It Takes a Village Preschool: Jersey City, NJ

I had a terrible experience with this center it is filled with beautiful classrooms and very unhappy teachers. the directer is very rude to the employees. Harsh working conditions make it impossible to have effective happy teachers and teacher assistants, during my daughters time there i witnessed countless excellent teachers and assistants quite or be fired, my daughter had 4 new teachers in one school year, It is unfortunate. The administration staff is very unprofessional over the phone and in person. and if all of that is not enough the directors husband is not qualified to be an acting director , yet he assumes the role very often .H e once yelled at my daughters teacher right in front of me using terrible work ethic. this is no setting for early childhood development , good teachers nice building but it all goes to waste dont fall for the allusion, its more trouble them good.

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

I had a very bad experience at this daycare facility.About five years ago this Daycare was rated number one in jersey city,but i guess as time went by i guess too much praise went to there head. They say there curriculum is teach through play. Thats just another way to say we do nothing all day but look at you child play with other children. The administators are rude and never solve anything.when i enrolled my son at this school he already knew how to count ,spell his name and other thing a three year old should know.He has not learned anything new but how to play with the kids.This is the answer i received when i asked what did you do in school today.So basically all im trying to say is parents beware. If you can send you child somewhere else do so,dont just settle because its free like i did.

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

It is a shame that this site is use to slander centers. If you do not have anything nice to say, then move on.
Professionals and parents who are in tune with their children understand the importance of preschool if they seek their services. If you want quality, then expect it. Unfit teachers should not be in a classroom and children at this age learn through play. If your child knows everything a preschooler should know at 3 years old then send them to college. My child learned chess, spanish as well as other social and academic skills for a preschooler to learn. If I asked my child, “what did you do today?” and they answered, “play”, I would follow up as a concerned parent with “What did you play? and other appropriate question. This school has NAEYC’s accreditation. Parents find out what that means.
Hundreds of other parents are happy and continue to be. Keep shining It Takes A Village.

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

I stumbled on this site and am shocked at what I read. These comments are unfortunate. Sorry, you had a bad experience but it sounds more personal than academic. You kept your child there with unhappy teachers and a mean director, shame on you!!!!! Three of my children atteded this school and I only have great comments. Field trips, chess, spanish, outdoor playground,library as well as a curriculum to follow is available at this school. As a teacher myself, this is a great environment. Isolated instances do not make a place horrible. Stay positive- It Takes A Village

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

To the comments about the unpleasant experiences.
As a parent, it sounds like unhappy employees who did not make the cut. You did not belong there if you could not perform the job. I have two children 5 years apart and they were able to have the same preschool teacher at my request. The expectations are high there for teachers. I see the changes that have been made for the better. Do not spread negativity because that’s what you wreceive. Move on and be happy. This is a school in the community that cares!! Grow up

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

this center is …

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

I have two children who attend this school. I find that school has helped me help my children. To the parents with bad experiences, first you need to learn how to write before you call anyone rude and unprofessional. Also, if everybody was rude or unhappy, why did you leave your child there? For anyone reading, do not believe their hype. How does someone’s head get big for doing the job that is suppose to be done. I am a human resource manager and people fire themselves when they do not perform the job. If your child could write and count why didn’t he elaborate on what he did for the day. These two parents are showing their lack of education and lack of parenting skills.

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

very well organized- works to educate the whole child -I’ve learned that children do learn from social interaction and hands on experiences not worksheets Parents educate yourselves on child development

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

I have had a horrible experience at this center and only kept my child there for convenience. As a concerned parent having my child switch schools and teachers would be traumatizing for my child. Apparently the director does not see it that way. My child went through five different teachers in one school year!! I was so distraught, however, because of convenience I could not take my child out. When I use the word ‘convenience’ it is because I cannot say the actual reason because of my status in that center. The director walks around like he owns the building when in fact he only married into the business. This place is very sad!

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

this center is …
run by two very disrespectful, unprofessional, rude directors. They don’t know how to handle their staff. They talk down to the teachers and assistants infront of the parents or other staff members etc. This place is like a revolving door of workers; in one day out the next. Something needs to be done with these two directors. This daycare needs directors that actually have what it takes to run a daycare!

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

this center is …not somewhere i wish to be in as a child!! i was ‘fortunate’ enough to be employed there for not long at all..and right away i caught on to the negativity in that environment! I couldn’t imagine sending my child there…

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

this center is …
a great educational environment for children. It is also a pleasant place to work. I have worked here for 5 plus years and never had a problem just like several other faculty members. Directors always see to it that the teachers have the training needed as well as the supplies needed in their classrooms. Teachers come and go because they want to “hang out” and not work for the benefit of the children. The directors are very clear in orientation and in staff meetings their mission and expectations of all staff. The previous negative reviews sound like ex employees. If it was not good, why take the paycheck? If you were really about children, why did you wait to be fired?
Be honest and tell the truth about what you brought to the school. Nothing!!! I am sure I speak for all staff members who come and do their job for the children….It Takes A Village is about children!!!! I pledge for the parents of old and new students to speak for the school. You know the truth!! Applicants serious about working with children need to apply.

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

I loved this pre-school for my Daughter she went there from age 8 months until it was time for regular school. While there she learned how to play chess and speak a little bit of spanish. I really loved this daycare as a matter of fact i recently took custody of my niece and I am sending her to this school. They have great field trips and excellent teachers. I also enjoyed their summer program. They even have open house and hand out progress reports I love this school and would recommend it to my family and friends.

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

I had a horrible experience at this center… seriously unprofessional…

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