My daughter was pinched by one of the staff members, I would this out because my daughter pinched me whenI I asked her she said that her teacher hurt her and demonstrated how she was pinched we questioned the daycare director and there was an investigation by the director and she stated that it was an "accident" that my daughter was grabbed around her upper arm and was pinched by the workers nails being to long.that was one incident after she was moved to another class the same day..... my daughter would get in the car super thirsty and hungry (the breakfast I saw was small pancakes and milk and the food was all canned from what I saw..... Skip to the final situation the daycare director called me at 7am and LIED and stated they fully closed the 2-3 year old class down until further notice (This was a lie) they were still doing tours for the age group and in fact didnt shut down this age group because when I showed up to simply pick up my daughters belongings there were two parents on the porch for pick up kids ages 2-3 of age. I was greeted by a worker I won't say anyone's name and was told to leave the premises and my child was withdrawn in which I was confused about because me or her father did not withdraw her...when I was asked to leave I was like I need all of her stuff I was handed by a parent "some" not all of my daughters stuff by a parent of a 3 year old who came out to give me the bag (unprofessional) ... Additionally that worker told my Childs father that my daughter was a spreader of pink eye at the daycare which was not true after being confronted by two staff members at the door I then after took my child to the doctor about her eyes being red I informed the school director she didnt have pink eye it was from her lung condition. Additionally I was asked to pick her up early due to a staff shortage I asked other parents about this and was informed that they were not asked to come early at all....... I have attempted to reach the owner however I have not heard back, I have also asked for the original application and payment record however I have not heard back from anyone..... Maybe this all stemmed from me emailing the new director about being respectful and effective communication or me suggesting that if every day there is a new rule then to please put it on paper so that parents understand and then the parents can sign it to fully understand the new rules.... just wanted to share my experience with this daycare I hope that owner(s) will start to care more about hearing parents out but I guess once people get a few locations they are above an appropriate response Like Share read more

ABC Early Learning Academy - the parent of a 2 year old whom the director had to bring me some of my Childs belongings - Child Care & Day Care Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Arrived at a scheduled tour after making a appointment (that was accepted fully knowing I am looking for infant care) and had to wait and ring the bell Multiple times. Was then told they don't do infant care (currently expecting) and to check the website. Checked the website again along with GA department of early learning (where I will be filing a complaint) which clearly states they do. I would have never made an appointment nor my appointment been accepted just to drive there and be turned away. To be honest I felt Discriminated against and not a good feeling being 6 months pregnant. When asked what age due the take children and it was a weird pause and said 14 months which is a odd age. I called from the parking lot to let them know that their website in face did say infant care. Lady didn't seem to care nor apologetic. Now that I qm looking at the reviews on which I wish I would have check before I came I would NEVER TRUST MY CHILD HERE!!! read more

ABC was an amazing place for my daughter Ali. She was at the Ponce location through Pre-K. Any concern we had was addressed by Victoria and all the teachers were more like our family and loved Ali. I'm not sure who is working there now but when we were there it was awesome for us. Ali learned how to potty in no time even with all the work we put in at home! Kids will be kids and there will always be issues but take your concerns to the people that work there. Victoria always made time to talk. Ali is going into middle school and still remembers ABC with a smile. read more

ABC Early Learning Academy - Little Ali heading to ABC :) - Child Care & Day Care Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

They are taking Georgia lottery money.They are not preparing kids for Kindergarten The staff is rude.The Pre-k staff is not mental an emotional stable to teach the kids.They play all day no assignment are done during the day. I pulled my granddaughter out on 10/24/2022 read more

If you're looking for childcare in the metro Atlanta Area then look no further. I relocated to Atlanta about 5 months ago and needed to find childcare for my 2 children asap. (1 yr and 3 yr). ABC has been heaven sent! My children have been thriving since we've been down here. Great teachers, and great program. Thanks for being another positive influence for my babies ABC! read more

