A+ Been here for 3…read moreyears and the team is fantastic, hate that we moved but love the memories they created for our two kids.

I love this pre- school so much! This is a brand new build with a Montessori/Reggio Emilia approach…read moreto education. The school is kept nice and clean. The teachers and principle are attentive and seem to create their own bond with each individual child. I am excited to drop my child off because I know he is in great hands. Pictures are posted daily which warms my heart to see my child while I am away at work. Since starting the academy my child has become more independent and exhibits new skills daily. I am very happy to have Ivybrook be a part of my community!

My 4- and 2-year-olds both attend this school and we love it! It is truly an atmosphere of love and…read morerespect and has cultivated an excitement about learning in both of my kids. It also fosters independence and my kids are capable of so many things that I never thought they would be at their ages. The teachers are kind and patient, but firm, and they really get to know you children and appreciate who they are as individuals. The fresh, healthy snacks from a local co-op are just a bonus. My only problem with the school is that it doesn't go past age 6. We'll be so sad to leave!

I have a 2 year old and 5 year old at SMS. My 5 year old has been attending since he was 3 and the…read moreschool opened. We were planning on homeschooling but I still wanted our kids to start with some school environment experience. Smyrna Montessori School was everything we were looking for. My children get lots of individual attention, are encouraged to explore and learn as much as they want and have had some wonderful friendships develop. There is a strong sense of respect modeled through kindness towards the teachers, classmates, learning materials and the world (cultures, the environment). The teachers love my children like they were their own and are passionate about the Montessori style of learning. Both of my children have gained a lot of confidence and independence since they began there. If I ever have a question I can set up a time to talk with any teacher. I'm always impressed with how aware they are of everything my child deals with on a daily basis, what their strengths are, how much progress they have made in areas of behavior, character and learning. I do wish they extended beyond the Primary program (3-6 years). I don't think there is any problem with illness any different than any other school environment. I don't love that the lead toddler teacher spot has changed hands a few times, but I understand that when a teacher has a baby she will want to take time to be with her new baby. This has been the only reason for teachers leaving that I am aware of. Those teachers have stayed in contact with the school and return for visits when possible. We feel very fortunate to be at Smyrna Montessori School and are so happy it opened at the perfect time for our kids. And as far as safety goes, our children are referred to as precious gifts, children are not allowed out of the classroom unless a teacher or parent is with them and the school and yard are secured during the day. I have no concern for my children's safety at all. Montessori is a different approach to learning than what a lot of people are used to, but for us it has been perfect. Oh, and I LOVE that I get an email and photos every week from each of my kids teachers touching on what the kids are working on and enjoying and some explanation about the Montessori process.

I really would give 0 stars if I could. We have loved Little Minds for years. We switched our 4…read moreyear old to another school only to find out how many behaviors were under reported to my husband and I. He's a normal 4 year old, and when behaviors happened at home, we disciplined him. But we were never aware of the frequency at school they were happening. After speaking to a few teachers, they confirmed what would happen and that the behaviors did happened, and our son was never guided through emotions. He was left to just deal with it without help from a teacher to guide him through what he was feeling. Ultimately, this didn't keep him emotionally safe or teach him how to process the emotions. This also enabled behavior by the teachers, and ultimately, a reflection on the lack of leadership over the daycare itself by the owner. A child needs guidance. Now that we are aware, we are working in collaboration with his school to give him the help he needs as well as a few therapies. Due to all of this, we pulled our toddler who was still there and secured another location for him. When I brought this information to the attention of the owner, she had the audacity to say that it was not happening. I told her I had the confirmation that the behaviors did occur and what was done. She stayed silent. The lack of responsibility and ownership of your own business is appalling and abysmal. The infant room teacher and the 2s teacher are the best teachers in the world, this place is lucky to have them, but in all honesty, those two teachers are too good for Little Minds. Everyone who knows the infant lead teacher and 2s teacher would gladly keep them, but 3s and up, do not send your child here if you want them emotionally safe. We really feel as though things were not reported to us just to keep numbers and money coming in or the teachers are inadequate for the 3s room. Either way, it's unacceptable. I wish we had pulled our son after the 2s teacher. It went down hill from there. I came back on to edit my post. Everything above is true, but I wanted to add that my son has been in speech and doing wonderful. His speech therapist happened to ask where he started at with daycare, and I told her Little Minds. The speech therapist said, "say no more. I've had many kids from this facility." This is horrible that the speech therapist knew the daycare by name. I should have never trusted this place.

