I have been a staff member at The Barn Yard for more than 4 years now and am so upset by what ConcernedParent100 wrote about our center. We are not some generic franchise childcare factory, we are a FAMILY!! Something that no one has mentioned thus far is that no teacher at our center has worked there for under 3 years... that is something you will not find everywhere. You will also not find teachers who care whole heartedly for the children not only in their classrooms but throughout the entire center! Teachers know every child's name and every parent's name when they walk through the door. They also know every family's story. We know it is difficult to have a surprise snow day, that is if you can call it a surprise. This is New England, it snows here and as adults you should know that if you see fresh snow you should check the news for closings. Also Channels like Fox25 are offering a text message service to alert you when there is a closing. You can talk to any of the staff member about how to set this up. I see everyday how much my Co-Teacher and I put into our classroom making everyday fun and different for ConcernedParent100's child and everyone else's child. In each classroom we have what we call Parent Boards. These boards post our policies, personal classroom calendars and school wide calendars to list all of our closings. The fact that ConcernedParent100 choose not to read our handbook is his/her own fault. When i hear our wonderful assistant director give her tours of our center to new or prospective parents she always points out that we do close and when we close and how we decide were going to close. I am so fortunate to have the Director and Assistant Director that we have at The BY because they care about their staff enough to know that we have families too. And that we need time off too.
Pros: We have a wonderful Family Environment
Cons: ..... I don't see any
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