It was a difficult experience. I noticed very little diversity among staff, which made the…read moreenvironment feel disconnected from the real world and the communities we live in. Beyond that, the atmosphere felt toxic, with negativity affecting both staff and learners.

RCLS has been such a blessing to our family. 4 years ago we visited multiple schools for our…read more"Kindergartner to-be." Each school had pros and cons. It wasn't until we visited RCLS that we felt confident in our decision. We quickly learned how beneficial it was to have fewer students in each classroom compared to the public schools we visited. Our daughter ended up needing a bit more help with attention/focus and adjusting to the classroom setting. Her teacher poured her heart and energy into helping her succeed. She has since had 4 wonderful teachers who have helped tremendously! Our son started in the early education program and is now in Kindergarten. We have nothing but wonderful things to say about this school, the staff & the community!

Only giving them a star because I have to. I am so upset with Mayo High school and the…read moreadministration there. They let my son down and all the hard work both him and I were doing for him to graduate. For a assistant principal to tell my son he would be better off in the GED program is horrible. Now we officially lost everything. This was to a kid that had such a low self esteem that he had been in and out of the hospital for sucidal issues and now what he did was pretty much tell him he was no good. I was promised by his special teacher she would never give up on my son, but she did too. She was the only adult he trusted. I guess their moto is when the going gets tough you quit!

Not the kind of place I would want to send my kids. Seemed kinda drab for an elementary school and…read morenot a really joyful place. I think kids need a more creative and stimulating environment for maximizing their amazing potential and future.

This School is beyond GREAT! I am a teacher in the Middle School and can't tell you how wonderful…read moreit is to work here! I have the opportunity to work with amazing staff members who are dedicated to their profession as well as their faith. That only benefits these students on a daily basis. There is a positive feeling throughout the school and I hear comments from parents continually saying how happy they are with the direction this school is going. Our principal is one of the BEST persons I have ever worked with. I have been in many schools where it seemed like it was teachers vs. admin, but in our school, we, as teachers, feel like our admin supports us 100%. The smaller classes allow us as teachers to give more attention to our students and I feel like we have so many opportunities to enrich our lessons with fun projects and focus on the FUN part of education and learning. If I still had children and/or middle school aged kids, I would do everything I could to get them to this school. The memories of being here will last a lifetime.

We were visiting the Mayo Clinic from California and were unable to bring our daughter to the…read moreappointment. Kids come 1st came highly recommended by Mayo a clinic concierge staff member so I gave them a Call and they offered me the drop in service. It was extremely reasonable at a rate of $72.00 per day for drop in. I can't even begin to explain how kind staff was, It's ridiculous to stay but I will literally miss the women I interacted with there. I was so stressed to drop off my daughter but the second day it felt like home. If you needed daily care or even drop in like myself I couldn't recommend them enough!

From the owner: Caring & Loving Your Children…read more Kids Come 1st opened in 1989. We are locally owned and operated by Kibby Hanson. We have three great local locations to meet the needs of our growing community and our primary goal is to serve the needs of Rochester, MN area families by providing the highest quality programs available as well as school age care before and after school.