Our son has been enrolled at the Montessori Academy for pre-school and a summer session. He has…read moreabsolutely thrived and learned so much; we are so happy with his experience here. Fast forward to our local kindergarten enrollment and he is extremely well equipped to tackle kindergarten. When most kids are just learning to put together words, he is already reading and writing. While YMMV, we have been very happy with our son's experience at the Montessori Academy. It is a small school with a low student to faculty ratio. There is a lot of individualized attention that I think is key component to the kids' successful learning experience.

From the owner: Montessori Academy Of NWI provides Montessori trained and certified teachers to teach toddler,…read morepreschool, kindergarten, and after school care to the Merrillville, In area.

St Michaels church is a very traditional Catholic Church in Schererville. The environment is very…read moreclean. The reason I do not give it a 5 star rating is, the priests do not explain the readings to us during the sermons or how it relates to modern day living. I need the explanation of the symbolism in the readings.

From the owner: With many ministries, opportunities to grow in faith, and beautiful places to experience Christ’s…read morelight, St. Michael Parish aims to be a place of love for all those who encounter our community and space. Our mission is to know and experience the mystery of our God by sharing with our brothers and sisters the power of prayer, compassion, and healing. We strive to create an environment in which Meet Jesus in our lives and know Him more intimately Strengthen and enrich our faith through common worship Acknowledge that our individual journeys contribute to this one shared mission Recognize, develop and affirm individual gifts for the benefit of the community and for the glory of God Provide opportunities to seek and to promote social justice and peace. We welcome you to St. Michael Catholic Community and hope your worship experience will be uplifting and filled with the joy of the risen Christ.

This is the absolute best place to send your child. It feels more like a family than anything…read moreelse. All the staff are amazing and the children are provided with quality education at all learning levels.

I had my son in a different prek and it was the worst experience we ever had. My son is 3 years old…read moreand a friend recommended me Spring Ahead Academy, I was desperate so I tried. It was the best decision. The place is clean, the teachers are amazing and all the staff and services are outstanding. My son loves going to school and loves every member of the staff. I don't have enough words to describe how happy we are we was able to get my son in this beautiful school. We appreciate every effort they put into teaching and preparing our children for school. We love them and thank them from our harts.

My review is based on the OLD owners. Lil Rascals went under new ownership in May…read more My son started at Lil Rascals in late December and after him attending for a month I felt like I had finally found childcare I would use until he started kindergarten. My main concerns were that my child felt loved, safe and happy and Lil Rascals accomplished this. My son absolutely loved going to "school" everyday (and he is not a social butterfly). He loved his teachers and his classmates. The hours were great at 6:30-6. The cost was in line with the area. In late April we were informed lil rascals was going under new ownership. It appeared the philosophy changed as curriculum being a priority. The price more than doubled for my son as a full time attendee at $10 per hour and the hours were cut from 7am to 5pm. My son no longer attends lil rascals.

All 3 of my kids attended Li'l Rascals. It's a fantastic place with a great staff who cares about…read moreyour kids. Highly recommended.

I rarely leave negative reviews, but I feel it's important to share my experience.Unfortunately,…read moreafter an incident involving my son and the way it was handled afterward, I no longer feel comfortable continuing care here.Before the most recent incident, I had already experienced concerns regarding my son's care. There were multiple times when my son came home with small marks on his face, and I was not given an explanation as to how they kept occurring. After I brought these concerns to the center's attention, those incidents appeared to stop. While I appreciate that the concern was addressed once it was brought forward, it added to my overall concern regarding my son's safety and supervision while in their care.My biggest concern was my son's head injury and the response following the incident. After reviewing the video, I became concerned about what occurred and how the situation was documented by the teacher.The incident report written by my son's teacher, stated that my son started to hit her and that she raised her hands to stop him, which caused him to fall. However, after reviewing the video, that is not what occurred.What the video showed was my son running up to the teacher in a playful manner. He placed his hand on her stomach area, appearing as though he wanted to be picked up, and his hand was there for only a moment or two when then Ms.karlie grabbed both of his hands, my son slightly leaned back, and she then let go of both of his hands while staring directly at him . There was no attempt to even try to catch him as he was falling backwards. As an adult supervising a young child, I would expect that a 39 pound child's weight shifting backward would be noticeable, especially while holding onto their hands. This is why I was concerned that his hands were released while he was leaning back, resulting in him falling backward and hitting the back of his head causing a shell to pierce through his head and bleed. The video did not show my son being aggressive or attempting to hit her, and it did not show her raising her hands to block him as described in the report she wrote .After he fell, the video showed my son crying holding his head and walking back toward the teacher to be consoled. What was concerning to me was that his head was not immediately checked after the fall, and staff did not appear to realize that he had a bleeding injury until later. As a parent, I would expect an immediate assessment after a child hits the back of their head as well as me being directly notified of an head injury that involved him falling straight back on his head. What was most concerning to me was that, after the owner reviewed the information, she did not acknowledge the discrepancy between what the teacher stated and the video or address my concerns regarding the inaccurate account that had been documented by the teacher. This made me feel that the seriousness of the situation and the impact of an inaccurate report involving my child were not fully recognized. I was also concerned when my son came home telling me that his hair "looked crazy." While this may seem like a small comment, it raised concerns for me as a parent because I wondered where my 2 year heard that and whether comments were being made about his appearance while he was at school.Recently, my son has also started crying at drop off. The concerns I experienced, including the incident report and the comment regarding his hair, made me question whether my son's individuality and differences were being fully respected while in their care.I contacted the center regarding my deposit and explained that, due to the incident, I did not feel comfortable keeping my child their for the required two-week notice period . I reached out to discuss receiving my deposit back, but I never received a response back or any follow-up regarding my request from the owner.As a parent, my child's safety and being able to trust the people caring for him are my top priorities. Unfortunately, this experience left me feeling unheard and uncomfortable continuing care at this center

