As a former public school teacher, my experiences lead our family to homeschool and then we found…read moreActon Academy. Both of our children have had so much growth this year. We've seen their leadership skills sharpened, critical thinking skills honed and how well they have been able to work collaboratively with their peers. The four C's of twenty-first Century skills are critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication. Acton helps to develop each of these skills in a developmentally appropriate way. I love how they allow our children to read their choice of books during drop everything and read time, allow plenty of outside recess and have quests where they work together to solve real world problems. During core skill time they work on reading, writing and arithmetic. Each of our kids have excelled by working at their own levels, setting goals and achieving them! One of our children is Dyslexic and Acton has been the perfect environment to allow him to work using his strengths while still working on individualized core skills. Our daughter loves "writer's workshop" where she gets to write to a real audience by writing letters, reviews and publish books. They learn History through Story of the World which is fascinating to our whole family. We also enjoyed the Acton Business Fair where children become entrepreneurs and get to sell their products to the community. So much learning happened during that project! Acton instills in children that they are "heroes" on their own journey and heroes face hard times and work to overcome them. Acton is changing the face of education and we are so blessed that we get to be a part of this community of young heroes!

We absolutely love The Nest! From the very beginning, we have felt completely confident leaving our…read moredaughter in their care. The entire staff truly works together as a team to provide exceptional care, and it shows in every interaction. Our daughter is in the infant room and genuinely looks forward to seeing her teacher each day -- which speaks volumes. The teachers don't just supervise the children, they actively play with them, engage with them, and thoughtfully plan activities to keep them entertained and learning. It's clear they truly enjoy what they do, and that makes all the difference. One of the things I appreciate most is how well everyone knows my daughter. Her teachers and the director, Sarah, can answer any question I have and truly understand her personality, preferences, and development. That level of attentiveness gives me so much peace of mind. I also love the app they use to keep parents updated throughout the day. The regular updates, photos, and communication make me feel connected and reassured while I'm at work. We are so grateful to have found such a warm, nurturing, and professional environment. I would highly recommend The Nest to any parent looking for a daycare where their child will be genuinely cared for and loved.

Very communicative staff that provides excellent care and consistent meals for the children. Both…read moremy sons even started eating their vegetables at home. My oldest is about to graduate the program amd head to kindergarten and is well prepared

Sylvan is a really great place children to learn. It has a variety of skills for your children and…read moreeven gives them tokens to buy toys to use at home. I really recommend putting your children in Sylvans. It's a fun learning experience and teaches so much to your children. By the time you pick your children up from Sylvans they would have probably learned so much. This is why I gave Sylvans 5 stars.

My son started going to tutoring here at the end of 2018 and I've noticed huge improvements in…read moremath. His confidence in the classroom and at home while doing homework have grown! The ladies at sylvan are extremely helpful and friendly. I highly recommend this center! :)

I work here (full time now), so I can't give a true review. BUT I've been really impressed with how…read moremuch the owner cares about the kids learning about science and loving science. I've talked to other "mad scientists" from other franchises in Canada and the US, and they've even been impressed with the amount of programs that are offered and the quality of the take-home science projects the kids get. Every time I go into a school to teach kids, something happens to "make my day." If you have any questions, let me know. We do summer camps, in-school workshops for pre-schoolers through 8th graders, birthday parties, after school programs, library programs, stuff for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, and really BIG science shows for audiences at schools, community centers, etc. It's so much fun!! Science shows are far superior to magic shows.

There is nothing not to love about this incredible school! From the loving expertise of the…read moreincredible staff to a curriculum that uniquely molds to your child's passions and curiosities, learning at Habitat is so much fun for my children! When they can follow their own lead, they learn at an alarmingly fast rate--from understanding the formation of our planets at age 4 to a very ground, real understanding and ability for multiplication and division at 5. And as a parent, I love learning here too! Volunteering as a parent has manifested the strongest group of like-minded parent friendships I may have in my adult life. So grateful for this place!

I have been a volunteer tutor with School on Wheels for 4 years and also serve on their Young…read moreProfessionals Committee. It is the perfect volunteer opportunity to work into a busy schedule - a set hour each week, with sites all over the city, and opportunities throughout the day and evening. They just moved to a new office at the United Way campus to be closer to more of their sites and to be accessible to the families they serve by being near the Red Line. Next time we have a committee meeting, I'll add photos of their beautiful new space!

School on Wheels is an amazing non-profit organization that provides tutoring to students in…read morehomeless shelters and battered women shelters. Often times these children are the lost children of the system. They fall through the cracks because their less then ideal home situation means constantly moving from one shelter home couch to another and thus constant interruption in their education. Sometimes parents are in a constant state of shock worried with other concerns like safety, food, utilities, that their kids education is the last concern on their mind. The volunteer tutors of School on Wheels become sometimes that one beacon of light for these kids. As a tutor we assist children in their homework and play games, we provide positive reinforcement. We let them talk and and we let them be kids in their often rocky world. Being a tutor requires little commitment but just an hour a day a week. There is so much flexibility to being a tutor. As a tutor for almost 3.5 years I learned so much about myself and the children gave back to me as much as I tried to give back to them.

