ELC is Ann Arbor's best kept preschool secret. The teachers have hearts of gold and really love…read morethe kids. They create such a great environment for socializing and learning for the kids and do a great job caring for safety as well. I was nervous about taking my kids to preschool at first, but this program has become dearly loved by my children and I. We have also had a number of different teachers there and all have been incredible, speaking to an excellent leadership and administrative culture in the school.

We are in love with this place!! The teachers are amazing and do a great job with the kids. They…read moreare endlessly patient. I love picking my child up and hearing a little bit about what has happened during the day. They are dedicated to spending time outside. Something really important to me, that ELC does really well, is the way they model language in the class. My daughter wears hearing aids and her speech has improved while there due to them, speech therapy, etc. Every week they send out the theme of their activities and songs they're singing, which is also very helpful.

My children have attended Saline Cooperative preschool for two years. The school is a warm,…read morefriendly, clean space. The teacher Mrs. Mahatzke, is caring, knowledgeable and committed to creating a welcoming, diverse, inclusive classroom setting. Our children are loving all the activities that happen at Saline Co-op (monthly field trips, donating to local charities, music & dancing, art and plenty of outdoor play) and they adore their teacher. Mrs. Mahatzke adapts her pedagogical approach to fit the needs of the children in the class and is wonderful at teaching them to become more independent and ready for the next steps in their education. The cooperative aspect means that the parents run the school. The only paid staff are the teachers. Parents definitely have more responsibility than in your standard preschool, but it also means that there's a real sense of community with the families and a sense of ownership because you're the one making the decisions about how things run. Can't recommend it highly enough.

This was our first year with our 3-year-old enrolled at SCOOP. We were searching for a community,…read morenot just a daycare type of school, and we are so happy to have enrolled our son here. I have continuously been impressed by the dedication of the parents and the teacher to create such an enriching environment. The teacher Mrs. Mahatzke, leads the students with ease through creative and play-based learning, to which our son looks forward to each day. I am amazed by how much he has learned and grown in this past year, and I believe SCOOP has helped foster this. At first, we were a little hesitant about being assist parents, but as the school year is coming to an end, we look back and see how much of a value it has been to not only spend that time with our child, but also to actively participate in growing a community with him. Looking forward to another year with SCOOP!

My daughter has gone to WCA for preschool and young 5's. She loves her teachers and the rest of…read morethe school staff. Everyone is kind and friendly. The program is wonderful and I can't believe how much she has learned and grown during these 2 years. She will stay there as long as she can. She gets all the personal attention she needs and she has made great friends!

We love Washtenaw Christian Academy! This is our third year at WCA. Our children have benefited…read moregreatly from excellent teachers, small class sizes, wonderful friends, a challenging but balanced curriculum, and support for their special needs. We love that the school is preK-12, which allows our elementary aged children to interact with middle and high school students who are great Christian role models. We are excited about new initiatives at the school, including opportunities for the kids to be meaningfully involved with missions. The sports program is also well-run, challenging and fun. Go Wildcats!

Our family sadly only stayed in Ann Arbor for 3 months but my son settled into the discovery centre…read moreextremely well with the most fantastic staff support. We were worried, as we have moved around a lot that my son was suffering because of it, but the teachers in orange room made such an effort to give him time and attention that he loved it from day one! The rooms are self contained, as in restrooms, playgrounds etc and very well equipped and clean. They also have access to more toys/ equipment that they rotate weekly so your little one will never get bored. There is also a great room that they use for more physical fun if the weather is so bad that they can't get outside. I was so gutted when we learned we had to move again as I really hoped I'd found a preschool for the next 4 years for both my sons.

My child goes here and we couldn't be happier. I highly recommend this pre school for your kid. The…read morestaff is knowledgable and friendly. Lots of cool activities for the kids.

I just wanna say Ann Arbor Kindercare has shown great office and staff communication through the…read morecenter, Great Quality, Children are engaged in activity's as well as teachers keeping supervision key. Thank you Keyonte Jones and Faith Griffey for doing a great job for the center each and every day! They provide breakfast,Lunch, snack that gives kids the ability to feel comfortable healthy and never hungry at this center. They have outdoor playground Time and safety is taken well were they watch the temperatures and make sure the child is dressed to the weather and never missing out on learning. What is best at Ann Arbor's Center is there Monthly curriculums. Seeing the children's art work Is amazing and watching them grow Making friends and learning. My daughter Madelyn, has attended Ann Arbor's Kindercare since she was 6 weeks old. I knew coming into KinderCare my child would learn to go from an infant to a toddler in no time. She was in infants and learned to roll talk and walk. Going into toddler A and B she learned to walk so well she started potty training in toddler b on the potty and now in discovery preschool she's officially 3 and she's fully potty trained. The teachers really show how much this job means to them and what it takes to have a child improve. I'm super happy with how much She's grown as a toddler and learning to speak fluent sentences. Most of all what makes me the happiest is they have us bring family photos to stick up on the classroom walls and the child can be at eye level and know I'm in a safe place because my family is right beside me in my classroom As I move to each class as I grow. If Your ever wanting to enroll in a child care center that is learning based Ann Arbor Kindercare, its CLEAN! Teachers are very welcoming and friendly and the management takes high Pride in what they do for work! Thank you again for everything ! I will keep watching my child grow around the center.

