This is a response to PaideiaMom. I'm glad you have peace of mind sending your children to this school. After reading what the other workers below have had to say, and after working in Paideia myself - I can tell you that you SHOULD pay more attention to what the workers are saying here!
It doesn't matter what the RN said because she reports what she sees but looks can be deceiving! As a former worker below stated, the school is barely "one step ahead" of the nurse and that is really true! They would rush and clean the rooms and tell the employees to make sure the bathrooms and everything looked tidy - put the food they feed kids out of sight so that there are no questions asked. Because Julie knows that kids there get substandard food like bruised bananas and expired frozen pancakes. This is NOT the kitchen lady's fault because she only works with what she is given by Julie, and Julie does not like to give or spend money on your kids' care or food - she likes to save.
Also, PaideiaMom says that "the teachers are montessori certified" in the preschool. NOT TRUE! Only the "lead teacher" is certified, but is she the one that looks after your kids? No! It is the "teacher's assistants" that do most of the caring AND most of the teaching, and those assistants are barely given any training and are overworked, like the girl below also mentioned. The certified lead teacher just throws together a lesson plan and sits in the circle for a few minutes in the morning. She probably spends only half the day in the room, whereas the assistants spend all day. They are not paid well, given benefits or treated well at all - so of course they will be too tired to care well for your kids. They want to love your kids, but the truth is that they are not given any respect or rights, so they are tired and cut many corners, aren't alert and just want to relax on the clock. Take all these issues up with Julie - and believe the women below. Don't write them off as disgruntled workers; they are just women who are smart, caring and want to share their inside knowledge with you.
Pros: Relatively cheap-ish rates
Cons: Worker exploitation, health violations, cockroaches, & more
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