This is a little gem in our community. If you are considering pre-school's for your child. I…read moresuggest you check them out. They have a very small class size, so lots of interaction with the teachers. The classes have a high diversity of children. I know there are kids of many different heritages. They have lots of events scheduled month to month to make it more enjoyable for the children. They have early drop off and a "lunch bunch" program if you need to have your child stay longer. The staff are very pleasant and personable. They are very flexible with your child's scheduled days, if you need to change things up. So, if you want a high quality pre-school that your child will enjoy, check this place out. Our son has loved the two years he has attended and we are ready for his third and final year coming up.

Great Great school offer more for your child education in the end! Way beyond my expectation!!!!!…read more I am glad and very please to have my daughter in pre-k there and hate to move on to Kindergarten because we going to miss New Life Nursery school!!

When we first moved to Philadelphia, our daughter was five months old and had never been cared for…read moreby anyone but my wife and I and our extended family. I was very apprehensive about putting her in daycare and I knew nothing about what to even look for in a daycare. At Growing Tree, I felt at ease right from when I walked through the door for that first visit to check the place out. The staff is incredibly friendly and each and every one of them cares a great deal about their work and approaches every day that way. My daughter grew to love it very quickly while the staff was very accommodating of my overly concerned checking in on her during the first couple of weeks. The facility is spacious and has lots of natural light, great toys, and a large outdoor space (which also has lots of nice equipment). They are also fully supportive of cloth diapering, which was great for us. The staff was very responsive any time we raised any concerns (which was very rarely) and always wanted to work with us to make things better. The prices are also incredibly reasonable considering the quality of the services provided. Finally, the daycare also puts on lots of great events and excellent programming for the children of all age groups without any added cost. My daughter is now 2 years and 4 months old and I'm devastated that we have to leave Growing Tree because we are moving to Chicago for my job. Growing Tree was one of, if not the best thing for our family about living in Philadelphia and I have no doubt that had we stayed here she would have continued there right through their pre-K program. In the time we were at Growing Tree, my daughter went from being a baby who could barely roll over to a toddler who plays in the sand and talks about everything from kitties to stoplights and the teachers and staff at Growing Tree were there for every step of the journey nurturing her development and helping us so much along the way. It's difficult to put into words how much this means to me, but it's something I will never forget. When my daughter talks about the teachers and staff at daycare there is so much love that is evident in her voice and my heart breaks that she has to say goodbye. But, I take some solace in knowing that her time here has built a foundation for the rest of her life--not just because she learned how to drink out of a cup or sit in a circle, but because she also learned how to have a friend, how to treat people with respect and kindness, and what it means to be a part of a community. Especially now, the world can be a really horrifying place but every now and then you come across people who make you feel good about humanity and I felt that way every time I dropped my child off or picked her up at Growing Tree. The people there have changed my daughter's and our lives for the better and she is just one of hundreds of children who will get to benefit from being in such a nurturing environment thanks to their selfless efforts.

My son was in daycare for a few months as an infant and again now as toddler. I worked in child…read morecare for many years, so I feel that my expectations are very reasonable. However, we were so dissatisfied with the infant care and another "state of the art" shiny facility that we couldn't bring ourselves to take him back. We took another look at Growing Tree and my mommy instincts felt at ease. My son is taking some time to adjust, but he is being nurtured and loved through the process. The staff here is PHENOMENAL. The people are more beautiful than any new building could be.

My daughter attended Ardsley from 7 weeks of age to 5 1/2 years of age. Our experience from start…read moreto finish was excellent! The teachers were great. At each age the children are taught age-appropriate skills with supporting activities. We had a great relationship with staff and administration. They schedule many special events, trips, so things don't get dull. The organization was excellent and planned out well in advance so you could schedule accordingly. My daughter built friendships there that she still has years later. I think EVERYONE should take their children to Ardsley Day Care.

We had heard such great things about Ardsley and we were excited to enroll our boys there. After…read moretouring, we liked what we saw and made a deposit. We asked the director if I chose to extend my maternity leave, whether we could defer enrollment. We were assured that this was fine. After deciding to extend my leave, I contacted the director. She said that it wasn't a problem and to touch base in June before the boys started in September. Deciding not to wait until June, I contacted her early spring via a phone call. Then an email. Then another phone call. When she finally got back to me, via email two weeks later, she told me that they no longer had room for them. When I replied and asked about our deposit, I never heard back. So we were left without a daycare and without our deposit. If they were unable to defer enrollment, that would've been fine. However, we believed that we were all set for child care and were left scrambling. I've still heard good things about this place. Just make sure you get all promises in writing. Even when I forwarded the director our previous correspondence, however, they still kept our money.

Great preschool for your little one and the director, Mrs Foy, is so nice! She makes the school…read moregreat.

Great and affordable daycare! Our daughter has been attending for the last 8 months since she aged…read morein at 2 years old. We will be sending our son there as soon as he is old enough. A kids holiday show and a special persons day are some additional highlight that the school provides outside of normal daycare hours.

My child went there for about a year. Business office messed up tuition and statement. Their fault…read moreand it was proposed to me as if it was my fault and child was told not to come to school until payment was made in full. No sorry, no trying to work it out or pay in installments. Then was asked if child was still going in fall. i paid and registered for fall. Rude and upset that education is not first. Looking for new school for fall.

