Great summer program! My daughter will be attending her third year this summer and she can't wait…read more They keep them busy all summer long with field trips every week, swimming twice a week and various on campus activities.

From the owner: Fun activities all summer long!read more

This is a nice little spot for one of those rainy days there's not much to do in Waco so this was…read moregreat. I will say that they are a bit overpriced. If you have a bigger family, it would be great if they had deals for families with more than three kids

Took my oldest grown daughter and granddaughter plus her friend. We had a blast. The staff were…read morevery nice and friendly. They answered any questions we had. We pick up our projects next week !!

We've loved sending our kid here. The staff, teachers and place is great. Always willing to help,…read moreand greet you with a "good morning". The early morning and late pickups are also super helpful for the family. Never had a concern dropping our kid off for the day! Great place and would def recommend.

I have three sons -- 9 year old identical twins and a 13 year old. My twins grew up at Academy for…read moreCreative Learning, attending there from the time they turned two until they started kindergarten. My oldest son attended the ACL school age program during Christmas break and summer for three years. I cannot say enough good things about ACL -- our family has many very sweet memories of our time there. One of the features that distinguishes ACL from other child care facilities is that the owner pays her employees well and there is very little turn over there. The teachers (God bless them) work there because they love kids and they have the patience of saints (if my life depended on it I don't think I could manage even a day in charge of a classroom full of two year olds, but these ladies make it look easy and fun). Each teacher that we came into contact with took the time to really get to know my boys -- even though my twins look exactly alike, they were always treated like the individuals that they are. When they were three, one of my sons needed some medical tests in Dallas and I was stunned when his teacher spent the weekend driving all over town to find him a stuffed bulldog (his favorite animal at the time) to cuddle with during his test. During the year my boys were in the pre-K room our family went through a divorce and the teachers were such a big help in providing my boys the stability and TLC that they needed through that difficult transition. The hair salon was a great feature -- all you have to do is leave payment at the front desk in the morning and when you pick up your child at the end of the day they have a fantastic hair cut. The swimming pool was great too -- the daily time in the pool during the summer time went a long way toward my boys developing a love for water. The summer school age camp was super -- every day was filled with field trips, fun crafts, time in the pool and games. My boys still reminisce about summers at ACL -- especially the weekly visits from the snow cone truck. As far as I'm concerned, the only downside of ACL is that the food is kind of junky -- white bread, juice drinks, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, and processed cheese are all featured prominently on the menu. I did find, however, that the staff was good about abiding by my request that my boys be served the healthier options and given water instead of juice drinks. The bottom line is that I recommend ACL wholeheartedly.

It's actually the Robinson location that we go to. I originally put my son in karate because he was…read morebeing bullied by other kids at school and the school didn't think it was enough of "a concern". He was so scared of the punishment from the school if he tried to defend himself. Now he is building confidence no longer being bullied (we did leave that school district) and learning for himself right from wrong regardless of the fear of repercussions. We love the disciple and caring black belt instructors that lead this after school program.

I can't speak to progam or most of the instructors, but I will say that the owner of this location…read morehas been extremely rude, even to go as far as to even admit it was intentional to be rude and to call me incompetent because I disagree with how he spoke to me. It was uncalled for. Frustrated or not, for him to be rude to me was unprofessional. I am not his student and I was not unkind or disrespectful toward him. I was picking up my children from school and because of the program my daughter is in, she is dismissed in the same area the after school program is dismissed to but 5 to 10 minutes prior to the end of the day. Because I have a 2 year old as well, its easier to park at the curb to have less worry of having to chase a 2 and 3 year old than the back of a parking lot. I'd have moved sooner however I asked that they dismiss my 5 year old to me as well so waited an extra couple minutes which is apparently too much of an inconvenience despite the children Not having been dismissed to them yet. If this is how I am treated visibly taking care of 3 children, I will certainly not be sending my children to him to see how he treats them.

If I could give them ten stars I would. This is one of the best spaces for a family or for an…read moreindividual out there. Facilities are clean and smiles are everywhere. EnTItY approved

Staff is helpful and friendly. People are responsible and caring. Move out of way don't hog…read moreequipment etc. nice open spaces, plenty of room. Great inside and outside BB courts.

We loved this family run place. The owner was delightful and informative. Friendly service at a…read morevery fair price. We'll be back soon and we'll bring friends too.

The kid running the cash register was very rude and uninviting, did not catch his name but he was…read moreseemed like he really did not want to be there. The other guy who actually helped us with the boards was awesome. He was wearing glasses and had headphones on, very nice guy.

This place is fantastic, may look older and not beautiful, but the people inside are the care…read moregivers and that is what counts. Always fed, always clean, tons of activities for the kids, great place. Our daughter went there from 18mn.-9ish year of age before and after school care and pick up and drop off from local schools which is nice. Fair pricing, your kid will never go hungry there. Great place, great care providers, great management, great place. Don't let looks detract you, bc this place is fantastic to the kids and parents. The pricing is also fantastic.

Walked in today looking for a good daycare to leave my kids during the week, and I immediately…read moreregretted taking the 10 mins to get my 2 toddlers and newborn out of the car. But what's done is done, figured by this point it was worth at least taking a look on the inside. The place was rundown, doesn't look like it had been cleaned in a year. Was scared to touch anything knowing that we're prolly gonna get sick just standing here. I could hear all the babies crying in the other room, when I peeked in there were 2 adults and prolly a good 8 or so babies, half were crying. The one adult came to assist me, and left the other to tend to all babies on her own. Even tho half of them needed attention, the other lady was sitting on the window sill not even caring that babies were crying. My heart sank, these people had no love or even decency to help a crying baby. I would never put my kids in a place like this. I felt so bad for those babies in there, I wish that I could have saved them from the neglect they're getting at this daycare. This place is aweful and doesn't even deserve a 1 star

Y'all need to get it together. The lack of solidarity between the teachers and the admin staff show…read morea lack of leadership from the owners to the directors. I've brought up communication issues on multiple occasions during my daughter's time there and nothing came of it. Her teacher didn't even know that my daughter was even out of town for a week. The lack of communication lost my trust. Most of the teachers really cared, but you could tell that the owners did not care so much for the team.

When we learned we were moving to Waco we were anxious about starting our little one in a new…read moreschool. We toured several daycares and this one was by far the cleanest, most organized and felt the safest for our kiddo. He's been attending for almost 2 months now and loves it. They do so many fun activities and put a lot of work into not only having fun with them but really teaching them something new everyday! My son loves his friends, teachers and just loves going to school now which is huge for him. I'm so glad we found this place! They keep parents in the loop with an easy to use app and I love getting photos of all the fun things they're doing throughout the day. Big bonus - the live camera. Sometimes I get a wave of anxiety and taking a peek at the camera to see my son having a blast with his friends means the world to me! The staff is all super sweet as well and truly seem to care about all of the kids. Great place!