My 3 year old has been attending this school for about 5 months now…read more He came from another Creative World so the transition was easy for the me. Both campuses has the same curriculum and care. I really appreciate the Miss Judy. She is head of the place and is such a joy. You can tell that she takes great pride and care in her job. It seems likes she genuinely enjoy being around the kids and treats them all like they are her own. While my 3 year old attends fully time, she has been very accommodating to taking in my infant on the days that I need it despite me not having a consistent schedule yet. Most places won't be able to accommodate but she understands and tries hard to help all the working mommies and daddies out there. :)

My daughter started here in preschool and now she is 10. I feel extremely comfortable with her…read morebeing at this school. The staff is very caring and sensitive to my daughters special medical needs. When my daughter is at the summer camp, I can be sure she is in good hands! It allows me to focus on work during work hours without stress or worries.

The Learning Experience in Rivercrest is a wonderful school. My daughter attends the school five…read moredays a week. My husband and I were excited to have our daughter return to The Learning Experience when she could. The staff is thorough with the CDC guidelines in dealing with the Covid-19 virus. Jackie and her staff are so warm and welcoming every morning at drop off and during pick-up. My daughter's teacher sends me a few pictures of what she works on and plays with during their outside time. The food options are healthy for her meals and snacks. They staff does a wonderful job with creativity; making ice cream in a plastic baggie, and bringing in donuts for the kids. She is learning to become independent and using her imagination. She gives the staff hugs and really builds a bond with everyone there.

From the owner: The Learning Experience is a leading daycare in Riverview providing infant care, toddler daycare,…read morepreschool, and pre-k programs for children ages six weeks to six years. Families searching for dependable child care in Riverview trust our safe, nurturing classrooms and engaging early childhood education programs. Our proprietary curriculum supports kindergarten readiness through hands on learning, STEM activities, music, fitness, and social emotional development. From infant daycare and toddler programs to private preschool and after school care in Riverview, our experienced teachers deliver structured learning, enrichment programs, and reliable child care near Riverview for working families.

I have had my 3 children in various daycares throughout the years- probably over 6 by now. Without…read morehesitation this one is by far the best, by a mile. I am beyond impressed by everyone at this school. From the director who is kind, personal, and wonderful, the admin staff are amazing coming up with creative ways to celebrate and teach, the staff always having a smile and hello when you pass, and of course the teachers. The teachers are what any parent is looking for for their children. The amount of effort and skill that goes into the daily learning is incredible. My 5 year old is in Ms Kim and Ms Maria's class, she has grown so much in a year. She just scored 99 %tile on the state testing and the knowledge she teaches us at dinner is beyond her years. She's leaving pre K knowing how to read, write, addition/subtraction. My other one is in Ms Marisol and Ms Teresitas 2's class and learning so much. I highly recommend this daycare for anyone questioning it. I highly recommend it to anyone who asks.

We absolutely love this school! I am blown away daily at the incredible amount of knowledge my…read morechild has obtained. He started in the "upper" 3s preschool program over a year ago.His wonderful teachers Ms. Elissa & Ms. Marwa have instilled values, respect, culture, independence with lots of learning through play. These teachers are high quality, educated and have 15-20 years experience. Our son is always creating, exploring and problemsolving. We've loved having consistent teachers who are absolutely amazing with our son! We started our baby in the baby room and it's been such a wonderful experience! Ms. Lisa, Ms. Kerry and Ms. Mckenzie along with the other providers are so loving, sweet & we'vefelt very comfortable having our babe in their care. He's now in the 1 year old room & excelling with the wonderful care there as well! Ms. Angela & Ms. Natalee are incredibly sweet! I love that at such a young age our babe is exploring & already learningso much. We feel so lucky to have our children in such a wonderful environment. Setting the foundation is important to us and The Goddard School is assisting us as working parents to do so. We are so appreciative & thankful for the wonderful teachers & establishment!

My children have loved attending the Village year round since 2014. Couldn't imagine sending the…read morekids elsewhere with all the fun activities and learning that occurs at the Village!

