Children's Learning Center in Rockville

[Anonymous]

Is the CLC is for only Jewish people?

[Anonymous]

Not at all. As is discussed in previous posts, there are many non-Jewish families at the school.

[Anonymous]

This place is a glorified day care! Such a pit! You would have to pay me to send my kids there. I am not a troll. I pulled out of there last year for a variety of reasons. Be cautious - many of the teachers are not jewish. Old dirty classrooms, but kids with runny green noses! It was awful!

[Anonymous]

You don't have to be Jewish to go there, but they do teach Jewish holidays and have off for them as well. Also, you can only bring in dairy food for lunches. I have heard great things, but it is very expensive.

[Anonymous]

Can anyone tell me how much tuition for the preschool class is and the hours that provides. I am considering looking into it for my 3 year old.

LH

[Anonymous]

The school can give you the specific tuition amount (301-871-6600) and send you an application. The morning hours are 9:30 to 1 daily but there are many options if you want/need a longer day. The school is open from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. You should definitely stop by if you are interested. We love it there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This place is a glorified day care! Such a pit! You would have to pay me to send my kids there. I am not a troll. I pulled out of there last year for a variety of reasons. Be cautious - many of the teachers are not jewish. Old dirty classrooms, but kids with runny green noses! It was awful!

????

Typically in most centers there will be green noses at some point. Colds spread like wildfire at certain times of the year. And classrooms can get dirty young kids (but the teachers are usually good about cleaning it up). Between painting, drawing, playing, snacks, etc I'd almost be worried if the classroom wasn't a little messy at the end of the day.

Just the fact that you had to justify your post but stating that your not a troll tends to cast suspicion on your post.

Honestly, I haven't had any personal experience there but I've heard great things about the school. OP, just like with any other place visit it and see what you think.

[Anonymous]

I'm thinking about placing my 2 1/2 yr old in CLC. He is very speech delayed and has never been in a formal classroom. We're hoping that the structure of preschool will be helpful. I'm leaning towards CLC but can't seem to bring myself to sign on the dotted line.

I heard that CLC is very inclusive and staff are very accomodating of children with delays. Although a bit of trek for me, I decided to check it out. Since it's the summer, I observed their informal camp program rather than a structured classroom morning. The school was very old but the classrooms seemed clean and organized. I liked that they have the gym for indoor play. The music program seems nice, but I'd expect any preschool to offer music 1x a week. The staff were very friendly and didn't rush me out. I was impressed with the inclusive attitude and scheduling flexibility.

Given that I haven't really seen the class in action and the tuition is very expensive (when compared with similar programs), I'm still hesitant. Has anybody had a child in the storyland classroom? Is the teacher good? Is it a warm and fuzzy atmosphere in that particular classroom? Are the children happy and calm? I'm really concerned about signing a contract commiting to the entire year. What if the program isn't a good match for my son or I'm not happy with the teacher?

I should also mention that I have 2 older kids and loved their preschool. It was perfect in every way. The only reason I will not be placing my son there is they can't take him in the morning and he naps in the afternoon.

[Anonymous]

We just finished in Storyland and the teachers were very good, warm, and caring. They were very creative and did a remarkable number of activities with the children while they were there. The children were very happy and had a tremendous amount of growth throughout the year. The atmosphere is very inclusive and the teachers are very experienced and accomadating of children with delays. They are flexible and happy to try different approaches to best work with your child. Good luck with your decision.

[Anonymous]

Your feedback is very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to post. We've decided to enroll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your feedback is very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to post. We've decided to enroll.

PP - have you started yet? I'm a NP and am interested to hear your thoughts so far.

[Anonymous]

The Children's Learning Center is located in Rockville at 4511 Bestor Drive, Rockville 20853. We have nursery, elementary and child care for before and after school. CLC has been in existence for 32 years and is licensed by the Maryland State Department of Education. We have an "open door" policy and you are welcome to visit at anytime. Please feel free to email us at [e-mail] or call at [phone] if you have any questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This place is a glorified day care! Such a pit! You would have to pay me to send my kids there. I am not a troll. I pulled out of there last year for a variety of reasons. Be cautious - many of the teachers are not jewish. Old dirty classrooms, but kids with runny green noses! It was awful!

What's the issue with not having Jewish teachers?

22:30 are you still around? How has it been this past month? We're considering it for our 3 yo DD.

[Anonymous]

You should go see for yourself. We are there and it is very nice. It not a pit and most of the teachers are Jewish. They will let you tour the facility and observe a class.

[Anonymous]

We're considering CLC, but I had heard that they allow high school students to do 'community service' there. Does anyone know how this works?

Do the high school kids have direct contact with the preschoolers? Are the teachers still present, if the high school kids are around? This makes me a bit nervous, but I'm not exactly sure how it works.