Premier has been incredible for our son! He flourished as soon as he started there and continued to…read moredo so! The infant room and toddler room teachers were so great and my son would reach and run to them! He developed so much while he was there. They made the transition from infant to toddler room as easy as possible and were so patient with us (first time mom over here). They handled incidents with care and sensitivity - things do happen but Premier handled the incidents carefully and were always transparent. All of the teachers, aids, and office staff know the kids so well. My son lights up when we walk in and the front desk staff greet him everyday like he's royalty!! We are moving and I am devastated to pull our son from here. Highly recommend!

Worst center I've experienced! Mold in toilets and lack of sanitation of mouthed toys. Children…read morewere always sick when enrolled.

From the owner: Child Enrichment Center is an independently owned and operated childcare facility with over 25…read moreyears of experience. We are proud to offer a loving and learning environment which helps in developing self-confidence and self-esteem of your children boosting their learning process. Child Enrichment Center is devoted to the growth and development of your child using health education with parent involvement. We believe children learn best through playing with stimulating and challenging activities. Our full curriculum is geared toward infants, toddlers and preschool covering children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. We welcome you to stop by any time and observe our school as we are observing an open-door policy. Child Enrichment Center is looking forward to meeting you and your child. Call Child Enrichment Center today for more information.

Good school and wonderful staff. I wish it was longer than 2 hours a day though, that is my only…read morecomplaint really.

From the owner: Dyer Nursery School provides preschool and prekindergarten classes for ages 3 to 5 years old. read more

They have an amazing group of teachers and staff, a great place for kids to flourish!read more

From the owner: Parent Conference and Progress Reviews, All Teachers are CPR Certified, Degrees in: Early Childhood…read moreDevelopment and Early Education, Safe, Nurturing, and Cleanly Work and Play Areas, Before and After-School Care, 2020 Best of Highland Award - Kindergarten, Over 40 years of combined experience enthusiastically developing young minds in a creative environment. Services: Full or Half-Day Preschool, Kindergarten Program, Before and After-School, Whole Child Education, Fine Motor Skills Development, Large Motor Skills Development, Growth Motor Skills Development, Multi Sensory Play and Instruction, Facilitating a Positive Social Experience, Encouraging Creativity, Fun Hands-On Learning, Music, Math, Science, Reading, Writing, Letter Sounds, Oral Language, Phonological Awareness, Physical Education, Activities and Events, Theme Weeks include:, Water Week, Bug, Plant, and Gardening Week, Science Experiment Week, Back To School Review Week, And Many More!, Open for Summer Camp Registration 2020 - Summer Camp Begins June 15th 2020 Call to Enroll Today. Locations Notes: Parking Lot.

A great childcare! My three kids went there. The best infant care classes around. And my sons…read moreloved the summer camp. Mary, the owner is the best!

They get one star for some of the nice people there but overall I can not even express the level of…read moredisappointment I have. My children were constantly sick, it was disorganized, they couldn't follow directions about my children. My son was bitten and NO ONE told me about it until I asked what happened. Also, the camera system network was overloaded and had serious blind spots that the teachers would hang out in. Even though we are no longer with them I can still access it which says a lot about their security. I probably would have just parted ways and quietly went on our way, my son did learn some things there and did make some friends. However, they informed me two weeks after we left and over two months after the fact that I had missed a payment. The owner refused to return any phone calls to my husband on the matter and they sent it to collections adding over $100 in additional fees to the original balance. After I found the receipt for the week in question they supposedly rectified it with the collection people however they had previously told my husband they couldn't do anything about it once it was in collections. So we can just add lying and misdirection to the heap. No one has offered an apology and instead of addressing my complaints they just deleted my review on Facebook. Both of which would have gone a long way in rectifying this situation and leaving my husband and I with a more complacent view of them.