Preschool Of America

My son has been here since he was 3 months old. The teachers are caring, loving and consistent.

Rarely do I go out of my way to complain about an establishment but this place has really pushed me over the edge…
In my I visited the location and needed to hold a spot for my son. I told them that I wasn’t sure if I was going to enroll my son but I wanted to hold the spot.
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They wanted a check for the rest of May’s tuition plus a $ 300 registration fee and another $ 100 fee. The total they asked for was $ 1176. I thought that was a lot but I was starting a new job soon and I really needed to find a place for my son. I wrote the check but I told them NOT TO CASH IT UNTIL I CALLED THEM THE NEXT MORNING TO CONFIRM.
I gave them a check in the late afternoon. They didn’t wait for my phone call and cashed it the next morning. I called them telling them not to cash it first thing in the morning but it was too late. I asked for a refund.
A month later I realized I never got the refund. I called and they said they would drop it off at my house since I was at work and couldn’t pick it up.
Two months after that I remembered that I still didn’t receive the payment. I called and they told me they went to drop it off at my house but I didn’t have a mailbox.
It was three months. They never called me telling me anything and I had filled out all sorts of paperwork. THey had my number the number of my parents and my address. Yet no phone called were made AND to top it all off they refuse to give me back my money in full and deducted $ 100 for some BS fee. I TOLD THEM NOT TO CASH THE CHECK. THEY TOOK 1176 FROM ME FOR NOTHING FOR THREE MONTHS!
I went with another preschool that only needed $ 310 for my son to go there and didn’t cash the check the morning after even though she could of because I never told her not to.
I want my $ 100 back. I am sorry your staff does not answer the sentence «I am not sure if I want to enroll my son here so please do not cash the check until I call.»
Go somewhere else people. Please.

CHECK THE INFANT ROOM THAT YOU SEND YOUR CHILD INTO BEFORE YOU PAY A DEPOSIT. In my search for a daycare in the Forest Hills area I was put on the waiting list to their sister facility on Queens Blvd but was so impressed with that daycare I opted to try the Fresh Meadows location that had availability for my 3mo old. I was told that I could do a sit in with there infant classroom (there are 2) to make a decision. Before I left I paid a deposit because at first glance this place is lovely and similar in very many ways to the Queens Blvd location and I did not want to lose my spot. After sitting in on the late morning to afternoon activities with the two «teachers» (I use that term loosely because they were a mere step above an uninterested teenage babysitter). They lacked any enthusiasm or engaging activities for the infants. Lunch time came around and this is when I really could not bear the thought of leaving my child here. The girls were feeding the infants and they have a strict schedule and DO NOT deviate from it at all. One of the infants was screaming holy hell and clearly wanted to be fed but NO they were busy shoving food into a older baby who clearly was not even interested in eating. They weren’t even moving to sooth the crying child. I asked after a while (at least 3 minutes) if I could help as my son was content at the time but they said no everything was fine and he would get his turn shortly. So 5 minutes more of the infant whaling they propped a bottle up and walked away. Not sure but if that was all they were going to do in the first place then it would have alleviated stress for all in the classroom if they triaged the situation and did not just strictly follow the schedule. On top of this they are not given any stimulation after lunch they are shoved in there Plexiglas cribs and expected to sleep as these two girls checked there phones for texts. I am all for keep a schedule but all of this rubbed me the wrong way there was no warmth off either of the «teachers» not did they even seem to like their job. One would think that the staff would be on their best behavior when a visiting potential family is on site. On the other had the corporation was nice enough to refund my deposit and in hind sight I should have spoken to the management about these girls as the other infant room (that was booked) seemed to be the polar opposite. I hope they rectified the situation as their other location that I have also visited did not seem to have any of these staffing problems.

I’ve taken my son to Preschool of America for a year, and I really liked the program. They gear the kids for school, work on their readiness skills, and their hours are very flexible. Food is included, if your child still wears diapers its not a problem, though my son was already potty trained when he started. This place is more like a school and less like a daycare, which is a really big plus. All the teachers are nice and patient. My son really enjoyed going to this school. They have nap time everyday. The only downside is they are taking a really, really long time to build a playground for the kids. Its been several months since my son hasn’t attended and there is still no playground from what I hear from other parents. Other than that, its a really good program though it is a bit pricey, I would still recommend this school.

There are many good things about the school — teachers are generally loving and caring, the children learn a lot, etc.
But there is one area that needs improvement: the administration. The administration does not communicate well with the parents. Different messages are given depending on who you talk to, and often times, there is NO communication about a given event until it is too late (e.g. a teaching change that happened in a classroom; the parents and children were NOT informed about the change until the day the new teacher showed up in the classroom). Sorely disappointing in an otherwise good school.

Teachers do not follow their schedule as described. They let the kids walk 15 minutes to the park which has to cross several streets each way, very unsafe.

They are great here! They do a gifted and talented program among all the other great things they do. They assist in potty training, teach them to read at a young age and encourage learning by playing. Did I mention food is included? If you are pregnant and looking for daycare, this is the place to send your kid-​you better get on the waiting list fast though, it is tough to get a spot here!