Excellent costumer service! Samie was super helpful. I'm so impressed…read more My child took 2 lessons here so far and he loved it. Highly recommended

A fabulous music learning center where the student is the center of all learning. They focus on…read moreeach child being classically trained so that they are well prepared to play any piece of music placed before them! Superior quality of music education!

My child is just finishing their second year at St. James, and it is truly wonderful. I chose it…read moreinitially based on availability and their really nice playground space, since I didn't know anyone else who could recommend a nursery school. I am so happy with our choice- all the teachers genuinely care about the students, and are very well matched at each grade level. Since it's only 2s, 3s, and 4s, it's a small environment where everyone gets to know one another. They have music class each week and do lots of nice projects and activities. Honestly cannot day enough good things! If I HAD to find a negative, the school day for the 2 year olds is 9:00-11:15, which is age appropriate, but goes by very quickly if you are running errands, etc.

My daughter attended The Nursery School at St. James from the 2's program through the 4's. We were…read morevery happy with the quality of the teachers and the schools learning methods. Overall, it was a great experience for my daughter, as well as my husband and I. We built great friendships with the families and when kindergarten started, my daughter excelled both academically and socially. I highly recommend.

We absolutely love Kiddie Academy of WP! We are a new family in Rye, NY, and welcomed our baby…read moregirl in May of this year. As working parents, we were eager to find the best care for her during the day. (Due to Covid, finding in-home care was challenging, so we had to look for daycares.) After extensive research- we enrolled our daughter here and could not be more pleased that we did! The hours are amazing and flexible. The teachers are an absolute joy and it is obvious how much they love each child. We get pictures throughout the day, and they also let us know which skills they are focusing on during their daily activities. We have an app that allows us to communicate with the teachers. This is where we can request they focus on a specific developmental need (more tummy time, etc), and inform them of anything they should be aware of (like teething or a rough night sleeping). No matter what time of day we pick our daughter up, we always are thrilled with what we see when we peek through the door. It is also great seeing every teacher in the school greet our daughter by name even if she is not in their classroom specifically.

Highly recommended. Our daughter was a one-year-old pandemic baby who -- unfortunately, due to the…read morecircumstances of Covid -- had very little outside social activity by the time she enrolled in Kiddie Academy. Leah, the director, and the whole team at KA made her adjustment incredibly smooth. Our daughter loved all the teachers and staff at the facility, which always felt well-kept, clean, and airy. The daily reports and photos are great, and as parents we always felt informed through emails, newsletters, and phone calls. At pick-up time, teachers would always take a minute to talk about how the day went. Everyone is so kind. The large parking lot is a bonus. There's no stressing about traffic or double-parking at the start or end of the day. We took our daughter out after five months but only because of lots of family engagements that would've kept her out anyway. We wouldn't hesitate to go back in the future.

My daughter goes here and my son will go next year. We moved to Scarsdale (near Mamaroneck) about…read moretwo years ago and we were so fortunate to find the nursery school as it's really connected us to the community. It has been such a warm experience and I can't recommend highly enough.

SCCNS will forever hold a special place in our family. While both of our children attended SCCNS,…read morethey were in the most supportive and caring environment one would hope for with children. During their time at SCCNS, my children developed a strong foundation for their educational success through grade school. We would HIGHLY recommend this school for any families that are interested!

I had 2 kids in MCR, and both loved the school. Picking them up at the end of the day, I would hear…read morestories about all the exciting things they did: what they learned, what books they read, what song they practiced, what games they played outside with their friends, what art project they worked on after school and so forth. Our experienced teachers really knew kids' personalities, their likes an dislikes. They kept close track of their progress in each aspect of Montessori curriculum and customized learning for them when needed. The school is a very safe and nurturing place with talented staff (after-school program is one of the best I've seen) and rich traditions. By the way, their celebrations are simply amazing! They remain among our most precious memories from that time.

My son started going to Montessori Children's Room (MCR) at 19 months and we loved this school, and…read morehe seemed to as well. When he was about to turn three this past September, he moved into the 3, 4 and 5 year old class. That is when they noticed he had a hard time sitting still and focusing. He was about to age out of EI (Early Intervention) and start CPSE (Committee on Preschool Education), which would mean the therapists that were approved (Speech, SEIT and OT) could work with him in his classroom environment. However, MCR does NOT allow ANY therapists in this school to work with children who have been approved to receive it. So, we were left with no other choice, and had to scramble to find a new school in the middle of October of 2018. Not an easy task considering that most were already full by that point. Luckily we found a school that my son adores. It is a play based, loving and nurturing environment, that is so in tune with nature and outdoor play. I guess everything happens for a reason, and we were very fortunate to end up where we are now. MCR does wonderful things with the students, my son learned a lot in his time there. Their holiday show and graduation are amazing as well, along with their camp. That said, Montessori is not for every child, especially a child that requires therapy of any sort. What bothered me about our experience is how they didn't give me any feedback of his behavior in the baby class (NK) prior to moving up. We did have parent teacher conferences twice in the school year, but they never spoke about how he was disruptive, couldn't focus or sit still. Had I known this was going to be an issue, we could have looked for other schools before he started in the toddler class. The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth, as we felt forced out of there in a way. In closing, I debated on whether or not to write a review about my experience with this school. However, I recently learned the same thing is happening with another child there, so I wanted to give other parents a heads up before you consider going to this school.

We have loved NEFDA for the last 12 months when Kyle was the teacher. He was perfect for younger…read morekids and understood what they needed to be successful. We just completed one of their summer camps though that was a completely different experience. They had 26 campers in a tiny room with 5 staff members. Kyle unfortunately left the company that week and my daughter went from loving it to coming home crying every day. When I confronted Irina, I was told that they had 26 kids and just could not cope, which I understood, however taking on that many kids is completely in her control, so it is therefore hard to understand why it happened. That being said the thing that insulted me the most was that she said that my child was used to having everything done for her at home which is why she wasn't capable of finishing her dress on her own. She is actually a really good student that requires very little help with tasks or learning something new but the reality is she is 8 - and relatively new to sewing - which is why she was struggling. In the end her 9 year old friend had to pin her in to the dress for the fashion show. I hate writing this review as under Kyle's leadership, it was such a magical place. I would think twice about sending your younger child here and if you do, make sure there are no more than 12 in the class.

My daughter started by taking a class during the school year which she enjoyed and she really loved…read morethe Fashion Lab summer camps. It was amazing to see a 10 year old create a dress from start to end, including the design, pattern making and sewing. Irina is great with all ages and encourages them to challenge themselves and be creative. We will be back for more classes!

Dramatic pragmatics has helped so much by helping my child make new friends and he has also…read morelearned how to problem solve and keep his cool the office staff are so nice and easy to work with and the therapists are amazing they are so well trained and you are always able to speak to them about a problem about school or an after school activity so the therapist can focus on that skill I have had a amazing experience with this program and highly recommend it

I cannot begin to tell you how much they have helped my daughter!! Amazing program with caring…read morestaff/therapists. Highly recommend, my daughter loves going, and it's helped in many areas. Most notably, social skills. Thank you, DP!

Terrific asset to the local community and beautifully run facility with excellent staff!read more