St. Paul's is a great place to send your children! They offer full and half-day programs. During…read morethe day, there are specials offered such as fitness, literacy, science, chapel, bible, and music. Definitely worth calling and scheduling a tour so you can see for yourself what a great school it is. :)

Don't let the little "house on a prairie" look fool you!…read moreWhen I first got a tour with Jess and Nancy, they made me feel very comfortable and reassured me that anything I do with my son at home can be accommodated. I made it very clear to them that he is on a keto/Paleo life style and he eats a lot to organic fruits and veggies, I was reassured that it will be no issues, (conveniently yesterday talking to Jess, she had no memory of our tour Convo). Anyway, everyday at baby room, my son had poop leak thru his diaper, all his onsies had poop stains, I bought so many each time, I got tired of it, let's not forget the rash, since he sat with poop in his butt too long and leaked, it burned his skin, and you could even see the mark of the poop in the rash on his skin. All his clothes, stain with food, food leftovers between the fingers, inside his nose nostrils, dry crusty snot all around his nose, bruises on his head from him falling, but we ng about the size of a quarter (was said he fell on toy, he fell on chair...) Ok! ‍ (teacher is very nice, but seemed too much for her or maybe lazy) I did complain via email but the poop continued. Then he was moved to the 17 month old rool at 15M since the baby room got full (took to many kids $$) Now in this room, that's when it got to me, especially after I had surgery 8/2 and talked to Jess about me not being able to lift my son and his father will be doing that (once again yesterday she denied and had no "memory" of that) it was few more times with the poop, which once more I complained and it stopped, my 15m old.limes his pacifier, teacher refused to give him, they have an app to communicate, teacher responds 2-3 days later and sometimes doesn't. (I have screen shots) I sent 2 types of fruit to be given as snack and one after last lunch, she gave them after breakfast (which breakfast had it own fruit already in the container) and one at lunch and sometimes they came back full they boy loves fruit, go figure The father dropped him off in the AM late few times so it wasn't much time for breakfast and we asked for him to be fed. I spoke to the teacher and Jess (and once again, she didn't have any memory of this conversation with me either) how unprofessional! What else can you claim when you lie and deny! I explained to Jess that his father gets off work at 7am, by the time he gets home it's 7:30 and he can't make it by 8, I also told her it's until I get a clearance from the doctor around Sept 15 (don't forget, she doesn't remember) so again, I was reassured it was ok, I also explained the teacher is very the phone and she pretty much didn't give a damn, said they had no one to stay with him extra 10, so mind you, my son hungry until snack. While his father picks him up, he noticed that our son is extremely hungry and especially thirsty, he spoke to the teacher about the food, and asked her does he eat it all, is it on the floor, she said "he loves to eat and he is actually her best behaved child in the room and we have no worries. Then I spoke to her about being extremely thirsty, she said " I leave at 3pm, I don't know what happens in late care after I leave, but in my class he gets water all the time, and she said she will let Jess know, because it's not her place to say anything to the late care teachers. I got an email from Jess the opposite of what I spoke to the day before with the teacher. The father asked to speak to the director 3 times, never heard from her, I reached out to Jess via email and her respond to me was (email) the director Nancy only to be reached when its a severe situation, what? That's not severe? We were denied to talk to her. If a parent cannot talk to the director about their child that a big problem, clearly I want someone above Jess and Jess refuses to allow us or maybe Nancy doesn't want too, THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE PLACE! There were more little concerns but I'll keep it brief. for several weeks I had a uncomfortable gut feeling about the care of my child, PARENT! FOLLOW YOUR GUT FEELING, DONT WAIT LIKE I DID! $1409.00 A month cash is a lot of money for unprofessional denying every escuse in the book child care BS. I gave Jess a notice he will not continue next year, and after a phone Convo with Jess yesterday, about he was given to him father with a diaper full of poop, and I told her don't let me think you guys retaliating against my son, her response was "no one knows you leaving" , I decided not to send him back, do to safety and retaliation concern. What kind of answer is that? " No one knows you leaving" that's a red flag.

From the owner: We are an early learning center specializing in infants thru kindergarten. We are a childcare…read morecenter that also has pre kindergarten and kindergarten programs. Helping children reach their full potential for over 50 years. Full and part time programs available. We also have 10 & 12 month programs available. We also have summer programs available.

My daughter attended here and loved it so much. Many teachers have been here a long time which is a…read moretestament to the quality of the school and its leadership. My daughter felt so loved here by every teacher and really blossomed during her time here. She especially loved the Bible stories and music class on Thursdays and loves spending time with her classmates/friends.

From the owner: Christian preschool where play and age appropriate learning is paramount.read more

This school has been such a blessing to our family. The director and teachers are absolutely…read morewonderful!! My daughter learned so much while being very well cared for . It has been the greatest feeling knowing I could drop my daughter off everyday and feel very confident she was in great hands!! It's a very structured yet nurturing environment . My little girl just graduated pre-k. My husband and I are so sad she won't be going to All Hallows' another year!! I can't recommend this school highly enough.