This is the worst. I enrolled my daughter in the infant class and since day 1 they are worsesome…read more The teacher did not know she was starting on that day and was like "Oh I didnt know she was starting today, so I dont know" when I clearly spoke to the director and make sure everything was set for her to start. Second Mrs. Melissa is the worst child care person I have met. She seems like she does not like children at all and hates her job. I am shocked she has been there this long. She barely says good morning in the morning, is not friendly at all. When I drop my son off she barely pays attention to him, minding you that he is the second one there. She lets babies cry for long periods of time before she even goes and attends to them. She is always using negative words and mishandling the babies. When I randomly visited she would just be cleaning and letting the babies cry and by the look on her face she was not happy I would randomly check on my son. She would not give me any updates on how she was doing. She barely talks. One day she was mopping the floor while a baby was crawling on it and picking up food and putting it in her mouth. Other then Mrs. Melissa, I was very unhappy about the feeding and communication from everyone. They never told me what my daughter did other then their daily report that just tells me when he eats and sleeps. Another thing, my baby was on breastmilk and I would bring his breastmilk bottles only to find out at the end of the day that instead of using the milk I brought, they gave him water or regular milk. One day they even gave her formula????!! I was infuriated since she has never ever had formula..because i breastfeed! and she is pass one to be on formula. After repeately telling them to feed her milk 3 times a day with her meal, my daughter goes with only 4 oz of milk in 8 hours, how is this possible??? She breastfeed 3 hours when we got home that day. They are terrible, please do not pick this child care for your child. One more thing- even the last day I was very dissapointed. I made sure to give the director my 2 week notice 3 weeks early just to come in and the teachers did not know anything about it. They were shocked that it was her last day. No communication what soever, even though the director also helps out in this room, how can she missed out this information??

I can't speak for the previous rating because they clearly have had a completely different…read moreexperience than my son and I. He wasn't even three months old when we enrolled in the infant class so obviously as a new first mom I'm pretty overbearing and controlling when it comes to my baby but let me just say-these people genuinely care about my son. From the director Ms. Vanessa to all the wonderful ladies who run his class you cannot find better care. When he's feeling fussy they care for him just like I would whatever he needs they're on top of it. This place is so convenient as well and considerate. Most kindercares don't open until 630 but because they have so many military families enrolled their doors open at 530! Also my sons breast feed and I was worried about pumping and giving him a bottle but he does just fine and looks at them like they hung the moon when they feed him his perfectly warm magic juice. Also they're super clean and sanitary! I mean they don't let you walk into the class without the medical booties on, they wipe down your kids crib(which no one else is allowed in) everyday and the changing pad has the throw away paper(Sorry trees). Just give this place a try. They were my last resort for care and I regret that so much. They will always be my sons favorite place to spend the day if he can't be home with me.

This school is the best around! My two boys have been coming here for years! This was the first…read moreplace where my kid didn't cry when I left him (we tried 3 places before). The staff always treats the kids with love and care. They have been very cautious with the new COVID regulations and work hard to keep the kids in a safe and clean environment. My youngest is almost sad to go home; he has so much fun.

