I can't say enough positive things about this school. The staff is AMAZING. They genuinely LOVE the kids. They go above and beyond to make each child feel special and constantly create new ways to expose the children to new positive things. The curriculum is fantastic. My daughter has learned so much. She feels very happy about going to school, never wants me to pick her up early, and feels confident within her learning abilities. Her teacher is top notch. They are provided with delicious, nutritious meals. The food is organic, freshly made, and very healthy. My list could go on and on. I will be relocating soon and have to take my daughter out of this school. I am very nervous because they have set the bar very high and I worry that other places will not be able to match the expectations Little Acorn Academy created for me. I do feel very blessed my daughter got to spend a great deal of time in this positive and encouraging environment. read more

Worst experience we have ever had with a daycare. horrible management and very poor conditions. I don't think it's safe for children. I expect it to be condemned soon. read more

If you want to be treated horribly and be disrespectful daily. This is the daycare for you. By far the worst director I have ever dealt with at my child's daycare. If the woman does not like you, she will bully you. Give you late fees for no reason. Threaten your livelihood by making you leave work to pick up your child when your child's not even sick just because she can. No one deserves to be treated the way the Director of this daycare treats other parents. It's all one big power trip and me as a single mother that works very hard to support her two children. I just don't have time for people who play games with my life and my children-it's not fair it's not right and I'm gonna share my experience so that other parents don't take their kids to this Academy.. read more

My grandson was enrolled in this daycare center which seemed like a really nice place, until you interact with the Director, Lynn Hansson. She is rude and has a God like attitude. She called me when my grandson was sick and told me that had so many minutes pick him up or else. When you confront her attitude or behavior, it gets worse. You have to wonder, what kind of environment are the children or staff dealing with each day. Take it from a grandparent, go somewhere else if this women is still Director. read more

This place is filthy dirty and the people are terrible. My child went there for TWO WEEKS and in that time she came home with a cold, runny nose and hand, foot and mouth. IN TWO WEEKS. Clearly they never clean the place. Take one look and you'll see, this place is awful. read more

I've posted a Message from the owner from Jan 14, stating that she allows staff to remove their masks while watching the children. My daughter is six months old, meaning staff was allowed to hold her during a global pandemic without wearing a mask. We only found this out after our daughters room had a COVID exposure last week. The owner, Stacy, told me that if I had a problem with their mask policy (or lack thereof) to not return my child to her care. So I didn't. We picked little acorn because it was the cheapest in the neighborhood, and now it's very clear to me why. read more

Little Acorn Academy - Message from the owner from Jan 14, stating that she allows staff to remove their masks while watching the children. - Preschools Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Our child's feeding instructions were completely disregarded. Even though those instructions came from a doctor's note. There is a terrible break in communication between staffs resulting in care that isn't optimal and worse, lack of *safe* quality care. The owner or director Stacey is very ignorant of your concerns, she's very quick to tell unhappy parents that there are other child care out there. Meaning she doesn't want them in her place. Instead of putting her time and Best to address issues and take it seriously, Stacey just seems to be too proud to know that her school has flaws. Basically, unhappy staffs leading to poor quality care. ignorant staffs and owner. Very hard owner to work with. Money minded owner, mistakes take forever to be fixed read more

Today will be my boys second day attending the after school care at Little Acorn Academy but I had to write a review. When I toured the facility I liked the openness and the general curriculum but I was really impressed with the staff!!! They are a group of caring and informative individuals. I felt totally safe leaving my children there. After my boys first day they were both unhappy that I picked them up early (5:30). The things they expressed that they loved were the nice ladies that worked there, the other kids, the chance to talk about their day when they first got there, time to get homework done, and time for indoor and outdoor play. They haven't been so excited about going home or to any other after school care program. I want to add that I am also a HUGE fan of their nutritious meals and snacks that are organic. We use mostly organic at home. I will continue to update my review. read more

We have loved having our baby at this daycare. The staff is so friendly and love on the babies like their own! The environment is always clean and they do lots of activities for holidays. read more

My four year old and I absolutely love this place. Every day when it's time to take him, he can't wait to get there, and doesn't want to leave when it's time to go! His teacher, Ms Kristen really does put her all into teaching and caring for the kiddos. The owner and director, Stacy is warm and welcoming. She always greets me with a smile! read more

