NCRC Preschool thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe you are considering that school after what happened ….

This is just silly. Do you know how many pedophiles are out there in the world? If you ruled out every school based on that fear, your kids wouldn’t go anywhere or ever leave the house. You should be more worried to let your kid have a phone or internet access - ever.

This is true of schools but not preschools. Most preschool have two faculty rules (no child allowed in a closed space with just one adult) in order to prevent this. They are so young and vulnerable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NCRC is truly a special place but I do remember being annoyed that the kids weren’t allowed to celebrate Mother’s Day or Halloween and I’m pretty progressive. I also remember almost being tackled on the playground by a teacher AFTER school one day because I had a bag of almonds and they are nut free. That was a bit over the top. Yea, I get the nut allergy thing, but we were outdoors and it was after school hours and there were no other kids around. I still chuckle about that.

I complained about the Mother’s Day issue 15 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our friends have two kids there and their pediatrician told them that it's rare for a kid to go there and not get some sort of therapy - much of which is not needed according the pediatrician. She said that school is notorious for over-therapizing kids.

Also, with the scandal, there was an exodus of families so the school is not on strong financial footing. Teacher student ratios have gone in a bad direction. But no one talks about it openly.

My pediatrician told me the same thing when the school suggested therapy for my child. Our doctor strongly disagreed, reassuring us that my child was completely normal. So I chose to stop the process and, from then on, simply nodded politely whenever the school recommended therapy.

And for those wondering, most of us at NCRC don’t have a regular in-network pediatrician. We choose an out-of-network doctor instead. We pay more, but we get a full 45-60 minute appointment rather than a rushed 15-minute visit. These pediatricians know their patient very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our friends have two kids there and their pediatrician told them that it's rare for a kid to go there and not get some sort of therapy - much of which is not needed according the pediatrician. She said that school is notorious for over-therapizing kids.

Also, with the scandal, there was an exodus of families so the school is not on strong financial footing. Teacher student ratios have gone in a bad direction. But no one talks about it openly.

My pediatrician told me the same thing when the school suggested therapy for my child. Our doctor strongly disagreed, reassuring us that my child was completely normal. So I chose to stop the process and, from then on, simply nodded politely whenever the school recommended therapy.

And for those wondering, most of us at NCRC don’t have a regular in-network pediatrician. We choose an out-of-network doctor instead. We pay more, but we get a full 45-60 minute appointment rather than a rushed 15-minute visit. These pediatricians know their patient very well.

Alum family. They told us our kid had autism. We had it checked out by 4 different specialists and all of them said absolutely not. it turned out our kid had a friend with autism and mirrored some behaviors during play to engage with her. This was obviously a very trying time for our family and I put it behind us. But reading these messages has brought back those difficult memories.