My two daughters attended S.M.A.R.T. Beginnings from 2020-2022. My oldest was 3 years old when she…read morebegan and my youngest was age 1. This center will always hold a special place in my heart. Once my youngest began attending at the age of 1....never attending a daycare previously...cried every day for 1 month when I dropped her off (as Katie mentioned was completely normal), I still knew that she was in amazing hands. Exactly 1 month later, as Katie had mentioned, she stopped crying, jumping out of my hands to run to her favorite caregiver at the time. I really enjoyed the parental communication system through HiMama. The reports were always very detailed regarding my children's day-to-day activities. If medicine was required to be given to my children, they would indicate the time it was given. It was a big help for me to see photos and detailed reports on my children. It made me feel like I was right there with them. I knew I could always trust the staff to take care of my children. However, the biggest impact for me concerned my oldest child. I cannot thank Regina, Rachel and Erin enough for what they provided for my daughter. My oldest has special needs. I did not know this right away. 2 years into the future, before she began kindergarten, my daughter received an Autism diagnosis. Yet, prior to that diagnosis, I quickly noticed that several staff here were very well-trained and knowledgeable of interacting with and caring for children with special needs. Most daycares honestly have NO IDEA what to do with special needs children. Yet SMART Beginnings knows EXACTLY what to do. When my daughters' behavior reached maximum intensity, Regina contacted me right away to explain in detail what was going on. I asked her what she recommended. She mentioned behavior counseling and referred me to someone she personally knew locally. With Regina's extensive background in Education, as well as her extensive experience in working with special needs children as a former educator, she created my daughter's first ever B.I.P. (Behavior Intervention Plan). It was a major rollercoaster and learning experience leading up to my daughter's first diagnosis, as well as after the diagnosis. Flash forward to the present, she currently has diagnosis spanning from Autism, ADHD, ODD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Yet I always knew that this daycare would be the ONLY daycare that I would truly feel comfortable leaving my special needs child in..... all because of the extensive knowledge, skill and background of the Director, Mrs. Regina, and the other staff. Also, just to add, when COVID began and most daycares shut down temporarily due to the outbreak, SMART Beginnings was LITERALLLY the only daycare in Ocean Springs that managed to stay open during the entire epidemic, implementing detailed instructions on how to manage the pandemic within the center in order to keep the staff and the children as safe as possible. I believe this speaks volumes about this center! So, in closing, this is why SMART Beginnings will always have a special place in my heart. They showed me how much they truly loved and cared about my children. They helped form a solid foundation of attempting to understand my daughter's needs, her struggles and her triggers, to develop a plan to best support her. The only reason why my kids' attendance ceased is because I had to move to Gautier. If we never moved, my girls would still be there in afterschool care.

Katie was very accommodating and helpful when enrolling our daughter. She helped work around our…read moreschedule and answered my many, many questions. She even answered the phone and talked to me when she was home sick. Would highly recommend!

I had tried several times to come here with my husband on a date, but we never seemed to be able to…read moreline up the times with our schedule. But this weekend, a friend had her little girls birthday party there, and's my kids absolutely loved it. The instructor was GREAT with the kids. She thoroughly explained every step and had lots of patience with the 3-6 year olds who were painting pillows. Now I'm REALLY looking forward to doing a date night here.

It was my first time ever doing a project using wood, stencils and paint. I am not as crafty which…read moremade the experience very nice. The process of picking out your project had simple steps to follow prior to your appointment. If there were any altering to the project you chose they were accommodating making your project fitting for your liking. It was very easy and hard to mess up. If you did they would touch it up for you and make it perfect.

I came on a Saturday just to see the museum. I was promptly greeted by a friendly docent. I was…read moretold the history of the building (a historic building, the original school for the area) and told about the exhibits currently on display. Free admission, small gift shop. The second floor is going through some changes so it is closed for now. There are a lot of events held here, and the theater is used regularly. Everything was beautifully restored and well maintained.

