My daughter has been there two years and I couldn't be happier. All the way from the director down…read moreto each teacher you can feel the love for the kids! They have longevity in staff, my child has blossomed. I'd highly recommend Seaborn Beach Park to everyone looking for a preschool

As a former employee of Seaborn Day School Early Years in Beach Park, I believe some of my insight…read moremay be helpful when deciding who to trust with your child. As respectfully as I can, I urge you to choose another facility. Here are a few examples: We were instructed to always tell the parents that their child had a good day- even if they had a terrible day. We were told that "if it was bad enough to tell them, we would have called". I did not agree with that policy, nor did I follow it. I am glad to have had a comfortable relationship with the parents of my kids in my class, so I would always tell them the truth about their child's day. There have also been some licensing concerns that have gone ignored by the directors and owner. One specific instance was during our afternoon nap, we would combine a couple of rooms. We were always over-ratio, with more kids than allowed with the amount of adults we had. When licensing pointed that out, we asked our director about it later and suggested breaking our nap into a couple rooms instead of one. Our director then told us that we wouldn't do that, instead if licensing came again, we would just "pull a few kids into the common area" before they came back to check our room. That is a clear example of the director putting her own convenience in place of the safety of the children. I have personally witnessed the director lying to parents about what we do and don't do... We did not clean our toys daily or weekly like my director informed the parents. In fact, the only time I pulled out all of my toys and thoroughly washed them was after my class had a couple Covid cases. In addition to those things, we constantly had ants crawling everywhere. On the countertops, on the high chair trays, and on the floor. We brought it to our director's attention many times, but nothing was done. My director also lied about contacting parents when she said she had. We had a student who was out for a couple days, so we asked the director about him. (We LOVED those kids like our own and we were worried!) She then told us that she would contact his parents and ask for us. Another week went by, and the child finally returned. We asked mom where they had been, since our director told us she never got an answer after reaching out "multiple times". On the contrary, the student's mom told us that she never received a call or text from our director. While my coworkers and I were always loving and compassionate, I do not think that we were able to make up for the systematic downfalls of this school. I want the best for your children, ad in my opinion, Seaborn Beach Park will not be anywhere near the best.

All of my children have gone here over the years. They are receptive to concerns and have the…read morestudents best interest in mind. Great school.

IF I COULD I WOULD GIEV THIS SCHOOL 0 STARS the principal is absolutely rude to every single…read morestudent the only nice person was the front desk people and couple teachers I do not recommend the school the principal doesn't care about any students at all she yells at kids and parents and accuses people of stuff and then doesn't apologize when she knows that it wasn't true

The staff is beyond attentive and great!! Everytime I go pick up my daughter she always has a smile…read morecannot be more happy with my experience!!

It's an amazing place for children to open there minds. All the teachers are very supportive of the…read morestudents. Any problems, which happen very rarely, are solved as calm and as quickly as possible. Unlike other schools MMS reaches out to students that have problems with each other. Any repairs that need to be made throughout the school are also quickly fixed as soon as there notified.

Everyone is friendly. They take good care of all the children. They teach them to love God & others.read more

Seeing that I went to Lambkins as a child as well as my husband's kids, I figured Lambkins was a…read morenice, safe environment for my son; also since they are in a church I had higher expectations. First off reflecting upon customer service, the director Jamie and her assistant Sharon do not know how to make parents feel at ease. Their customer service is terrible and they don't care about how people feel, as long as they get cash. Jamie told all of her staff personal information about my husbands past and we had to hear it from others at that daycare. Super uncomfortable and unprofessional . After the word got around about my husband, we started receiving information about how our son gets treated based on the rumor created by THEIR DIRECTORS. My son had a morning teacher and afternoon one. They couldn't get along because the AM teacher would blame her for everything and call her names, stating that my child is unlovable because I complain too much and that I like her because she can fake it and be sugary sweet. I complained because my son's stuff constantly got "lost". Numerous packs of diapers were lost, formula was given to other children and they despised me for raising concern. They always called us to come get our son because he had apparent diarrhea, or rashes. Once we had to leave work to take him to the doctor per their request, in a couple more days they tell us he is sick again. Even though our doctor just wrote a note for him. It's a constant struggle to leave work multiple times a week to get our son because they think they can diagnose children. They told us our son had scabies and told other people he was contagious, turned out it was my son's sensitive skin. As parents we understand that babies get sick, but as a daycare you can not diagnose babies. They did not have a nurse there, and each time they called us to get him, he was fine. If I had to describe their work environment, it would be similar to a high school. Pretty drama surrounds all who enter. Not to mention this daycare is at a church. Such a poor reflection of ethics. The last straw for me was hearing that my son's head was held down in his crib. I am so glad I took him out and now have a good person to watch him. Sharon and Jamie are deceptive and stick together to bring others down. I received pictures of my sons left over food in the garbage, after I asked for the rest to be sent home. They have a rug in the infant room that is never vacuumed, bugs in the room and also did not shut down when one of their staffs babies exposed all of our kids to hand foot mouth. Disgusting place and the worst first experience for me as a first time mom. DCF will be ashamed to receive this review as well. Please don't let the church atmosphere fool you into believing this place is safe for your kids.

My daughter joined in March and she LOVES school and her friends so much. She's 3 and running in to…read morethe building with so much excitement. It has done wonders for socialization and creating a schedule in her life. She is learning Spanish (she asked me for water the other day in Spanish and it totally took me off guard! I was so amazed) and last night she was counting the stars in the sky. I'm so pleased with how much she is learning. It makes me so happy. I love the app the school uses for daily communication, notes, and pictures! Thank you Educated Minds for taking such good care of my daughter.

I was extremely nervous when looking for child care options after we moved. I was pleasantly…read moresurprised to see that a new child care that recently opened in the area. I checked it out, went on a tour, was impressed by the cleanliness and organization of he facility and the professionalism of the staff. My one-year-old son is learning sign language and Spanish! I would definitely tell parents to check them out.

My daughter has been going to Children's Academy since January when she was about 6 months old and…read moreshe has been thriving. The teachers in the infant room are so attentive and are always doing art projects and playing games with the babies. I was honestly surprised at all of the activity. On top of that, they'll send me text updates which helps put my mind at ease. As you can see from my photos, my daughter is happy and comfortable there. Highly recommend to anyone in the Brandon area!

We were recommended to Childrens Academy by parents and former students (who are now adults). We…read morestarted our son there when he was in the infant cottage. We were toured by a former student as well. She helped us feel really at ease about their program. First day was very nervous, as expected. That was the last time we were nervous. The staff is SO unbelievable there. We couldn't have asked for a better place to keep him. Even when we moved 30 minutes away, we still kept him at the school for as long as we could. We love Childrens Academy and everything they stand for!

If you are a parent and searching for an upper school for your child, walk away from CDS. Do not be…read morefooled by the pretty campus and smiling faces. This is not a place where they care about your child or put the child's needs ahead of the school--they ONLY care about the money coming in and the reputation of the school . There is a sickness in the administration. Don't get me wrong, there are some good people and good teachers there. The problems come from the administration. If you encounter any problems of any kind, they will close ranks and defend the school at all cost. They will side with the biggest donor, they will manipulate you to keep your tuition flowing. Take my advice, as a parent of two children who have attended CDS for the past 7 years, choose another school.

My daughter has been at CDS since Kindergarten and just finished 5th grade. It has been a great…read moreexperience for her. She has formed strong friendships and loves being part of the CDS community.