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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's hard to get a sense of the place from anonymous reviews, that may include several posts from one poster, or all original posts. Who knows. I don't claim that BB2 is a perfect fit for all families, but I got to know most of the families in my kid's class through birthday parties and most families were very very happy. The most common complaint? The food. Too little, not fresh, etc. My kid was starving at pick up and so were the others. I sent in extra whole milk just so she could get a few extra calories at snack time, when they otherwise serve a few crackers with water. You are welcome to send in extra food - so a solution is workable, IME. The pros? There was a ton of arts incorporated into the curriculum - daily arts & crafts, singing all day long. My kid had an entire repertoire of songs she sang to herself over the weekend that she had learned at BB2. The academic side of the curriculum is ambitious but appropriate, in my opinion. They don't consider reading and counting to be oppressive activities for preschoolers. They embrace as fun and of great interest and the kids like it. The free play opportunities are plenty - to address PP's question - the entire morning drop off block of time is free play, an hour plus of run around like mad time every day - with an indoor play area for bad weather days. If you tour the place you'll see that the physical set up is such that there is time for kids to have free choice of activities, and there is time for joint activities - like circle time in the morning. They don't follow a lot of fads when it comes to the curriculum but they do offer a solid preschool program that the kids enjoy, learn, and in my kid's case - flourish in. Just bring your own snacks. [/quote] They recently sent out a notice that no outside food can be brought in.--I assume that doesn't apply to the infant rooms. My daughter is always super thirsty when I pick her up. We drop her off with a cup of water everyday. It goes in cubby, but at least she has it at the ready when I pick her up.[/quote] Hm - is that Blue Bird of Alexandria II or I? I had my daughter at BB2 a year ago and I was not the only one sending in whole milk to supplement snack time, and I was not the only one to bring in birthday treats. There were some guidelines on what was allowed, but not a blanket ban. Maybe the policy has changed since. But if your kid is starving or really thirsty, I'd bring it up with the directors. They were really easy to work with and very reasonable, IME. [/quote]
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