This is a really bad school! I do not recommend this school. the teachers and administrators are…read morereally petty and the environment is really bad. They say they prevent bullying but in reality they don't do anything.

Attended my nephews music concert a few weeks ago on a Friday evening…read more The school administrators never informed the parents & concert-goers ahead of time, that a mandatory entrance fee was being imposed, such as $5 for adults & $2 for children. As far as I knew it was normally a donation based fee. To do such underhanded act is disgusting of a school administration. To top it off, they also charged for beverages, candy & popcorn; why? You already charged a mandatory fee to all visitors, therefore why do such a sneaky underhanded act? It is in the school administrations best interest to inform all parents ahead of time, when any future concerts are held of any fees imposed. I overheard many people complain because some did not have cash handy. If you want parents & families to pay, have a credit/debit card machine to also facilitate those who do not carry cash. I've never seen such tackiness of any school administration & I've visited several in different states.

Im surprised more people havent written reviews about RLCA. I will keep mine short and sweet (as I…read morehave a thing about rambling on). RLCA is one of the best and reasonably priced private schools in the state of Florida. The teachers have an amazing commitment to the students and to the Lord. Both of my children love attending the school and don't miss public school setting one bit. Dr. Long, the headmaster, is a witty, intelligent and funny person and really wants what is best for his students. If you are even just thinking about RLCA for your kids, I would highly suggest it.

Our experience with this school, particularly its administration, was extremely disappointing. We…read morefound a significant gap between the values the school teaches and the way our family was treated. What happened to our 11-year-old daughter was deeply painful and, in our view, reflects a serious failure in leadership and accountability. There do not appear to be sufficient checks and balances to prevent abuses of authority or to recognize the harm that administrative decisions can cause to children and their families. No family should have to endure an experience like ours. Despite everything, we refuse to let this heartbreaking experience damage our faith in Jesus or God. However, I can understand how other families might struggle after being treated this way by an institution that claims to represent Christian values. I hope the administration takes time for honest self-reflection and works to ensure that no other child or family experiences what ours did.

Our son attends Kiddie Academy and the teachers are excellent, they care about the students and…read moretheir development. We loved Ms. Nicole when she was in the infant room and she has been incredible as the head teacher in his toddler room. Sign language and valuable social skills are just a few of the wonderful things he has gained while learning with Ms. Nicole. Our children are our world and the teachers understand that and form a bond with each child that lasts beyond their time with them in their classroom. I also need to mention Ms. Himiko who is incredibly organized, professional and helpful on a daily basis. I can't thank these ladies enough for all they do!

I wanted to love this place. I toured it. Then I saw what happens when nobody thinks a parent is…read morewatching. I had my heart set on this daycare for my son. I researched dozens of centers before narrowing it down to this one. I want that on the record, because I did not walk in looking for problems. Over two days I spoke with three different staff members, including the Director. Ask the same question three times, get three different answers. The phone lines don't work. The Director is always "in a meeting and unavailable" -- unfortunate, since she appears to be the only person who can quote a price, and prices and discounts seem to be set at her discretion. On my tour I was told one thing about multiple-child households. The next day, I was told something different. At one point I called and asked, specifically, not to be disconnected or given another "we'll call you back in five minutes." They'd promised that same five minutes two hours earlier, then called and I missed it by three minutes. I called right back. The Director was in a meeting. Then I was informed that the staff member handling my call told her [Director] that I was angry about not getting a call back. That is not what I said. I said I'd been given the run-around and would like to be connected, please. And the Director magically became available. Thats not even the best part - On my tour I was told this is a positive-feedback center. No time-outs. No hitting. Their words. While I was standing there, a child sat in the lobby on time-out, not allowed back into the classroom. And I watched a teacher hit another child over the head with a rolled-up paper. They told me it doesn't happen while it was happening in front of me. I withdrew my application. They will tell you what you want to hear, and they get an attitude with anyone who questions it. If that's what they do with a parent standing in the room, ask yourself what the rest of the day looks like.

