Rose Blossom Nursery School

Our daughter has attended this school for preschool and Kindergarten. The approach is very child-​centered, with a focus on socialization and play that builds confidence. Children in different age groups all come together — which has many advantages, since the older children learn to help and teach others. There are endless creative activities, a wonderful outdoor area, and access to the big room of the Unitarian church for running around on rainy days. They also offer Tumbling Tutor twice a week — which my daughter loves. You can pick full days or half days. The teachers (Sharon, Colleen and Maria) are all exceptional. Sharon is the Director, and has an extensive background in education and child behavior; and she uses her musical talents to help the children express themselves. The parents are also wonderful — we see lots of parent participation at this school. If you’re looking for a small school for younger children that does not resemble day care in any way shape or form, this is a great place to explore.

The Rose Blossom School is a very special place indeed. Sharon Rose and her co-​teachers are effective, affectionate with the children and compassionate, and the kids get a great balance of play time with art and academic pursuits. I can’t recommend Rose Blossom highly enough and can only hope that the rest of my son’s teachers are half as sweet and sensible as the ones he experienced here.

As a parent of three children who all went through preschool, I realize that there are many different things a family looks for in a school, depending on their circumstances at the time… whether it’s a fit for their specific child’s personality and needs; staff; philosophy; level of structure or not; «academic» or play-​based emphasis; hours of operation; certainly cost; etc. Many of these things were important to us, but it really boiled down to one thing… the director of this school, Sharon Rose, is passionate about educating and enriching children. This seems like a no-​brainer, but I’ve honestly been at schools where I’ve wondered if the staff actually likes pre-​school age children. It takes a lot of energy, a lot of love and respect for who these «little people» are. Sharon’s got it, she hires staff who have it, and she is constantly striving to learn new things about enhancing her preschool curriculum.
There is not too much academic vs. play-​based or too much play-​based at the expense of «academics» because there is both — the level of academics will match your child’s ability at the time. (By the way, we’ve been through a play-​based only pre-​school with our first born and she was not prepared for her standards-​based public kindergarten. Like those standards or not, they seem to be here to stay and kindergarten truly is like first grade now).
For us it comes down to: does our child feel safe; does she feel loved; is she respected; is her day predictable/​structured and comforting; is there plenty of play and room for her imagination to grow; is she getting prepared for the more vigorous kindergarten public school standards; is the communication (back and forth) with the parents good; is there music, art, social studies, science (appropriate for their ages) in addition to «letters and numbers»; is discipline handled fairly and consistently; etc.
We’ve been at RB from 2007 – 2013 (don’t worry — not with the same kid), and we’ve found that all of our requirements have been met — we’ve even learned a few things on the way ;). It’s a great school. We’ll be sorry to leave it as our youngest gets set for kinder next year!

My daughter has been at Rose Blossom for 8 months now and I don’t know where to begin in expressing my love for this preschool. We looked at several schools before deciding on RB and I can tell you that none of them came close to comparing to Rose Blossom. My daughter’s passion is art and the projects that Teacher Darlene has the kids do are amazing. As soon as we get to school in the morning she will make a bee-​line to the art room– where projects will be set up and beautiful music will be playing. The school is clean and organized– filled with books, educational tools, and toys without being at all cluttered. Sharon keeps families up to date with weekly emails detailing upcoming lesson plans, performances, and field trips. I love that the kids have the option of attending Tumbling Tutor one day a week– that’s one less class that I have to drive my daughter to. I could really go on, but I think you get the picture– I really love this school and so does my daughter.

My daughter has attended Rose Blossom for over a 1 year and she has blossomed! This school has been an extension of our family. The art is amazing! The musical performances every month create a safe environment for the children to learn about public speaking and singing. Also, there are afternoon classes (like tumbling tutor and kick-​it karate) for the children to participate in. My 3 ½ year old is reading and doing math!. They also have a special reading nook outside where the class reads and rests. The school celebrates holidays and birthdays. I can’t say enough about the staff. The classes are small so they get one on one attention from the 4 teachers. This is the place for well-​rounded children!

My son attends Rose Blossom, we LOVE it. The teachers are so nice and helpful and my son has learned alot. They have lots of extra «classes» such as karate, yoga and tumbling. I would highly recommend this school.