Mount Airy Happy Time School

Love it! My grandchild is so happy as well as me. The teachers are amazing! Caring, nurturing, and loving. They have a very strong education. The place is extremely clean for an older building, once a local antique shop. The Mount Airy Happy Time School is more than a great place for learning. Their animals (goats) allow the children to receive first hand experiences instead of just reading about them in a book. THANK YOU MOUNT AIRY!

Dear First Impression,

Please explain to me how a staff at a child care facility is not educated in the child care field? The staff is required by the State of NJ to take part in Early Childhood Education trainings and courses for a certain amount of hours per year. Plus, a majority of the staff hold their CDA certifications, have a high degree of education from a college or university, or are still in the process of attending college to seek a degree or certification in Early Childhood Education. The director and staff at Mt. Airy go above and beyond for the children and parents who attend. And why do you say it's not very clean? The staff cleans the toys, furniture, bathrooms and the entire school on a daily basis to keep up to sanitation standards. The teachers give 110% effort and encourage the best for their students and reward their successes. Not only are the teachers an inspiration to the children, but the children also inspire the staff as well. You say that local schools state that students who leave this facility test low academically. These days, the standardized tests that are used in the school systems are not accountable and are unfortunetly damaging to a childs education. I wouldn't base test scores on how smart your child is. Children need to use their imagination and the staff at Mt. Airy assists the children to do so. It is a wonderful childcare center, and in fact, first impressions do say it all...

Not very clean and a very young staff that is not educated in the childcare field. Affordable but not worth it. First impressions say it all, I will  not enroll my children. Local schools stated kids coming into kindergarten from this daycare test very low academically.