My husband and I decided to enroll our daughter in the St. John's Episcopal School Pre-K 3 class…read morewhen traditional child care was not working for us. I assumed that we would enroll her in St. John's for the two years of Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4, and when the time rolled around for kindergarten, we would place her in a Montgomery County public school (as Montgomery county is recognized for its excellent schools). However, the teachers and staff at St. John's have made our decision to stay with St. John's well worth it. Our daughter, and now our son, have met wonderful friends, and enjoy participating in all of the activities that the teachers and staff painstakingly take the time to plan. From a parent's perspective, we love the small class sizes, and the fact that the teachers make our children comfortable and happy. Additionally we have witnessed firsthand the success of the school's work on character development, as all of the students are exceptionally polite, and friendly. Not only has St. John's provided a warm, safe, and fun environment for our children, but it also does not hurt that our children have really excelled academically during the course of their education with St. John's. We love the school!

From the owner: We believe in graduating students of academic excellence -sound in character and with enduring…read morefaith. Even though we go up to 8th grade, this starts in our preschool.

All parents worry, they only seek the best for their little ones. My daughter and I toured a few…read morecenters together when she was roughly months old. I felt like Goldilocks, one was just too big, too full of kids and not enough oversite; one was too small, and The Children in the Shoe in Olney... Well that one was just right. Within mins. of starting our tour, my sweet little girl was fast asleep in her carrier. We had found her home away from home. She began in the infant room and has been happy transitioning through her development phases. Now my daughter is in the 3's classroom and I am just as happy with the Shoe as I was during our tour. The teachers have been amazing, transparent, and loving. They communicate, are informative and best of all responsive. The directors to everyone who attends the front desk, each and every one of them are welcoming every single day, how is that humanly possible?! When you step inside, it's a small community. It is very common to find parents, teachers, children, and staff greeting each other, and having short quick conversations. During one of the many conversations that I had with my daughters 2's teachers, they mentioned that her speech was delayed. I loved that the teacher shared her concern and didn't hold it for a more formal parent / teacher conference. Since then, the teachers and staff have been extremely accommodating in welcoming her speech therapist into the classroom on a regular basis. It is home away from home! My little one has had her fair share of bumps and bruises, I know that with every bump, scrape and bruise she gets, she receives twice as many hugs and cuddles. At the end of day, during pick up the teachers make it a point to actually see the parents, talk to the parents and work daily to create a positive connection with the patents. If they are willing to do that after a day of teaching and loving their students - they must be super heroes. I know after a long at work, all I want to do is go home and relax.

I can not speak highly enough about my experience at Children in the Shoe. It has been my…read morechildren's home away from home for the past 7 years (daughter went from 3 months until 5) (son 2 months to current at 2) . the care they receive there matches what I would provide at home. i went to visit a lot of centers because I thought no one would care for my children like I would. I wanted to be a stay at home mom. Until I met Stephanie! she put me at ease from the get go and out with with all of my nerves from day one and with each classroom change until my daughter graduated. She was even there for me when my mother passed away. the shoe is a family that i am happy to be a part of and I hope it continues for years to come. I have two very happy well adjusted kids and their daycare plays a roll in that. Each teacher seems happy to be there and really loves each child and you can see that just by walking around. I wouldn't want my kids anywhere else. We love the shoe!

Shepherd's Care Children's Center is a wonderful and loving Christian environment. Our son attended…read morethe center. We wanted our child to have a program that included learning about the Lord and incorporating that learning in to every day life. The teachers are amazing and caring and we still stop by to visit even though we no longer attend the school. If you are looking for an excellent school for your child to start their academic years and keep them centered in Christ at the same time, this is the center you need. It does not get any better than Shepherd's Care in Olney, Md. We miss them!!!

From the owner: SCCC is a small Christian preschool designed to prepare your child socially, emotionally and…read moreacademically for elementary school. Our environment supports and develops a love of learning, respect, cooperation, leadership, an ability to make choices, pride in individual accomplishments and problem solving skills.

