PlayTogether NYC Preschool

"I feel fortunate to have had my daughter, Rebecca, attend Play Together NYC with Nyla Kamlet. Play Together NYC is a wonderful pre-nursery school alternative and I highly recommend it. Not only is Nyla's background in child education impressive but just as impressive is her genuine warmth and compassion that radiates in everything she does. Nyla is delightful and extremely nurturing with children. Rebecca loved playing with Nyla and thrived in her care." -J (nyc mother of two)

"I have had nothing but good experiences with Play Together. My daughter wasn't yet two when she started the program and had a hard time separating at first. After a few weeks of working with Nyla and the other teachers, my daughter separates beautifully and gives me a hug and kiss and then runs to join the other kids in whatever activity they are doing. She has become more social with other children and has learned to take turns and cooperate. Nyla has also helped us tremendously with developmental milestones. For example, my daughter had terrible separation anxiety when my husband would leave for work every morning and she was taking it out in aggressive behavior towards him when he would get home from work. We spoke with Nyla about this and she suggested some strategies that completely fixed the problem. There are numerous other examples I could cite, which to me have just proven that Nyla really understands early childhood development. She specifically works with kids and encourages activities that will help their individual needs inside the classroom, which is more than what I can say they do at the newer and more modern facilities like NY Kids Club or Kidville, (both of which my daughter also attends with me and which we pay a fortune for). In my opinion, it is the quality of the program, the emotional support and attention and the depth of understanding of early child behavioral development which is most important at this age, not the beauty of the facility."

"My daughter just turned two when we joined the group. She had some separation discomfort during the first month which I found absolutely normal. Just like any other preschools, parents and kids go through a transition period. My daughter has been a quiet child so I was at first bit worried that she may not participate as much but Nyla really worked with her and now she's blooming beautifully. She sings and dances and even makes jokes!! In terms of feedback, Nyla constantly tells us what's going on with the class as a whole and the children individually. Her feedback is always precise and with suggestions and game plans. As this is a small group, I can see the teachers really pay great attention to every single child. They do fun projects and the most important aspect to me as a parent, is my daughter gets to play with other kids and gets the kind of socialization that she would not have staying at home with me nor joining a weekly class elsewhere. The program really prepares the children to get ready for preschool. About the toys, I don't want to give other parents the impression that these kids only play toys. Nyla brings in her own NEW toys and games all the time. Now they spend much more time doing art and crafts. And they have started a music program that the kids enjoy a lot. The parents have been reading in the class just like another preschool program, even though this is not a preschool. I would recommend this program as a preschool alternative, no doubt."