Gingerbread House Preschool

"My daughter was bullied the whole school year at this school by another student. The teachers and the owner were aware and never reached out to me about it. They claimed to have dealt with the student and his mother, only heaven knows if they actually did considering the could not inform me what my daughter was going through. Secondly, the teachers in the new school year do-not listen to kids and sent my daughter to go eat food that fell to the floor. When asked one said they did not know-coz they would listen to the child and the other lied to me with a twisted account of events. I pulled my daughter without hesitation. No remorse, no accountability for the teachers and the owner. It’s all about them. Don’t be fooled by the smiles at the front door. It’s either they are plainly horrible or are racist. In response to this woman’s feedback, it’s repulsive that she continues to lie and attack as she did before let alone call me and my child a liar when my evince is in my email in addition to verbal communications I had with her teachers including herself. The most responsible to run a business is to own one’s mistakes then aim to do better. Obviously, this does it look good on her business but the truth has to be told so another child does not have to go through this. My child never required special attention I. This school. She go the least of it if any. I had to keep an eye on things because my child told me what was happening. Children being sat in time out for saying there is a fly in school etc. this is crazy! Her teachers told me my child was bullied through out the school year by a specific kid. The incident I personally observed was a week before school closed and it was only that day that her teachers mentioned to me it was not the first time and the the director lie teacher had several conferences with the child and his mother over the behavior to the extent of the suggesting he might need help. If she was responsible or cared, she would have reached out to me to let me know what has been going on regarding the bullying and at least note that she was handling the issue on the issues. If my daughter never told me and coincidently the referred incident happened in my presence at which then I inquired, I would never had known. This never happened. Maybe bullying is not tolerated in her school but not for black kids. But I will leave it here. No one changes what they do not acknowledge. Therefore, it’s a matter of time before."

"Our daughter went 4 years to this wonderful school for early education, the foundation of any school, are the teachers, and this school has the most wonderful and experienced teachers, who have shown great kindness and loving care while teaching children. Each year, from the 2s class to Jr Kindergarten, we observed our daughter learn so many wonderful things at gingerbread, from hand signs, to using the scissors, to learning to color, understanding patterns, developing an interest in cooking, they have a cooking class in the Jr K, and the list goes on; and a significant role was played by the teachers and the designed curriculum, from teaching her the right way to hold a pencil, to sitting criss cross, art work, projects, group play and activities, every day bringing back tons of activity sheets, outdoor play and snow day activities, kids appeared really happy and energized as they came outside after school. We are very thankful to Mrs Anders, Mrs Patellos, Mrs Hallam, Mrs Kraft, Mrs Savery, and of all Mrs Kopecky for their wonderful teaching and kindness. Only thing I wish for was that there were programs for more number of days in the week; although we did manage to pair up another wonderful school on the other days; also the clubhouse program they have is wonderful, and our daughter enjoyed that for more than a year. The list can go on and on, one can’t summarize so many great things in a few paragraphs, we are indebted to Gingerbread and Mrs Kopecky."

"We were fortunate enough to have each of our boys attend Gingerbread House Preschool for two years. Our first son was prepared for the academic side of it, but he really needed the social aspect as he wasn’t around a lot of family and friends and he was able to get acclimated to school with ease thanks to the Gingerbread House staff and class and has truly excelled as he is about to start middle school now. I honestly had my concerns for our second son, but with the help of the Gingerbread House staff I am so thrilled with how far he has come both academically and socially as he now prepares for kindergarten. The school does a great job with these kids and they genuinely care about them and it really pays off for us as parents. It’s so neat to see all of the things they make and how excited they are to tell you about their day. They helped set up our boys for success in school and beyond and we highly recommend Gingerbread House Preschool. Sincerely, Zachary and Ryane Edsall"

"A kind, loving, and fun learning environment. I was recommended the Gingerbread Preschool through a couple of friends. I toured several preschools, and ended up falling in love with this one. Small class sizes, excellent teachers, fantastic program director, and a wonderful learning environment! My daughter truly excelled , and most importantly loved going to school! I highly recommend this preschool. They come out of this preschool truly ready for kindergarten!"

"My daughter just finished her junior kindergarten year at Gingerbread House Preschool. It was a wonderful year! The small student:teacher ratio allowed the teachers to get to know all the children so well and to do a lot of one on one learning activities with each child. Every week our house was filled with awesome artwork. The staff recognizes that every child develops at his or her own pace and they have developed a great, age/developmentally appropriate preschool curriculum. We enjoyed watching our daughter gain social confidence, make lots of new friends, master her letters and numbers, and gain more independence during her junior kindergarten year."