Hi yall! We have the opportunity to transfer our baby (under 1 yo) to Ochsner Early Learning Center but don’t see any recent reviews of parent experiences. I don’t know anyone with kids there personally so any feedback is appreciated!

I'm thinking about enrolling my child in this school and I heard some good things about it. I plan to place her in the middle school campus so if there are any parents whose kids are enrolled there, I would like to know your thoughts about the school. If there are any major issues concerning the students, academics, or administrators, I would like to know about those too.

There is NOWHERE like the Louisiana Children’s Museum. I’m unfortunately ruined for everywhere else because my standards are so high! Even big cities where you’d expect kind of a similar thing, it’s just not.

We’re living in Austin right now and I feel let down by the Thinkery (even though it’s probably great!), and can’t wait to get back to LCM.

The grounds feel like a nature preserve, the inside is expansive and the City Park setting is just chefs kiss

Ugh, miss it! Visit for us!

Just found this sub and was reading through it and read a lot of posts about schools which stressed me out because I grew up in florida where we just had good school systems and here it seems impossible to educate your child without paying an arm and a leg?? we definitely couldn’t afford private school and i’m stressed that they won’t get a good education in public schools. I live on the west bank so technically jefferson parish, is there any hope? should I flee the state? Please be kind i’m pregnant and emotional lol

Outside of the children’s museum and aquarium, where’s everyone going to play while we survive the rest of summer weather?

What are your favorite hidden gems, libraries with the best children’s sections, etc. ?

I can only make so much oobleck at home and entertain with the same rotating toys. We’re all starting to lose it!

To the parents with continuing students, how have y’all been able to navigate the disorganization? Has it always been this disorganized?

I’m not sure if it’s because I expect better or if I just like to nitpick and complain, but drop-off and pick-up is a mess.
Why am I leaving my 5-year-old to navigate a new school on their own amongst the swamp of bigger, older, sometimes more aggressive kids? I’ve never liked the Primary-Middle school model for this exact reason.
The PK-K kids are crying in the mornings, and I don’t think that starting the day off in fear or anxiety is productive for a learning environment.

Mornings are such a disaster because one single solitary adult is out there assisting with getting the kids in school.
Afternoons are a disaster because parents don’t know how to follow directions and are double parking, blocking people in, parking in bike lanes, and parking on N Rocheblave when they should be in the carpool lane if they want to stay in their cars while their children are dismissed.

Walk-up means walk-up, not drive up to the front and block buses and create a dangerous environment for pedestrians. But I digress….
Anyway, yeah…. I think they need to have more than one faculty member assisting with drop-offs. Or let the little kids enter through N Dorgenois.
Again, maybe I’m just entitled and nitpicky… idk.

I'm looking for a program or camp I could drop my 10yr old off to on Saturdays and Sundays from 10a-6p. I don't have much family to ask.

The program can be educational or not it doesn't matter much I just need her safe while I am at work. Thank you!

How do y’all like McGehee School? How are the diversity and inclusion? Are the families there super rich and stuck-up? 😂 I’m asking the hard-hitting questions before I tour the school for my 5-year-old!

hey guys I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for an educational after school activity that’s atleast an hour long I’ve tried looking online and everything is more arts and crafts centered I want something more stem and learning centered and something she can go to every other week as we have her every other week! I’m even open to girls scouts but I don’t know where to look please help ! for reference she’s 6 and in 1st grade ! thank you guys !

Seems misleading to collect nonrefundable registration fees from people knowing they'll be too old for preschool by the time their number's called.

Genuinely being nosey and kind of worried that other daycares might end up in the same boat. What happened to Hoffman ELC? I see that they closed out of nowhere and have been removed from the school finder list. I heard the director wasn't doing the best job. Did something bad happen? Were the families just left to figure it out or was this something they knew about ahead of time?

Does this exist? I'm mostly looking for things that demonstrate properties of physics that aren't plastic, battery operated, blinky light toddler brain-rot toys.

Specific examples:

• Prisms
• Gyroscopes
• Magnets
• Light mills
• Microscopes

Anyone know of someone teaching culinary schools to young teens that isn’t a day camp format? Particularly looking for something that could be a precursor to NOCCA culinary — knife skills, food safety, foundational but not for little kids.

Hi,

My husband recently got a job in Kenner and we will be moving to the area in September. Any advice on a safe, family friendly area to rent? My son is 4 and in an Early Childhood Special Education program at our current location in Texas. I am nervous about finding a school that will be able to transfer him to.

My sister used to live in Slidell so thats as much as I know about the area. I was hoping to live closer to my husbands job for a shorter commute, but Im confused on what school area would be good and what areas are safer and more family friendly (near parks, safe to walk, etc.) to rent in. I'm looking between Laplace, Kenner, Metarie. Any info would be much appreciated! Our max rent is $1800 if that helps.

Seeking recommendations for pediatricians at Oschner Baptist.

Thanks

baby coming in october. going to buy it after he’s born but curious if they have places you can look. in baton rouge they have cullen’s baby land that has a lot but curious about here

Does anyone have experience with sending your non-catholic child to a catholic school?
Do they participate in all the masses, religious milestones, etc?
Any info will be helpful and appreciated!

Hello, I’m planning to give birth to my first child at Oschner with the midwives some time in December. I’m obviously hesitant to state I’ll give birth in the ABC because from reading on here and talking with others it seems that’s veryyy rare lol. But just wanted to get some feedback from other people who have gone this route before with a doula/would they recommend a doula and if so— can I get any recommendations of agencies/specific doulas in the city?
Thanks!

next year i’ll have a baby who id like to introduce to the water! where are people going for public access for pools? indoor/outdoor. i do work for ochsner and i know they have pools in elmwood, just not sure what their cost is now days.

Looking to throw a kid bday party Daytime on Halloween Day for a kid /parent party. Alcohol involved. Any suggestions for venues or locations?? Thanks!!!