Ms. Laura and Ms. Stephanie put in great effort to connect and include our 4-year-old daughter in…read moregroup activities, and to friends in the classroom. Ms. Laura does a fantastic job of reporting to us each day on how our child is doing in the classroom, and provides us with specific examples of interactions she had that day, as well as activities she enjoyed and engaged with. She also lets us know when we are missed, or when our child is struggling a bit -- which we appreciate equally! We love the open, honest, and frequent communication. These pre-K teachers have helped us to feel confident that our decision to switch our child from her previous preschool to Goddard was a good one. She is receiving more warmth, individualized attention, and care in this environment than she was in the 30-child-classroom she was in at another school. We can see how much it's benefitting her. She is developing a sense of belonging, confidence, and lightheartedness. Her play has become more imaginative and incorporates concepts from lessons learned at school.

We were so excited when the Goddard School opened in our community! There aren't that many centers…read morein this area, and we were unhappy with the staff and facilities of the centers we had tried. Several centers seemed chaotic and disorganized, had staff that weren't trained and didn't promote developmental activities, or had poor communication. Maybe we have high expectations, but we wanted competent staff that were involved with our son beyond his basic needs, and a center that provided a nurturing environment for growth. Especially since the cost of daycare is so high in this area, we expected to have better quality childcare. The staff at Goddard is very caring, engaging, helpful, professional, and competent. The owner, Tracy, is great to work with and truly cares about making the center a great place for the children. The director, Mary Sue, is very caring and involved with the teachers and children in all of the classrooms. It was evident that our son's teachers, Erin, Vera, Tara, and Farrukh, were competent and caring staff who focus on the children's well being. Our son was far from being a model citizen - he had bad separation anxiety, cried a lot, and refused his bottles and naps at daycare. All of the staff, not just the immediate teachers, assisted with transitioning our son to the new environment, and they were open to trying anything and everything to make him comfortable and happy. The communication we received from them was thorough and frequent and we felt well informed of any issues on a daily basis. In addition to the staff being great, the learning program is designed with daily curriculums and our son is engaged in fun activities throughout the day. As an added bonus, the center uses the Tadpoles program technology to electronically send daily reports and pictures to our email and phone app. Overall our son is happier and more engaged at Goddard, and as parents we feel more comfortable knowing that he is being cared for by caring and competent staff.

When this place advertises a space that is not available, and then charges you a fee to wait 2…read moremonths for a refund, you need to call your bank to report fraud. Places like this will do whatever they can get away with if you let them -- they count on you thinking you have no rights and will not know to call your bank. You can also call your bank and contest the charge since it was not made in good faith.

This place is a freaking SCAM. Their website said it had 3 remaining slots for the final week of…read moresummer camp, so I enrolled my son and paid the service fee and full week's tuition. The next day I received a call saying he had no place in the camp and was being placed on the waitlist, but I would know soon whether there was an opening. No one called me for several weeks. The day before camp started, I called them again to ask if he had a space; he still did not, so I asked for a refund. More than another week went by and the full charge was still on my credit card. When I called them again, they said they would be issuing a refund via a mailed check and I could expect it to take another 4-6 weeks. They also slipped a third, additional charge as a "processing fee" onto my credit card. No one has given me a consistent answer or been upfront about why they promoted openings and allowed me to register for a camp that was full, or why they find it acceptable to hold my money for more than 2 months instead of reversing the credit card charge. Some loose research shows the parent company is based out of Hong Kong. Buyer beware on this school.

We have sent both of our children here starting from 18 months until 5 years old. Our children love…read morethe teachers and staff, which makes us so happy with our choice for childcare. The teachers are great communicators; they call you with urgent issues during the day, give you brief updates at pickup and are always happy to answer questions. In addition, they have parent teacher conferences (for toddlers!) to keep us in the loop. If you ever get a chance to observe the classroom, it's amazing how one teacher that can control so many kids in silence with only sign language, even though they are all working independently. We highly Recommend JBS

If there is a zero star option, this is what this school deserves. No respect for the child or his…read moreparents, no engagement with the family about their child progress. I have not seen any educational or moral progress with my child. Teacher level of education and capability to teach is zero. One year of what they called education, my child still writes the Z inverted. The teacher did not have a capability to correct that!!!!!! I had been in international Montessori school when I was a child, the level of emotional and social support was beyond amazing, while julia brown has nothing to do with emotional and social support. I have no idea how Montessori allowed them to run under their name with such poor standards of education and engagement with the child, never mind the gloominess of this school, old furniture, no modern methods of learning, my child continuously expressed how unhappy he was there. Kids don't lie!!!!

