I have 2 children that attend NCA and we absolutely love it! My oldest will start kindergarten next year. He has been at NCA for a little over a year now. Prior to NCA we had tried 2 other preschools and neither of them can begin to compare to NCA. I love that he's receiving hands-on and attentive care from his teachers and very nutritious meals. He's thoroughly enjoyed the play-based learning and I love how emergent curriculum encourages the children to learn. I appreciate that the main classroom teacher is the same for each class and that the additional teachers are also consistent. We struggled with him being moved from room to room in his previous schools. It made it difficult for him to adapt to a new environment and set of teachers each time. At NCA he spent and year in the Veggie Bunch and will be in the Apple Orchard for a year as well.
Our youngest son started in the infant (seedlings) room almost a month ago. He is 4 months old and I would have had a terrible time enrolling him anywhere else but NCA. I hadn't planned on starting him so early but it became a necessity and he attends NCA 2 days a week. NCA is very supportive of breastfeeding mothers. I can comfortable nurse when I drop him off, come mid-day and nurse at pick-up. They are careful not to waste any milk too. His teacher has even worn him to get him to calm down and take a nap. They are incredibly attentive and capable. They start sensory play early on and I love that! My 3 month old got to finger paint!!! Parent and teacher communication is great! I know when he eats, sleep and how many diaper changes he's received. He has his own crib and they are perfectly happy to let him sleep and eat on demand.
I could really go on and on. The school is family owned and operated and the owners are very involved! There is not a high turn-over and they treat their staff well. I know I definitely want my children being cared for by people who are happy and love their job and the teachers at NCA truly do! They encourage parents to be involved and are happy to hear suggestions. We are very happy to have our children at NCA and I feel confident dropping my children off knowing that the teachers and owners are going to give them the same genuine care they would give their own children.