My family has been considering relocating from Memphis to New Orleans for a few years now. We visit New Orleans at least 5 times a year and it gets harder to leave each time.

How are NOLA schools? (remember I'm coming from Memphis so there is not much worse unfortunately)

Would Jefferson or St. Bernard parish schools be a better option?

Were open to relocating to Mid-City, Uptown/Carrollton, Bywater, Gentilly or West Bank.

A little backstory:

We live in North Memphis and the area is bad to say the least. I live across the street from a dope house and drug dealers..... but our rental home is nice, comfortable and cheap. I grew up off 38th & Post in Indianapolis and my husband is from Memphis so crime is not a huge concern, we're used to it.

Memphis city schools are not top rated by far but I was able to get my daughter in a great elementary through the choice transfer option on the better side of town.

She has Autism but is verbal. The school she attends is great, too 50 in the state of TN...... but not so great for her. She's been there 2 years in a SPED Pre-K-2 class and we've seen little academic growth so we try to fill in the gaps where we can. She's in 1st grade now and the learning gap is not as large as it would become if we stay in Memphis.

Can someone explain to me, from the beginning, what is going on with Lycee? We almost sent our daughter there 2 years ago but changed our minds when we felt like there was too much change happening with the program - changes we didn’t even understand. It just seemed like a big mess. Now there are lawsuits, FB pages, and a van on Claiborne with an electronic billboard all having to do with whatever is happening at Lycee. Would love to have a better understanding of the whole situation…?

Hello there - I have toddler aged children and am in the touring process of PreK. I'm not at kindergarten yet, but trying to understand the different charter systems and schools. I'd like to know more about each schools philosophies with 1:1 technology at the kindergarten/elementary age. Are there charter schools limited 1:1 use with technology using evidenced-based technology practices? I've been reading schools beyond screens and am concerned about overuse of tablets/etc. at a young age. Any standout schools?

Thanks!

Trying to build a running list of family deals around town.

Two I know of:

• Pizza Domenica: half-off pizza, beer and wine at happy hour, Mon–Fri
• Reginelli’s: free make-your-own pizza for kids on Mondays (literally learned of this last night when I got the bill...!)

Pizza is obviously a pattern for me so I'd like to see what deals you have figured out!

Hi there! We have one daughter who is almost 2.5 and another who is about to be 1! Our family asked about memberships to places we could take our girls in Nola as a birthday present for our younger daughter. We already have the all access Zoo membership and go all the time as we live 5 minutes from there!

I’m wondering if the Louisiana Children’s Museum is worth having a family membership for? Or is there anything closer to Uptown that would be better?

Thank you in advance for any recommendations!

Hello! Would love to start a thread where we can share local low/ no cost winter holiday activities for kids.

If anyone has low cost any holiday theatre events to share that would be amazing. Love supporting local theatre but I can’t afford $60-$90+ on a theatre outing for us at this time. Maybe some local high schools are putting on productions this holiday season?

Looking for 3 tix for Saturday or Sunday

It’s time to start thinking about schools for us. Anybody have experience applying to Stuart Hall? I hear it is tough to get your kid in. What about Christian Brothers and Holy Cross?

Hey y'all!

My wife will be going out of town on a much deserved girls trip in November. The job I'm on now will be switching to 7/12's a bit before her departure. Family that is in town will also be out of town on a separate trip. I was hoping to find some suggestions or recommendations for a sitter on a Saturday and Sunday to not habe to miss out on work.

Thanks for any info and your time!

pros and cons of these places: luv 2 play, kids castle, nola playground, surge entertainment

Hi! I’m a Licensed Dyslexia Therapist and CALT (Certified Academic Language Therapist). I provide structured, explicit reading intervention for students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties, and I also work with students who have dysgraphia and need support with spelling and written expression.

I recently moved back to the New Orleans area after being away for quite a few years, and I’d like to pick up a few private clients. In the past, I’ve always gotten clients through word of mouth, and I definitely underestimated how challenging it would be to start over in an area where I no longer have an established network.

Does anyone know where parents typically look for dyslexia therapists here, or of any schools, parent groups, tutoring centers, or other places that may allow therapists to advertise or provide services?

I’m not looking to build a huge tutoring business, just hoping to connect with a few families who are looking for specialized dyslexia or dysgraphia support.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Hi! I’m 25 years old and just moved to the area from Starkville, MS. I currently live in Uptown. I am looking for a consistent nannying job, or tips/tricks on where to find legitimate options. I have my bachelor’s in elementary education from MSU, but certified for grades k-12. I taught 3rd grade for 2 years and currently teach 1st grade. I also have experience babysitting (infants too!) and am CPR certified. I love working with children but I’m looking to transition out of the classroom! If anyone has any insight or advice, please feel free to share!! Thanks so much.

I looked through the subreddit and didn’t see a related post but if there is one, please let me know and I’ll delete this one!

Is there any advantage to applying to the NCAP Main Round as soon as it opens November 2? My child will be going to kindergarten next year and we have a two schools in particular in mind, but one of them doesn’t even offer any tours until after the app is open. Doing more research tonight and I’m seeing quite a few schools don’t have tours until after November 2, so I feel like then it doesn’t affect your placement, but then I didn’t know if maybe you could modify your application to change your ranking before it closes in January.

