Anonymous wrote:BH Skyline is an amazing environment for kids and I would send my DS there regardless of whether DH and I work. Admittedly, he did not start there as an infant, but for children who are mobile and beginning verbal skills, it is a great place to teach them social skills, independence, and get an early start on education. On another not completely unrelated note, I feel sorry for children who do not go to preschool.

Anonymous wrote:I've bashed it on like two threads....
Anyway, i dislike it because they aren't consistent. I rarely know what's going on in the program. For instance, my daughter OSD being potty trained. I asked for this and her primary caregiver aged to it, end of conversation. Not once did she tell me that i needed to bring five changes of clothes, two pair of does, pullups, and stickers for the reward system. Not once. I found this out through another parent. Things like that happen repeatedly. I find out months later that i was supposed to do x, y and z because communication at the center is horrible. On to of that they have one now teaching, in my opinion. Not every child learns by the hands on approach. My child is one of them. Instead of working with the way she does learn (she watches you do it a couple of tines, then picks it up) they keep trying to force her to do it their way. Not acceptable to me especially since i have had plenty of conversations with them about how she learns best.

I know there are parents that love the irs daycare, but trust me, there are quite a few of us that are a little fed up with them. However, finding daycare in this town isn't easy, so we feel stuck.

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Anonymous wrote:IMO (and experience), people who do not like BH centers are not going to like any center. They are the parents who are not involved in their child's education and YES it is education, at least starting in the toddler rooms. We love our BH, but it takes work. You have to talk to the teachers and the administration and let them know you want a partnership with them to do what is best for your child. You have to take time at the beginning of the day to treat them like people even when you are running late for work. You have to take time at the end of the day to (patiently) wait for them to have a moment to chat with you about your child's day. Our BH had to send out a reminder to parents to please let the teachers know when dropping off or picking up a child from the class. Blows my mind to see some parents literally open the door so their child can walk inside and then close the door. The afternoon pickup is as in-and-out as possible for some and of course you are not going to be happy when you are not putting forth an effort. It is still the parents' job to raise a child and teachers cannot be expected to keep something like potty training consistent when parents do not communicate with the teachers about what is happening at home. ::climbs off soapbox::

Yea your post is so full of crap. I am well involved in my child's center. So much so I notice the teacher does not know how to spell "puzzle." I have told the license inspector the reuirements for checking on children at nap time. Referred the director to her own coporate office when I knew she was giving other parents promises she was not going to be able to keep. The children (not just my kid) in the room show me their toys, stickers, and books when I pick up and drop off. You are trying to justify your McDonalds level care in your cheap little head. Truth of the matter is for best care a parent should be home until 3. You can make playdates, field trips, activities with other kids ...but there is no benefit to group care before that age.

Except socialization! You cannot match that aspect at home - period. http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/15/day-care-when-its-good-it-benefits-kids-up-to-30-years-later-and-moms-too/

You can socialize. You can play date, music class, soccer swim, church on and on.
Daycare at young age is just for parents.

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Anonymous wrote:IMO (and experience), people who do not like BH centers are not going to like any center. They are the parents who are not involved in their child's education and YES it is education, at least starting in the toddler rooms. We love our BH, but it takes work. You have to talk to the teachers and the administration and let them know you want a partnership with them to do what is best for your child. You have to take time at the beginning of the day to treat them like people even when you are running late for work. You have to take time at the end of the day to (patiently) wait for them to have a moment to chat with you about your child's day. Our BH had to send out a reminder to parents to please let the teachers know when dropping off or picking up a child from the class. Blows my mind to see some parents literally open the door so their child can walk inside and then close the door. The afternoon pickup is as in-and-out as possible for some and of course you are not going to be happy when you are not putting forth an effort. It is still the parents' job to raise a child and teachers cannot be expected to keep something like potty training consistent when parents do not communicate with the teachers about what is happening at home. ::climbs off soapbox::

Yea your post is so full of crap. I am well involved in my child's center. So much so I notice the teacher does not know how to spell "puzzle." I have told the license inspector the reuirements for checking on children at nap time. Referred the director to her own coporate office when I knew she was giving other parents promises she was not going to be able to keep. The children (not just my kid) in the room show me their toys, stickers, and books when I pick up and drop off. You are trying to justify your McDonalds level care in your cheap little head. Truth of the matter is for best care a parent should be home until 3. You can make playdates, field trips, activities with other kids ...but there is no benefit to group care before that age.

Except socialization! You cannot match that aspect at home - period. http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/15/day-care-when-its-good-it-benefits-kids-up-to-30-years-later-and-moms-too/

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Anonymous wrote:IMO (and experience), people who do not like BH centers are not going to like any center. They are the parents who are not involved in their child's education and YES it is education, at least starting in the toddler rooms. We love our BH, but it takes work. You have to talk to the teachers and the administration and let them know you want a partnership with them to do what is best for your child. You have to take time at the beginning of the day to treat them like people even when you are running late for work. You have to take time at the end of the day to (patiently) wait for them to have a moment to chat with you about your child's day. Our BH had to send out a reminder to parents to please let the teachers know when dropping off or picking up a child from the class. Blows my mind to see some parents literally open the door so their child can walk inside and then close the door. The afternoon pickup is as in-and-out as possible for some and of course you are not going to be happy when you are not putting forth an effort. It is still the parents' job to raise a child and teachers cannot be expected to keep something like potty training consistent when parents do not communicate with the teachers about what is happening at home. ::climbs off soapbox::

Yea your post is so full of crap. I am well involved in my child's center. So much so I notice the teacher does not know how to spell "puzzle." I have told the license inspector the reuirements for checking on children at nap time. Referred the director to her own coporate office when I knew she was giving other parents promises she was not going to be able to keep. The children (not just my kid) in the room show me their toys, stickers, and books when I pick up and drop off. You are trying to justify your McDonalds level care in your cheap little head. Truth of the matter is for best care a parent should be home until 3. You can make playdates, field trips, activities with other kids ...but there is no benefit to group care before that age.

Except socialization! You cannot match that aspect at home - period. http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/15/day-care-when-its-good-it-benefits-kids-up-to-30-years-later-and-moms-too/

Anonymous wrote:DH??

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Anonymous wrote:IMO (and experience), people who do not like BH centers are not going to like any center. They are the parents who are not involved in their child's education and YES it is education, at least starting in the toddler rooms. We love our BH, but it takes work. You have to talk to the teachers and the administration and let them know you want a partnership with them to do what is best for your child. You have to take time at the beginning of the day to treat them like people even when you are running late for work. You have to take time at the end of the day to (patiently) wait for them to have a moment to chat with you about your child's day. Our BH had to send out a reminder to parents to please let the teachers know when dropping off or picking up a child from the class. Blows my mind to see some parents literally open the door so their child can walk inside and then close the door. The afternoon pickup is as in-and-out as possible for some and of course you are not going to be happy when you are not putting forth an effort. It is still the parents' job to raise a child and teachers cannot be expected to keep something like potty training consistent when parents do not communicate with the teachers about what is happening at home. ::climbs off soapbox::

Yea your post is so full of crap. I am well involved in my child's center. So much so I notice the teacher does not know how to spell "puzzle." I have told the license inspector the reuirements for checking on children at nap time. Referred the director to her own coporate office when I knew she was giving other parents promises she was not going to be able to keep. The children (not just my kid) in the room show me their toys, stickers, and books when I pick up and drop off. You are trying to justify your McDonalds level care in your cheap little head. Truth of the matter is for best care a parent should be home until 3. You can make playdates, field trips, activities with other kids ...but there is no benefit to group care before that age.