This "school" failed our child in all ways. Our son was…read moreforced by them to have a test done for autism. He not only passed the test but showcased high level of intelligence during this test. He was found to have ADHD and ODD a year later when we moved to Florida. This school has no clue how to educate a child that may be slightly different. We found out at the end of the school year that they basically outcasted him to the side and let the other kids learn and be involved because they had no training on what our son was going thru. He developed anxiety from the isolation that these so called teachers put him in. They made him and us as parents feel as though he was broken and beyond repair. Flash forward to today. Our son is thriving in kindergarten. He is one of the smartest and most friendly in class. His classmates and teachers love him. The administration loves him. Thank you Florida school systems for knowing how to teach and mold young children with differences into amazing children and students. He just made first semester honor roll! My honest is advice is to never consider sending your children here. The level of education and training for your child to develop and fully succeed is not here. I hope this review even helps one family from making the right decision about this place

Every child is loved and cared for as if they were their own. They teach with love,compassion and…read morepatience. We have never been so lucky to have such great teachers in our life. I wish there were more educators in the world like them.

Goddard Indianapolis is such a special place! The teachers are genuinely excited to see the kids…read moreevery day, you can tell they love what they do and truly care about each child. Communication with parents is fantastic; we always feel informed and included in our child's learning and growth. It's such a joy knowing our little one is surrounded by people who are passionate, caring, and supportive!

A few days after the publication of my initial review (now at 70 "useful" votes) Goddard North's…read moreowner AGAIN violated confidentiality, and basic professionalism, by calling another Goddard parent to discuss my family's termination. This was the same family friend who had been asked by the school to sign my son's paperwork, despite having absolutely no authority to do so. My friend stated that she did not initiate this discussion, and openly expressed to Ms. Patel that she had no interest in further discussing this matter or my family's personal business. My friend told me the call began with Patel offering to drive her son home in an emergency if she remained enrolled (I was her son's emergency contact and sometimes picked him up) and quickly devolved into Patel badmouthing me. According to my friend, Ms. Patel claimed I "triggered" her daughter (a then-classmate of our sons) into repeatedly hitting Ms. Patel (a behavior Patel did little to correct) during the conversation that occurred the evening I was trespassed. This conversation ended with me clearly informing Ms. Patel that my child would be leaving Goddard by the end of that week, making her decision to trespass and legally bully me--for the perceived crime of calling out her racist behavior and demonstrably false claims using a "tone" she didn't like--particularly petty and vindictive. While my only issue is with the conduct of the other ADULTS involved in this matter, Ms. Patel's hypocrisy regarding her own child's problematic behavior was one of my main points of contention with Patel that evening. Ms. Patel deemed my black 3-year-old son a danger to others (including the ADULT staff) for throwing a toy, even though the teacher reported that my son had been physically provoked (climbed on) by the other child involved, yet she was completely unwilling to hold her own child, or the white children in my son's class, to similar standards. When challenged, Patel attempted to justify her daughter's behavior by telling me her child was "tired" and she would definitely be less tolerant if her child "had been hitting the staff." I witnessed Ms. Patel's child hit other children/staff more than once; I witnessed her hit her mother more than thirty times. It wasn't any different. Clearly Patel's own (lack of) discipline skills, indulgent parenting, and willingness to offer up excuses were to blame, not my "tone." When I directly identified clear patterns of racial bias at the school, Patel suggested I should do the heavy lifting of educating her staff (presumably for free), not her or her paid director. The evening of my trespass I very clearly told Patel it was definitely NOT my job as a paying client to provide free racial bias (or any other) training to her franchise preschool to ensure my son's fair treatment, particularly when she and her paid director were clearly unwilling to address their own racially problematic behaviors. Patel, clearly unversed in irony, countered this "threat" (of unsparing criticism) by chastising my "tone" and threatening to have me arrested. Around the time she called my friend, Ms. Patel sent me a handwritten card, wishing my son and I "all the best," instead of simply refunding my prorated tuition... as one might expect given that our family was expelled. This struck me as wildly insincere, as the Patels had literally threatened me with arrest only days earlier. Clearly my initial review struck a nerve, as had her inability to have it removed from two of the three platforms I posted to, and she needed to do some serious damage control. Parents: Don't be fooled by a beautiful building, polished marketing provided by Goddard corporate, glowing reviews written by the owner's sister, or the (in my opinion) clearly staged photos (of their own kids) added by Goddard management following my initial review. The vast majority of Goddard's "certified and experienced teachers" have no professional licensure or relevant degree and neither does Ms. Patel. She's a profiteer, not an educator. Goddard's licensing record, publicly available via the Indiana FSSA website, is alarmingly poor, especially for a new facility. Their citation record includes THREE separate failures to appropriately report substantiated or alleged instances of child abuse/neglect that occurred on site; repeated failures to follow state-mandated drug screening, criminal background check, minimum education, and training requirements for staff; leaving toxins in an area accessible to children; feeding a child breast milk from the wrong mother; and leaving a 22-month-old toddler unsupervised outdoors (the second citation involving a toddler left alone outdoors in a calendar year). Goddard's current Paths to Quality rating is a Level 1--the worst possible score for a licensed center--and in 2020 their licensing status was "probationary." Clearly I am not alone in my assessment.