My daughter was here for a year for preschool, and we moved so regrettably we had to move her. I…read morecannot say enough wonderful things about this preschool. It is so unique and nurturing with an intimate feel where the teachers invest their hearts and souls into these children. It is nature based and kids are encouraged to play outside and explore. It is a Jewish centered preschool, but my family is not Jewish and we found so much value in being at this school. We toured many other schools in the area and this one is a hidden gem.

We've had our little princess at KinderCare Olney since she was an infant. Of course, like everyone…read moreelse, we shopped daycare providers prior to deciding which strangers we were going to leave our newborn with! We were NOT impressed with the competitors! We were most impressed with the staff members at KinderCare in Olney! Especially, Vicky, in the infant room. Loads of experience and we felt like we were dropping our kid off with a family member each and every day! Vicky seemed to love each baby as if they were her own! Janae has been an absolute rockstar as a center manager and the corporate executives should be proud to have a performer like her running the show! Janae and her assistant managers IMMEDIATELY address any "issues" no matter how minor! She is a fantastic communicator and follows through on promises! Unfortunately-fortunately, we bought a new house 30 minutes away and we will be transitioning our daughter to a new daycare, part-time, 2-3 days a week at the new daycare and 2-3 days a week at KinderCare in Olney for a few weeks. Our daughter is 2-1/2 years old and will desperately miss her friends, Janae and her team members.

We had our children at kindercare for almost seven years combined and over the last month nine…read moremonths the overall quality of olney kindercare has greatly diminished to the point where we had to pull our children due to significant safety concerns.. i would strongly recommend you seek alternative child care facilities in Olney area.

We love Norbeck Montessori. Both of our children went to Norbeck Montessori starting in the 2 year…read moreold class and then graduating from the kindergarten class. Norbeck really helped them thrive academically, develop emotionally and grow socially. We're so glad we kept both children there all the way till kindergarten. They graduated from Norbeck as confident and emotionally strong with a strong academic foundation in math, reading and writing with enthusiasm and curiosity for art, creativity, music, science and geography. It was a very positive environment with highly experienced teachers focusing on the overall development of the children. The head of the school, Melissa Matthews, does an outstanding job managing the school and the teachers ensure that the kids are not just on par with but are also excelling beyond expectations in several elements. Discipline and kindness towards others are strongly encouraged and the children really have a lot of fun while learning. We highly recommend this school and glad that our family had the Norbeck experience.

We enrolled our 2-year old daughter in the pre-primary class this past school year (23-24), and we…read morewere thrilled with the results! She had never been to school before, and it took her a week or two to settle in, but Mrs Nita, Ms. Valaria and Mrs. Enoh made her feel welcome and loved. The development that our daughter made in her speech, number and letter recognition, confidence and independence far surpassed our expectations. Our daughter had never been around other kids her own age before, so we were a little concerned about her making friends. However, the pre-primary team did a ton of fun ice-breaking exercises with the kids, including sending a book home with individual photos of each child. Our daughter was thrilled to 'read' the book to us and tell us the names of all of her new friends! We have also had some interactions with the other teachers through Norbeck's summer camp, and our experiences with them have been terrific as well.

We feel so lucky to have found B'Nai Shalom of Olney's Early Childhood School. Being new to the…read morearea, we were so nervous, but the team at ECS quickly put us at ease. They were responsive, caring, and professional. During his time at ECS, our son has grown so much academically, yes, but, more than that, we have seen him blossom into a charismatic, funny, and confident kid. We cannot recommend ECS highly enough.

My son attended this school for three years and my daughter goes there now. We LOVE ECS! Both of my…read morekids transitioned beautifully when they first started, and loved every minute of their time at the school. Eve is an incredible director - she is warm, welcoming, available, responds quickly to questions from parents, and has done an amazing job with the challenges and complexities of keeping everyone safe during Covid. All of the teachers at this school are wonderful! They are enthusiastic, care deeply about each child, create an environment for the children to learn, grow, and have fun, and my kids absolutely loved/love their teachers. I also appreciate that the school creates a community for the families as well so the parents can get to know each other. Even during Covid, ECS has been extremely creative in putting events together where we can be together in a safe and enjoyable way. (socially distanced 5K run, virtual Hanukkah lighting, etc) This school has provided so much for my children, and I cannot thank the teachers and staff enough.