Simon D.
Yelp
So my child graduated this past year and I can now provide an updated review and some more points. I dropped the rating slightly because of the belief that the quality of education and care really depends on the teachers your child has, and thus, depends on the level your child is at. We were thankful in our child's 4-5 (2nd last year), the teacher Ms. Susan provided amazing instruction and really elevated our child's knowledge and kept challenging her. Even at this age, she was learning numbers, letters and was never bored. However, our child's last year, it was as if she took a step back. Both teachers seemed unmotivated and dropped the level of lessons and knowledge one or two years back. Suggestions from parents were pushed back from the teachers and often both teachers felt depressed and resisted in communicating with parents. It's as if our child went back in time, and most parents were dismayed. When our child was assessed at her current school for kindergarten, we were so thankful that most of her time in the previous year got her through the admissions process. The last year at Shadylane was like a lost cause. Very frustrating. But overall though the first two years at Shadylane were amazing for our child. The last year was just child care, not building on foundations presented previously.
Positives: Good parental involvement, mostly caring teachers, updated classrooms and facilities including refresh of the playground, nice parking for drop off/pick up. Tuition is reasonable overall for the care.
Negative: No surveys or ratings from parents of teachers. No way to make good and helpful comments regarding child's education/teachers except directly to the teachers. You can go to administrator but we saw most parents wanted a survey mid-year and end of the year. No way for Admin to know red flags exist with specific teachers. Limited space for library.
