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budgetgoth t1_j8es49b wrote

We’re moving to the area shortly, and we’re looking at daycares as well. We found the Montessori on Edgewood, in Dwight, and met (virtually) with the director, who seems excellent. They offer full time care, and their tuition is indexed to household income, as per the CT fee schedule here.

On the other hand, a friend of a friend was a visiting professor last semester, and had very good things to say about the Bright Horizons at Yale West Campus. They said that though it looked horribly corporate at first, the teachers were quite lovely. Hope this helps!

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iluvkiwis897 t1_j8fzjq4 wrote

I worked for Montessori on Edgewood last year. DO NOT put your kids here. I only met one teacher (I was her co teacher) who was nice. But everyone else seemed like they didn’t wanna be there. If one of the kids had an accident they would get so annoyed, one of the teachers loved to yell at the kids, she was so scary the kids mostly just sat there quietly. I ended up leaving and ever since that I refuse to put my child in a daycare setting. One time the main teacher was sick, they left me in a classroom with at least 10 kids all by myself, the ratio was way off. I’d keep looking for a better daycare center.

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paddyboombotz t1_j8gguci wrote

Yea we looked at that one too. Two of the teachers couldn’t even pretend to like the kids in their class during our 15 minute visit. Can only imagine the fuckry that goes on there.

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Rambonic OP t1_j8i6f4e wrote

This thread is really interesting, since several people I've talked to are gung ho on getting their kids into the Montessori. Wow.

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6th__extinction t1_j8i1t52 wrote

Do not enroll in MOES, New Haven educator here.

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budgetgoth t1_j8spgji wrote

Thanks everyone for your advice and accounts of the issues plaguing MSOE! I’ll definitely have to reconsider the daycare situation. Any advice for someone looking for daycare for a child who’ll be about 1 year old when enrolling?

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