I think this school has good aspects, but some of their teachers (4th grade for one) have been…read morethere to long and use public humiliation of their students as a teaching tool and the Principle is not willing to deal with conflicts. Not to mention their riget "Christian Beliefs" toward some lifestyles, tend to boarder on the same hysteria that fueled the Salem Witch trials. This School would be wise to use "year end" Parent reviews, as a technique to evaluate Teacher performance or lack there of.

I love this school! A great education. Staff and teachers are wonderful! So glad we chose this for…read moremy child!

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

My child starting going to JPA at 2 years old. She is now 4 in the Pre-K class. The curriculum is…read moreamazing. They have 2 teachers in each class that have college degrees to ensure each child is learning what they need. The teachers invest individual time with each child daily. My child's language skills, peer relationship building, letters and sound knowledge,make me very comfortable for kindergarten next year. They also do things that other pre-k schools do not. Each child is given assessments each year. These have helped me know what I can work on at home with my child. You can have parent/teacher conferences. They have fireman/police come to talk about safety. Trike-a-thon, Halloween Parades, service animal visit, I could on and on. Thank you Alethea and Team for getting my child an advantage heading into Kindergarten.

We are so thankful for the staff and curriculum at JPA! They provide a caring nurturing learning…read moreenvironment while making sure students are engaged and most of all, have fun. Miss Tracy and Miss Karin, who work in the 3 year old classroom make each lesson an exciting new discovery for our son.

My daughter has been going to WPA for over a year and we are thrilled with the care she gets. She…read moreis learning so much and loves the staff. They have really fun bonus events as well. She is immersed in art, music, and dance. Love it!

You won't find a better preschool - this place is magical! Each class has designated lead teachers…read morebut the atmosphere is so open and intimate, all teachers get to know each child - it feels like family. The teachers are very creative and the children are exposed to so many fun and healthy and educational activities. Both of our children love this school and LOVE the staff (as do I). Our oldest has since gone off to kindergarten, fully prepared and doing great. We have relocated in last few years so we have experience with other centers. This place is very special & by far the best you will find.

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!

Original as SPEC #7 this place was great I would have given it 5 stars. This place only has two…read morethings going for it now. 1. They are the only place that drops off in the AM and Picks up in the PM at Murrayville Elementary. 2. Most of the staff are very good. However there are to many short falls most of which occurred after the transition from SPEC to Excel 1. They started raising the prices with out any warning . 2. They started charging full rate during holiday weeks when children are out of school. Even though they aren't open fir several days of that week. Also even if your child doesn't attend that week at all. 3. While I am on the money, even though they are charging more they are not giving the care takers the raises they got with SPEC. 4. They did how ever bring on another administrator or manager of sorts. Nevertheless, this is still a con this individual talks to parents like they are ignorant and is over all rude. The place ran great with out here so I would get rid of her and give that money to the excellent care takers. 5. Although excel did sod the toddler and older kids play areas the pretoddlers play area is still sand so they come home covered in sand they also will have any bits from time to time. 6. For the price that you pay here they should have some sort of application to get up dates on especially your babies. To many others have it and there is no reason besides greed for not having it. Again I really did like this place a lot and if things improve I would definitely consider going back.

Awful place to send your child. Staff is clueless and no direction. Please stay away and go to a…read moreproper daycare

**they remove bad reviews from google…read more We pulled our kid out of Kiddie Academy after just a few hours. We were so excited to get our girl back into daycare after a great experience at our last daycare. We recently moved to NC and chose Kiddie Academy after all the good reviews (which we are beginning to think are fake). We dropped her off after doing zero paperwork. The assistant director was very nice but the director, Courtney, couldn't have been less caring or friendly with us. We finally got access to the cameras a few hours after dropping her off. In the short 30 minutes of watching we saw the teachers be EXTREMELY rough with children, kids that weren't even ours. Slamming kids on their butts, dragging cots with kids in them across the room, yanking kids out of bed by one arm and flipping kids over in their cots so rough the kids looked like little ragdolls. We didn't see anything physically with our kid except for her being distraught and trying to get attention of the teachers who didn't give her as much as a pat on the head for comfort. It was an awful 30 minutes of watching video footage and we high tailed it to pick her up. After showing footage to the director she didn't apologize once or act like she cared at all. She did agree the behavior was rough when asked point blank but "she knows the teachers and they aren't rough"....the owner refunded us without as much as a phone call or email asking what happened. This daycare could care less about the well being of their students and it's truly sad. Be careful sending your kids here!

Our grandson attended KA of Wilmington. The director was often smug with an excuse for everything…read morethat was wrong with it. Poor response to emails, in person requests (to speak to owner) and other concerns etc It took other parents to tell us what they learned was going on in some cases. For ex, the kids were digging a hole in the play yard finding a construction nail, pipe , etc.and if hurt parent was not contacted. They are often sent home with very dirty clothes and hands which is okay if going directly home, but not if heading to a restaurant. Four year olds are unattended in bathrooms for 10 minutes per video tape. Safety wise could easily go in behind another parent (code used) .We could walk out with an unrelated child. They are understaffed and one time we walked in to see several blocks being thrown across the room by a classmate. When I brought it to staffs attention, she turned around and grabbed the classmate's arm and took him to sit on a beanbag chair, but I guess that's not considered time out because KA claims not to use that as a form of discipline . Apparently summer camp is offered only to favored students- no other criteria used or explained to parents. Parents reached out to other parents about this concern and then to the director who said the choice was randomly created due to space limitations. So while some kids left for fun camp activities, the others stayed behind. I think a schools director either makes or breaks a school. I guess as long as there is a critical need for daycare in the county, many will continue to look the other way.

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.

The camp counselors are amazing and there is a huge variety of activities from sports to crafts to…read moregames and I believe they are adding swimming this year for older kids. My son really enjoyed it! Super affordable as well!

Camp Impact is a fantastic summer camp! My boys love going each year. The counselors work very hard…read moreto invest in each camper and make each day fun and exciting! Would highly recommend this camp!!!