Anonymous wrote:It's a good place. The cons are they have a large amount of children and there's no hand-holding in the beginning. So if you are coming from a loving daycare situation, Norbeck can be a daunting transition. Pros are it's run very efficiently and if you are a working parent, then you can count on them for informing you of events well in advance. There is little to no parent involvement so you won't feel guilty! The few things you can attend - Halloween parade, Christmas performance, Mother's Day event -- are well advertised, run on time and fun to go to.
If you are seriously considering it, I would ask to interview the teachers and figure out which class is best for you. They have four classrooms, and the personality of the teachers will really dictate your experience. I did not do this and we have been happy with our teacher. But I wish I had requested this. It's not cheap and you can only enroll for 5 days per week (you can do just mornings).
Good luck!
Wow, this could not be further from the truth. I wonder if the previous poster is talking about a different place. Our daughter goes to Norbeck. She came from a very loving, small daycare environment and I was very, very nervous about the transition last fall. They were AMAZING. They had me drop her off 15 minutes before regular drop off time so it wasn't so chaotic for her with carpool drop off. They were so loving, giving her hugs, making her feel secure, etc. They sent me notes home the first few weeks letting me know how she was doing, transitioning, etc. She was almost potty trained, and they had her fully potty trained within a month. They rub their backs at nap time to help them to get to sleep. The parent involvement is fantastic. I am a dentist, they asked me to come in and present during dental hygeine month. For the first few weeks, I came in Fridays to read a story to the class. I volunteered for the holiday performance. I came to help during school photos. There is a Halloween parade, fall fest, puppet shows, holiday performances, mother's day party. Then they also do back to school night, and parent/teacher night. The whole "you won't feel guilty" is you making yourself think there is no parent involvement, it's at whatever level you want it to be. For the pp, no involvement obviously worked for them.
Anyway, great school, great staff, great teachers. I wholeheartedly recommend it.