Caring, passionate, knowledgeable staff and amazing programs. Toddlers, primary age, and elementary…read moreenvironments with amazing outdoor classroom environments as well. Your kids will thrive here.

There are so few alternative educational options in Bentonville. There are plenty of private…read moreschools, but very few that are not parochial. More importantly, very few who are as tolerant, inclusive, and focused on raising children to honor peace and civility and to appreciate the natural world around them. Montessori is not daycare. It is not even your traditional school. Children at Walnut Farm are empowered to do things for themselves, and to study that which interests them most. In addition to several well appointed Montessori classrooms they also have a few unique features such as an outdoor classroom where children are learning life skills including gardening and caring for animals. The school also has a natural playground with features literally carved from the forested hillside. I see my little boy growing into a confident, warm, caring, and intelligent young man at Walnut Farm. He loves to read and do math. He is fascinated by and in love with every kind of animal. He loves his teachers and his classmates. When kids reach school age, we rely on the school to mold them into the people we want them to be. Schools have the kids from 8 to 3 most days, leaving just 4 or 5 hours with their parents. If they are going to play that big a role in the development of my child... then I feel strongly about choosing a school that not only does a good job educating my child, but also teaches him to grow up tolerant of the many differences in people around the world. They take children from toddlers through around the equivalent of 6th grade.

Like most people in Bentonville, I relocated here for work. The state I left is great with pre…read morekindergarten readiness, and working with families to ensure kids have the basics (letters/ colors/ numbers/ tracing and or writing the kids name- by 4; this place does not. They are really expensive (average $300-400 weekly) and my kid is learning nothing new. If you are a person of color, there are other considerations: and I would not recommend this school.

Great place great Quality care for your family all the staff are great nothing bad to say about it…read moreyou can leave your children there and feel great about it love this place

Nice staff, but the interior is often disheveled and smelly. Kids are often unkempt, by the end of…read morethe day- and staff isn't equipped to handle. They are affordable- and the staff works hard to engage the kids- but there is no true education value here

Do not feel like their fees and everything are laid out transparently, and at times it feels like…read morethings are made up. "Registration fees" within 2 months of registering? Or that they'll reach out to see if your daughter will be out all week, to charge half tuition, but then after that charge the full amount. I don't recommend, and will be looking elsewhere. I don't think their management is very competent, but I guess you get what you pay for.

Family oriented, low turn over, teachers great kids as if they were their own. Great atmosphere and…read morelots of learning.

From the owner: Childcare for Children Ages Six Weeks to Pre-K Before and…read moreAfter School Care Summer Programs Services: Sensory Center Outdoor Play Arts and Crafts Summer Program Early Learning CACFP State Vouchers Better Beginnings All Staff are CPR and First Aid Certified 30 Hours of Educational Training Per Year FBI, Criminal and Maltreatment Checked Security Cameras Daily Communication App with Parents Key Fob Security System at Entrance and Exits Location Facts: Walking Distance from Walmart Home Office Close to Downtown Bentonville

Just pulling up for an interview I could hear kids cussing, climbing over the private backyard…read morefence. Interviewed with the down, Ms. Ford. for the job, first couple of days I was shocked at how things were ran. Ive for 6 years of pre k teaching under my belt, and not displining was allowed, how ever some of the other teachers were picking them up and yelling at them for a time out. The older kids would fight and bite other kids. No repercussions or consequences for given to those kids because they were either the owners grandkids or her administrative assistance kids. i watched her fire her office staff and her admin assistant, as well as me in the 3 days I worked there. The staff there are high school students that doubt get paid and are not 18 years old. Not DHS approved at all. out of ratio I would never put my bay in there.

I was dropping off my nephew when I heard the other teachers say something about someone who had…read moretested positive for the flu and COVID but was forced to work. I could listen to the poor thing coughing from the lobby and she looked pretty winded from what I could tell. I really don't want someone coughing and hacking around my nephew and his friends. Management should treat their staff better! Let the sick ones stay home!

My child has enjoyed his time at Kidz In Motion. His teachers are interactive, creative and help…read morethe children learn at their own pace with a balance of structured learning and learning by play. They have great hours, an app to communicate with teachers/director and a secure building.

My daughter has been going here since almost 12 weeks old. she loves the teachers and the friends…read moreshe has made. I am always amazed to see what she continues to learn everyday now as a toddler!

