I simply couldn't be more thrilled with the director's (Angela's) leadership and her extraordinary…read morecare for each child. My granddaughter's teacher, Ms. Toni, has high expectations with so much love and structure in her classroom. In addition to the normal academics, Ms. Toni emphasizes the importance of respect, boundaries, and other foundational/life building skills. Over the years I've had experience in other schools, but none compare to this one. My granddaughter loves her school and will be well prepared for kindergarten.

The Gardner School in Franklin is fantastic. The staff up front are extremely helpful and always…read moreattentive to our needs and the care of our kids. We've had two attend there from 6mo thru Pre-K graduation and wouldn't have changed that decision for anything. If you are looking for the best care for your kids, this is the best place you are going to find!

Teachers don't get a lot of credits. They do work hard here. The place just wasn't the right fit…read morefor us.

My kids (2.5 years old and 6 months) have both gone here since they were about 8 weeks old…read more Previously we've debated moving due to teacher turnover and directors switching around but now that Triea has come on there has been a complete 180! The entire atmosphere in the building has shifted. You can tell the staff love what they are doing and truly care about all the kids. My children are greeted by name every day! All staff members have been willing to talk to me about any concerns I have and always make sure to answer any questions I have to put me at ease. I would highly recommend this daycare!

We love the teachers at TGS of Brentwood! Our children are not only learning a ton, they're also…read morebeing shown genuine love and kindness. Ms. Tia always goes out of her way to help my oldest child feel comfortable at drop offs and Ms. Amanda and Ms. Faith are so sweet with my youngest child. We have also appreciated the school's commitment to evidence-based COVID safety during these unprecedented times. There are so many fun enrichment activities to choose from and we love how often they get to do art activities. The school itself is beautiful and in a great location. We are super thankful for TGS of Brentwood.

Really rude staff. I was looking for more information about the school and spoke to Kanika at the…read morefront desk. She was very short with me. Speaks volumes about this school.

So I also hosted my son's birthday here and it is an amazing birthday venue. Mrs. Mast is just…read morefantastic with kids and it really takes a lot of the party pressure away to have her help. She also did a marvelous job of working with my theme.. She is amazing!!!!

Fantastic instructors, plenty of options and times to attend class. Our kids (5 year old and 10…read moreyear old) love it and it has helped with their behavior at home and school. Some classes are just about having fun, some are about working them out, and others about teaching real defensive skills. They have a good mix that keeps the kids interested but learning.

I am writing this review to share my family's experience so other parents can make informed…read moredecisions. My daughter attended Primrose until December 2025. We ultimately withdrew her after ongoing concerns about communication, follow-through, and basic care. The first time I was told that my daughter was experiencing "severe, daily issues" in her classroom was on 11/13/25, when the owner, Susan Burrow, stated that she was overwhelmed at school and unable to keep up with peers. This was surprising, as her teachers had consistently reported that she was having good days with only occasional incidents. The following day (11/14/25), I met with the Assistant Director, Blanne Burrow, to discuss simple, low-effort strategies that could help support my daughter when she became overstimulated. He took notes, and I sent a follow-up email summarizing our discussion. Later that afternoon, I received a call from the owner stating that none of the accommodations worked, despite it being only a few hours since our initial conversation. She also requested an "updated" diagnosis for my daughter's autism. I had to explain to a childcare provider that autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disability and that the diagnostic criteria do not expire. On 11/21/25, I followed up with my daughter's lead teacher to ask whether the suggested accommodations had been shared with her. She could only recall one item, which made it clear the list had not been communicated or implemented in any real way, despite assurances that these strategies had already been attempted. There were also two separate occasions when I discovered that my daughter had not been changed for an extended period, resulting in soaked clothing and irritation: * 11/26/24: I noticed at home that she was still wearing the pull-up I had put on her that morning. It was fully saturated, her pants were wet, and she had had a bowel movement that caused irritation. I reported this immediately to the director and her teachers. * 10/1/25: I noticed the same situation when picking her up--wet pants, soaked pull-up, and a bowel movement. I brought her back inside to be cleaned and informed her teachers and the front desk, and notified the director the next day. These were not isolated communication issues. They became a pattern of concerns regarding transparency, follow-through, and basic care expectations. After weeks of trying to collaborate and advocate, we made the difficult decision to withdraw. After speaking with several staff members, I learned that my experience was not an isolated case. I was told that Primrose has pressured other families to withdraw children who fall outside what the school views as 'the norm.' I also learned that staff are not given any training on how to work with children who have special needs, despite repeated requests from teachers for that support. Every child deserves to feel supported, safe, and cared for at school. Unfortunately, that was not our experience here.

Our daughter started at Primrose when she was 11 months and has absolutely thrived there. She's now…read more2.5 years old and we have loved every class we've been in. She's has moved up 3 times as they move up every few months to accommodate the ever changing developmental stages. We love the staff and the teachers and feel 100% safe with our daughter being there. Would recommend to anyone and although it's quite expensive, you get what you pay for. It is worth every penny.

We have been with Cadence for over a year now and remain very pleased with the care our toddler…read morereceives! Her days are full of fun sensory activities, playground time, circle time, and other educational experiences. She is not even 2 and her teachers have taught her the alphabet, colors, and how to count! She eats well at school for breakfast, lunch, and snack! The staff are very engaged and responsive to any questions or concerns you may have! We are very thankful for a safe place like Cadence!