DISCLAIMER - this is based on my personal experience:…read more Five stars for ABUSE and duplicity. Zero stars for caring for children, honesty, integrity, accountability. My 2 year old child knows the fear and havoc of ABUSE (physical and emotional) from this school and 'teachers'. My 2 year old (two!!) has NIGHTMARES about this place and the ABUSE she suffered at the hands of the staff here in May of 2019. The abuse was covered up and denied (it is a family-run business). My child detailed to me being hit, thrown, yelled at and threatened. The details were consistent, credible and enduring (over weeks and now months) and matched by the sudden onset of symptoms of PTSD (night terrors, screaming, heightened emotional states, moodiness, extra clingy, uncharacteristic outbursts, etc). Specifically, she did not want to participate in the 'graduation dance' practice and was trying to stay quietly hidden. My child has explained how the lead teacher snatched her arm, pulled her so hard she fell, while yelling at her, hit her across the chest and torso, then when my child was crying and screaming for her to stop, the teacher picked her up over her head and threw her, like a medicine ball, down on a wood-framed bench, she then told my child to repeat again and again that my child had tripped and fallen all on their own. I confronted the staff and the perpetrator's husband (also a teacher there) provided additional confirming details, unsolicited, to me. The owner (and mother in law of the perpetrator) told me that this was 'just family'. As I told her then, this is absolutely not how you treat family - or anyone, especially children. I thought that would be obvious. I ache for the children who are still there and am deeply concerned for their welfare. Please, please, please do not submit your children to this. These folks act one way in front of adults and parents and another when it's just children. I am ashamed and embarrassed we ever had our children in this place and were unaware of this sad and abysmal conduct for so long. We had other children there (over years) and after this incident asked I them if they had ever been abused or seen abuse. Thank God, both older kids had not been personally abused but both confirmed they had witnessed other incidents with other kids who had been hit, abused and threatened. A police and child protective services report was made and investigations conducted but the family-staff denied any wrong doing. Did I mention that this is a family business - so ethics and money are deeply intertwined here (if they could be said to have any ethics). Sadly, my two year old was not able to be a witness due to age, and this facility does not have video cameras - now I know why. It was left at a 'he said-she said' case...but in this case one of those people is a 2 year old child who has no motives other than to return and reflect love. The initial review was taken down due to 'lack of detail', I suspect after the business complained about the bad review (in fact a member of their family threatened me using this service!). I hope this suffices by providing more detail. I recommend you do not go here. I hope police shut this place down. But until then, you can do it by not giving them your business. Ever. Again, I disclaim that this is my personal opinion and experience with this business. I encourage you to make up your own mind, with the safety of your children foremost.

If I could leave ZERO STARS, I would. Grandson traumatized, not entirely bite he recieved by…read moreanother child, but by the length of time he sat screaming in pain, while teacher ignored him. My daughter noticed bite before I did...We asked teacher about it and she said she didn't know about any bite he might have recieved. She said she would look at tapes from the day. She reported back that he was bitten outside on the playground. She wrote a report with this information and asked us to sign and return report to her, not the director of the school. We contacted assistant director immediately. We gave assistant director the report, AND saw that it was signed by another teacher!! We asked to see tape and it turns out the bite happened right in classroom, where, again, our child was crying in pain and fear. Teacher patted him on the back and left him there. Teacher bald face LIED to us! Teacher still works at the center. Teacher who signed report in lieu of diector still works at the school. Something really wrong there. Don't risk your child's personal peace, safety and security at this horrible place. I might not have written this review, if we were contacted after director assured us we would be contacted with official and correct incident report, or even reminded us that backpack was still at the school. People in positions of trust have FAILED MISERABLY HERE.

I had two kids go through Basics Primary. After a couple of negative experiences at other…read moreestablishments, I was so happy to find Basics. The teachers and owner are welcoming and friendly. My children enjoyed the preschool and loved the summer programs. They are professional and provide a safe environment for children to learn and play.

This preschool is an awesome place for your children to learn and to grow in a safe environment…read more They work with nursery age children, infant - 2 years of age and preschool for age 3 - Pre k, including before and after care. They strive to work with all their parents to the best of their ability. Please consider Kid's Heart when looking for child care or a preschool for your amazing child!

Please disregard the previous review, that was done by a disgruntled ex employee. My daughter has…read morebeen going to Kid's heart for 2 years and we absolutely love it!! The teachers and directors are amazing, my daughter loves going to school and learns so much! They are always having fun events for the kid's as well as for the parents to join. You should ABSOLUTELY send your child here, it is WONDERFUL!

I never write reviews but after reading some of these terrible comments I need to put in my two…read morecents. Every single teacher that my two boys have had have been nothing short of fantastic. My mind is at ease everyday when I drop them off at school. They treat my kids like their own and really get to know them as individuals. Ms Keshia & Ms Tiffany in the infant room. Ms Stephanie in room one. Ms Sharita and Ms Jan in room two. Ms Paige and Ms Olivia in room three. Amazing. Every Single One Of Them. Highly recommend KTLC to anyone looking for childcare in the VB area. The teachers at this school will always keep us here.