This place is DIRTY and almost everyone that works there is unprofessional. I have seen teachers put their hands on students and talk down to them on multiple occasions. The kids have no privacy when they go to the bathroom so when ANY PERSON walks into that class they can see your cild indisposed. Multiple times I've had to address them letting boys and girls in the bathroom together walking around with their pants down for any and everyone to see. Management allows teachers to be out of ratio. The sign saying they are GA lottery funded is a LIE because they don't have a certified Pre-K teacher. Kids of different ages in the same room so older kids bully the younger ones. I've heard a teacher tell the kids they're annoying. The kids cuss and fight and the teachers have horrible conflict resolution skills. A couple times I have been told that my child got hit and the teacher told me they hit the student back or told my child to hit them back, neither of which I condone. Right before we left they kept closing the daycare because teachers were calling out so they would allow parents to get all the way up to the school just to turn them around when they could have sent emails or called first. If you care about your child take them somewhere else. read more

ABC LEARNING ACADEMY 1800 E. Park Place Blvd. Stone Mountain, Ga 30087 My daughter is three about to turn 4 in March. They are suppose to be preparing these children for Pre-K and kindergarten. They email you your child's daily reports which are falsified and they are not personalized for each child. How do I know? On 11/28/2018 they accidently sent me two different reports with minor differences in the times of her nap. They also attach pictures so one report had her in the yellow uniform shirt she wore the day before while the second report showed her in her green shirt she actually wore that day. I also know because they emailed me a report for a day she wasn't in attendance. Last year they had a great loving and caring staff. When my child was getting ready to move on to the next class, I met her teacher, she showed me the curriculum for the year. They were going to learn how to write, spell, do math etc. But within a week or so there was a sudden and complete staff change. They don't notify you either. You just so happen to walk in one day and there are no familiar faces. What happened? No one knows anything. I had to be at work earlier than usual one morning, the daycare is right across the street from the Post Office I work at. It's 6:30 or seven O'clock in the morning she's still sleepy my husband dropped her off and asked the owner was there somewhere she could lay and she immediately said on the floor in the corner. If my husband hadn't gone to her classroom and retrieved her blanket she just would have been laying on the floor. I was livid. They don't teach, you get a lot of art work sent home but no classroom work showing they're being taught. My child has known her colors, shapes, how to count, ABCs and and other things because I was teaching her. But now working 10-12 hours I don't have as much time except for Sundays. I feel like if I'm paying you 182.00 a week my child needs to come home telling me she learned something she didn't already know. I moved her to a better facility a couple days ago and they're already teaching her to write and sending home homework. Even she's happier. I wouldn't suggest this place to anyone. read more

I love this place and the staff... they are all so friendly and loving! Kudos because my daughter loves them just as much! Bonus: they just renovated their interior space, and it looks great!!! read more

ABC Early Learning Academy - Child Care & Day Care Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Regarding the ABC Early Learning Academy 1800 E Park Pl Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA 30087. There was an assault there on the morning of Friday, November 16th that required filing a police report. The staff at ABC lied and said they didn't see it although at least 3 of them witnessed it, yet when the officer asked to validate what happened with camera's pointed directly at the door where the assault happened, ABC informed the police officer their camera's have not been working for some time. So if you have kids there or know someone who does, if someone with bad intentions comes there to do harm, it will not be caught on camera...so those kids are not safe IMO. read more

Listen Parents Attention!!!! Parents Attention!!!! Omg!!!! How do you report a bad school ????Anyway the director Ms.Gibson is not a great director for ABC Early Leaning Academy. First of all, she yells at the kids in a very aggressive manner. The school is not very organize and the kids don't learn anything. Mone of the staff follow protocol. And the kids come in with contagious diseases such as Pink Eye and the Hand,Foot Mouth Disease. If she was smart enough she will definitely check the kids temperature and make sure they don't have no scares or anything from head to toe. However, the teachers are very ghetto and they don't know how to talk to the kids. Back when I was in school teachers wasn't allowed to use profanity . it's crazy how people pretend and put on this fake smile but parents you really don't know what's really going on. This facility needs someone directing this school that has a great passion about working with the kids and not trying to work for the money . Teacher don't have a right to be mean to them . You bring the attention to Ms, Gibson she acts like she don't care and that's how the teacher suppose to react towards them. No way! Teacher don't get paid a lot so they really don't care to really treat your kids the right way . read more