We switched from Children's Learning Adventure this this daycare and it was a great decision. Everyone here is so interactive with my kids. I've got one kid that had Mrs. Lynn 4yr old class and she is now in after school care here and has always been very happy and is so excited to tell me all the things she's been learning on a daily basis.. which is something she has never done at any daycare until this place. She truly learns at this place and they gave her a head start at reading and writing for elementary school. My 1yr old is here as well and every teacher she has had she LOVES, and they love her. It's easy to see the people here really so love working with kids. Their lunch prepper (cannot remember her name) is also wonderful. My daughters love her. The manager here, Stacy, has always been accommodating and caring with parents needs or questions! I'm very happy my kids are here and in good hands read more

My kids love this preschool as if it was their second home! The staff treat my children as if they were their own and you can feel the genuine love that they have for all of the kids that attend. I love that my kids look forward to going to school and learning new things. Thank you LAA for all that you have done for me and my little ones. You guys rock!!!!!! read more

They have a great team over at Little Acorn ~ our two youngest are in their after-school program and we've been very happy. Little Acorn also regularly has events at the school, and have started a parents night out. Affordable and trustworthy - if you're looking for a day car or after school program in Cedar Park check them out! read more

We have been to multiple daycares over the years as our oldest is 8. The staff, especially Stacey & Stephanie, always take the time to answer any questions we may have. Our kiddos love their teachers. The summer activities are fantastic for both our school child as well as our preschooler. Very happy to have been referred by another parent to Little Acorn. read more

My son has been going to this daycare since he was 2 months old, for over 2 1/2 years now and I absolutely love them. Stacy, the owner, is so hands on and somehow always seems to know how my son did that day. Some girls have come and gone, some have been there ever since Jaxon started going, but I've never had a problem with any of them, they are always so sweet and seem to genuinely care about my son and my son has come to know and love them as well. Ms Brooke and Ms Kelly are his teachers now, and I drop him off with Ms Anna in the morning, they are all wonderful, I just can't say enough nice things about them! Jaxon is 2 and talking up a storm, can name most of the colors, can count to ten, and know what sounds most animals make. And together we got my son potty trained last month and they were just as excited about it as I was! And so so helpful. Potty training is difficult on it's own, let alone when you've got at least 10 other toddlers to take care of. Thank you Ms Stacy and all the sweet sweet girls you have working for you. The day Jaxon goes to preschool will be a sad day for me! read more

We have a son in the Pre-K program and one in the 3's classroom. We were really nervous about our sons kinder preparedness since we recently relocated and had him out of a structured facility. We are amazed at how far he has come in just a few short months! Ms. Lynn does amazing work! She is very structured and focused and keeps him on track. I just wish we would of started him sooner. Our 3 year old transforms into this caring, helpful little boy! It is amazing to hear all the thoughtful things he does during the day. I know it is because he is surrounded by such positivity! read more

This a great place to start your child's learning experience. Not only do the staff take personal interest in your child but they stay in contact with you after your child leaves. We have continuously come back for after school and camp programs for our son and they have always been able to fit him in. Our family loves this place. read more

Little Acorn Academy is formerly Cradles to Kids. The new owners took over September 2011 and have been very wonderful at "picking up the ball and running with it." While CTK had a wonderful staff, there was little owner investment in the property and facility. Ms. Ham has made positive changes to the menu, serving healthy, well-balanced meals that are made in house by a culinary-trained staff member. She is currently replacing the young children's playscape with safer equipment that is more enticing and fun for the kids. The rooms are slowly changing to include more toys and activities for the kids to interact with. The facility vans have been replaced with new ones that are in perfect condition. The staff that have stayed on as well as the new staff are well-trained in Early Childhood Education, and I feel confident that my daughter's teachers take wonderful care of her all day while I am at work. The daily curriculum is well-rounded and includes lots of sensory experiences and outdoor time. This company has been very responsive to my initial concerns as the business ownership transitioned, and they have really stepped up to partner with my family in helping raise a happy toddler that is meeting her developmental milestones. read more

My kids have been at Little Acorn for about 2 months now and we love it. The teachers always keep me up to date on their day and have been so kind to them. This is the first time they have been in any kind of daycare and I am so grateful that the staff has made it a good transition for them. They have had a great time so far this summer on their field trips. My kids are school age and they have been very happy there. read more

The summer camp said that there would field trips. They cancelled most of them. They said their would be swimming, they cancelled that. Then they said that they would take them to a splash pad. They cancelled that. At this point, my kids were getting used to disappointment but that was apparently the GOOD part of this camp. The kids are disorderly and the place is absolutely deafening. My kids kept telling me how bad those kids were and they were sick of the noise. My kids went to a different camp every week this summer and this is the only one that they said was like this. They liked all the other ones. They had some special needs kids in the class. One of the big ones picked my 6 year old and threw him on the ground leaving marks. He wasn't even anywhere near her or engaged with her when she decided to do this. Apparently, this happens from time to time there but separating them is not something they intend to do. They didn't even call me or inform me until I got there and my child told me when I came to pick my kids up. Obviously my children's safety is not a concern there. If they have special needs kids they can't control, they at least need to keep them away from little kids that can get hurt. They should keep them grouped by size so they can't beat up on the little kids. I had prepaid for a week at the camp. I decided to pull my kids out early. It's just not worth them getting hurt and they absolutely hated it there. read more

