I called the Willowbrook location when my son was 5 months old to complete the application process in conjunction with obtaining information regarding costs and program information ect. being well aware of the lengthy waits for childcare. At this time I had 13 months remaining of my maternity leave. I was advised there was no need to apply at this time by the lady I was speaking to and directed to call back when my son was a year old to complete the application. I was shocked at the direction and questioned her further as I was adamant about this being my son's daycare provider. She reassured me there wouldn't be an issue with placement and again told me It was to early to apply. I called back as directed prior to my son turning a year old and completed the application paid the fees. No mention again of placement not being available when I was to return to work. As a first time mom I was very inexperienced As to how this whole process works. I called the facility 2 months prior to returning to work to check in and see if there was anything I needed to do at this time as I had not heard from them. Only to find out my son would not have childcare for my return to work date. Mind you I work for the government and was in my position for 10 years. No one would help me not head office not the manage. It was basically insinuated I was lying about the information provided to me when I initially called. This of course put me in a position of trying to find child care less than 60 days before returning to work Or quitting my job due to now having no child care. The stress and angst this has caused has been unimaginable. How can a large recognized professional facility do this people in the middle of a childcare crisis! It made zero sense for me to lie as I would have just completed the application when I called initially and avoided this entire nightmare! The lack of professionalism and empathy and assistance the company has provided is appalling! I hope no other parent is put in this situation! read more

Both of my children joined CEFA Fleetwood since they were a year old. They just recently graduated after 5 years - full time from CEFA. CEFA Fleetwood provided professional support and guidance for my kids. We wouldn't be able to come this far without their help. CEFA provides advance learning skill for children to be fully prepared before kindergarten. My children have learned so much everyday and enjoyed going to school. They loved their teachers, their school friends, and comes home happily. There's nothing else I can I ask for more! We are greatly appreciated and fortunate to pick CEFA. As a parent, I feel the love, care and dedication that the teaches putting into our children. They are my true unsung heroes!! I am totally recommend CEFA Fleetwood to any parent. read more

This is the review for CEFA Fleetwood. Short review : too much money spent on nothing... Long review : Too much care is put in what children are wearing rather than the quality of service. Where other centers allow slight design or color difference, this facility acts too much strict and their comment is : we will send the child home ! How rude is that. When we enrolled our girl at 3 years of age, she who has been going to daycare since the age of 5 months was forced to do gradual entry by the principal even though the child was ready and teachers were ready to take her. One day, while they were serving food, principal asked the kid to get up and go to parents as her time was up.. how rude is that ! Teachers do not have much expertise, gave many incorrect behavior issues of child. Food also is boasted to be made in home kitchen ...most of the time they would be - Cheerios, fruits loops, crackers and cheese ! For the exorbitant money they take, they don't even conduct any concerts or etc like other facilities during Christmas etc. And not to mention the amount of holidays they have... Extremely worthless center and too much of a hassle if both parents are working to manage with the tuition fee, average food, average teachers, no events for kids, and non practical principal. Not all CEFA are bad, but this one definitely is a miss ! read more

We only have great things to say about CEFA Fleetwood! The curriculum they offer is fantastic. Our son, who is 3 and a half, has been attending the school for over a year now and we have been amazed at all the new things he learns on a daily basis. Everyday he will share a new word or part of a new song he's learned and it makes us so happy and proud that we have chosen such a wonderful place that helps to develop these kinds of skills. The teachers and staff are so nice, welcoming and helpful. You can really see how much they connect with the children and how the children look up to them and admire them. Our son enjoys making new friends, doing lots of arts and crafts, learning new words/phrases, getting lots of fun exercises/yoga and overall developing the social skills of sharing and bonding with his classmates. It is heartfelt to see how happy the kids at CEFA are and what a great environment for them to thrive in. The facilities are bright, clean, spacious and there are tons of adorable artworks, paintings and decor all around. They also have a huge outside play area and small garden for the kids to explore when they do outdoorsy activities. Overall, this is a fantastic well-run school!! read more

This location cefa is more focused on dress code than the care for children. I had both of my son's there. Through out all of our moving from city to city and to different daycares this is one that I can honestly say I wasn't happy about. The principal puts on a good show and sure is good at acting like she loves kids and is passionate about them. Totally complete opposite from it. My one son had a commonly known infection with kids that are not circumcised. While on antibiotics we had asked if it was ok he wear sweatpants instead of their regular pants for 3 days. Same color as their dress code just not a cefa logo on it. For a 4 year old to just feel comfortable. The principal flat out told us if he can wear underwear then he should be wearing their pants. On another occasion we dressed our kids in a white top just like their dress code but didn't realize their code is no pockets on shirts. We got a stern email about that right away. Like who watches kids like that closely. It's sad to see this among other things that has happened there. Not all cefa are like this. Another cefa we had them in was great but moving we had to pull them. I don't recommend this place to any families that want quality care for their kids. read more