The Learning Experience: Child Development Center, Ledgewood, NJ

This place is in Trouble. The just can’t seem to keep a teacher. Maybe they need to pay staff a bit more or just take more time interviewing. Most of the staff just seems too unqualified unless you just want a baby sitter. They started out strong but have since gone down hill. Child’s progress sheets used to be completely filled out. now they are nothing more than sheets that have been photo copied with the days activities preset. Almost every day when I walk in I am pulling a kid off of a chair or a top of a cabinet. All in all in is a nice facility, just very poorly staffed. We are looking elsewhere.

• OVERALL School Rating: 2
• Health and Safety: 3
• Environments: 3
• Teaching Staff: 1
• Teacher/Child Ratios: 3
• Curriculum: 3

The school is beautiful and the administrative staff are very supportive. The curriculum is evident in the every day interactions with my children as they are demonstrating the new things they learn constantly. The school has gone through changes that caused some concern but that happens in a lot of childcare faciities. The teacher child ratio is a state issue not a center issue, as the state mandates the child to caregiver ratios so I understand that the teachers are challenged. The curriculum is amazing, especially for the pre Kindergarten classes!

• OVERALL School Rating: 4
• Health and Safety: 3
• Environments: 4
• Teaching Staff: 3
• Teacher/Child Ratios: 1
• Curriculum: 5

This is one of the most loving places i have visited in the area. Both management and teaching staff take a genuine interest in the well being of my child and my child is growing so much there. The only concern I have is with the 2 1/2 year old room and the teacher to child ratio (1:10) as the children in that group tend to need more eyes. Otherwise, our experience has been quite pleasing.

• OVERALL School Rating: 4
• Health and Safety: 4
• Environments: 4
• Teaching Staff: 4
• Teacher/Child Ratios: 3
• Curriculum: 5