I don't know how the other school locations are. But I'm just very upset. I didn't say anything. It's funny how people act when parents are not present. Parents please don't have your kids come to this school. ABC Early Learning Academy is terrible place for your kids to go to. However, the one on Ponce near 4th Ward Midtown have students coming in with Pink Eye and Hand,Foot Mouth Disease. However, the employees stay on the phone all the time and not focus on the kids.They have the toodlers in the room with the infants .And the Director is not concern about the kids. My child come home with scars and with wet clothes everyday. I will not recommand this school to anyone. I took my child out completly . Very concern. I pay all this money every week for childcare. read more

My child was abused at this facility. The first time my son complained about a teacher hurting his arm, I figured he may have been exaggerating. I asked to have a meeting with ms.gibson, she literally refused I had to force her. Later I witnessed the same teacher man handle a small girl on the live camera, by picking her up by her arm and leg and throwing her down on her mat. I brought it to Ms.Gibson's attention. She assured me that it was not acceptable and she had multiple grand children ect. She assured me that she would review the cameras. A few days later I came in the class room my son was hysterical, I asked him what was wrong, the SAME teacher immediately began to over talk him. My son grabbed me by my hand and told me that this same teacher pinched him. He was very persistent and when she denied it, he told her "yes you did!" I attempted to contact Ms.Victoria the owner she never responded. I spoke to ms.gibson once again in the most professional manner possible and she accused me of threatening her......I should have but I never did. I ASKED HER ABOUT THE PREVIOUS CAMERA FOOTAGE SHE SAID IT DELETED ITS SELF. At this point I knew she was simply an evil nasty old woman with a fake smile. When I came to the school the next day, the same teacher was very hostile toward me when I asked about my child's day. I immediately began secretly recording with my I pad. It was clear that ms Gibson, never addressed the issue and the teacher had no idea that I had made complaints against her. She was told that I said something derogatory about her and was instructed not to talk to me anymore???? After I began to address the issues once again with ms Gibson (as I recorded her responses) she told me my son could no longer attend. ( this was his last day anyway) she refused to issue me a refund for my pre paid balance as well. Told my son that he could not tell his friends goodbye!!! (Who treats a child like that) I told her that I would not be leaving without my refund, she began screaming that she would call the police on me IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN. (I recorded the entire ordeal) I told her I would wait out front for the police. She told the police that I was irate and I was a threat to her and the children (not knowing that I had recorded EVERYTHING ) When the police came I played back the tape for the officer, he immediately disregarded their accusations and took my report. (If you inbox me I will provide you a copy) before it was over Ms.Gibson was almost arrested in front of the center. (The teacher had already left) I truly feel that the owner has some type of affiliation with defacs because when I got the investigation report, it said that they investigated for "lack of supervision" not abuse. I am having that defacs worker investigated now. Ms. Gibson is a manipulative and ignorant hood rat who greets you with fake smiles at the door. She could care less about those children. I just thank God that my son was the best talker in the class and I took the time to listen. The center looks nice but take a deeper look, the teachers are mostly hood rats who get paid next to nothing which means they can't put food on their own table. (Some don't even have teeth) So why would they care if your child is properly cared for. (Theirs go without everyday) Find a better facility, it's not worth the risk. read more

This place is horrible! Not only is the staff rude and ghetto they are abusing peoples kids! I stop in to see if I could take a tour and while I was sitting in the lobby waiting I saw one of the workers in the infant room maliciously pull a rug from under a baby who was just peacefully sitting there. The baby's whole body forcefully jerked back and he slammed his head on the ground, he started screaming and I told the woman at the front desk what I saw and she just dismissed like that's just regular behavior it even though she could hear the baby screaming. That baby could have died or at least gotten a concussion from the impact. These people are horrible a d irresponsible. read more

Although my children had a great experience with a handful of teachers most of the teachers here at the center you would not want to care for your children. My child was verbally abused by one teacher in particular. read more

This daycare is AWESOME!!!! My son lights up every morning when he walks through the front door. For the life of me I still can't figure out how they manage to keep the place SO CLEAN with so much going on. I've visited many daycare centers in the area and this one is by far the best. We LOVE it! read more

