Early Impressions

My son is an active boy. The schools expectations for 2 and 3 year olds are not realistic. My sons behavior was developmentally appropriate and staff used derragatory harsh words as “malicious” and “destructive” to describe his behavior. They never had any positive statements to say about him. This in itself is detrimental to a child’s self esteem and overall school experience. As a school social worker, I teach and work with both of my children. My sons developmental rate was not a good match for this rigorous program. The staff was rude and insensitive and mistreated my son!! I would never recommend this school to anyone!! The school population is 99% African American and staff is 99% Caucasian. This ratio and experience I had further supports the data and studies on race and discipline in schools. The historical narrative often depicts black males as violent, anti-intellectual, and resistant to authority. Well these narratives start as early as 2 years old with Early Impressions. Developmentally appropriate behavior should be treated as such and not as if a child is a criminal. I wouldn’t give Early Impressions a dime of my hard earned money. My husband and I paid $2000 a month for our children’s early childhood education. They received over $20,000 dollars from my family during the time my kids went there. They do not address social emotional learning in the manner that it is supposed to be addressed with these young toddlers!!!