This childcare center is phenomenal. My daughter has been at this center for almost a year, and we…read morehave loved it. Our daughter enjoys going every morning. The building is extremely clean and well-maintained. The best part is the director, Ms. Anne. She is extremely thorough, caring, and accommodating. I have nothing but faith in the care my child receives while under the leadership of Ms. Anne.

On a recommendation from a friend and fellow stay at home father my wife and I decided to send our…read moreoldest child here for preschool. It has only been a month or so into the school year and I cannot say enough about this place. The teachers we have are just the best you can imagine. They care so much for the kids they have in the class. The administration is exactly the same. One day my daughter was sent home early from not feeling well and I had to call in the next day because she still didn't feel well. They new exactly who she was the second I mentioned her name! There are a lot of kids there so that was pretty impressive in my book. If you are looking to send you children to GA Pre K I highly recommend this place. If I was tortured to the brink of death to criticize this place I would have to say it is the parking. That lot is terrible but from what I hear they are stuck with it as they rent it from the shopping mall they are behind. I totally ignore it since their awesomeness overshadows that tiny issue.

My highest recommendation! Strong, because I have entrusted this location with my son for over 9…read moreyears! It's a family run business, with amazing staff, and for the 9 years we have been going, they are constantly and CONSTANTLY reinvesting in thier business. It have been an amazing journey to see where they have come from in the last 9 years and I can only imagine where they will be in 9 more!

Due to the pandemic, we've been able to transition our child from full-time daycare to preschool…read moresince we both work from home. I did a lot of research regarding local preschools, and Child's Play was the clear winner for us! The cost is very affordable (and listed on their website, I believe). Hours are 9am-1pm with some additional before and after care options (offered separately not by the school). Drop-off and pick-up lines are very quick and smooth, especially compared to the stressful situations that I observe at other local preschools. The director is very warm and friendly. The school is faith-based with weekly chapel. COVID policies are either in line or slightly more laidback than other preschools / childcare locally. Children are not required to wear masks at any age. Teachers do not wear masks in the classroom, but some choose to wear masks when aiding the children in and out of cars in the drop-off and pick-up line. I have not personally heard of any COVID cases at the school this school year (2020-2021). I believe children can start as young as 18-24 months and stay until kindergarten. If you choose to hold back your child from K5, note that there is not a K5 transitional program but they can repeat the K4 curriculum. We have been very pleased with Child's Play and would recommend the program to anyone!

Love sending my child here. The teachers are great, and the kids come home with lots of projects.read more

We use this facility for Georgia 4 Pre-K. The teachers are very kind to my boys and always tell me…read morea little bit about their day when I pick them up in carline. They have a ProCare app and share pictures of my boys doing their work and playing almost daily. For Thanksgiving and Christmas, they invite parents to share special holiday meals with the kids, and the kids sing a chorus for them. I would give it a 5, except my boys have had some trouble being bullied by other boys in their class. And if the Georgia red clay could be covered up in the playground area, that would be helpful. We've had some new, lighter-colored pants stained beyond repair. They get a 4 because the teachers have always been quick to respond to any issues and make it right. I want to shout out to my boys' teachers, Mrs. Amy and Mrs. Gigi, they are phenomenal.