Attended the state choral this past weekend and it was really well done. Great job Ms Kema! Let's…read morehope windy gets someone to represent them

Great school. Have your kids come here and have a great time. Make sure you give them a blue shirt…read moreand walk into building three boys bathroom.

This is one of the best schools I ever went to as a teenager, but its going to be torn down later…read morein 2021. Which is going to be a crazy thing because I went here as a teenager.

I'm absolutely appalled by the behavior of this school. I believe they discriminated against my son…read moreand targeted him with unfair punishments. They also failed to challenge him academically and his test scores plummeted before we pulled him. When my son started going to this school (age 5), he was bright and energetic. He had been reading since before preschool. He was assigned an amazing kindergarten teacher who was very loving and said she was impressed that he was a fluent reader and very good at math. He tested in the 90+ percentile on all the beginning of the year testing. In December, he tested in the 0th. The school broke him. The worst thing they did was punish him for attending therapy. I spoke with the front office, the nurse, and his teacher before the school year started to inform them that he goes to weekly therapy. All said it was fine and he would have no issues. After a few weeks I noticed they had been marking him unexcused for each appointment, even though I provided a note from his therapist each week. I began emailing the attendance secretary each week to remind her that the tardies were excused. A couple months in, we received a note that said he had accumulated too many tardies (all for his appointments) and they would be issuing him a referral if they continued. At this point I reached out to the dean of students. She said we would need to provide new doctors notes for each tardy. So we did. The very next day, she assigned my son detention for spitting at another student on the playground. This was the very first time we had ever heard a complaint from any staff at the school about my son's behavior. Although I believe that detention is a harsh and ineffective punishment for a 5 year old, especially for a first offense, I sent him to his detention a week later. From that point on, it became a fight to get my son to go to school. When we arrived in the car line he would refuse to go in, so I would park and carry him, screaming and crying, into the school. He almost got hit by a car in car line one day trying to avoid going to school. Sometime around this point in time I received another email from the dean of students explaining that she had spoken with the principal and we would need to submit a letter from my son's therapist explaining his goals in therapy and timeline of care. This is where I drew a line. My son did not want me to share this information, and his diagnoses were not affecting his performance at school. Throughout the school year, the car line staff had been pressuring me to drive away before my son was buckled. We were not holding up the line, but the car line staff are very aggressive about getting the line to move. I kept telling them I wasn't comfortable driving with him unbuckled and would move as soon as he was. We did everything we could to get him to buckle quickly. One day, the school resource officer started yelling at my father when he went to pick up my son and ordered him to drive away with my son unbuckled. At this point I emailed the principal and the parent liaison at Academica about my concerns with the car line and with the invasion of my son's privacy in therapy. I sent the email in December and still haven't heard back from the principal. The response from Academica was that they could call CPS because my son had missed too much school (referring to the tardies for his therapy appointments). I informed them that since he was 5, there are no mandatory attendance laws applicable for him, but if they wanted to report me to CPS for sending my son to therapy they could go ahead. The response was "well, if you don't have to send him, why do you?" I guess they just don't understand a parent wanting her son to get a good education. I withdrew him from school and began homeschooling him starting in January. Since then he has been learning at a much faster pace and is much happier. I regret ever sending my son here.

Please come here it's a great school and unfortunately the principal is leaving Mama Hawk but this…read moreis Lake County's most important school so the principal they will pick for 2023-2024 school year should be great and the staff is great there and very nice and helpful plus understanding of people's disabilities!!!!

My kiddo has attended this school for two years now and I am thoroughly satisfied with it. Parental…read moreinvolvement and communication are highly encouraged. My daughter is exposed to concepts that challenge her creativity and critical thinking skills. They have a brand new cafeteria/auditorium which was the oldest building on campus and it is very impressive. The kids love it too! My daughter is on her way to the best well-rounded education thanks to the teachers and staff of Cypress Ridge.