I'm sure by now most people in Grain Valley have heard of The Duncan Academy and Ali Gillette. If…read moreyou haven't, and you're looking for an amazing daycare for your beloved little ones definitely look them up. The teachers at Duncan are all amazing and the director, Ali, has the biggest heart of anyone I've ever met. My three year old daughter started there a couple weeks ago and was having a hard time adjusting to going to a new school. I text my neighbor who works at Duncan and told her Charlee was bawling her eyes out and didn't want to go to school the next day. She (Kelli Cromley) immediately text Ali and they came up with a plan to buy a fish for the office for Charlee to take care of. Ali also contacted all the Bumblebee (three year old classroom name) Teachers and together they made a plan to help Charlee adjust. Two weeks later and Charlee is excited to go to Duncan and comes home smiling everyday! I've never seen a director at any daycare go through so much just to make one new student feel so welcome! Friday as we left Ali took Charlee into her office and introduced her to their pet and let her pet him and say and talked to her for 20 minutes, answering a billion questions. Charlee was so excited and I was in tears! I can't imagine a director at any other daycare we've been to taking so much time out of their day just to make her smile. Ali is probably the busiest person I know and works so hard for all of the families in Grain Valley, whether they go to Duncan or not. If you're looking for a daycare where your child will feel loved just like they would if they were staying with a family member then The Duncan Academy is for you. My kids and I will be heart broken when I transfer in a few years because I know we will never find a daycare that was so much like home anywhere else. You can't ask for a better director to teach and love your child than Ali Gillette.

From the owner: The Duncan Academy prides itself in providing the safest, most enthusiastic, and loving day care…read morefor your child. We look forward to a long and happy relationship with you and your family!

STAY AWAY FROM HERE!!! I brought up a concern about my sons private area after being told he was…read moretaken to a different room for being "too fussy" and the owner told me to come get my child and was yelling and very very rude to me. I finally asked her to just stop talking to me at all. I've had multiple issues with the owners telling me to yell at my child more and punish him by yelling NO. I would tell them we follow gentle patently guidelines. They don't follow that at this daycare apparently. Good luck.

I started fostering 3 girls three years ago and 1 needed immediate help to prepare for…read morekindergarten. This sweet little girl is now excelling in kindergarten. Tri City has been a blessing to my girls because they got caught up and the youngest still attends and loves her teachers. I Love the teachers at Tri City and know each one personally and THEY WILL LOVE YOUR CHILDREN AND YOU AS THEIR PARENTS. I have adopted all 3 of the girls now and I will not take my preschooler anywhere else. GOD BLESS

I enrolled my son when he was 3 months old. And he's now a year and a half. The teachers for him…read morehave been great. I love that even the administration in the office knows my son and his quirks. They are great about consistency with naps and learning times. I know he has music Monday and Thursday and when he will be on the playground. They start with basic sign language so my toddler is more confident about asking for what he wants. I would highly recommend them

It really shows a business's character when they need handfuls of staff to leave positive reviews…read morein order to offset the bad ones left by actual parents. Don't believe all the positive reviews are real experiences. Please check out Facebook community groups before enrolling your children here or applying to work here to see how they treat children, parents, and employees. Owner and management will kick your child out and degrade parents over the smallest things. Management will also form groups to aggressively bully random employees and shorten hours in order to make them quit to make room for friends and family. Staff regularly yells at children and serves harsh punishments.

636 NW Jefferson St, Grain Valley, MO 64029. In Grain Valley. BLS educational center. I asked…read moreone of the managers of the center to update my resume. And she ends up saying no I cannot do that. Yes, then she gets upset. Ask me to come to the office. Then proceeds to yell at me in the office and cuss at me. And the staff member is Tiffany. And so she wrote me up, but she did not write her own self up for cussing at me in the office and being disrespectful towards their employees. So I asked the main general manager of BlS educational center. If I can make an incident report at my job. Torres Tiffany. So Cindy alley, who is the main manager of BLS educational center? She refused to answer my request to report Tiffany. So they do not respect their employees, so you guys know.

I enjoy working at Smart Beginnings. It's challenging and keeps you on your toes. Our management…read moreteam is helpful and great giving out encouragement!

Owned by 2 great ladies who genuinely care about their kiddos like family! It was a joy to work…read morethere & all I saw that they provided to families made it even better.

So happy we found this service! Krissi was everything I could hope for in 1on1 care. We found Jovie…read morethrough a referral program and it DID NOT disappoint. We will be regular customers for sure

This is a very good company to work for! I love how organized they are and keep up with all…read moreemployees & clients. They expect a lot from their employees but the employee is well paid monetarily as well as loyalty and respect. This how employers used to be. It's wonderful!

Absolutely amazing. Every teacher is personally invested in each child. This location has the…read more*BEST* daycare staff I have ever encountered. When we pick our kid(s) up, they are always happy and clean. (I've been to other daycare facilities where the kids' noses are never even wiped or your shoes stick to the floor.) The classrooms are spacious and very clean. To top it all off, they are super friendly for foster families. Many daycares are difficult to work with or won't even accept foster children. This facility and their entire staff welcome us with open arms. Wish I could give them 6 stars!

From the owner: We provide nurturing day care and creative learning in a safe, home-like environment. Our School…read moreReadiness Pathway was designed to empower you with educational options to create the most fitting path for your child and to address each child's specific developmental needs. We offer specialized curriculum in our infant care, toddler care, early preschool, preschool, Pre-K/Pre-Kindergarten, junior Kindergarten and private Kindergarten programs. Learn more about our educational daycare for infants and above, plus before- and after-school care, enrichment programs, summer camp, and Flex Care.