Both of my sons went to the BarnYard up until they started kindergarten. The younger one left the Barn 4 years ago. And they had nothing but the best times there. They entered their school years well-prepared, both educationally and socially. From what I've read of this thread, everyone seems to agree that the care there is first rate. As for questions regarding closing policies, everything is very clearly spelled out in the handbook. I know, as I have actually read it a number of times. Are the exact dates of the Christmas closing spelled out? No. Because as was previously pointed out, they change based on the calendar. Was the current year's a little longer than usual? Yes. But the parents complaining about this are in for a very rude awakening. When your kids start elementary school the vacations and days off are much more frequent. My wife and I both work, and the juggle now is MUCH more difficult than when our kids were at the Barn. From what I can see, the one complaint is that the Barn is closed for these two weeks (+) during the year. As pointed out, one is a training requirement. The other is during the holidays, when at least 75% of people are off anyways (and I believe the BY teachers are required to use vacation time for this break, so it is not that the individual teachers are then off a lot during the rest of the year on top of this...).
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