Kindercare has been so fantastic for our family. We have to kids attend and both experiences have…read morebeen amazing. They are compassionate, caring, fun, and flexible. We were nervous to go back after all day cares were shut down due to Covid. Ms. Crystal took the time to talk with us on the phone and answer all our questions and made us feel very informed. Now that we have a been back for a few weeks we feel so well taken care of and safe at the center. Our daughter didn't want to go back after being home with us for weeks and now she wants to stay longer every day!

My kids really enjoyed their two years at Jellybean. The teachers are very professional and really…read morecare about the children. It was sad to see them graduate, but luckily we live right across the road, so we will be dropping by occasionally so the kids can visit their favorite teachers. Thank you Jellybean family!

This place is amazing and my family is SO lucky to have found them! My son went here and now my…read moredaughter is there. They truly care about the kiddos and treat them like their own. They are one of a kind! My kiddos have thoroughly enjoyed the amazing backyard as well as all of the creative activities inside.

I can't speak to the quality of this center now, but I was someone that used to go to gretchen's…read morehouse after school as a child. Granted its been more than 20 years since then, but I am still dealing with the trauma of being at this daycare. Even back then this place was very expensive, and my immigrant parents worked hard to be able to send me here. Despite the fact that it was the "best" it was one of the most racially intolerant places I have ever experienced. The staff treated me like I was untouchable. They constantly isolated me from all the white kids, blamed me for things I didn't do, refused to feed me, and allowed other kids to discriminate against me. If this kind of treatment were going on today this place would be cancelled so fast. Will my parents ever get the money back from this place, no. And I continue to have to deal with the racial trauma I received as a little brown girl. Hope things have changed at this place and other people of color haven't had to experience this.

Gretchen's House is a fantastic day care. We had our first son there for two years. They do…read morestimulating play beginning even with very young infants (including finger painting with feet, playing with sand, and, when older, playing with edible art materials. Also, the individualized care is striking. Each day, your infant or toddler comes home with a personalized note about his or her strengths, funny things he or she did or said, and an emphasis on his or her individual personality, not just about what the group did. The drawback to Gretchen's House is that it is very expensive. Unfortunately, too, the next step down in daycare in Ann Arbor is severe. Now that we have two children, we've had to enroll them elsewhere and the quality is impressively worse. If Gretchen's House weren't so completely unaffordable for us, we'd be back in a heartbeat.

Summers-Knoll is an amazing school focused on progressive education. The small teacher and faculty…read moreto student ratio (around 8:1 I think) enables SK to provide both my children with highly individualized learning experiences which the love. My daughter is entering 3rd grade and has been there since kindergarten and my son will be starting kindergarten this fall. My daughter has been counting down the days for summer to be over and school to "finally" start up again. I really like that during the school year, the kids are not bogged down with unnecessary piles of meaningless homework. Kids are encouraged to be kids. It's exactly the learning environment every child should have.

Summers-Knoll is a really outstanding independent school for gifted kids. It's presently K-5, which…read moreis why the old middle school location pops up in Yelp as closed. SK emphasizes small class sizes and learning through service, with lots of activities out in the community. A substantial fraction of the children receive scholarship support and the student population is very diverse. If you think your child would benefit from the sort of individualized attention offered here, you really should give them a call, regardless of your income. Their URL is missing from the profile. It's http://summers-knoll.org/ (an update: SK is re-establishing its middle school starting with the fall 2011 semester and plans to be moving into a new larger building nearby in the winter term - both signs of health and growth for this outstanding Ann Arbor institution!)

A place where you can truly drop your child off, and totally focus on work or whatever it is you…read moreneed to do. They define child-centered care, and the staff comes up with great ideas and activities to ensure children are learning age-appropriate rules and skills. We would recommend this business 1000X! They use an app to track all activities, including diaper changes, food, and the occasional bump on the head if it happens. We no longer live in Ann Arbor, but continue to drive here because the care is just that good.

I've sent both of my children here and it is a wonderful, positive, encouraging environment. The…read moreteachers genuinely care about the children, are accommodating to my schedule, and most importantly my kids learn learn learn. At the younger school (infant - 2 1/2) the teachers give the children the attention they need to grow confidence and build their independence. After a few weeks of starting here my toddler was putting on his own coat, putting away his backpack and lunch and strutting his independence both at school and at home. These teachers also had both of my children excited to begin potty training and guided them to mastering it in a short period of time.

My son attended the Latchkey program at Lincoln Consolidated schools. Our experience was horrible…read more My son can be challenging, but the way in which the workers chose to handle situations is beyond professional. My son was belittled, and screamed at in the open by a worker. I addressed it as I was right there to witness it, and was also screamed at and treated very poorly. The workers sit at a table and chat amongst themselves, text on their phone and read the newspaper rather than interact with the children. The one positive about the program was Nina, who was moved to the preschool room and the program continued to worsen once she was gone. When this was addressed to the main program, Kristi who is the director at the main office was very receptive of my concerns, however not once did I get a chance to talk to either owner. Instead just a check in the mail for the remainder of the summer fees that were previously paid, and not even the amount I was expecting after talking to Kristi. They are money hungry, could care less about the actual welfare of the children and customer satisfaction. My son could've done a better job watching himself in the mornings in comparison to what this program has to offer.

Definitely not happy with the Bemis 2 program they have at model Elementary. I paid a $50…read moreregistration fee that was supposed to last the whole year, I took a few weeks off and they won't let my son return since December. They also won't return the registration fee and now the director just ignores my emails.