leightx
05-04-2007, 02:52 PM
Another "this isn't spam" post by me! :D
I know we have a lot of preschool parents on the board, and some of you are probably in the process of searching for preschools. The "maven" comments in another thread reminded me that I am actually a maven with a company called Savvy Source (www.savvysource.com), and they officially launched their free website about a month ago.
The website is an excellent resource for preschool parents who are looking for a school, class, or camp for their kids. Over the past year we've been compiling information from the directors of preschools, and have also collected thousands of parent surveys and comments. It's been a major undertaking, but we now have an incredible website that I hope will greatly benefit parents searching for the perfect school for their child. I wish I had had something like this when I was looking!
There are several cities that have in-depth profiles, with practically all of the preschools and daycares (other than home-based) listed and reviewed. Here's the list of cities with extensive information: Austin, Berkely / Oakland, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, L.A., NYC / Brooklyn, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle. Other cities are included as well, but don't have quite as much information.
If you're interested in reviewing your child's preschool, we'd love to get more feedback from parents. Just click on the Review a Preschool (http://www.savvysource.com/savvy/jsp/review/review.jsp) tab at the top, choose your city, and click "Parent." When you get to the 2nd question (name of the Savvy Source coordinator who invited you to take this survey), I'd be grateful if you'd add my name - Leigh Brown. It will show up if you're reviewing a school in Austin, otherwise you'll have to select Other, and type it in. Thank you! :)
They are still in the process of adding activities, camps, and classes (gymnastics, dance, karate, etc), but those should be up shortly. We're very excited about finally launching, and the website has been recently mentioned on the Today Show, and in the WSJ.
Oh, and did I mention it was all free? ;)
I know we have a lot of preschool parents on the board, and some of you are probably in the process of searching for preschools. The "maven" comments in another thread reminded me that I am actually a maven with a company called Savvy Source (www.savvysource.com), and they officially launched their free website about a month ago.
The website is an excellent resource for preschool parents who are looking for a school, class, or camp for their kids. Over the past year we've been compiling information from the directors of preschools, and have also collected thousands of parent surveys and comments. It's been a major undertaking, but we now have an incredible website that I hope will greatly benefit parents searching for the perfect school for their child. I wish I had had something like this when I was looking!
There are several cities that have in-depth profiles, with practically all of the preschools and daycares (other than home-based) listed and reviewed. Here's the list of cities with extensive information: Austin, Berkely / Oakland, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, L.A., NYC / Brooklyn, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle. Other cities are included as well, but don't have quite as much information.
If you're interested in reviewing your child's preschool, we'd love to get more feedback from parents. Just click on the Review a Preschool (http://www.savvysource.com/savvy/jsp/review/review.jsp) tab at the top, choose your city, and click "Parent." When you get to the 2nd question (name of the Savvy Source coordinator who invited you to take this survey), I'd be grateful if you'd add my name - Leigh Brown. It will show up if you're reviewing a school in Austin, otherwise you'll have to select Other, and type it in. Thank you! :)
They are still in the process of adding activities, camps, and classes (gymnastics, dance, karate, etc), but those should be up shortly. We're very excited about finally launching, and the website has been recently mentioned on the Today Show, and in the WSJ.
Oh, and did I mention it was all free? ;)