I'm surprised that someone ranked Mother Goose with one star. That does not reflect our experience at all.

Our son has been attending Mother Goose for a year and a half. He enjoys the school. His development has been impressive. The teachers and staff care a lot about him. He's very close to his teachers -- a three year old can't fake affection.

Every other parent I've talked to about the school is happy with it. Many of them have enrolled multiple children in the school.

Perhaps most significantly, Mother Goose has been around for over 50 years, and has been managed by the same family ever since. As a result, they are well known and have a good track record.

I submit this review without any communication with the school on the topic of reviews, and completely independently. I found this site by accident, looking for the zip code of the school.

Our child has attended Mother Goose school for two years. Our other child, (post-pre-school now) who attended a different San Francisco pre-school entirely, has become the friend of the director. The director has been extremely kind, generous, and supportive of our family. The co-director has also demonstrated great care and concern for our children, as have all the staff.

There may be differences of opinion at any school, between parents and teachers over behavior. That does not entitle anyone to an immature outburst of accusations in a review.

It is an extremely demanding and difficult to teach pre-school children. It requires skills that are undervalued and under appreciated in our society. Teachers are worthy of respect, as are the people who care for my children, as is everyone at Mother Goose, and deservedly so. They do a tremendous job.

The harm that can be done by irresponsible anonymous internet reviews is inexcusable. If you are committed to your child's well being, and you have a legitimate concern, then you should stand up for your child and have the integrity to put your name and phone number on a review. Here is my office number:

Jonathan Erb
(510) 841-8777 ext 218

Call me if you want to learn from an independent and unbiased source about our family's experience at Mother Goose. I have no incentive to be anything less than entirely candid.

1/11/08

Mother Goose School is a great place for kids. I know of at least two situations where parents came to visit significantly earlier then our friends whose kids joined at 2.5 yo and were so taken with the place that they simply waited for their kids to be old enough so that they could start at Mother Goose School. While looking, our friend visited six caregivers and nothing else came close. Another parent told me that she'd tried twelve with the same finding.