I would not recommend this school. It is essentially run by a husband-and-wife team, and they do…read morenot seem equipped to operate the school at the level they are trying to expand it. They often appeared biased and misguided, and there was a high rate of staff turnover. I initially thought it would be a suitable school for our family because they are believers; however, there were many red flags from the beginning. As soon as the school opened in 2024, they had plumbing issues and repeatedly delayed the start date--twice--without considering parents' work situations. That same fall, a new teacher called Child Protective Services on us during the second week our children attended, due to profiling. That teacher then quit shortly afterward. We tried to give the school the benefit of the doubt, but additional concerns arose regarding honesty and transparency. Shortly before the school ended its infant class in spring 2025, a parent left a Google review expressing concerns about the head of school, Stephen Nuckols, who had been alone in his office with a toddler. The parent's review was deleted; when she reposted it, the school marked itself as "temporarily closed" to prevent further Google reviews. Stephen also has a track record of lacking transparency, as there is public record of him serving as a superintendent of a Montessori charter school without the appropriate credentials. He again attributed the situation to his military service, stating that he had just returned from deployment and stepped into the role without fully understanding what was required. Ultimately, the school was shut down due to mismanagement. Another incident involved my own family. I reported that a little boy had been verbally bullying and hitting my son. Stephen Nuckols later denied that I provided details and became unexpectedly defensive. During a meeting, he attributed the misunderstanding to hearing issues from his military service, then dismissed my children's account of the incident and created his own version in front of us. He stated that the boy had autism and suggested he was merely "flapping his arms and accidentally slapped" my son in the eye. I became frustrated with his continued dishonesty and his priority to protect himself and his wife rather than address the situation. We also raised concerns about the earlier CPS situation. He insisted that he and his wife had nothing to do with the report and became increasingly defensive. Despite the issues, we decided to let our children finish the semester because they wanted to stay. We explained that, going forward, because of communication difficulties, we would need to document and record all interactions with him. He agreed. However, over the weekend, he and his wife, Shannon Nuckols, abruptly terminated our contract because we questioned their involvement in the CPS case that originated at their school. This felt like another attempt to protect themselves and their business rather than the children. Ultimately, we are relieved our children are no longer enrolled. I realized there are major gaps in their learning methods. Although the school advertises itself as using the Montessori method, the children often repeated tasks without truly understanding the underlying concepts. My daughter had significant gaps in reading, math, and science, and for social studies they used basic Abeka books. There is not enough staff for the elementary grades to ensure children are at the appropriate academic level. While the school promotes a "Montessori" curriculum to give parents the impression of a strong program, beneath the surface it is not a quality educational environment.

From the owner: Cornerstone Montessori Christian Academy is licensed by the State of Arkansas as a home-based…read morepreschool offering authentic, Montessori Education in a nurturing environment. The preschool is currently enrolling 3-5 year old children. Serving Benton, Bryant and the Little Rock Area.

My granddaughter just loves this place! Everyone is so…read morefriendly and nice!I highly recommend this place, great and cool place to go to for field trips

A Kids Place is the best daycare in Benton! They treat all of their kids like family, and take fun…read morefield trips throughout the year. 100% recommended!

Very nice set up in historic hikkcresf neighborhood. It is very convenient to work for UMAS and ACH…read moreemployees. Excellent hours. Very good approach to early childhood education with diverse group of students and teachers. Both of our children go here.

Overall, I give this school 4/5 stars at this time because, for me, the most important aspects of…read morechildcare are quite strong, and there is some room for improvement. We've been there 1.5 years. The strengths start with the staff--almost all staff are engaged (read: not on their phones, willing to conference and work with parents), and pleasant. Another strength is their policies -- the ratios they require are better than DHS, they implement and advertise policies for safety (eg, parents don't be on cell phone at pick up). Plus, the Montessori curriculum is actually implemented in classrooms--it's not just a daycare holding place. We moved from another daycare and my child's physical and cognitive development skyrocketed when we Changed schools. Now, the school is in a huge old house, so it's not fancy in material but they regularly repair and have an excellent playground the kids visit 1-2 times daily. I find it perfectly quaint. The limits right now are on communication about big changes. They have a monthly newsletter that's brief and helpful. They lack other infrastructure for communicating with parents that really works--some have a Facebook page, some rely on texting parents...but it's not consistent or multifaceted enough to catch everybody (eg some people email, some need flyers). I've learned about big changes by noticing something and asking, Like a new teacher joining or combining two classrooms. My other issue is with nutrition, which plays a big role in child behavior, mood, and development . "Snack" is often processed food with few nutrients (eg Cheez its, graham crackers), and hot lunch is better but not great. Now, we compensate by bringing our child's lunch, but she eats most or more of her allotted sugar each day at school snacks and doesn't get many important nutrients from the food provided.

