The curriculum is well thought out and provides a balanced approach to both initial introduction to…read morematerial (knowledge) as well as the application of the material (demonstration). We love the daily reports! The security protocols provide an effective defense-in-depth strategy that I think adds significant peace of mind. The children are safe, secure and well taught. Discipline is effective and consistent with a focus on positive reinforcement and good decision making. Accidents/incidents are communicated rapidly and the staff are very attentive to the health and well being of our children. The facility is clean and sanitized with the attention of detail that has resulted in the best environment for our children. The food options are excellent and provide a balanced meal to keep our little ones fed and nourished. Issues or concerns that were communicated by myself to the staff were respectfully discussed and addressed in a timely manner. The events and activities that are sponsored by the academy are great team building opportunities for the parents and staff. Additionally, they provide a strong foundational marker for the children to observe the parents being a part of their educational journey. Highly recommended!

My child has been at Kiddie Academy for a little less than a year. The Center Director (Angela) is…read morefantastic. She is attentive and incredibly responsive to parental feedback. Ms. Mayra in the toddler room is also amazing. She is super engaged with the little ones and clearly has a passion for the work that she does.

Great place for kids and grown ups who enjoy creating art. There are canvas, ceramics, mosaic etc…read moreto choose from. We enjoyed painting and making art that we put up at home. They have birthday parties or sip n paint, the owner is flexible and works to create a package.

Located in one of those huge plazas in Germantown, it's a ceramic painting studio! The woman who…read moreowns it, Senora Roxana, is super hospitable, helpful and kind! From outside, you see a bunch of unpainted (and painted) ceramics in the windows. Once you step in, there are some tables scattered around to paint at straight ahead, and there's a chart on the wall to the left that shows how different colors look with 1 coating vs. 3 coatings. It's all very cool! So with Mother's Day coming up, I decided to get some crafts done for mine, and they should be ready just in time for the holiday! Senora Roxana was willing to answer any questions we had, and was willing to give recommendations where needed. All in all, it's a super fun place to be, and great for parties, for kids and adults alike! They're relatively new, so I hope they flourish! I need to return and get some stuff done for my house!

Bar T offers after and before school care to our school in Bethesda MD. We wanted to try out their…read moreservice before signing up and they provided child care during back to school night. After an hour I picked up my daughter and she told me she had an awful time, she told me she asked on the adults what they were setting up and the reply was "if you stop bugging me you will find out!" I don't recommend this childcare service. It may be a last resort however they do not provide quality care.

Bar-T has changed. It is now under new ownership, apparently by the son of the old owner. Bar-t…read moreused to be a great place for kids to go after school with lots of fun activities and top notch staff. My child went for years and loved it. This year my child hates it. My child has been physically dragged, cursed at, and made fun of by a Bar-t staff member. The staff member has also mistreated several other kids in Bar-t this year on a number of occasions. When parents complain, the owner says he has no plans to get rid of the staff member, and does little to give parents confidence that their kids will be treated well in the future. Some of the best staff who supervise the kids have left Bar-t because this new owner is a bully who underpays them. Go elsewhere for good after school care.

Great experience taking our son here for summer camp! He always looks forward to going and spending…read morethe day there. And he tells us that he had fun day that day and what they did. If you're are looking for a summer camp or just a 1 day or half day totally recommend checking them out.

What a magical place. All the children seemed very happy! The place was bright and clean. The…read moreinstructors were a delight. I recommend this gym to toddlers of all ages.

The level of disorganization In this company absolutely BLOWS me away. Not only have I sent 3…read moreemails about the additional days that MCPS closed their offices over winter break (it's been almost 2 weeks), I'm not even getting a reply to let me know they're looking in to the situation. The Poolesville location is like the forgotten campus....old toys, NO type of "extra" activities, like a moon bounce, turkey trot, or even the materials to do these activities (the pictures from all of the other campuses look lovely...they are not even a small representation of their Poolesville location). The staff are not all qualified, they don't know how to talk to the children correctly, and it's really a shame because they only have *maybe* 20-25 kids at any given time, which means they could be doing SO much with the kids and location, yet it's apparent that they don't care. Their staff is treated poorly (that's been made very clear by the fact that our location has new staff members multiple times EVERY school year) and the staff that do try, are basically just left to sink or swim with very little guidance. My child is only there because she has an incredible connection to 1 teacher, she is totally self sufficient, and because their enrollment is so low, she enjoys not having a million kids around. We've been at this location for 5 years, and nothing has changed. No matter the conversations had with their head office, the licensing violations, or any other parent complaints. I've given them 5 years to fix problems and they don't. Enough is enough. I'd enroll elsewhere, if you have the option.

