Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools, 6th Ed. [Paperback]

Victoria Goldman (Author)

Book Description

Release date: April 1, 2007 | Series: Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools

“A comprehensive guide.”—The New York Times

This guide, now in its sixth edition, is the accepted authority on nursery school options available to Manhattan parents, and includes a listing of other resources. It describes more than 150 nursery and daycare programs, detailing information on admissions procedures, diversity, school size, tuition, and schedules.

Victoria Goldman is often quoted in the media for her expertise in private education. She is the author of The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools, 5th Edition, as well as The Los Angeles Guide to Private Schools.

Editorial Reviews

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"If you're looking for a nursery school, start your search by scanning The Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools." --New York Magazine
-- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

Completely revised, the fifth edition of this popular reference work is the only independent source of information with respect to private preschools, day care, and special needs programs in Manhattan and provides data as to tuition, hours, admissions, facilities, and educational approaches. Written by parents for parents, this is an essential reference work.

Victoria Goldman is the author of The Los Angeles Guide to Private Schools and co-author of The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools (4th edition). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Soho Press; 6 edition (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569474494
• ISBN-13: 978-1569474495
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #564,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 53 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars The Only Book on the Subject September 16, 2004

By Spinspin

Format:Paperback

Sadly, if you have a small child in Manhattan, you probably need this book. The best I can say for it is that it is thorough. Although the book claims that it is the only source for information not written by the schools themselves, it might as well be by the schools themselves. Don't expect the book to make any judgements about any schools. This text simply presents the information in the way that the schools' promotional literature presents it. No judgements are made.

The authors have clearly "drunk the kool-aid" on the whole admissions process, as well. There is no healthy discussion as to whether interviewing 3 year olds is sensible or desireable. The book simply gives you the raw material to help you throw fuel on the fire that is the private preschool racket in NYC.

This inability to question itself or laugh at itself comes out in the prose as well-- resulting in accidental humor. Over and over again the reader is subjected to sentences such as: "Preschool activities include... blockbuilding (to discover math and aesthetic concepts)." Wow. Thanks for explaining that.

Cloying prose aside, the book would benefit from a kind of time-table. Most parents really want to know "WHAT do I need to do, and WHEN do I need to do it?" For example, under admissions, it often says "applications are given out in mid September" when the reality is that if you don't call for the application the Tuesday morning after Labor Day, you will not receive one! THAT would be some useful information.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A lot of old and inaccurate info January 19, 2011

By Rebecca I.

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book is not worth the money. You're better off getting a list of all the schools in your vicinity online and then going to each one's website, or better yet, go to mommypoppins.com. I wish I had done that. In just my section of Manhattan alone, two schools have changed locations and one closed since the last printing of this book which was in 2007. Had I known that I wouldn't have wasted $19 dollars.
I'm going to refer to mommypoppins.com after all.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Mostly just a survey July 29, 2007

By D. Derby

Format:Paperback

This book is comprehensive but really isn't much more than all info pulled out of the schools' catalogs. It proposed to be an insider's view, but there's nothing here you couldn't read in one of the school's own promotional materials. fyi.