Let's get organized and find a director who can execute these events because everything we have…read moreattended has been a disaster. Delta Rising. Shit show organization for the food. Having been a caterer and special events director in Chicago I could have fixed the food delivery problem in 5 minutes. Now I'm sitting in The theater for the Whitney Houston show. The website said 7-9. Doors didn't open until 7. Now 7:42 still sitting here with no concert. Damn. Get it together or stop putting out productions because you don't know what you are doing!

My daughter Callie was at a different preschool and while I thought they were great, its now clear…read morethat they were no where near as good as Kinderlearn. She is 19 months and her vocabulary has flourished. I am constantly impressed by the new things she learns. She used to always cry at drop off at the other daycare and now she willing goes to school with a smile on her face. They are very diligent about putting sunscreen on her. She has never come home with bruises or anything else concerning, which is honestly saying a lot with her desire to climb up and jump off all elevated surfaces in our home. She has been there for quite a few months now and I have never seen a new face so it seems like turnover is low. Also, I'm pretty sure its one of the least expensive options around!

We love it here! The staff are amazing and sweet. There is little to no turnover from staff (which…read moresays a lot in itself). We love that they have a part time option once the kids turn a year old. Highly recommend KinderLearn!!!!

The course will get you your license bottom line. But not because of quality, professionalism, or…read moretruth in advertising. You are often left to your fellow trainees and senior classmen to help out once on the range backing training, pretrip inspection and brake checking. First off the range trucks are due for the scrap yard, they often break down and are manual transmissions so if you are trying to get your automatic license (the most common in the industry for hiring purposes) this creates yet another barrier to learning to back the vehicle properly while trying to find the right gear or ensuring it out of gear because the transmission is so shot. Next is the advertising of three weeks to get your CDL Class A. The website used to say it was three weeks until you had it in hand (check wayback machine for proof on their site) but now it just says 3 weeks of CDL training. That is, because at least in part to something outside of their control, the DOT requiring a 48 return once they get the training documents. And while that is outside of their control it should be part of the introduction on the first day of class and be part of an FAQ on the website. Not everyone has the luxury of time off if you are taking vacation time or leave to go through the course. Next is the 72 hour wait for the DMV once they get the paperwork that you passed the practical eval (pretrip inspection, Brake/pressure check, range backing and road test). This too was not gone over on the first day nor advertised on their website. Together that is a full extra week you have to wait to get your CDL. Lastly is the quality of after care once you are graduated. We had a large class and while I understand that paperwork takes time, they have been at this for literal decades. So there is little excuse to be so hands off once you pay them for the school. I called up to ask about the DMV situation and I had to call back again once it was clear they were not going to return my call to let me know it would not be until the following week to be able to go to the DMV to get my license. Last and not least is the staff. Out of the 5 people instructing (in class, range and road) there really were only 2 that were any good for the purposes of purely training. The rest were either sleeping, talking about their military time, or disinterested in anything besides having the paperwork, and their payment, done (and any deviation from that was met with stern words and looks). Overall, this is my second time going through this course. Had to drop my CDL because of a tragic family death, so that is on me for not being mentally ok yet. But the quality from the previous time has seriously dropped my evaluation from a solid 5 previously to a solid 3 stars for the reason outlined above. Would I recommend this course to anyone interested in getting their CDL? Yeah, I would. Not because it is the best priced (it isn't) or has the best quality equipment (it doesn't), but because they virtually guarantee you to pass by letting you come back time and gain until you get it right. Not because they are nice people, but because they can show they have a high graduation rate. Very different motive and a good business move I suppose.

Having access to a diverse beauty supply store is something we as a community have been wanting for…read moreyears. I love the available products. Thank you for giving back to the community.

Chris is a hands on instructor. He makes you feel relaxed and comfortable when handling a firearm…read more He is great with beginners to someone experienced like me. I really appreciated when Chris correcting my grip. By doing this it increased my accuracy and shot group tremendously. I highly recommend him.

Wonderful school! Great teachers! Very clean and cute! They really care and love all the children!read more