I work at another CN location, but I could NEVER DREAM of my daughter without miss Christa! My…read moredaughter is LOVED and cared for the same way that I would care for her, and seeing her smile everyday when I pick her up says it all. I couldn't imagine a better family to help raise my child than Childcare Network 185! Love you guys!

My child was sent home in pee-soaked boots, that apparently, she had been in all day. The teacher…read morewas dismissive of my wife and her questions. My daughter was also seen getting kicked down the slide while the teachers sat by the fence indulging in conversation with each other while this transpired. it is utterly disgusting to pay this much to have my kid be watched while we are at work and the teacher failed to do that. Its not worth the money, the time, or the effort trying to put your kid in a school that's not even going to watch them, and actually make sure they go to bathroom, even if they dont want to go to the bathroom they may have to go and yet instead of forcing the child to use the restroom, choosing to the child pee herself isn't the better option of the two. Utterly disgusted

it's a pretty nice daycare in a good area but not the best environment in there but sill pretty goodread more

From the owner: Kiddie Academy of Little Rock, an educational daycare in Little Rock, offers age-specific child…read morecare programs. Our flexible, standard-based curriculum encourages children to progress in school and in life. We pride ourselves in providing a daycare that focuses on developing positive character traits for kids, while providing a nurturing learning environment. Our programs can range from infant and toddler to kindergarten and school age. Read our child care reviews, take a virtual tour and learn more about Kiddie Academy to find the best "daycare near me" for you and your child.

Don't send your kid here if they can go to kindergarten or a higher grade. Especially if they're…read moresensitive, insecure, mean, etc. They will HATE it there I promise you. Little kids throw rocks, the best teachers I've gotten while there are fully gone now. They couldn't even deal with the kids, so I bet your kid can't either. Also, tell me WHY my friend got S3XU4LLY HARASSED THERE. AND WHY KIDS KEEP ON MESSING IN ANT PILES. why can't y'all be more aware of what's going on. You know kids mess with the water and ant piles so keep your damn eyes over there. one of you. Please. I usually have to stop them or tell you that they are messing with that stuff. Why? I'm a KID. I (was) one of YOUR kids. YOU should be making sure to stop them from doing that not me. Get off your phones and work. Work so then the kids don't get hurt. Work so then you can keep your job. Also you need to start punishing kids properly because whatever you do to punish them OBVIOUSLY isn't helping their behavior. And if a kid come up saying that another kid hit them or something or if you notice only when the victim is using self defense/making the right equal and they try to tell you that they were messed with first, believe them. Don't just brush it off with "what I see is what happened" s. BELIEVE THEM. now it does depend on the kids involved but if you know them enough you'll know. That's all for now. Goodbye. - E (yk who.)

Long overdue review. While my wife was dropping our kids off, the lady in the kitchen cooking came…read moreout & told me that my youngest (2 years old) was being neglected in class & that she would have to go in and take care of him all the time bc they would always ignore him & leave him on the floor crying. When my wife was told this, she immediately told them that i would be calling corporate over this & an hour later i received a phone call saying our kids were no longer welcome to go to Childcare Network. Then, i was forced to pay the rest of the time anyway even though they were kicked out prior to the months end. The Director, at the time of all this, was even there when my wife gave birth to our kids, so i think that speaks for itself on how much they'd care about your kids. People working there and the corporate office are negligent and will stick it to the customer before admitting fault.

I love this school!! My children have learned so much here. It's a very positive environment filled…read morewith lots of caring and concern.