You know the main thing I worry my kids are missing out on in their education in New York? It’s not so much math, social studies or reading. It’s Creativity. I don’t mean art. I mean just random, wacky NYC Creativity. This post is about a really cool new preschool, a hot educational philosophy, […]

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It’s pretty much generally accepted knowledge that to get your toddler into preschool in NYC one has to sit on the phone with her fingers hovering over the redial button on the day after Labor Day in order to be one of the lucky few who will receive an application—forget about getting accepted.
While it’s true […]

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In the New York Times this weekend an article depicts Nutritional Sciences Preschool in Brunswick, New Jersey as a preschool on the forefront of a new trend —preschools with a curriculum focus on nutrition.
Forget about finger painting and blocks, the class activity focuses around preparing healthy snacks. These kids are going to learn to eat […]

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The NY Sun illuminates a new twist to preschool admissions madness (via daddytypes) by pointing out the apparent trend to supply resumes and custom DVDs of your toddler with their preschool application. They then go on to destroy the tactic with several preschool personnel weighing in on how this would essentially get your application […]

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We received this Reader -Submitted Review for the Educational Alliance Preschool, but it’s such an excellent under -the-radar preschool that we wanted to include it, with a little bit more background from the Mommy Poppins team.
If you would you like to review your child’s preschool or ongoing school, send it to Mommy Poppins. Or, if […]

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A Mommy Poppins reader who has a child at the school has submitted this preschool review for Chelsea Day School on 14th Street. It’s not under-the-radar preschool by any means, but it is a wonderful school worth looking into for your children.
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A Mommy Poppins reader who has a child at the school has submitted this preschool review for Merricat’s Castle Nursery School on the Upper East Side in Manhattan.
If you would you like to review your child’s preschool or ongoing school, send it to Mommy Poppins. Or, if you have additional thoughts or questions for our […]

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For some reason all-day schools are not considered in the same category as preschools with shorter programs. It seems the fewer hours your child is allowed to spend at a preschool, the more caché the school has. Perhaps it’s the theory that if you’re paying more for less, it must be good. Or maybe it’s […]

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It’s not hard to find out which are the most prestigious preschools in NYC. Just search for “TT preschool”(top tier preschool) on the urbanbaby schools board and you’ll hear more than you ever wanted to know on the subject—and we mean that literally. It’s not that helpful, however, since you’ll then have to lose […]

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The Downtown Little School is old school. By that I mean it reminds me of what nursery or preschools were like before they became the first step to getting your child into Harvard. The program focuses on the social development. The school claims not to focus on academics, but, perhaps unavoidably, many activities teach counting […]

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