Not a safe or trustworthy place for your children. I am devastated that I did not write this review sooner in hopes it could have helped keep the two babies seriously injured there safe and out of this place. The teacher that is in jail for harming the babies was also my daughter's infant room teacher. Absolutely devastated for the babies and their families. Their lives will never be the same. And livid at the statement issued by the center. It is more of the same from them. My daughter was in the infant room at Oaks and early on we had concerns about the safety, unprofessional processes, and unwillingness of the Director as well as the previous or past owner to have open, honest, productive conversations about issues that came up. The Director literally said to me "Michelle, you just need to stop this and trust us". No, I will not just trust you or anyone with my infant. Our primary issues were: 1. Unsafe entrance in that anyone could walk through the doors by following others through with no checks or protocal for checking 2. No transparency when my daughter moved to the toddler room on who was changing her diapers even though this had been provided in the infant room and this became a battle with the director when it should have been an easy thing 3. Staff that was doing at least double duty as both carers and cleaners 4. A broken fence lock that was never fixed in the play area 5. My daughter always wanted to get the heck of there when I picked her up unlike the daycare that I moved her to where she sometimes doesn't want to leave for a good while after we get there 6. Some staff were very disheveled. I didn't want my daughter to think that was a normal way of being. After many attempts to be collaborative and open with the owners and the director, it was obvious that if a serious problem arose that these are not the people you'd want by your side to work through it. I left before anything serious happened. There is an incident I recall in the infant room where my daughter did have unexplained injuries while in the care of Catalina Baldwin while the other teacher was out on vacation. I thank god that it was not serious, but it could have been. The only explanation I ever got was that there was no incident at school and it probably happened at home or in her car seat. We were lucky. read more

Beware, this center might look great from the outside and say all the right things but is a danger to children. My child attended Oaks and had the same little girl in the three and fours that would bully her physically, emotionally and verbally. As this is shocking enough at 3/4 years old the staff allowed it. The owner Alice, director Christine and teacher Alayna did not take appropriate action to find a solution to the other child's aggressive daily behavior, toward my child and others. After me telling them numerous times for months and months this is not okay, they still did not take action. I asked to speak with the child's parents and they refused, well never Even cared to get back to me. They had ample time to correct the situation and were well aware of the child's behavior. My last straw was when I picked my daughter up and she had a scratch on her face, lips were scratched up with a huge bubble on them. No one could tell me what happened , the adults at this center asked me to ask my 4 year old what happened. This is the care they provide to young children!! Horrifying to say the least. Alice the owner labeled my daughter sensitive since she would cry at drop off and after pick up in the car. Well if someone was poking at you all day and saying nasty things wouldn't anyone be upset, Especially at four years old. The center also knew my Husband was dying of cancer and he unfortunately has passed. Per a teacher that left they would not console my daughter if she talked about her Father and was upset they would leave her by herself. Another huge wow of failure from the adults. Lastly, the teachers come and go every few weeks. Oaks had the potential to be great but failed miserably. My child was taken out by me because the other child I guess is allowed to run the show and do whatever she pleases to whoever. Isn't that a great lesson to teacher both children I'm this situation . Thankfully my child is thriving at her new school and lis safe and back to herself. Don't be fooled like I was. Oh and good luck getting a conference with your child's teacher after asking for a month it still never happened. read more

As my son's last days here before Kindergarten are winding down to an end, I just want to reccomend anyone looking to check out his pre school. He started here in summer 2014 and I had toured many, many places. As a teacher and a mother, something just felt right when I took my initial tour. It is small and intimate enough that he got specialized attention but large enough that his social experience was benificial. They've done such an amazing job with him and were always kind to accomodate our family's schedule. He is going to Kindergarten as an avid, fluent reader with a knowledge base of many subjects. Much love to the OELC faculty and staff! We will miss you and appreciate all you have done!! Amanda Myers, M.Ed read more

I had an immediate and quick need to place my children in a twos program due to a sudden and unexpected closure of our existing school. After evaluating 36 schools in the area (some of which did not have availability I needed), we came to decision to send our 2 kids to OELC and we are so glad we did. Ms Alice Allan is great and runs a fabulous center. The teachers, Ms Cambryn and Ms Suzanne have been great with our children, they come home and tell us how much fun they had and the learning and activities are extensive. Good overall environment. Professional staff, great communication internally and with parents, well run, safe*, structured learning and fun play and activities as well! They provided snacks and diapers as well which is a plus! They send pictures and updates using an app system. read more

I highly recommend oaks early learning center. We have two kids there now and honestly couldn't imagine anyone else taking care of our kids. The staff always goes above and beyond to make sure the kids are getting the best care and education possible. As far as the negative review about the owner, Alice has been phenomenal with our kids. My wife suffered an injury a year ago and I was Mr mom and dad for a while. she was always a phone call away anytime I needed help with picking the kids up late or just taking care of them when they weren't feeling well. The team at oaks learning center is truly like a second family for my kids. They love going to "school" every day read more

The staff there is great but the owner has absolutely no idea what she's doing or how to run a center. She's brash and cocky, difficult to communicate with, and handles disciplinary issues poorly. Moreover she is simply unprofessional. With all the great centers within relative walking distance of this center, we would suggest you steer clear of this one. Wait till someone who knows what they're doing takes over. read more

Our kids love OELC! The structure is wonderful for my 3 year old and my 1 year old adjusted so quickly. I love the teachers and the owners. One thing I always find remarkable is that even though kids can be chaotic, the classrooms always seem controlled at the same time. Providing breakfast in the morning is such a wonderful policy - One less thing to worry about as a parent trying to get it together and get to work. Always feel comfortable with my kids in their attentive care. read more

Totally disgusted. The owner is a total jerk. She is unprofessional and does not know how to communicate with anyone. I walked in, and she was cutting a child's nails, without parental consent, because they were scratching another child. A 2 year old. She proceeded to leave the nails on the floor. The whole place is totally disgusting. Owner is rude. Wish it would just be shut down. read more