Angela Creasy at the Creative Child Studio at theArtworks in Wilmington, NC, offers a wide variety…read moreof programs and educational opportunities for children of all ages. Not only does she offer year-round classes, but also offers summer camp programs that specialize in team building, art appreciation, and art development. During summer camp, Angela and her assistant, Katherine, provide a safe and inclusive program for all students. Our grandson developed many skills during this week of art camp. We so appreciate the care and education he received. It was a perfect environment for learning.

BEFOREI ADD REVIEW ON MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE.... **** This…read morereview is not on the Darlington location. This is for the Medical Center Dr.**** I do NOT recommend medical center drive for safety, for education, for flexibility, for professionalism, for being family friend (both biological families as well as foster care families) and definitely not for trust, Medical center drive is a disgrace to the daycare industry especially in Wilmington NC. The staff at this center is extremely unprofessional and is NOT to be trusted. ESPECIALLY, if you are a parent that has children in your care that (1) are foster children or kinship placement and (2) have ANY special needs of any kind, including developmental. I am actually very worried about the families and children in their care. I recently had to abruptly dissenroll my foster children after learning there was an incident that took place with one of them that was NEVER reported to me in documentation and only verbally by one of their younger staff jokingly. He is not even 3 and was found roaming the hallways alone. He was able to open the doors and exit the classroom (which is NOT full but had way too many children for only ONE teacher.) This school used to have a great Director and Assistant Director and I'm unsure what happened that they are no longer there. However their remaining staff who I've heard berate these two women repeatedly in front of me and other parents (who would talk to each other while putting our children's lunches away in kitchen) is deplorable. It's disgraceful behavior and SO DISRESPECTFUL. With my children they decided to lie to me that because my child was the hall because of THEIR lacking oversight, said he broke a rule (at 2.5 mind you lol) and that caused a complete pause on his care by them. They lied about this practice as I not only confirmed by reading through the materials, sure and speaking with teachers but also with the corporate office. Vicky , who corporate sent in from Raleigh along with some others, lied not only to my face but the camera footage was conveniently 'missing' for this incident in question. The trust was ruined between me and this center and I will make certain every foster family in this region is aware of this and DSS office. These facilities are beautiful and such a waste of a daycare service and space... in the town of WILMINGTON. It is bad enough. We have a significant and severe shortage on children finding childcare under five years old as well as aftercare. Aftercare being significantly important for those of us who work they decided to abruptly stopped busing children from their local schools to the daycare center without any notice email or anything. I was told this from Vicky when I originally moved my children to the center specifically only for the aftercare when they were to start their new public PRESCHOOL. They decided to also set up tuition for two twins sibling groups as separate tuitions, therefore double charging full tuition to the county, which I reported, and the county is now investigating. I am one step away from reporting them to the state if you go to the state website and look at the daycare reporting system, you will see the most recent from March that are being posted and it's scary. Neither of which are my children. They are other people's children incidents. This center needs to be shut down or it needs to be reevaluated to have Darlington takeover. Their Darlington staff clearly knows what they're doing and unfortunately, due to size limitations on their center. They can't offer the same services. This Center also abruptly stopped my children's speech therapy, not allowing the speech therapist back into the building without ensuring that she did the speech and OT in the classroom with all the children combined with their teacher, which is not the right level of service. I am reporting that to Medicaid. their regional Director, apparently found my concerns, humorous, according to the temporary director and there was nothing that they would do about it nor did she reach back out to me when I reached out to her, asking her for a conversation. The Center also conveniently lost my children's belongings brand new blankets and their teddy bears that they came into care when they were dropped off to me the first week of November. I do not recommend this facility and I recommend that eyes and ears be on this center. I fear for the children remaining there and it's important that parents , I know we're desperate to find any care right now because of the shortage, rethink the strategy and find local sitters. I would not even take the risk of using this staff or center.

