Growing Tree North

I’ve had my child here for a couple of years and have felt more than comfortable leaving them here. That is of course until the new director Amy took over. She is a rude, unfriendly and unwelcoming woman, or shall I say child. Ever since she took over the turnover rate has greatly increased. They think parents don’t notice these things, but we do. I see staff being mistreated daily. Poor staff members come in at 9:00am, then receive their break an hour later at 10:00am which might I add is illegal. I’ve witnessed a beloved staff member get screamed at in front of multiple parents which is completely unprofessional. Thankfully the staff loves the kids and they take great care of children and that is the ONLY REASON I keep my child there. The teachers make this school a caring place for the children, not Amy. I’ve witnessed her give inaccurate unsolicited advice to parents. She has no knowledge of children because she doesn’t have any, but acts like an expert. She is so quick to want to have a child evaluated and makes the parent feel like something is wrong with their child. This place is most definitely run by dishonest crooks. It is unfortunate because I have gotten so close with the wonderful teachers and I will not be returning next year.

These other reviews don’t reflect my experience at all. My son has been enrolled at GTN since September and is having a very good experience. He loves his teachers and is well taken care of by them. He is excited when we drop him off and often talks about his day in toddler-​speak to us when he gets home. They do a thorough job of diaper changes and feedings and helped our son become a better napper. In terms of activities he has already learned to count to 10 and say the alphabet and he isn’t even 2 years old! We looked all around the Great Neck /​Manhasset /​Roslyn area and had interviews with about 5 different daycare programs. GTN made us feel, by far, the most comfortable as this facility is more like a school than a daycare. We remain very satisfied.

DONT GO HERE! ! The director Dawn Friedman is a thief she stole my son’s speech therapy when he was supposed to be taken out of class and made the therapist stay in the class so she could have an extra staff member in the class which went against my son’s IEP and is against the law. They are under staffed one day my son fell and got hurt and the teacher told us she couldn’t get him ice because there wasn’t anyone to watch the class .so my 2 year old had to sit there with a huge bump on his forehead and no ice. When we emailed the director about this situation. To save herself from it she called the day before he was supposed to go there that he wasn’t allowed back. During that conversation she hung up on me twice. That lady should not be be left in charge of the safety of any child.