The director, Jessica, needs to be fired. She does not know how to manage kids or her staff. She…read moreamplifies any behavioral issues kids have and immediately resorts to calling parents to pick up their kid. She does not provide behavioral incident reports, refuses to provide footage when incidents happen, and makes no effort to support kids having emotional breakdowns. Additionally incident info that is characteristic of how this establishment handles kids: Kids Town Learning Center suspended my child on a Friday, for the following Monday and Tuesday. They provided no official documentation for this incident and sent a message via the parent portal app several hours later that she was suspended. The incident involved her making a mess of toys. My wife recorded when she arrived and it was clear that the staff were not managing our child's behavior. Our child has a diagnosed disability and the daycare center staff have not established a care or management plan for her. The day care is aware that she has ongoing disability and learning evaluations. I am making this post to hold them accountable and have submitted VDOE and ADA reports.

My three children currently attend Ghent Montessori. My oldest has attended for now7 years. They…read moreall have had an amazing experience there. The teachers are all so wonderful, patient, and truly care about the children. My children love to go to school and look forward to each day. They have learned so much and the methods of learning are so unique. I love that the work is individualized to each child. They are neither held back or pushed ahead before they are ready. They move at their own pace. My daughter and son love the art classes. I am always amazed by the work they bring home.

No communication, no observations about the children, and over worked employees. It's clear that…read morethey are just doing crowd management and hope that the parents don't notice. The classroom looks beautiful, but they hope for disengaged parents. You'd get better communication in a home daycare.

This school destroyed my daughter. She has been with them since middle school. They failed to…read moreprepare my child for college, and instead of exposing her to college experiences, they withheld them from her as punishment. This failed to motivate her to do better. The school is for underprivileged low income families, and putting my child in there only exposed her to kids who were already troubled and she couldn't handle the lifestyle change. They labeled her trouble and punished her every chance they got. Now, because of a social media post 50 days until graduation, they expelled her and crushed the last of her remaining dreams. Then they want to tell her she will always be a dreamer and part of the dreamer family. I hope those meaningless promises made them feel better about destroying any remaining hopes and dreams my daughter has. She has given up on herself and her future. The school counselor was the absolute worst and always presented to my daughter with a negative attitude. The school failed to deliver what they promised and let both me and my daughter down with no place to turn. Words can't describe how utterly disappointed I am with the Achievable Dream Administration. The CEO of the school made a special connection with my daughter and gave her a phone number to call if she ever needed her help and when my daughter called it in distress prior to being expelled she failed to answer my daughters call for help and the administrator refused to let my daughter speak with the one person who could have made a difference. How do you invest in a child for 6 years and then kick them out with less than 50 days left to go. This school likes to brag about successes but hides their failures.

I became familiar with this organization through some work I did with them. An Achievable Dream…read moresaves children from poverty through education. Yes, that sounds dramatic, but their results are dramatic. An Achievable Dream is a magnet school. But rather than choosing high performing students, they choose their students from kids with the highest risk factors. They all must be eligible for free lunch -- in other words, living in poverty -- most of them are being raised in single parent or guardian households, and many of them have behavioral problems as well. Achievable Dream teaches the standard classes -- science, math, history -- but they also teach a variety of "life skills" classes, such as conflict resolution, money management, and "speaking green," which basically using standard American English. (The class is called "speaking green," because the idea is that in order to succeed in a business environment, you need to be able to speak properly.) They even have classes in etiquette, which may seem strange, until you realize that the goal is to provide these kids with the structure and discipline they don't have in their lives outside of school. Members of the community -- business leaders, police officers, and soldiers from a nearby military base -- serve as mentors and role models for the students. In addition, their school day is 8 hours long -- 2 hours longer than a standard day -- and they only get 5 weeks off in the summer. The results have been astounding. Over the past 15 years, AAD's students have closed the achievement gap between them and students in the rest of the state, regularly testing in the top percentiles. The organization now runs a grade school and a middle/high school, and students who complete the program are guaranteed college tuition. 90% of their graduates go on to college, and the other 10% serve in the military. An Achievable Dream has taken kids who would most likely have fallen between the cracks -- many of whom would be 1) unwed mothers, 2) in jail, or 3) dead before their 18th birthday, and helped them become productive members of society. In recent years, other school districts (including one in Waukegan, IL) have started using some of AAD's "best practices." For those of us who believe that education is the path to solving a lot of our problems, An Achievable Dream is truly inspiring.