I found this center to be friendly, clean and staffed with caring teachers. I especially enjoy the…read moreextra activities for the kids and parents. I have attended book fairs and trunk or treat for the past two years with my granddaughter and everyone always had a great time. Just this past weekend the families and staff attended a naturals baseball game for the schools fundraiser. It is like being part of a family. I'm happy my granddaughter has such a great place to spend her days.

I dropped my 14-month-old daughter at The Children's Hour in Bentonville. I have to admit I was…read morefeeling a little uneasy about the place for about a week. Now I know why. I returned an hour later after dropping my daughter off; I wanted to watch LIVE feed from the mangers office....I'm glad I did. I witnessed one of the teachers there in the Waddlers Room abuse three children. Teacher looked highly frustrated, she was picking up all the toys in the room. A child was pulling up a piece of a puzzle mat from the floor and she stomped on the pieces to deter him from pulling up more. Odd I thought. Then she walked over to a shelf, where the toys are normally housed, but the toys were all on the floor, a little girl was playing with a toy, the teacher shoved the little girl off the toy and grabbed it from her. The teacher then throws a toy across the room in the direction of other children, she then walks over to where the toy was thrown and pushes a little boy down onto his back. He starts crying. That's when I had enough and ran into the room, grabbed my child and ran for the hills. I got to my car and held my little girl for 5 mins and sobbed. I felt like a helpless parent. While I was watching the video, Jenafer (assistant director) was watching the video with me. When the teacher shoved the little girl off the toy, I asked Jenafer if the teacher was okay? She said, "I don't know...." And when I ran into the room to grab my child after the teacher shoved the little boy down, Jenafer was right behind me and asked the teacher, "Are you okay (name), do you need help..." The teacher responded, "I always need help." I filed a police report and the officer, SGT Albers did a wellness check on the rest of the children and viewed the video. Peace was in order when he arrived. SGT Albers viewed the video and told me "the teacher was highly inappropriate towards the three children and that I need to find a new daycare." NO CRAP! He couldn't say it was child abuse since the children didn't have markings on them. Does emotional abuse cause physical markings?????? While SGT Albers was there a DHS representative, Sha-Tina Hawkins was visiting on a different case, he pulled her in to watch the video too. She sided with SGT Albers, that the teacher was highly inappropriate towards the three children. Jenafer said to the officer she wanted to speak to me about this incident but I ran off. I was in the parking lot for 5 mins sobbing. No one came out or chased after me. SGT Albers told Jenafer, no crap, if I saw that and my child was in that room I would have done the same thing. Jeanfer is lucky I didn't witness my child being abused. No wonder why my daughter did not like this teacher and preferred the other teacher. AND on that note, I did not receive a phone call from Leigh Anne Chitmon, the director of Children's Hour. It's been 4 days and not a single word. My husband called this morning to let me know he will be picking up our daughters belongings and Jenafer acted as if nothing had happened and said, "okay" on the phone.... Unbelievable. You would think that this kind of establishment would let me know that they don't stand behind this type of behavior and they are doing this and that. NOTHING. Makes me scared of what else 'they' think is acceptable. DHS Case worker, Ainslee Brown said DHS rejected the case of child abuse because there were no physical markings on the three children. Ms. Brown visited Children's Hour and viewed the video, she was mortified too. Ms. Brown felt helpless at what she could do. She stated that the teacher is now enrolled in Behavior Guidance Training at Helen Walton. She also said that Children's Hour will do an incident report TODAY regarding the teacher and the three children, the parents will be notified of the incident, sign the report and HOPEFULLY be given the option to view the video.

It became clear to me after a year there that teachers were overwhelmed and expected to function…read morenot only as educators, but also as chefs and janitors, which likely contributed to the lack of emotional support and follow-through. When concerns were raised, administration deflected responsibility instead of addressing them. Communication was inconsistent, and it felt like the goal was to avoid problems rather than solve them. I would not recommend this school to families who value emotional care and transparency.

I love this school, it has been a game changer for my child. She has learned so much and continues…read moreto amaze me with what she is absorbing from her teachers. Staff is very caring and has good attitudes and always keeps me up to date with anything that has to do with my child. I would choose this school 100 % everytime for the best pre school in nwa