As a faculty member of the Bank Street Graduate School of Education, I want my grad students, who…read moreare all student teaching in public and private schools, to visit a home-based program, in order to experience a variety of programs for young children. I bring them to Little Bridge to experience "best practice" in a high-quality home environment. Two of my graduate students and I had a delightful visit to Little Bridge this morning. When we arrived, the children were beginning their dramatic play, and play with manipulative materials. The children were "going to the beach," working with small vehicles, and working with manipulative materials. All twelve children were actively engaged in meaningful activity: planning, negotiating, solving conflicts with the help and support of the two teachers, Stefania and Jessica. After "clean-up," the children joyfully danced and did movement exercises to music, and then washed their hands and had a convivial lunch. Throughout our visit, the children were happy, busy, and confident. It was very apparent that they felt safe and secure. Stefania and Jessica are both experienced teachers with a profound understanding of child development and developmentally appropriate curriculum, and a deep respect for young children. They have provided an environment where children can create, express themselves, learn to work with others, and thrive in all domains--cognitive, social, emotional, and physical. Bay Ridge families are fortunate to have this high-quality program available to them.

Little Bridge is an environment of such rich care and love from Stefania and Jessica. I am so…read moreimpressed at the level of detail that each week provides for my son's learning, play and socialization. The Little Bridge program is in line with how I want to parent. Communicating feelings and needs and a high level of conciousness with everything that's done.

My son has been at this daycare since 18 months. It has become his second home. Ms. Tracey and Ms…read more Sarah give him so much love! There have been times when my son prefers Ms. Tracey over me. This warms my heart and gives me so much peace knowing that he is in a safe and loving environment. Another thing to note Is that my son LOVES their food!! Thank you lighthouse for being a part of our support system and for giving my son so much love!!

Both of my children started at Lighthouse at 2 years old. The teachers are amazing. Ms. Tracey…read moretakes care of the younger children and both of my kids adore her. Ms. Sarah and Ms. Alicia teach the 3K children. We love that they focus on academics and constantly expose them to new learning material.

The worst kindergarten I don't recommend to anyone. Children sleep with their shoes on, their food…read moreis not normal at all. Unresponsible teachers.

I looked at many, many daycare centers before deciding on The Learning Experience in Bag Ridge. I…read morestared sending my son when he was three months old; staff made me feel confident that he was in good hands, which a new mom always needs! The location has an outdoor play space, which was important to me, as well as an indoor place place for days with less than ideal weather. Classrooms are bright, clean and child-oriented, and weekly schedules are posted for parents. I love the weekly art that gets sent home. Staff is responsive and warm, and the adults are familiar with each child. It's always a warm morning welcome. My work requires an early morning start, so early drop off times were a must- TLE meets this (very) important requirement. When looking into daycare, it was important that my child was stimulated as an infant, but also that this would continue throughout the years I plan on keeping him in the center. The curriculum presented for older children seems cognitively demanding and the way the entire center is run is worth the price I pay :)

What a wonderful place. The staff really showed my son lots of love over the last 3 years. They are…read morereally good to the kids and they have a great setup with many rooms so the kids stay with others close to their age. They feed the children as well which makes life easier for us but also got my son more comfortable with trying new foods. I highly recommend Tutor Time, can't wait for my daughter to start there soon.

My son was at Tutor Time of Brooklyn from September 2020- August 2022. The Tutor Time Team was…read morecaring, welcoming and communicative. My son, who does not transition easily, happily ran right in every day for those couple of years. It was hard leaving my baby each day, but it was even harder to do this during COVID- they kept the facility clean, alerted us when needed and kept my son healthy during those days. Tutor Time also has great bonuses- access to watch a live feed, picture updates of activities throughout the day, updates about food intake and toileting. They provided breakfast, lunch, snacks, diapers. In addition to the classrooms, they have a playroom and a rooftop playground.

This brief Yelp is for the church that's connected to the Visitation Academy School. The school…read moreitself and the grounds are private property and the general public cannot access them. As far as a House Of Worship goes, I do like coming here for Mass on Sunday as its rather close to my apartment building. Its a two plus block walk as opposed to the other churches which as five and ten blocks walk if you were opting for one of those. The interesting thing about this particular church is that there are two sections. The part that the public can enter into and then off to the right hand side of the altar is the section where the nuns sit. You really don't see them unless one is doing one of the readings or when they are going up to receive Communion and I should point out that they are served first and then the public congregants. I've only recently been choosing to come here for the Sunday mass since there is one at 9AM and the priest seems to be visiting from another country. I am not certain that they have a priest of their own in residence for those who are concerned about that. There is an organist and occasional choir up above. There is no proper collection to support the church and school but a basket is available for donations should you be feeling charitable. I also didn't notice any sort of votive candles in this section but there are some beautiful statues and paintings. Other masses are sporadic in times but I do think there is a daily morning mass that begins around 8AM if going there interests you.

My aunt, cousins, sister and I all went to Visitation Academy. We still have friends from those…read moremagical years. You are blessed to come thru the gets and leave fully prepared for the world as a proper young lady. My memories there will last my lifetime.

This is an EXCELLENT daycare ! Caring, welcoming…read moreenvironment Teachers are fantastic, director Jeanine PHENOMENAL ! I would recommend this school 100% !

my child went to the other location of this preschool but Ms Jenn was her teacher there for a month…read morebefore she was relocated. my child loves Ms Jenn. my child had some emotional times to start the school but Ms Jenn was there and being very attentive. I considered to move my child here with Ms Jenn it ultimately decided to stay there for convenience.

My son has been enrolled at TPC since Sept 2022. The teachers are nice and caring towards the…read morechildren. Now that my son is on summer break, he says he misses school and his friends and wants to go back. The class size is just right. My son just got approved for the 3K program this fall and looking forward to sending my son back.

I can't believe that there are not enough reviews about this preschool center. If you are looking…read morefor a daycare/preschool center I highly recommend this one! The director at Purple Crayon is very attentive and cares about each students. The teachers and staff are very friendly and approachable, they keep you updated through the app. I find it so easy to communicate with the teachers and admin. I picked this preschool center over the other ones mainly because purple crayon is so clean and so welcoming. Thank you Purple Crayon team! Keep doing what you do best!