I hope others would find this review helpful. So instead of writing one long paragraph, I will break down my review of this facility. Needless to say from my one star review, I have taken out my child from this place, and hope that the place has gotten better since. For me, I judged a daycare/school based on the following factors: security, owner/staff, friendliness, hygiene, environment (how clean and if it is a nurturing environments for the kids). First of all, I would like to say that Stacy the owner is not the nicest person. Security--anybody can walk through the front door. I mean, REALLY! They did not have any, kind of security systems such as fingerprints or code or even locks. Sometimes the owner, or other staff are not even in the front, watching who comes in or out of the front door. Stacy and Kacee have both told me that they are in the process of fixing this. I was too concerned about this to keep my child there Environment--when we were there, the environment/place is fairly dirty, could use some cleaning up/renovations. the owner Stacy has claimed that she is in the process of making some renovations. We found the place to be slightly humid, with water dripping here and there from I don't know where, just that there'd be water dripping onto the floor. Basically, what I am trying to say, is that there are nicer daycare, ones that look cleaner, brighter. Which I think it's more eye-catching to even the kids, not to mention it's better for them to be in a cleaner environment. Staff--the staffs are never enthusiastic, and look exhausted most of the time. This to me indicates overworking and underpaid. They are not nurturing. There's also a huge lack of communications between staffs. For example, several times, there were substitute staffs, and they would not feed my child the way we've told them to. They claimed that nobody has told them or related information about my child. One day on our way home, I happened to speak with a mother whose daughter was in the infant room. She told me that when she picked up her daughter, her daughter's bottle is cold, they gave it to her straight from the fridge, but her daughter takes her bottle warm. Stacy is also not accommodating, Kacee is friendlier and is prompt when answering questions for getting back at our concerns. Safety--when we toured, although our child is a toddler, we toured all rooms including the infant rooms. I saw an infant wearing a bib while sleeping in her crib. I mentioned it to my friend who works in the Department of children and family services, and she said this is a huge safety issue and should be reported. That is a very good point, as young babies tend to flip around/move, switching from sleeping on their backs slipping under tummy when they sleep. What a choking hazard. Hygiene--my child several times, came home with a rash. I told Stacy that this rash looks like a bug bite. my child has had several of bug bite rashes, whether from home, playing outdoors. So it was easy for me to recognize bug but precious. I told Stacy that there might be bugs, she said that if another child has to same rash, she would call the bug person. I found another child with the same rash and told her about it. And she said if I could find a bug in the room, she would call the bug person. So yes, I found about. Not sure if that was the bug that bit my child, but Stacy's reaction was less than satisfying to me. She took a look at the bug very quickly, and said oh this insect does not bite. In my mind I was thinking, oh she went from a daycare owner to bug expert. So aside from the hygiene issue, bugs are also safety issue. What if my child was allergic to that bug, and had an allergic reaction Nutrition--we were told food served there are organic. But I actually have had a teacher told me that sometimes the food are not organic. I sincerely hope this facility has changed, and is more upscale. So hopefully this review will help the owner to know what needs to be changed in case she forgets what I've talked to her regarding what should improve read more

Everything started out just great. Friendly staff, open door policy, reasonable price. After my daughter started daycare here, she started speaking nasty, then told us she learned it from her new teachers ( we don't talk like that at home). I believed her but was also hesitant as I met everyone and they all seemed nice. I witnessed first hand 2 teachers talking the same way to other kids, when they didn't know I was standing there. Check in and check out system is ok if there is someone monitoring it, if not, just walk on in and go wherever you want in the building, safety hazard. Who knows who could have been let in. Only 2 of about 24 lights worked in the classroom, for 2 weeks no one fixed it. Recess equipment geared toward younger toddlers, because in 1 and 1/2 months they didn't put the older kids one up. Medicine left out in classrooms at kids reach. Teachers brought their older kids in younger classrooms so the teachers paid attention to their personal kids not the classroom they were working with. I could see how the manager was trying to make a good name for herself, very nice, but it seemed like the teachers were getting away with a lot going unnoticed by her. Overall my family was not impressed or happy. Switched daycares and she's been happy ever since. read more