If I could give this place a zero rating I would. I wanted to register my kid for just 4 days for…read morebefore school care bc we had an emergency and couldn't find anyone to take him to school at 9am. I filled out some forms to then find out he wasn't eligible bc his medical forms at school weren't updated yet (apparently the nurse at school has been backed up on requesting these records) so we couldn't get him in. Later, I started receiving statements for tuition and for $150 registration form. I wrote an email to Jeimy at Tuition and she said the fee was for just registering my child. I explained to her that he never attended and we had canceled the registration and she said that the fee had to be paid anyway. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Their registration process was so tedious, their staff is rude, and rarely answer the phone, AND MY KID NEVER WENT THERE! Anyway, I kept getting harassed with emails weekly abt the registration fee of $150, I finally just paid for it bc I was getting bombarded. They literally stole $150 from me. BEWARE!

My daughter had an amazing time at one of Adventure Links' summer day camp weeks. She would get…read morepicked up at a spot in Vienna early in the morning then get outdoors-ed all day long. Sometimes they'd go to the park in Clifton (for a lot of the same team building exercises my wife's company had done there); on another day, the kids went caving; and on another day, they went canoeing and swimming. Every evening, she would come back exhausted and happy. What more can you ask for?

Adventure Links has a talented, experienced crew with innovative ideas and a well-trained staff…read more I'm a fan! Most people know Adventure Links for their popular camp programs for children and teens. However, they also offer stellar corporate team building programs, which is how I got to know them. About five years ago, as the CEO of a growing company of 20 professionals, I was struggling with how to address some growing pains and spice up our upcoming quarterly retreat. A friend recommended Adventure Links, so I scheduled a meeting with Anna, the CEO. Anna came to my office and interviewed me to understand my business, our challenges, and what I hoped to accomplish. She asked many questions, listened, and took notes. The next week, we took our team of 20 to their retreat location. Anna and her team had put together an all-day agenda of activities that went way beyond simple ropes courses. What surprised and "sold" me on them was how she'd managed to incorporate our growing pains into her exercises in meaningful ways. Sure, we had fun and bonded, but more importantly most of us began to see certain everyday problems in meaningful new ways, with fresh solutions. To this day our team references those exercises like old Seinfeld episodes. After each exercise - some physically challenging and all mentally challenging - Anna would bring us together and help us draw correlations to some of our corporate issues. It helped that she has a sharp wit and great sense of humor. She and her team also knew when to push and put us on the spot to drive home a point. Six months later, we wanted to bring Adventure Links back for another quarterly retreat, but this time due to bad weather we had to do the exercises in our office. They totally pulled it off! The indoor exercises were unique and again gave us a fresh perspective on both issues and people. An example - during one intense exercise where we split into two teams, a junior staff person had a "eureka!" moment with a brilliant solution to a problem, and spontaneously took control of our team, which included several executives. I had no idea this young lady was so intellectually gifted and capable of leadership under pressure. How valuable is that information for an employer? My firm has engaged Adventure Links several times since then, all with success. When my children are old enough, I'll be sending them to the Adventure Links camps...I know they'll learn and have fun. Adventure Links rocks!

Love love love this daycare! It's the best and I recommend it always to all my family and friends…read more The place is wonderful and very welcoming. My son had some bad experiences at another daycare and it made him really scared to go to any daycare. On the first day he tried it out he didn't want to leave and it's been that way ever since. I have been with this daycare for 3 years and I'm very satisfied with my experience. The staff is wonderful, welcoming, understanding and very helpful. The director Danielle is amazing!! She's understanding and anything you have an issue with or anything you need you can talk to her. My son has many favorite teachers but Mrs. Adriana is the BEST! Shes an amazing teacher and care taker. This daycare also works with an app that allows the teachers to tell me how his day is going with pictures and I can see the schedule for the day. When my son was younger and still potty training I got updates when he used the potty as well! I also loved the safety they had. Every room has a camera so the director can see what's going on in each classroom. Both the door to enter the building and the door to go to the hallway to get to the kids have a code on it, double security so not anyone can just get in. You get a lovely tour of the place and on the holidays they do special crafts and parties. They do before school and after school care and pick up kids at school too. They also do class pictures and "school" portraits so you can purchase lovely photos of your child. Again I can not recommend this place enough! If your thinking about it , take the tour because you get all the information you need and you won't regret it.

When I walked in the building the lady that I spoke with on the phone showed me around. I like the…read moresecurity double doors. When I got through the doors the halls reminded me of a health institution for mad people. I did not see colors.... I did not feel a good vibe. The tour was short because honestly they don't have too much to offer. It's sad because they want you to pay $1420/month for a 3/4 year old M-F for that?? I don't think that's worth all that money. It should be cheaper. They only have one room for 3 year olds and a tiny play outside area. Sooooo tiny. The classroom was a bland boring tan color. That center needs some life. It smelled horrible in the classroom I went to. When I got in there? I was ready to leave. The teacher Ms. Jessica? I believe....was a doll. I like her... some other company needs to take her to another place because her personality doesn't fit the building. I may have came on a bad day? I don't know? But they are a no on my list.

Chaperoned my Kids to the park as an incentive, nick was pretty cool handling the group. Although…read morethe weather was cloudy over cast and wet, the venue was worth the trip.

My son and I were visiting Baltimore and we came here for the day. We had a blast! Kai was great…read moreand super patient with us. I'd recommend it for any adventure seekers.