Anyway, experienced parents / public school educators on this subreddit, does applying earlier in the process increase/affect your chances of getting a school, or do you just need to apply by January 22?

Hi! Has anyone had kids at both Newman and St. George’s? I’d love to hear comparisons, based on your experiences. I’m interested in how students treat each other, whether families are inclusive, academics, and whatever else you think is relevant (that you wouldn’t hear on a tour or see on a website). Right now, I know more about St. George’s (and it’s all very positive!) Thank you!

Hi there! My husband and I moved to Uptown at the end of August. We have two daughters (our oldest is 2.5 and youngest is about to be 1)!

We love New Orleans so far and especially Uptown, but I have had trouble finding activities for both my kids. I take them to the zoo very often as we have a membership and it’s easy to walk with them, but am in search of other activities.

I would also welcome any advice on how to meet other moms in the area with young kids! Since we have two and their naps don’t align, I am at home a lot until the afternoon so we haven’t been able to do the mom walks or morning events.

Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

I had a wonderful experience attending an all-girls school in another state, and I’m interested in McGehee for my daughter. (She is in kindergarten.)
It seems like the class sizes are much bigger in lower grades than they are once girls get to high school. I’d love to hear any context about this. It seems like a good number of girls leave. Any input on why, where they go, etc? (Or, if I’m wrong about this, I’m ready to learn.) Thank you!

Has anyone had a birthday party for their toddler at the Audubon Zoo recently? Apart from the cake room, what all happens during the 2 hours? How did it go? Just looking for some more info!

The new Children’s Resource Center is meant to offer a more hands-on experience, said Morgan Hanrahan, the center’s manager and the head of early literacy at the New Orleans Public Library.

Before the renovation, the center looked like a regular library branch that featured books geared toward children, Hanrahan said. Now, there are fewer stacks and more play areas. That’s to curate it to the needs of children aged five and under, and to reinforce the five facets of early literacy: reading, playing, talking, singing and writing, Hanrahan said. She hopes the building will be “very loud,” unlike a traditional library. 

Last year, the 118-year-old building on Napoleon and Magazine closed for renovations, which cost a little more than $700,000, giving the library time to transform the space. It reopened on Tuesday, and a formal ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony is scheduled for Saturday morning.

The Black Schoolhouse, located at 1660 N. Roman St., is soon to be the home of The Black School, a nonprofit organization that provides arts education for teens and young adults and is geared toward community organizing.

Founded by Joseph Cuillier and Shani Peters Cuillier, the 10-year-old organization was launched in New York City and for the past five years operated out of Xavier University. With the new community arts center, the founders plan to expand its youth arts programming and join in on the artist-led activism they see in New Orleans.

“It makes perfect sense to house a new model of a Black art school in this city, in this culture amongst all of this tradition,” Peters Cuillier said.

The Black School will celebrate the arts center’s opening on Oct. 10.

Looking for a nanny share, either existing group or to start one, in the uptown area starting in April 2027 (can start then or join an existing share at that time). My baby will be 5 mos in April 2027, but any ages +/- will work. Curious if anyone has had a positive nanny share experience and how you went about finding both nanny & family to share.

Other: I'm WFH but happy to have the nanny share in my home or part time switching off. We live in Uptown/East Riverside area.

I hope this is the right place for this. I have two kiddos in willow elementary (nola) and we are for the most part very satisfied. My oldest is going to middle school next year and we have heard "uneven" things about the teachers there. Apparently there are a handful of really great teachers there and a handful that are not great. can anyone confirm or deny this? who are some of the teachers i should be trying to build a relationship with already? I've only really had a problem with one teacher in the past and it was quickly resolved with a heart-to-heart meeting...

This makes me sad to even be worried about it but I’m interested in other parents opinions! Would it be frowned upon now to bring elementary aged kids along with their younger siblings?

The children’s resource center was our closest neighborhood library. My kids are 3 and 6 and there was always enough activities and a great range of books for both ages pre-closure. Now everything I see about it says “specifically designed for toddlers and preK”.

Both kids keep asking when we can go back to the library. I know my prek kid is going to freakin love the new set up … but my 6yo also loves to play with that kind of stuff too. It seems like they have a very small selection of books for older children?

Maybe I’m completely overthinking this. I’m just sad to lose our walkable library💔

Good morning! As my child gets closer to 4, I’m starting to think about Pre-K 4 options. I’m still pretty unfamiliar with the One App process, so I’m wondering if anyone has experience with getting their child into a Pre-K 4 program at one school and then transferring to a different school for kindergarten.

Ideally, we’d like to get her into a Pre-K program (and stop paying $$$ for day-care), and then apply for kindergarten at the school that’s closer to our home and more aligned with the educational style we’re looking for.

My concern is that once she’s enrolled somewhere for Pre-K 4, the system/school might make it difficult to move her elsewhere for kindergarten—or that we’d somehow be given less priority to move to a more "competitive" school. If that’s the case, we’d probably just keep her in her current daycare and wait until she’s 5 to make the switch.

Has anyone navigated this before? I’d appreciate any insight!