My experience working with the SafeSplash Swim School has been OUTSTANDING and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND…read morethem to anyone considering learning how to swim. My personal background in swimming includes years of swimming competitions and life guarding when I was a teenager and I am thoroughly impressed with the effectiveness of the SafeSplash Swim School pedagogy, the hands-on approach used to train new swimmers, and the affordability. My daughter was scared to jump into the pool on her own, even with an instructor waiting to catch her, when she was five years old and first starting a thirty minute once-a-week group lesson. After consistently attending those classes, she is now seven years old and able to swim twenty five meter lengths back-and-forth, alternating between freestyle and backstroke, and continues to attend classes as she moves up through the pedagogical levels. The Yonkers/Riverdale facility SafeSplash Swim School uses to train swimmers is a GEM and the instructors are all friendly and dedicated to bringing out the very best of abilities in swimmers looking to learn

I truly feel that enrolling my 3-month-old son in this daycare at New Rochelle was the right…read moredecision. When I first toured the facility, I had a great impression of the teachers and the environment, and the administrative staff was very responsive, which made me want to apply. However, after seeing some negative reviews on Yelp, I honestly hesitated and wondered if I should reconsider. But I decided to trust my initial instincts, and ever since he started attending, I've been able to see smiles on his face that I had never seen at home. It makes me so happy to see him playing with age-appropriate toys and showing expressions that make it clear the teachers are engaging with him warmly and attentively.

TLDR: The owner accused us without providing evidence of speaking of her school to other parents in…read more"derogatory manner," and then made the unilateral decision to remove our daughter from the school with only 1 business day to find alternative care for our child. In our opinion the owner and directors are not mature enough to run a business which watches children. This review is to re-enforce the other heartbreaking stories already posted here. This program is not one we can recommend to anyone. We were at the location on 130 Flandreau. We are first time parents and joined due to the good marketing/branding and the environment we saw on the tour. However, It seems that the pandemic has transformed this business. They have cut many of the programs they offer supposedly "due to covid" but in our opinion it is clearly it is to cut costs and see windfall profits. The owner Brianna is no longer involved with day to day management/operation of the NY location, although she still seems to enforces policies regarding staff communications or communicates covid rule compliance. We found it odd when we called her or emailed her and she never responded. In our opinion, we experienced some significant supervision issues with the number of staff (2) for the number of children. With a 6:1 ratio of kids/teacher the ratio is on the high end. By comparison other similarly priced daycares offer a 4:1 ratio. Our kid regularly complained about hitting/kicking etc from the other children, sometimes came home with bruises, etc. We understand that kids are kids, but, it was often an effort to get them to tell us what was going on, and more often than not the line from teachers or the director "that never happened." or "they are unaware of what caused this." These were the minor issues. When we attempted to raise the more serious issues with the staff/directory they were dismissive of our concerns. Early on we had to regularly remind them to send photos, or document what our child ate, or if she used the potty. It is as if we had to train the staff in what they told us they would do. This is all frustrating, especially considering the dramatically above average cost. Amazingly, things went south when we attended a birthday party (at someones house) were we met a few of the other parents for the first time. We were surprised at how many other parents were also frustrated with similar issues and it seemed (in our opinion) our concerns were not so out of the blue. We were asked by other parents about our next year plans, and shared we would attend a different Pre-K program next year to get a different experience. Apparently one of the parents shared this with the staff and within the week were asked to leave. We were informed via an email from Brianna the owner at 830PM on a Thursday. It simply said that the next day would be our daughters last. This was the first & only time we would ever have any form of communication with her as customers of her business. This was obviously (in our opinion) shocking and unexpected and when we replied asking to talk it out/get clarification/be offered a reasonable notice period (a week? a month?) We received, what was in our opinion, a long combative response, where were told we had a "nasty attitude" and that "There is nothing further to discuss." We feel this behavior is negligent in someone that you rely on for childcare. (What is if is impossible to arrange proper care for your child on such short notice?) We waited a long time to post this in order to gain some distance and perspective on the issue. We ended up putting our daughter into a nearby school, where it turns out the teachers/staff/director/owners are loving and caring. We know this because by comparison to Nurtury, we have met them all on multiple occasions. The community is free to speak openly on any issues, and does so. We engage with other parents regularly and the tone is far more positive. We haven't looked back (except to warn you wayward parents to stay away)! Addendum: Finally, it is to our surprise that as of the time of writing this review, we can no longer find a reference to this school Nutury Montessori @ 130 Flandreau Ave New Rochelle as a registered daycare on the OFCS website (https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/childcare/looking/). We did find however a current enforcement action against there Larchmont location, which appears to have 11 violations in the last year, where of note, all violations were corrected except two, one of which is: 418-1.13(a)(1) Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications. Not Corrected