Everything is horrible about this place. Staff don't know how to handle kids much less do they even…read morecare about the kids. There has been abuse and alcohol consumption while the kids were being watched. By "teachers" so the school is already back to be being in trouble again. Seems they just can't stay out of trouble. Director along with everyone else never even told me about my child being abused. Shocking right? Wrong. I wouldn't expect anything less. They were try to save there selfs but a detective told us. A month after it had happened. Do not go here. Nothing good to say about this terrible place and the terrible people.

If you are wondering about coming here, DO IT! The information and experience is priceless. I did…read morethe stone setting class. No questions where left un-answered. They can take someone with little experience and make you a confident stone setter. Tons of info, tons of practice, from amazing teachers who are good hearted people. The most common phrase you will hear is "who can I help?". I'll be back as much as I can!

This used to be a good school but the owner has unfortunately become completely deranged and…read moredelusional, and possibly dangerous because of the degree of his irrationality and wrath. I attended the first part of the graduate jeweler program last year (which got disrupted because of Covid) and planned to finish it this year. I paid an additional deposit for this session and signed the new enrollment agreement six months ago. I had a couple of urgent last minute work issues to wrap up before starting so said I'd be a few days late. Since I had already done the entire first month of the program last year I assumed that wouldn't be a problem. But Blaine, the owner, got angry that I even considered missing the first few days, so I cancelled my work obligations and said I'd be in class and not miss a single day. But Blaine said no, I was not allowed to come anymore. He said he decided that if I showed up to class he would have me arrested for trespassing. He even texted me a photo of his no trespassing sign to enforce the threat. (I'll post images from the text conversation so you can see I'm not making this stuff up). This is even though I paid the deposit and had a contract saying I was entitled to be in the session. The session hadn't even started yet, I hadn't missed any classes or done anything to warrant this expulsion. I had been a good student there. I was in shock. I apologized for not understanding how strict he was. I tried to reason with him but he refused to speak with me further. I tried texting Drew, the teaching assistant, who I had a friendly relationship with before and he now refused to reply to me either. Which to me means there is a totalizing iron fist rule going on here now where even other staff are scared of Blaine's wrath. This is extremely dark, signs of a really unhealthy and abusive atmosphere underneath the shiny veneer. I know it sounds like there must be more to the story but there's not. It is indeed crazy behavior Blaine is exhibiting now. I don't know if he had a mental breakdown or what happened this past year. I had taken two other intro classes here a few years ago and those went well, they were good classes, as other reviewers noted back then too. Now interacting with people here is like entering crazytown, or going to a jewelry school in North Korea or something. I never did anything wrong or missed any class, I just mistakenly thought it would be ok to, given the circumstances of repeating classes due to Covid chaos. I said I wouldn't miss any when I realized it was not ok, but too late, I had the offending thoughts so that was it, I was out. Even though the enrollment agreement states that payment of the deposit makes it a "legally binding" agreement, Blaine, the owner, refuses to honor his company's own contract. It's his whim or get arrested. It's completely unhinged and utterly deranged, someone who's lost touch with reality to such an extent that they're possibly dangerous because it fits the classic pattern of controlling, irrational, hurtful behavior of an abusive personality type. This is three months of my life that I planned for, paid for, and that's relevant to my career, and he just decided to shove that down the toilet for literally no good reason. I'm a serious, hard working, professional person who's a graduate of GIA. Doing this to me is unreasonable and deeply unfair and unjust. So if you're considering coming here, keep in mind you can be expelled and threatened with arrest for no reason at any moment, even for having thoughts that the owner dislikes. Also be prepared to never, ever, for any reason whatsoever, miss a day, or else you're kicked out. Even if you think about missing a day, you can get kicked out and threatened with arrest because you were thinking about it. Your mother died? Too bad, you're missing the funeral. Contracted a deadly virus? Come to class anyway or else you're expelled. Got in a car accident and spent a day in the emergency room? Don't bother coming back, you'll be arrested if you do. I'm not making this up. He said anyone who misses class even for something like a car accident is not welcome back. I recommend going someplace professional like GIA where people are not psychotic and don't have abusive personality disorders. This small school is run by one man who has inexplicably become an egomaniac with an irrational control disorder. Find someplace that honors contracts and doesn't burn people.

The teacher in toddler class is great, very patient and nice, professional. But the whole admission…read moreprocess is very stressful. I put my baby's name on their toddler wait list one year before the semester starts, and they told me they will finalize the list for the fall semester around February, and they promised to send me an email as soon as they finish the process. But they never send me any emails. So from February to May, we called them numerous times(all goes directly to the mailbox) and never call back. Finally we received a rejection letter from them( send it to my old address) in May. I wrote an follow-up email a week ago, did not hear from them as usual. I know daycare here is very hard to get in especially Montessori, but at least respond in a reasonable time. Otherwise, do not post your email address or phone number on your website if you do not want parents to bother.

We are so happy with our experience at CSM that I have wished and begged them to expand to…read moreelementary so we can stay even longer! We are so fortunate to be able to spend five fabulous years there. We have had two neighbors join the school after hearing me rave about it. The community CSM has created is so special, full of kindness and love. They instill a joy of learning and a strong foundation of skills that will serve children well into their adulthood. It's not only academics - they build real life skills, grace & courtesy, social & emotional resilience, and care of environment. I attribute my child's love of washing dishes and windows solely to the Montessori works she happily chooses in the classroom. She also has been able to participate in enrichment art, dance, and soccer classes during the school day, which is so convenient for working parents. The guides are well-trained and tenured. They managed to have continuous in-person school throughout the 2020-21 school year because they keep their classrooms and school environment so clean and safe. The before-care is free and the after-care is at a reasonable rate. We only need to use the after-care occasionally and my child begs to be allowed to stay more often. Montessori is all about "follow the child" and she shows me everyday that we made a great choice in joining CSM.