Not only is this a great place for children, it is a wonderful place to work as well. The school…read moreuses a nationally recognized curriculum and provides mentorship at all levels of the child care profession. Over the 7.5 years that I worked there, I enjoyed ongoing training, flexibility and support as I experienced significant life challenges, and paid educational opportunities that prepared me to take on new and exciting roles. Benefits and pay are competitive, and the owners and staff are like a family.

my son has attended this daycare since he was 9 months and it started rocky because i had never…read morebeen away from him. but Ms. Angela helped me with that transition and i couldn't thank her enough. Mrs. Theresa is absolutely amazing and my family and I just love the work she has put into the daycare and excited for what's in store for the future with KinderCare !

First I would like to say thank you to all the ladies at Bell Shoals KinderCare! My first and only…read moremiracle baby has been in their care on and off since she was 10 weeks old. I add 2 hours to my drive every day to take her there (30 min there and back then again in the evening) because of how much I love and trust the ladies at this center. Theresa has been great with assisting in any kind of paperwork support or assistance helping us save a lot during challenging times. The ladies in the infant and tots rooms (especially Angela and Jackie) have been great and very patient with helping my daughter through some emotional times. She has had some separation anxiety as well as adjusting to new challenging things in our home due to family illness. They have been so patient and kind letting her adjust at her own pace and meeting her where she is at. I love the pictures and videos of different activities they do throughout the day! Keeps my mind at peace while I work. I would not be able to work and deal with everything else on my plate without you guys! Thank you for everything you do!

My grandsons go here for VPK. It is a free program. Everyone here is very nice, the building is…read morealways clean (a little clutter in the lobby). They are very flexible with daycare (if I cannot sit, my son can leave the boys there with short notice. Of course there is a fee for that, but I do not know what it is). Almost everyone here speaks Spanish as well as English which I'm sure is a plus to many in this area. My grandsons seem very happy here, they are always excited about "going to school" They had no socialization skills before this because they were in private daycare, so this has helped the very much. Their teachers are great, really care about the kids in their class. I wholeheartedly recommend Discovery Point (On Symmes Road) for your child's PVK and daycare needs.

I have 2 boys- D (4) and A (2.5). From the very first week at the center (end of July), I had many…read morered flags. We were typically the first few to drop off. It was more often than not, my children were never greeted with a hello, much less a hug or even a high five. The boys were never made to feel like their teachers were excited to see them. A sense of community/emotional safety was not obvious in this center...ever. I let this go, as I know my teacher background leaves me hyper-aware to subjects and research that not everyone has access to. It wasn't directly impacting my boys, so I let it go. Fast forward to school year starting- D in VPK and A in Pre K. D was coming home stating that he was the "the bad kid" and his teachers "hated him". D is very intelligent and manipulative at times, so again, I let it go. I am a teacher...I know what kids can say to skirt around the truth. And he is not always an angel of a child. :-) However, weeks of this went on. I tried everything I could at home to reassure him that he was not the bad kid, that sometimes he made poor choices but he was NOT a BAD kid. They boys' father attempted to speak to the director and teacher as well, but they blamed the emotional shaming on the other kids. Stating the other kids were the ones making him feel that way. Well, you're the teacher. Make this stop. Immediately. What sent me for a whirl, is when D told me about how his name was always on the "bad list". The next day I went into the classroom to confirm this "bad list", and sure as anything, there it was. A HUGE list on a chalk board, titled with a sad face ":-(" and a list of children's names. I quickly erased his name, reassured him again this does not define him and left. This is literally public shaming. Current research shows that behaviors should NOT be public knowledge. That only the child and their grown ups should be made aware of their areas for improvement. After weeks of this shaming, D took on the role of bad child. While this is also inexcusable, D felt he could do no right in the classroom, so he didn't. He was getting in trouble more and more. The behaviors got worse and worse. The only way behaviors were communicated were through extremely broken English, or a translator. I am unsure how they are communicating to my child if the teachers were barely able to communicate with me. NO attempt was made at filling in the social gaps that D was exhibiting. Shaming and disciplining were the only actions the center offered. And while D's actions were completely unacceptable, he was never given the support for the social-emotional lessons he needed. My children spent 40 hours a week with this center, and I paid a pretty penny to the center. I expect social-emotional skills to be taught just as much, if not more, than reading and math. I cannot teach D these skills in a home where there aren't 18 other kids. The school is responsible for these lessons. Long story short, the center ended up dismissing D for a scenario that NO ONE can explicitly explain. No details were given about what happened, just that the following day would be his last day. When I attempted to seek more information and ask clarifying questions, the director felt it appropriate to talk to me on speaker phone and gave me attitude when I requested for her to take me off. I also asked to speak to the owners (who I had never seen or met), and was told I would receive a call by the end of the business day. That was 3 weeks ago...I never received a call. I will say, A (a very 'in the box' and easy going child), never experienced any of this is his classroom. He probably never exuded behaviors to warrant any redirection, but his teachers were all very kind and warm. It was mainly Ms. Soraya and the director that were very cold to myself and D. I would not send your kids here if emotional safety is a priority for you and your family. It just is not a center that hugs first and teaches second.

