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[quote=Anonymous]Points for doubt from the poster above! I am a parent with a child currently enrolled at BR (trust me, its the internet) and I can tell you a few good things and bad things:

Good: the teachers are super nice, the kids are happy and well taken care of, they seem to learn about age appropriate topics and my little one is always happy to go in. The teachers are always quick with hugs and so happy to see yous! They are next to a giant playground inside a very safe neighborhood. They are average price for the area and don't have any strict clothes rules (so OK to wear princess dress in) and don't have strict outside food rules.

Bad: Patricia who? She seems to be around but its unclear what she does. Same for husband. Maybe they've been busy with the new space? Also: good luck trying to call the place and reaching someone. If you complain they give you a personal number... but really. Its 2018 and you can't figure out how to forward a phone line?

The teachers are wonderful until you get a new one, which happens more often than it should. Since they got a new office admin the communications have been much better which is appreciated, but we attended our little one's parent teacher conference and even though we showed up right when they opened, they still only allotted 15 minutes. That left no time for questions or discussions... like, how exactly do they incorporate Reggio Emilia into the lessons? How much time do the kids spend learning vs just hanging out? Why can't you keep TA's for longer than a month? Why do the TA's insist on speaking in english even though its supposed to be a SPANISH immersion school?

They could also get better about communicating about curriculum and events happening in the classroom. Once a week write up doesn't give you insight and the pictures + summary are super canned. It would also be nice if they could take a weekend to like... paint the walls and clean up. I recently realized that the toys are sort of sticky and worn. We pay $1500+ a month, you would think they could afford to do a once a week deep clean (Patricia, if you are reading this someone should really dust the baseboards and vacuum the dollhouse area) or replace some of the clearly broken toys with new ones. Its not so bad to say something, but you get the sense that they got used to it and just don't "see it".  It would also be nice if the space was less cluttered. If its a matter of storage and they can't figure it out, then they should call a professional organizer and get some built in's OR store materials not currently in use off-site.

For comparison: My sisters kids go to a reggio program in another city, same small setup, a little cheaper but they get a ton of stuff: music teacher, field trips, parents come to read day, personalized daily reports for each kid, educational toys get rotated on a monthly basis and match lessons, etc. It annoys me every time I jump on FB i see that her cousins have a much more rounded experience than we are getting.

Overall: the bad things don't outweigh the convenient location and price. Our DC is also very loved and speaking Spanish.... so we are staying until we find another immersion program that fits our needs or she goes to ES. Hope this helps!

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