I DO NOT RECOMMEND this school. Southwood Preschool does not have ""excellent staff"". I went in for more information, and ""Cookie"" acted like she was doing me a favor by enrolling my kids into her school. It is unfortunate that as the director of this school, she lacks professionalism and was just overtly pretentious. Southwood Preschool is absolutely NOT a safe and loving place for kids. I would NOT recommend this place to anybody. There is no one monitoring the main entrance,(which remains unlocked) and kids come and go as they please. There are no policies in regards to kids who misbehave, no policy on student or teacher conduct, no policies, on anything! I am so glad I went in for a visit, because I do NOT want her to be the ""director"" of any school my children attend. She seems really unorganized and a little racist. She only greeted one particular ethnicity of parents as they entered the school, and clearly did not greet any parents of color during the hour that I was there observing. She also does not allow potential clients to drop in to observe, she only wants scheduled appointments. It seems like she has something to hide. I am very suspicious of directors/preschools who do not allow potential clients to drop in without notice. If you care about the welfare of your child(ren), do NOT send them here. Len Ingalls, Cookie may need to be retrained with some proper etiquette, or just replaced, if you want your school to be successful.
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