My son loves this daycare center, Tanya responds to all needs quickly and thoroughly, especially…read morewith the busyness they have! Love the ability to watch my son on the cameras and the quick feedback on the app they use to get in touch with you!

I wasn't here as a patron but as a vendor. Of what I witnessed, it appears to be a wonderful…read morefacility. They have everything you could think of for learning, as well as a food kitchen , outdoor playgrounds, and technology. They even have a technology available so that the parents can see their children remotely.

We have a 12 month old who isn't in daycare, so we make a concentrated effort to get him social…read moreinteraction in the community. The Little Gym had been recommended to us, so we tried an intro class. Upon arriving, we were greeted by a few friendly people. My partner and I looked at the gym space and wanted to play on it ourselves - it looked so fun! The class itself was well-structured without being overly scheduled. There were a series of activities along with some free play and some offered "spotting" from the instructor. The instructor had such positive, encouraging energy. We tried things with our little guy that we wouldn't have thought of before, like a supported front flip and back flip. He got to play with bubbles and play on some equipment that he really enjoyed. I really, really appreciated after class that we were walked through the membership program BUT not pushed with a hard sell. At this point we've decided that the cost is higher than we're willing to do for now. We don't anticipate raising an olympic gymnast, so the idea of spending over $1,200 a year on classes for our baby is more than we want to do when he's so little. But once he gets a little older, I think a membership is in our future.

Parent Night is awesome! I never worry. We go have dinner and when we pick up my daughter she's…read morehappy and worn out and full of stories about new friends. Parents nights are hard to come by and this one is by far the best. It's fun for her and structured so I'm happy knowing she's not just running around. Her activities are guided and themed

Great with the kids! Super positive and encouraging. Up on a board the first day. 1:2 ratio was…read morereally nice for one on one attention.

awful ppl at wilshire location. employee was told her child could still b enrolled if they quit…read more they unenrolled her child out of spite. so we treat a child this way that had no involvement in this matter. i will not be bringing my child there anymore. leaving two kids outside and not caring a child was choking and that the employee was over reacting. also violated pita laws by talking about ppls medical issues.

My children attend the after school program and I am so pleased with it. The Director April is such…read morea sweet person and so is the AD. Nothing compares to the quality of Childcare Network. They are the best in the biz!

Can't say enough great things about Gateway. I have my 3 year old and my 8 month old at Gateway. I…read morelove listening to my 3 yo tell me what he learned that day. It also makes you feel really good when you drop them off and they reach for the teachers to give them a hug and they are happy to see them. I know my kids are in the best hands (besides being at home) that they can be in. The staff and teachers are a pleasure to talk to and you can tell the genuinely care about you and your family. THANK YOU!

Corporate owners charged full price for 3 of the 8 business days they were CLOSED for the hurricane.read more

Camp people were nice. I was hoping my granddaughter would have had more hands on and riding…read moreexperience as this was her first exposure to anything horsey. M-F about 4 hrs a day (including BYO lunch time). They pet some ponies the first day, and made tree ornaments, mucked stalls on day 2, led the ponies on a lead line on day 3, day 4 FINALLY got on a horse or pony, and last day? Water activity - not horse related. No place for parents or grandparents to observe or take pictures, I scoured the internet for a purple riding helmet in her size, ​her mom bought her boots with a low heel - and she rode once. All for $400. So, the big day was today - riding a horse. I picked up my granddaughter and asked her how the ride was. She said, "Bumpy." I explained, "Well, yeah, it can be, but that's why you learn to ride." She said, "But the saddle was crooked." Me: "Oh. Well, how long did you ride for?" She said, "About 5 minutes." So, $400 for 20 hours of day care in a horse-adjacent venue where we bought boots and a helmet, for a 5 minute "pony ride" in a crooked saddle they couldn't be bothered to re-cinch. Wow.

Really hoped to enroll my grandson in the Equestrian Summer camp but at $360 per week, I can't even…read moreallow him one single week. very disappointed.