Norlandia Förskolor Karlsro - Uppsala

Aleš J. R.

Vårat barn började på förskolan januari 2025 i den tvåspråkiga avdelningen där man pratar engelska och svenska. Lokalerna är inte nya men välstädade och personalen är trevlig och pratar bra svenska och engelska. Även utbildningen vad vi förstår är tillräcklig och välstrukturerad. Vid inskolning har vi alltid fått feedback om hur det går med barnet och hur snabbt har han lugnat ner sig. Vårat barn trivs på förskolan och vi är också nöjda och ser gärna till att han fortsätter på denna förskola.

D S.

Varning för denna förskola:

1. Bristande utbildning hos personal. Under vår tid på förskolan så byttes utbildade pedagoger ut på löpande band och de ersattes av unga personer utan relevant utbildning.

2. En i personalen talade så pass dålig svenska att hon inte kunde upprätthålla ett samtal med mig som förälder på svenska. Hon föredrog engelska. Hur det blir med språkinlärningen för barnen - ett mysterium.

3. Personal från Akademiska universsjukhuset besökte förskolan för att observera matsituationen för barnen och blev bestörta över personalens pedagogik och bristande rutiner. De rådde oss att byta förskola.

4. Barn som var ledsna efter inskolning fick sitta i en vagn och gråta tills de lugnade sig.

5. Flera barn på denna förskola hade/har annan språklig bakgrund än svenska. Detta till trots användes ingen alternativ eller kompletterande kommunikation. Barnen fick göra sig förstådda bäst de kunde.

6. Ett vanligt och välanvänt pedagogiskt redskap på förskolan är Youtube. Meningslöst innehåll spelades upp på en stor skärm medan barnen sprang runt och lekte okontrollerat. Vissa tittade på videon medan andra mest stördes av den anskrämliga musiken.

Förskolan brast också i hygien och städning och det var vanligt med stark lukt av smuts i uppehållsrummen.

Jag avråder starkt alla föräldrar från att välja denna förskola.

Daniel Spolander
Pappa.

Anna L.

Min son började på Karlsro för en månad sen och vi är alltigenom nöjda och tacksamma för verksamheten där.

Muhammad B. A.

My daughter has been attending Karlsro Preschool for approximately 8 months now, and I couldn't be more pleased with the overall experience. The school has consistently impressed us with their warm welcome and thorough care for our daughter from the moment we drop her off in the morning to the time we pick her up.

One of the aspects we greatly appreciate is their excellent communication. They keep us well-informed about our daughter's day, which gives us peace of mind.

Most importantly, our little one comes back home happy and full of excitement, having learned new things during her time at the preschool. The school's schedule and activities have proven to be not only educational but also incredibly enjoyable for her.

We are grateful for the caring and attentive staff members who make the learning environment a nurturing one. Special thanks to Rector Pia and my daughter's teacher Miranda, who have been exceptionally understanding and cooperative. They listen to our concerns and have been instrumental in making our experience at Karlsro Preschool a great one.

Overall, we wholeheartedly recommend Karlsro Preschool to any parent seeking a fantastic early childhood education experience for their child.

Kristen C.

My son started at Karlso this fall in the Solen classroom. The school and teachers have been lovely and kind. They have been excellent at communicating how his day goes and any concerns that arise. He has some unique educational needs and they have been extremely supportive in adjusting their approach to support him in his growth and development. We have been very happy with our experience at Karlsro.

Görkem P.

A year ago when our kid started this school, another parent approached us after we dropped our kid off and told us that, after we leave, they don't try to comfort him but let him to cry in a corner. I thought she was exaggerating. After all, it's Sweden, most preschools have a good standard. How wrong I was. During inscooling we noticed they put kids in front of youtube for many hours (while we're there for inschooling!) and the rector was like "don't worry we use youtube only for planned purposes". Meanwhile whenever we go there we see other kids crying in a corner, with full diapers dragged behind them. Whenever we tried to help a kid by putting on their gloves for example, while it's -15C outside, the teachers would give us a bad look for doing their job. One time I picked up my kid, it was pouring rain, he was outside without his rain-hoodie down, soaked down to his pants and also had peed himself. When I wasked why doesn't he have his hoodie on, they said because he didn't want to. Then I wasked why can't you have him inside then, one of the substitutes said "we'd have to have more teachers to have them inside according to regulations, that's why they had to be outside in the rain". That substitute was let go soon after. The whole winter they didn't have a trained preschool teacher in my kids group. It was mostly different untrained substitutes every day. Our kid who was hugging and kissing other kids started hitting other kids. When we tried to book meetings to discuss the hitting, they postponed it for months and meanwhile made a report to social services complaining about a misbehaving kid. Social services were also shocked that the preschool wouldn't talk to us first. Luckily the investigation was closed quickly but one doesn't need imagination to understand how that wears down a family. The rector didn't have much of a handle on the events, and the higher-up we contacted at Norlandia just referred us to the rector saying "it's your last few weeks anyway". Absolutely careless people. The teachers themselves had a lot of arguments between them, obviously there were camps and some were mobbed by some groups. Yes, after the few months there we had gotten in line in a lot of other schools and luckily we got a place in one of them but all in all it took a year and a lot of heartache to get rid of this place. An ex-teacher who used to work here (who we met while we were interviewing other schools) told us he can't tell us anything because they made him sign a non-disclosure agreement for 10 years. Imagine a preschool trying to silence its teachers. Avoid this place like the plague.

Sofia A.