The worst learning center for your children. My husband and I enrolled our son in this school and…read morehe has developed and adapted terrible behaviors because of lack of supervision from his teachers (who looks overwhelmed every single day), lack of support from the administration and lack of communication from the admin. The first red flag was when Tabitha told me, in the main lobby, as I was coming in, infront of parents, that my son was being "aggressive". That took me by surprise. My son is 1 years old, that verbiage is ridiculous. Then, the director Amanda Meadows said that my son "busted" a child's lip and he "clawed" a child. How do I know all of this to be true? I tried to set up meeting with Amanda and Dalis to confirm this and speak through this because my husband and I do not believe our son clawed or busted anyone! In which they DO NOT respond back. All I hear from the administration, including Amanda is that they are understaffed so she is consistently running in circles with no purpose except handing out papers to me stating that my son Is suspended. My son has only been enrolled for 2 months and he has been disenrolled as of today because this administration and teachers do not know how to do their job correctly! My son has NEVER had a behavior issue. The final straw was Amanda handing me a paper AGAIN infront of parents, saying that he is suspended and I told her that I would appreciate if we spoke in private and not infront of other people and she said "this space here was an office" and continued to talk about my sons behavior. The Tabitha lady was rude and I witnessed her talking too firm to a child that bit and when she saw me look at her she stopped. Another teacher who is dark skinned and younger had my son on her hip after changing him and I walked into his classroom and this other toddler was crying so instead of consoling this toddler who's visibly upset, she was staring at her and did nothing! I had to console the toddler myself! The facility is dirty. They high level clean, but don't sanitize thoroughly. Our previous academy for our son was 1000 times better! They are called MT. Elizabeth academy and I recommend everyone there! This has to be the worst learning center. Today was my sons last day and whoever packed his bag put his craft papers at the bottom of the bag all crumbled up!!! M No consideration. They are so quick to suspend and slow for everything else! This admin only responds to email in LENGTH about child's behavior and state they are doing EVERYTHING. Which is untrue. It was 2 weeks since enrollment and this Tabitha lady said "what do you guys do, we have exhausted all our resources" like really? In 2 weeks time?! How much can you exhaust in 2 weeks time and see results over night?! Makes no sense! I tried to meet with Amanda the director this last time and asked if we could meet on the coming Friday and she said no because she would be out of office (which you NEVER SEE her or the assistant director in the mornings or past 5pm - so if you need to talk to them, good luck) so she mentioned she was ONLY available the next day in the middle of the day and if we couldn't meet the next day then she would schedule something the following week! Which is ridiculous. I told her that I needed to speak with her or a superior asap about my son and didn't want my son to get disenrolled. Instead of giving me someone's contact information so that we could meet I contacted Dalis, the enrollment director. I emailed her, I texted her and the next day I called her at 12pm, she answered and said "oh I was going to call you. Can I call you at 4-5?" And never did! Why even say you were going to call me and then reschedule your call to me?! So UNPROFESSIONAL. All the teachers that we made contact are rude. They won't look at you in the eyes and say good morning or good bye or nothing. Especially the dark skinned young lady. She was farthest from being nice. The assistant director Kaley was rude and unprofessional and made our son situation hostile. I wish I could write more. All this happened in 2 months.

This is a great daycare. We had a great experience sending both our kids there. My son needed a…read morelittle more support and supervision in the classrooms all his teachers and staff were very supportive for his safety and learning and development. I can tell in his last year his teachers Ms Shauna and Ms Liz did a great job connecting with him and making sure he is involved in activities and learning as much as he can. Even with a class including of 15 other kids they did all their support, love and attention for my son to make sure he grow as well.

5 stars!! We have been here for 3 years and we continue to love it!! The staff are all so…read moreprofessional and terrific caregivers. We are so impressed with how the school is run so organized and professionally and can't say enough good things!!

Sunbrook Academy is truly my dream daycare or perhaps even better. Kelly and Hope are super…read morecreative and have hearts of gold and their school shines because of this. From the first time I walked in the door, I was amazed by the brightness and beauty of the center. All of the rooms are perfectly designed for the appropriate age group. This place is like a little slice of educational heaven and our daughter loves it so much! The teachers are smart, attentive and truly care about our daughter's progress. I love getting pictures and videos of my daughter throughout the day and having their daily reports emailed to me. My daughter comes home every day having learned something new. This daycare/preschool is truly AWESOME!! We are so happy for having found this place.

Updating my review as I am now a staff member as well as parent of two Sunbrook children! From an…read moreemployee standpoint I feel so great about sending my children here. Everyone employed has a true love for what they do and always have the children's best interest in mind. They have a menu that serves healthy food and introduces them to new options. My daughter eats so much at school that she wouldn't normally touch at home! They get playground time twice a day & are constantly updating kid reports with fun pictures so I know exactly what they're doing and when. Love Sunbrook and so happy to be a part of their team!