Brooklyn Parent Reviews & Testimonials

We looked around at many daycares in Brooklyn and Manhattan for our soon to be newborn daughter and at the last minute found TLE and set up an appointment for a tour. After we got a tour of the facilities, it was clear that this was the place for our daughter. It has not disappointed. Our daughter is now almost a year old and she absolutely loves coming to TLE every day. When we first brought our daughter to TLE after 5 months of being at home, we brought her for a few hours in the morning to get used to TLE. Not surprisingly, she cried and refused to eat. Through the TLC of Miss Etha and Miss Kendra , that stopped pretty quickly. In fact, our daughter got so attached to Miss Kendra that she literally would only take a bottle from her! Miss Kendra is effectively our daughter’s second mother and it’s amazing to know that our daughter has someone like that at TLE. The teachers at TLE are truly the best. Every one of them knows our daughter’s name and to my surprise usually knows my name as well. The teachers treat our daughter like she is their own – and as a parent, you can’t ask for any more than that. I never expected we would find a place where that would happen. For example, our daughter’s teachers have held her while she slept when she was first getting used to coming to TLE, clipped her nails when they were too long, and applied Neosporin to the scrapes incurred after many adventures learning how to walk on our watch. Now when I drop our daughter off at TLE, most days she could care less that I am leaving. She is off playing with her friends in the classroom. And the same goes for when my wife comes to visit at lunch – our daughter often comes over for a few hugs but is off playing the rest of the time. Initially I had some concern that we just got really lucky and her teachers in the Infant A room were just extraordinary and we would be disappointed when she had to move to the next room. But those concerns were totally unfounded because when our daughter moved to Infant B her new teachers, Miss Dominique, Miss Jeanie and Miss Amanda, were just as extraordinary. In fact, every morning I still take my daughter to go see Miss Dominique even though our daughter is in a different room now. Beyond the incredible teachers, Jessica and Jenna are amazing. Whenever we have needed anything, they have been so accommodating and easy to work with. They truly want to make sure that every parent feels like we do about TLE. In terms of education, although our daughter is only 11 months old, she is at or ahead of all of her milestones, no doubt partially due to the great teachers and environment at TLE. She is constantly bringing home artwork (we are going to need a dedicated room at this rate to store it) and often goes outside during the day as well. To the extent it is not already obvious, my wife and I couldn’t be any happier with our daughter’s experience at TLE. And most importantly, I’m pretty sure my daughter feels the same way!