I started send my son in 11/2023 and told them he is autistic and wanted to make sure they are able…read morehandle that. I was told yes and told they have cameras and etc. Things were going good but then a new teacher started after the new teacher I notice my son started acting odd. Then 1/31 I had my son tested for autism and he was on the spectrum. I shared this with the center and director. After this I started getting reports daily over stupid things and was getting concern, they were targeting my son. I called corp concern they reassure me this is not the case. Fast forward April 1 2024, I saw the police was at daycare when I went to go pick by 2 year old son up. When I walked through the doors the director was calling me about what was going on. I guess the teacher was aggressively handling my child and another parent saw it was super concern. The daycare DID NOT CALL THE POLICE! This parent sat there for 2 hours and were the ones that called the police. This daycare wanted the owner show up before calling the police. Even the policy told me they were trying hide the incident. There are NO RECORDING for this because TLE does no record footage at all. This teacher was out of ratio 1 teacher to 21 kids during nap time. They didn't call me for 5 hours after this happened. My son had a bruise on his back. They told me at first Ms. Lacey was not being fired for it which was a lie! The director quit right after this. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE!!!

I would not recommend this daycare to my worst enemy. Worst experience with a daycare I have ever…read morehad. Very unprofessional staff and I would not trust certain teachers with my child ever again. Please think twice about taking your child there.

My son has been going to kids cove since he was 3 months old he has learned so much with his…read moreteachers, their love for him is unconditional from my point of view, starting from the director Ms. Karen. The teachers commitment to student success is evident in the individualized attention and support you give to each of them. Management is very nice they always greets me when I come in. I would definitely recommend Kids Cove.

I have worked in daycares for a good amount of my life before going back to school & my son just…read moregraduated from the VPK program. I am very pleased with kids cove academy in comparison to some other daycares I won't mention. Let's just say I switched five daycares in one year because I didn't see these other daycares meeting my children's needs. I wasn't just a parent who drops off and picks up I saw within as a worker and as a parent before kids cove became kids cove there was also Little Giants off Big Bend and Kids Cove Academy are probably the top two in the Riverview area & everything else is pretty average. I can say this because I either sent my children there or I worked there in the past ( five years ago or so) so I don't know how other child centers are now, but I want to compliment these two centers. Ms. Maribel & Ms. Chethana are excellent teachers & I'd recommend them both to anyone in the Riverview area needing VPK services.

The teachers are wonderful, Ms. Ruth (Lead teacher) and Ms. Rosemary are amazing. My kids started…read moreat 3 yrs old and today is her graduation. On VPK she came home with homework every week, and you know what, thanks to these homework and the lessons at school, my kid gets the very high score at the Star test and remarkable achievement. I am so surprised of how knowledgeable she obtained from her teachers. Not only the school is great at academy, but also it provides a fun and positive atmosphere and environment. The staff are super nice and friendly, they know all of the students and always say hello to you and the kids. I highly recommend this school to the parents seeking a safe, academically rigorous and joyful environment for their kids.

Our child is enrolled in VPK and had the best experience. Ms. Ruth was an exceptional teacher, very…read morecharismatic, with the perfect amount of love and discipline. Ms. Daphne has also been a great addition to the class. Our child excelled both educationally and socially thanks to the teachers guidance. They did a great job attempting to keep kids germ free and healthy, hand washing protocols in place. This is a new location and they are working out the kinks, if there were communication issues or edits, they sent out updated information as needed.