5 stars from a very picky mom! :)
As a parent you worry about your child's development and hope to find someone that will care about their needs at the same level as you. We have found our place!
Here's what I would want to know about this school from another parent:
With our schedule being some what unpredictable I pick my son up at different times of the day often. Every time I have picked him up, morning or afternoon, I always see children being engaged at every age group.
I think there is massive amounts of accountability with cameras in each room.
My son has grown to know so many of the staff members and they all know him. It's a parade of 'good mornings' and 'see you tomorrows' every time!
I have found that daycares that primarily stay in one room all day have kids (and teachers) that go a little stir -crazy! I would too. Once you see the different class rooms you'll see why these little ones stay busy!
My son adores his teacher. She has figured out how to get my 4 year old to try new foods including vegetables! She's a celeb in our home.
Since enrolling my son he has learned SO MUCH! I'll explain why that brings so much peace to me...
Several months ago our then, 3 year old son was in speech therapy. We looked high and low for a childcare center that could help with the social aspect of speech. We enrolled him in a place near 'Children's Learning Adventure'. It was a brand new place that seemed like a good fit. The first morning we brought our son we were met with a very uninterested 'teacher'. She asked me if I had any questions. When I asked her what they would be working on today, she replied "Oh I don't know"! My husband and I felt so uncomfortable leaving him there. I decided that I would pop in a little earlier than planned to check on things. When I got there the kids were all aimlessly, dragging their blankets around, wandering around the classroom with no instruction or activity. The teacher was extremely disengaged. I unenrolled him the next day!
I spent a week researching again for another school. That's when I came across 'Children's Learning Adventure'. I had always noticed the beautiful building when driving past, but figured they were too state-of -the- art for our budget!! I decided to give them a call for pricing and was shocked to find out that we were paying the same at the other place . I went in for a visit and was VERY IMPRESSED with the program. But that was just the beginning. My son struggled transitioning to another, new school and he cried for 2 weeks every time we dropped him off. The teachers were so accommodating and never once complained. If anything they encouraged us that he was warming up slowly. I would even get phone calls from the staff mid day to let me know he was doing much better!
Since then he has SOARED!! His speech therapist was so impressed with his progress and could tell that he was in a great atmosphere. So much so that he was discharged from speech therapy for exceeding his goals early! This place has been a Godsend. The staff is still just a friendly as the first day. What I really like the most about this style of teaching is that the kids are not stuck in one room all day with one teacher. The name is really fitting as my child feels like he's on a learning adventure every day, exploring all of the amazing classes they have, like Spanish and cooking!
Most of all my mother, a teacher of 30 years, gave her stamp of approval! Needless to say our entire family is very glad to have found 'Children's Learning Adventure'! read more