My kids and I love it here!! Teachers are really great with the kids. My kids are learning so much…read morehere..

Emanuel's has come a long way. I have been working here for 4 years now and it did have its ups and…read moredowns. But to see what it is now is amazing. We have infants, toddlers, early preschool, prek3 and prek4 at the moment. In the summer we offer a class for school age. My son has been here since I started. He has amazing teachers who care and love him. I would definitely recommend Emanuel's Lutheran Day School to everyone. We have a food program now as well its great!

VERY UNPROFESSIONAL! From the staff conversations to the "quirky signs"…read more Your priority is supposed to be CHILDREN; not to have a social hour with the staff members. The whole place is a joke!!!!!!

Both my kids have been here since they were infants. I'm unsure what crawled up the one star folks'…read moreasses and died, but this has never been our experience & I'm pretty confident not all the information was provided in those reviews.... Staff has a very low turnover rate and my kids have grown up seeing the same comforting faces for years. The staff really cares about the kids. That much is obvious by what I have observed in the past 6 years since my kids started going there. No daycare is perfect, and I saw this many years ago when trying to find the right one, but ACLC comes pretty darn close!

I have been so amazed with first step school from the very beginning. They are the sweetest people…read more I love the structure that they have. It's not just a daycare it's a school. My son is excelling in every aspect. And it's because of first step school! Best decision I ever made was starting my son here. I have no complaints. It's such a positive and fun environment. From outdoor fun, to dance parties in the gym, to weekly assessments, the lunches you purchase are perfect and they provide bibs if you need them too! My son is happy there and even runs to the his teacher. Which for me brings me comfort knowing my son is safe and happy. 10/10 experience and I recommend first step school to anyone looking for a full time place to send your child too. You will not be disappointed. Best school/daycare in San Marcos! Go see for yourself! You will not be disappointed!

(0 STARS) My 2 and 3 year old only went here for three…read moreweeks. That's all the time it took for us to never want to come back. This was my first daycare experience. I'm on CCS and going back to work. The staff refused to let my girls in daycare today over $5.50 from a late fee. I paid them $91 on Monday to cover all meals until August 14th and had a late fee already added to the total. I was struggling to pay for the meals since I just started working on July 18th. Then the girls and I were sick from July 28th and could not return to school/work until August 7th per doctor's orders. I missed an entire week of work. Kaitlyn, the owner's daughter, was very aggressive with me when I tried talking to her. She said everyone has had struggles and too bad. She escalated the situation by following me all the way out to the parking lot, berating me and yelling that it was their policy, and she would be reporting me to CCS for failure to pay. I'm so upset that my babies were there and how unprofessional she was. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

The Hays County Food Bank is a non-profit organization that provides food to those in need in Hays…read moreCounty and surrounding communities that are served by the San Marcos Consolidated ISD and Hays Consolidated ISD. I'm writing this review not as a Food Bank patron, but as a donor. Everyone hears about the food drives at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and gives a can or two of food here and there, or gives $1 or $5 at the checkout stand, but most don't realize the desperate plight of the food banks. It's easy to appreciate the services the food banks provide to the unemployed, the elderly, and the disabled. But, what most don't realize is that there is a new parasitic drain on the food banks that's gnawing away at their resources. Without turning this into a social commentary or political rant, let's just say it's all about the low-cost retail sector. Corporate employers that refuse to pay a living wage actually provide new employees the address of the food bank and how to apply for assistance as though it were one of their company's employment benefits. The net effect of this is that food bank resources are being stretched incredibly thin to compensate for these abuses. What can the Hays County Food Bank do with your contributions? Well, for $20, they can provide a needy Hays County family with a Thanksgiving meal, including a frozen turkey and all the trimmings. Or they can help the Women's Shelter. Or they help stock the Crisis Bread Basket in Wimberley, which recently saw devastating floods. The list goes on and on. Many benefit from this one, simple, unadorned food bank. In Hays County, 24,000 people are defined as "food insecure". Food insecure means one lives in hunger or fears starvation. In plain-speak, it means you don't know where your next meal is coming from. In the San Marcos CISD, 71% of students qualify for school lunch programs. Texas ranks #2 for food insecurity for those under 18 and #4 for those over 50. Charity begins at home. While there are starving children and adults all over the world, let's not forget that they also exist right under our noses in America. Please give to your local food bank, and give generously. No one should have to worry about where their next meal will be coming from. Not at Thanksgiving. Not at Christmas. Not ever.

Donated many times over the years, from checks before Thanksgiving to organizing food drives at…read morework. I've always found people helpful whether they're helping me carry bags in from my car or dropping off informational pamphlets to share. They have lots of drives throughout the year and opportunities to help out so you can find what's best for you, and there's lots of online information about distribution if you know anyone who needs help.

Above and beyond from this team here. Would love to shout out everyone but the only name I caught…read morewas Alex but still to the two lovely woman & other guy who helped us out you guys ROCK! Very good prices on furniture for a starting household that is ACTUALLY QUALITY! Even helped load a whole big lazy boy into a car that realistically it shouldn't have fit into(thanks Alex). Keep up the amazing work!!!

Clean store. I always drop my donations here, I think this is worth helping. The volunteers and…read moreemployees are very nice and thoughtful. Do a wonderful job for the community.

This wonderful 24-hour emergency shelter and sexual assault crisis program provides vital services…read moreto the women of the Guadalupe Valley. Endless gratitude.

I have used this place so many time and had a great experience. Today it wasn't!! I washed my…read morebedding in the washer. When I took out my bedding there was someone USED PAD in the washer with my clothes. I don't use pads. This wasn't mine at all. When I asked if I can rewash my clothes they said nope you have to pay to rewash it. This isn't okay at all and soo gross. Now I have to rewash my bedding AGAIN and REPAY AGAIN! Time and money I don't have to be doing this! Don't recommend coming here no more.

Great laundromat! Washer and dryer broke down and this place was a godsend. The wash was between…read more$2.50-4 per load and the dryers were $.25 for 8 minutes. Clean, quiet, and free wifi! This place also offers wash and fold services. It was nice to wash the car while waiting for a load to finish. Only problem was parking.