Anonymous
09/05/2021 15:52
Subject: Re:Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Can’t start TPCDC until child is 18 months and TCS is 2 years I think. Pre-pandemic it was almost impossible to get a spot in the youngest classroom bc of preference going to siblings of older kids. Both are great programs. You can look up costs online. TPCDC has longer hours I believe and is open for more weeks in the summer.
Anonymous
09/05/2021 15:18
Subject: Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Anonymous wrote:Some of the individuals currently in leadership roles at Estrellitas are the same individuals who were at the helm at LAMB PCS when reports of a sexually abusive teacher were mishandled, according to the then LAMB Board. As a result, dozens of children were sexually abused.
"The lawsuit, filed in D.C. Superior Court last week, alleges that since at least 2014, multiple reports of Fernandez acting suspiciously around the children should have triggered the school to fire him.
Principal Cristina Encinas, LAMB Executive Director Diane Cottman and Fernandez are named in the lawsuit. Encinas left her post in December after an internal investigation, and Cottman is expected to step down at the end of the school year."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fam...7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html
"Leaders of a vaunted D.C. charter school failed to assure the safety of students after educators raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by a teacher, according to a report that has led to the ouster of top school officials.
The board of the Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) Public Charter School commissioned an outside investigation after a 36-year-old elementary school teacher, Manuel Garcia Fernandez, was accused of sexual contact with several students. Fernandez admitted in D.C. Superior Court in June that he sexually abused six students between 2015 and 2017, and he faces up to eight years in prison. He has not been sentenced.
In a five-page letter sent to parents this week, the school’s board disclosed that LAMB’s principal, Cristina Encinas, and student psychologist, Rosario Paredes, will leave their posts Dec. 15. The school’s executive director, Diane Cottman, will leave her job at the end of the school year, according to the letter.
“We believe that the administrators in charge failed to respond appropriately,” the board’s letter to parents said."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/lea...&itid=lk_interstitial_manual
Holy crap! Which of these administrators are now at Estrellitas?
Anonymous
09/04/2021 00:17
Subject: Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Some of the individuals currently in leadership roles at Estrellitas are the same individuals who were at the helm at LAMB PCS when reports of a sexually abusive teacher were mishandled, according to the then LAMB Board. As a result, dozens of children were sexually abused.
"The lawsuit, filed in D.C. Superior Court last week, alleges that since at least 2014, multiple reports of Fernandez acting suspiciously around the children should have triggered the school to fire him.
Principal Cristina Encinas, LAMB Executive Director Diane Cottman and Fernandez are named in the lawsuit. Encinas left her post in December after an internal investigation, and Cottman is expected to step down at the end of the school year."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fam...7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html
"Leaders of a vaunted D.C. charter school failed to assure the safety of students after educators raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by a teacher, according to a report that has led to the ouster of top school officials.
The board of the Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) Public Charter School commissioned an outside investigation after a 36-year-old elementary school teacher, Manuel Garcia Fernandez, was accused of sexual contact with several students. Fernandez admitted in D.C. Superior Court in June that he sexually abused six students between 2015 and 2017, and he faces up to eight years in prison. He has not been sentenced.
In a five-page letter sent to parents this week, the school’s board disclosed that LAMB’s principal, Cristina Encinas, and student psychologist, Rosario Paredes, will leave their posts Dec. 15. The school’s executive director, Diane Cottman, will leave her job at the end of the school year, according to the letter.
“We believe that the administrators in charge failed to respond appropriately,” the board’s letter to parents said."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/lea...&itid=lk_interstitial_manual
"The lawsuit, filed in D.C. Superior Court last week, alleges that since at least 2014, multiple reports of Fernandez acting suspiciously around the children should have triggered the school to fire him.
Principal Cristina Encinas, LAMB Executive Director Diane Cottman and Fernandez are named in the lawsuit. Encinas left her post in December after an internal investigation, and Cottman is expected to step down at the end of the school year."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fam...7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html
"Leaders of a vaunted D.C. charter school failed to assure the safety of students after educators raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by a teacher, according to a report that has led to the ouster of top school officials.
The board of the Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) Public Charter School commissioned an outside investigation after a 36-year-old elementary school teacher, Manuel Garcia Fernandez, was accused of sexual contact with several students. Fernandez admitted in D.C. Superior Court in June that he sexually abused six students between 2015 and 2017, and he faces up to eight years in prison. He has not been sentenced.
In a five-page letter sent to parents this week, the school’s board disclosed that LAMB’s principal, Cristina Encinas, and student psychologist, Rosario Paredes, will leave their posts Dec. 15. The school’s executive director, Diane Cottman, will leave her job at the end of the school year, according to the letter.
“We believe that the administrators in charge failed to respond appropriately,” the board’s letter to parents said."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/lea...&itid=lk_interstitial_manual
Anonymous
09/03/2021 07:40
Subject: Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Anonymous wrote:If co-oping is a possibility then consider Takoma Park Cooperative Preschool. It is a great little nature based preschool with a tight knit community.
The name is actually Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School.
Anonymous
09/03/2021 07:39
Subject: Takoma Park preschool recommendations
If co-oping is a possibility then consider Takoma Park Cooperative Preschool. It is a great little nature based preschool with a tight knit community.
Anonymous
09/02/2021 16:38
Subject: Re:Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Anonymous wrote:Any reviews of Estrellitas?
The second location is having trouble getting approved and isn't opening on time. Parents are scrambling on the list serves and Facebook groups to find other options.
Anonymous
09/02/2021 07:32
Subject: Re:Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Any reviews of Estrellitas?
Anonymous
04/11/2021 15:24
Subject: Re:Takoma Park preschool recommendations
I don't have experience with any of them but I have seen some posts on the Takoma Families Facebook group about them. I suggest asking there, or on the Takoma PAKK listserv. It looks like parents are very willing to chat individually. If you're interested in Spanish immersion Montessori Estrellitas is opening a campus in fall in the old adventist middle school building.
Anonymous
04/07/2021 16:11
Subject: Re:Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Any updates/thoughts on the above preschool options?
Anonymous
04/01/2021 13:37
Subject: Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Anonymous wrote:Evergreen Montessori School is another good option, a bit further away but attracts TP families. When do you want to start and how old is your child? Finding spots for the summer or fall may be challenging.
Probably wouldn't start any earlier than summer 2022. Child is under 6 months, and we'll likely have an alternative childcare arrangement in place at least until next summer/fall.
Anonymous
04/01/2021 13:31
Subject: Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Evergreen Montessori School is another good option, a bit further away but attracts TP families. When do you want to start and how old is your child? Finding spots for the summer or fall may be challenging.
Anonymous
04/01/2021 13:21
Subject: Takoma Park preschool recommendations
Reposting with a clearer subject line.
I am looking to learn more about preschool programs in Takoma Park. We've heard good things about Takoma Children School (TCS), Takoma Park Child Development Center (TPCDC), and Takoma Montessori School (TMS)? How do each of these programs compare to one another in terms quality of education/experience, cost, diversity, etc.? And are there other options that I should consider?
I am looking to learn more about preschool programs in Takoma Park. We've heard good things about Takoma Children School (TCS), Takoma Park Child Development Center (TPCDC), and Takoma Montessori School (TMS)? How do each of these programs compare to one another in terms quality of education/experience, cost, diversity, etc.? And are there other options that I should consider?