New York, NY
All Souls School

Discipline

OVERALL RATING (4.5)

Parents at this school, on average, believe that conflicts between children:
...are handled extraordinarily well in a way that not only gives me confidence in the safety of my child but also reassures me that my child (and his/her peers) are learning the early skills needed to socialize effectively with one another

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Parents' Notes on Discipline, Health and Safety

Parent #1
In terms of the facilities, the school has been undergoing renovations the past few years and continues to update and improve.

Parent #2
School is located inside a church office building. Screening is informal and done by a church employee at the front door. Parents are strongly encouraged not to bring a sick child to school, and obviously sick children are sent home (or not accepted at drop-off). The real world problem is that often children are contagious before they look sick. I am not aware of staff screening policies but am confident that it is very conservative. Facilities are in a old, land marked church office building and are limited as such. They are newly renovated.

Parent #3
I am not aware of any policy for screening people who enter the building.

Parent #4
I do not know the policy on sceening for criminal records or cleaning the toys. I assume that my answers are correct.

Parent #5
The building that houses the school needs some work but the floors that school are on are brand new. The school has gone through extensive renovations in the last 2 years. The only negative is the elevator in the building is horrible.

Parent #6
no elaboration

Health

OVERALL RATING (4.5)
Temperature and overall air circulation is comfortable
Healthy and nutritious snacks are provided
Toys and furniture are cleaned regularly

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Safety

OVERALL RATING (3.8)
Screen and identify all visitors
Parents may not bring sick children to school where they may infect others
Prescreening for criminal records

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