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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can’t judge a book by a cover but I don’t want my kids in a dark basement with no windows for 6 hours a day.[/quote]

Not my preference either but I'd take a superstar for a teacher vs. a nice facility any day.[/quote]

Interested to hear more about things in addition to facilities (though I do think windows are kind of a non-negotiable). Some of the posts about culture, student stress levels, etc, are very helpful in thinking through an investment at these places. [/quote]

I think no windows would be a deal breaker for me. However, social atmosphere I would be concerned. For example, without saying we had to choose between School A & School B for Pre-Kindergarten. School A was cheaper, the facilities were OK, closer to home, however the teacher is new to teaching. This upcoming year will be the 2nd year and none of the lower school classrooms had windows. Going forward, basically the teachers in the lowers school are new and have a lot of turnover.  School B was more expensive, nice facilities not much more nice but nicer, however the teacher has been the teacher for 19 years. As with the teacher in lower school have been there at least 7 years or more. For me, school B seemed like the better fit, more stability and the teachers really cared for the children. I thought it was weird that a school A, the teachers weren’t present for the open house/tour.

I say all that to say, if school B didn’t have windows, I would’ve have still chose them because of the track record and experience in early childhood education [/quote]

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