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.

From the owner: Kiddie Academy of Wilmington South Campus, an educational daycare in Wilmington, offers…read moreage-specific child care 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.

My granddaughter started there this year, she is very happy. Moved from SC at the end of the…read moresummer so we were very concerned about how the change would affect her, the teachers are wonderful, class size is very manageable.

From the owner: Primrose School of Wilmington at Medical Center is an accredited daycare located in the Wilmington…read morearea that offers infant, toddler, preschool and pre-kindergarten programs. For over 40 years Primrose preschools has been a trusted household name and a nationally recognized daycare provider committed to forging a path that leads to a brighter future for all children.

We are so thrilled to have found this amazing organization for our little one. They are so…read moreinviting and so genuine. The atmosphere of love and nurturing is so very apparent. We are so so so thankful for this place!

Absolutely one of the best childcare places in Wilmington. The teachers are friendly and caring…read more Buildings are bright and clean with plenty of space and activities for kids.

I waited a while to write this review and I want all parents to know that this place is not at all…read moresafe for your children and the Director has no idea what's going on within her organization, which is why as of today my daughter was disenrolled without prior knowledge to me from this school. Being a parent protecting my child I posted about it online because one of their teachers ripped my daughters fingers out of her mouth causing them to bleed and when I reported it to her she said " that teacher thought she could do that because she was in a class of older kids." I have contacted DSS about this because they do not plan on doing anything about these teachers behavior. It's too expensive to send your children to this sorry excuse of a school...

Our 3 year old has been attending Primrose at North Wilmington for about six months now and we love…read moreit (and so does she)! Our new baby is also attending in the infant program. All of the teachers truly care about the kids and do an excellent job at proactively communicating and providing an engaging inclusive and fun environment. Couldn't be happier!

Over priced and under delivers. Basically educationally on par with public schools or even a…read morelittle behind it seems. My kid is repeating stuff at CFA in the 6th grade that he did in 5th at Porters Neck Elementary. When my kid was at another private school, he was academically, a year ahead of the public school. My kid is not challenged at CFA. I feel he is falling behind academically. There is some bullying going on and there are some disruptive students present which distracts from the other kid's learning opportunities as well. For example, a teacher's kid who is a student there had a tantrum and broke five cell phones belonging to other students. Another kid was punched in the face twice. My kid mentioned they have seven 3D / media printers but only one works. Obviously I am putting him in a different school next year. Although the teachers and staff are friendly, overall I am disappointed. For me personally I see no benefit to sending my kid here except it may be somewhat safer than public schools. While safety is always number one, school is for learning. Nothing personal, just my pragmatic opinion which I hope will be helpful / appreciated. Another consideration is that Wilmington has limited educational opportunities even if you can pay for them.

Cape Fear Academy Summer programs are outstanding . Our five year-old absolutely loves it. He will…read morebe attending kindergarten at CFA this year and we can't wait, mostly him.