the director. She is so out of touch, as she has not had children of her own. She looks at the kids as paychecks. She is unresponsive to parent complaints and does not make herself available. A lot of the teachers are underpaid and unqualified. The main draw for this school is the appeal of quality early childhood education, however there is no substitute for a loving and compassionate environement for a child. Who cares if my child knows some Spanish words if he isn't in a loving and caring environement. The daycare director is very cold and strict. She just wants her money and as long as people are willing to pay and there is a waiting list there will be no improvement made. Her way or the highway with no regard for best interest of the children.

My son has been going to this school for almost a year. I am impressed with the changes in my son. When he started, he was defiant, he was mean to other kids, didn't share or anything. My son now is polite, he has manners, he knows his some of his ABC's, He counts, knows his colors, and is very much into sharing with other kids. And he is only 2.5 years old. I love this school. I would recommend everyone to take their child there.

The turn over in teachers is awful. The kids see several different people throughout the day. The teachers are not treated well, at all. There are a few good teachers in the building, but they cannot meet all of the kids needs because of the ridiculous measures of the director and one of the asst. directors. There is a lot of drama amongst the staff caused by the director and asst. director. My child also has not learned how to read like he should. I tried to get him in with the good prek teacher but her class list was filled up, so he is with someone that I am not too fond of. His teacher is very fake and isn't in the classroom at the end of the day. I want the best for my child and it is not with a teacher that does two positions instead of focusing on one position. I know she lies to my face and she has talked to me about other children. I wonder if my son's confidentiality is really safe. I think if they hired real teachers the school could improve greatly. The owner sh