Summary
Contact Info
Basic Trust
225 West 99th Street
New York
, NY
10025
www.basictrust.org
Tel:
(212) 222-6602
Director:
Peggy Sradnick
General Approach to Learning
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Play-based with some structure |
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| Predominantly teacher-led instruction |
Application Information
| Applications accepted |
While child is in utero, upon birth, after a phone conversation with the appropriate person at the school |
| Deadline for applications |
Rolling |
Key Statistics
| Age cutoff for enrollment |
3 months |
| School year |
Year round program |
Parent Ratings
| Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents. |
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| Development of social skills and work habits |
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| Home-school connection |
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| Parent community |
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| Health |
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| Handling of separation |
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Survey Information
Number of parents surveyed:
3
Savvy Source survey: Yes
School Philosophy & Day in the Life
School Philosophy and Mission
Basic Trust (BT) is a not-for-profit childcare center committed to providing a safe and loving environment for infants, toddlers and preschool children. Each child is nurtured and supported in a home-like setting with mixed age groupings. We let the children into our lives and together we explore the world as part of a rambunctious family.
(http://basictrust.org)
Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
Breakfast With the babies Ellen is frying banana fritters in the kitchen. Sophie and Tess sit on the counter munching bananas and watching the batter brown. Out in the front room Rafiyah is reading to Owen and Sam. Stephanie is zooming from room to room with a shopping cart. Eric puts Dylan to sleep away from the hubbub with a song and a bottle in the crib room. Emily and Alex get the other kids' hands washed for morning snack. The fritters are served to everyone's delight. Seth eats three and asks for more. Elias likes to smash his in his hair. The Toddlers Get The Giggles Sofie thought it would be fun to draw with crayons. Molly wants to know why the paper needs to be taped down. Tess couldn't wait for her paper to be prepared and tore it off the table with great zeal and proceeded to color the torn shreds. Sam dashed over to see what he was missing but decided it was more fun to patrol the room with Daniel whose face held a permanent grin.
Later, riding in the buggy to the park Sam pointed out every parked car as 'mine'. Once there Alex, Sam and Sofie spent a long time climbing. They took turns checking in with Eric, a quick hello was fine for them but Molly wanted to cuddle up on the bench, until she saw Tess (who was her own entertainment today). Her giggles and laughter amused Molly and were so infectious that Jack and Sofie joined in first and then she had us all giggling. That lasted all the way back to BT. We never did find out why she was laughing. Raining Flowers: The Big Kids In Central Park Sam B., Renee, Nicholas, Ishan and Linus are out with Mary on this lovely morning soaking up the sun in Central Park. Renee spies a black and white spotted horse eating grass under a tree. After a chat with the 'horse lady' the group saunters on and discovers a beautiful pink tree in full bloom. They spread out a blanket and pull out food and watercolor paints. Ishan and Linus eagerly take some paper, and as the others follow, a gust of wind blows in and showers everyone with petals. All five kids holler 'It's raining flowers!' Linus says, 'No, it's raining petals of flowers, actually.' Sam B., 'It's like snow!' and Renee, 'No, it's like soft tortillas!' After a short painting session, everyone jumps up and races around. Nicholas starts a jumping-over-the-water-bottle game which is an instant hit and all the kids line up to take a turn...A very sweet, idyllic morning. (SOURCE: A BT DAY page at www.basictrust.org)
Quality of Teaching
Director and Parents have not yet submitted this information to the Savvy Source.
Ages, Schedule & Tuition
Ages, Class Size, Days & Tuition
| Ages |
Class Size |
Days |
Tuition |
From
3 months
to
5 years
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Mon 8am - 545pm
Tue 8am - 545pm
Wed 8am - 545pm
Thu 8am - 545pm
Fri 8am - 545pm
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$23500/Year |
Extended Care
Notes on Schedule and Extended Care
Notes
HOURS OF OPERATION *
BT is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
* Children may be dropped off anytime before 9:30 a.m. and picked up after 5:00 p.m. If you will be later than 9:30 a.m. or earlier than 5:00 p.m. please let us know, either by calling or, if you know in advance, writing it on the board.
DAYS PER WEEK AVAILABLE: * Families can choose to send their child to BT from three to five days a week. * When Basic Trust is closed for a holiday, staff or teacher workday, or if your child is sick on his/her regularly scheduled day, Basic Trust will not be able to make up that day.
Calendar Year
School Year
Kindergarten Placement & Tips
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