Absolutely the best daycare at an affordable rate. My grandson attends and the team of staff is…read moreamazing. They are very attentive and respectful. Ms. Timeka in the baby room is the best. She really cares for her babies. The baby's are allowed to play and get a lot of floor time. I get pictures all the time and I have no reservations about leaving my g baby there.

As daycares go, this one falls into not the top category (McPhaul's etc) nor into the bottom…read morecategory (I don't know ...) but kind of a middle category. Here are the problems: The principal and corporate management have a set of policies, but the teachers do NOT follow them always. Eg my baby was supposed to have her own crib and it's been 3 weeks - she still doesn't have one. They keep putting her in one used by other babies. We're paying a f/t rate but we cant get what was promised us when we arrived. The teacher is beginning to dislike having me around because I keep wanting to hold them to just the minimum policies they claim to have. When I go, I generally find a couple of babies crying for attention, and they do not have the time to get to them. Today a 2-month old cried for milk for a while, the teacher put a pacifier in her mouth, and attended to other babies. They NEED more teachers than the absolute minimum 1:6. I've seen babies go for long periods without having their snot wiped. I've watched the teachers for a few teachers and very very rarely do they get a chance for any quality play time. Well let alone play time, the babies are lucky if the teachers get to feed them before a certain period of time has passed. I get sad every time I drop my baby off. But if you can't afford the top, this will do. They're not as terrible as some, but the teachers' performance doesn't match what the principal claims or what the corporate organization's rules are. They told me they do fun things with the babies but I havent seen it, except a very very rare occasion. The teacher in the baby room sometimes gets so stressed out she loses it a bit. The policy is to have no toddlers in there - and they keep going in, because the toddler teachers sometimes send in younger toddlers. The toddlers are big, active, and take up the teachers' attention away from the babies. The teacher even kept her 3-4 year old in there all day one day. He threw a tantrum, fussed, and she yelled at him for a long time --- all the while neglecting the babies. As soon as I have an income, I hope to move my baby up to Kids r Kids or something better. I have to talk to them every day about something or the other, and I'm sick of it. BTW they don't keep sick babies away. Several of the staff are pretty rude or curt. the principal doesn't communicate properly with her staff. Often I go in and they dont have enough people in the room. Sometimes I have to stay for 15-20 minutes at a time because they dont have time to watch my baby. Then they start giving me outright hints that I need to leave. I've also found that my baby on her return home is starving. They claim she refuses to eat. If she's there for 6 hours, and you HAVE tried to feed her more than once, there's no way she'll refuse if she is hungry - and she IS hungry at that point. One day she spent 6 hours there - and had only 2 oz of formula and 2 jars of food. She's a baby with a big appetite. She was starving when she returned. It broke my heart. Keep in mind, this review is about the baby category. Since I dont have a toddler, I cant say about them. But I have seen the teachers speak harshly and roughly to the toddlers. I wouldnt put my kid here if I could afford better.

One of our favorite activities in town!! Kids get to be creative, messy, silly and make something…read morespecial to take home. It doesn't hurt that there are fun toys everywhere and a shop bunny that joins in the action. The owner Jen finds the perfect balance between teaching and guiding and letting the kids be kids. You know it's a good visit when you are leaving a trail of paint and glitter behind you!!

We are deeply disappointed and disturbed by our experience with this school. We can only hope that…read morethe actions of the administration, taken in direct contrast to pediatric and professional standards, do not have a lasting negative impact on our child. While we won't share details about our child or the specific situation in a public forum and do not consent to the school doing so either, we're happy to discuss privately with any parents who reach out. Current and prospective families should know that the administration's approach to handling challenges may not align with best practices in child development, that students are not always treated equally, and that there are SIGNIFICANT concerns with a lack of adult supervision, all of which we personally experienced.

First off let me say that at first our experience at Redstone Children's Academy was great however…read morethey barely gave my child a chance to acclimate into daycare (less than a week) before they approached me and said that daycare may not be for her. However, we worked through that and we had positive experiences for almost an entire year. However, we have noticed that my daughter has some sensory differences and Brooke made every assurance that they would do everything they could and I feel like at first they did. However, as the classroom started to get bigger I got more phone calls that they were having trouble and needed me to come and get her. It finally came down to having a meeting with management about dangerous behavior (jumping off furniture) (which I agree is not an appropriate behavior or something that needs to be happening) and we made a behavior plan. However, less than 3 hours after this meeting and being told that my child would have less than a month to make "significant improvements" or we would be asked to leave I come to find my child slamming her face and hands into a door, crying without the comfort items that Brooke had promised she would have access to at all times. I will say, I expressed some of my feelings about the struggles we were having to other parents (outside of the daycare setting at a private birthday party) and sought advice from a teacher (whom had had great success with my daughter and getting good responses from her) about getting private care from someone similar to her if my daughter was kicked out of the daycare. Management (Brooke) took the side of another parent and would not tell us what was said by that parent and a video (of which they could not hear the entire audio) and told me that I was causing discourse among parents and trying to poach their staff and told me that I nor my daughter were no longer welcome at their facility. We stayed here because my daughter had teachers who truly cared about her and her individual needs but I will say beware of management because they do not have the same heart for kids with differences and that they are different than they appear on the surface.

Three children at Beacon Hill. Am very pleased with school. Three locations to choose from. Very…read moreprofessional. staff and state of the art new clean facilities with qualified loving staff. Security and trust is also evident. Our one, three and four year old all seem very happy their and are leaning curve is advancing very quickly. The four year old already has learned to read in last two years. Highly recommend. I think we made a great decision sending our children to Beacon Hill.

From the owner: Beacon Hill Schools is the leading childcare and early learning center in Athens, GA, proudly…read moreserving families in the surrounding area. We offer quality childcare, preschool, and daycare programs designed to nurture your child's safety, happiness, and growth. Using the Frog Street Curriculum™, we provide a research-based, hands-on learning experience that fosters curiosity, confidence, and social-emotional development. We celebrate diversity, encourage family involvement, and maintain open communication to build strong partnerships with parents every step of the way.