After reading the review by Breana F. I totally agree! Do not send your kids here. From my personal experience I totally agree with the comments about Mrs.Gibson. Don't trust her with your kids! I had a similar experience at this center. I made a complaint instead of addressing it, she antagonized me and gave me a hard time every time I dropped my child off at the center. I am sure that these parents have been given some sort of incentive to write these 5 star reviews, nor do i think all of them are authentic. The price was decent the location was close to my job, and I'm sad to say that because of these convinces I overlooked my gut feelings. I get the feeling that a lot of the employees are family members and friends of Mrs.Gibson so there are no standards or disciplinary actions, they just sweep it under the rug. That is the scariest thing of all. Thank God my child can talk! To add insult to injury I found myself correcting my child's speech almost on the daily basis because of these teachers and their broken English. You can do better, don't be fooled! read more

If your looking for employment don't go to abc early learning academy. They are unprofessional. Hire anyone. They will short your on your paycheck if you quit. I worked over 8 months with this company. Never got wrote up and went above my duty of work responsibilities. They often will leave you out of ratio. They will mix your classroom up with different age groups. Place children in your classroom that are above and below age requirements for that classroom. They will ignore any abuse or signs of abuse going on with children to get money from tuition. They feed the children food that they refuse to eat. They don't follow education guidelines. They refuse to respect break periods and they don't pay on time. They even inconvenience employees by printing checks without notice. They have salary employees that they have work from open to close. They barely give these employees breaks. If you're looking for a place to work for the long run this isn't it. If your looking to be appreciated as an employ this isn't the place. read more

ABC is a really awesome daycare! I have twins and they have been going since they were 6 weeks old. The teachers here are awesome and my kids are happy and clean every day. I love that I can peak in the classroom to see how they're doing and at the end of the day I get a report with pictures of their day. This daycare is very nice, colorful and SUPER clean! I want to thank all of the teachers for taking such great care of my babies! You guys are the BEST! read more

My son has an amazing experience during his time at ABC. He started there when he was 3 months old and he (and his father and I ) enjoyed everything about this center. The care that they gave to our son for the four years he was there was more than we could have imagined. His teachers gave him a wonderful start and fostered his love of learning. We will forever be grateful to the staff and management at ABC. read more

Due to our original sitter needing to retire due to health reasons we made the decision (had no choice) to place our 5 month old in Daycare. After an exhausting search we settled on ABC Early Learning Academy in Stockbridge due to the initial visit and the fact that they had cameras and the place seemed clean... My girlfriend was already experiencing severe anxiety due to having to leave our child with strangers but nonetheless we took a chance on this facility... 2 days into her time here our baby contracted a stomach virus (along with a random scratch on her forehead) and this is where the story goes sideways.. I understand children get sick BUT the daycare did NOT notify either of us by phone of our daughters sickness during the day NOR did they bother to explain much when she was picked up. They only handed her an incident slip with nothing more or less... Our daughter spent all night in Urgent Care miserable and the next day when my girlfriend visited the facility to speak to the Director there was LITTLE to NO responsibility taken or accountability. Our child has been removed from this facility and I advise other parents to take heed and do NOT leave your child in the care of these individuals... my mother and sister are teachers and childcare can be a taxing job but someone else's child is in your care and that is a BIG DEAL... Your Facebook and IG post can wait until you get home or your lunch... not while my child is sitting in a pamper with diarrhea and urine for an extended period of time resulting in a rather nasty diaper rash... I digress now... Sincerely, A very relieved parent that no longer has a child at ABC Non-Learning Academy.. read more

My daughter went here from 8 weeks until about 6 months. The only reason I moved her was because I was relocated for my job. I loved this place! I never once doubted that my child was getting quality care! Her teacher was amazing! This place was a blessing for me as a new mom! read more

BEYOND amazing daycare. My daughter has attended since she was 6 weeks old and all the teachers are awesome. They are like family to us. Ms. Gibson is always professional and expeditious. You can call or talk to them anytime about any question or concern. I cannot say enough good things and highly recommend the center. We have another on the way and are looking forward to all the love, nurturing and care that will be received. read more