ELS now has newer facilities and classrooms. For the past 5 years, ELS Riverdale has also had a…read morephenomenal Academic and Center Director who've created a very student-centered educational and social experience for our students. And they have teachers who are knowledgeable, creative, and passionate about helping their students have the best possible experience while at ELS Riverdale and while living in NYC. If you talk to current students, you will find that their experience is quite different from those of just a few years ago. And those changes were made to benefit you, our students!

This school cares about the education of every student. Issues between students, even serious ones,…read morehave been addressed quickly, openly, and with care to all parties. The children enjoy the school. The school works hard to build community between the families. It's a great experience, and it's better with active involvement.

Horrible school, wish we would have listened to our neighbors about this school. The church is good…read morebut it's unfortunate it connected to the lack luster and super expensive school. The whole staff needs a revamp, very dismissive and unprofessional band of misfits!

This school is absolutely atrocious! My son used to go to this nice school, until then we found out…read moreabout the teachers. Fake smiles, screaming at others just for whispering when not even doing anything important! And that's not even the worse part about this thing! Their unsanitary environment for children. My son sent me a phot of an ROACH in the halls, uncleaned, he said it's been there since 10:00 am ! Leaving roaches here in the halls , WHERE KIDS WALK ?! Completely disgusting.Now it's the lines ! Kids can't roam halls freely without a teacher barging in, last year. He said he's in a fully grown grade. Where kids can't roam halls on their very much own, he STILL had to walk in a line. This school is atrocious! Cause' no wonder why he said he lied on his " our school rocks essay " . He didn't hand it In and I'm proud for that. I hate this school, unsanitary, unclean , no wonder why he said the halls stink ! Hope this stupid of somewhat school shuts down . No wonder why it's only teachers giving good reviews, look at your stupid reviews and get your self right. Just spending money on yourself instead of repairing...

Great staff. Excellent communication. Children love learning and growing there. The community you…read morebuild there, feels like family.

Have been taking classes since 2007. Teachers are excellent. Getting closer and closer to being…read morefluent.

Great teachers, lots of interesting workshops and events. I'm a B2 student and I like the mix of…read morelanguage learning (grammar, vocab, etc.) as well as the conversational component - it's a good mix. We had the option of preparing for DELF too. I really like some of the non-class options to supplement classes - like the cooking classes. Those are really fun and a great opportunity to refine comprehension and speaking skills. Parking is the only downside since it's in the center of the city of White Plains.

We have two daughters at Hewitt and are absolutely delighted with the school. The head of school…read moreand director of curriculum are outstanding and forward-thinking, and the entire school is focused on female empowerment and the specialized needs of girls in reaching their full potential. The school is innovative (e.g., bringing in renowned author Rachel Simmons as its scholar-in-residence), and the teachers and administration are flexible and tailor the instruction and procedures to the needs of the students. The school emphasizes kindness, empathy and inclusion; is very nurturing in the lower school and then works to transition the girls through middle and high school so that they emerge confident young women who are decisive, focused, engaged and compassionate. If you are at all considering a private school for your daughter, you should pay a visit. (I note that the only other Yelp review is old and from someone who does not appear to have had a child at the school and has otherwise reviewed bars and restaurants--probably not a review you should credit.)

I booked 5 lessons and have been instructed with two different instructors. They really help you…read moreand know what they're talking about. They also make the process really easy & it is also very affordable.