Strauss ECE and Kindergarten

I agree with the earlier reviewer that Strauss is probably the best day care/​preschool in town.
Pros:
— Tremendously loving teachers. Our teacher (Carina) attended kids’ birthday parties on the weekends for HOURS just because she loved seeing the kids. Amazing. Our other teacher (Rylee) was also fabulous. She was studying to enter medical school. So much hugging and comforting, so wonderful.
— Long hours: 7am-​6pm
— Take all ages of kids, from 6 weeks to 6 years. If you have more than one kid, this is a lifesaver.
— Administrators want to make parents’ lives easier, and man, it makes a difference. Examples:
* Accept credit cards and have an autopay option
* Each month they email you a receipt, making it easy to file your FSA claims online without having to collect and scan a bunch of paperwork
* Key fob entrance so you’re don’t have to struggle with a door code or key while holding children
* Lightning fast response to email inquiries even after hours
* Phone answering machine tells you the extension to call your kids’ classroom directly
* School provides snacks so you don’t have to drop off like eighteen different containers of food each day. Your only responsibility is lunch.
* Very few requests or demands of parents generally
Cons:
— Price. They are pricey. However, you do get what you pay for here.
— I would like to see them go with organic, whole-​food snacks and all-​natural, phthalate-​free cleaning products.
— I would love more pets, plants or other natural items at the school
— It would be nice to have a larger playground and more outdoor time. Sometimes the outdoor time seemed limited. And they certainly have the space in their massive parking lot to substantially expand the playground. They could have a playground to rival the one at Second Street School.
All in all, doing a fantastic job!

This place is the best preschool in Tucson. Our family has been going to Strauss for a total of 8 years now with both children. The staff is super awesome from the administrator on down. I highly recommend.