Teachers are wonderful and have an invested interest in my kids, front desk staff is mostly…read moreresponsive, but most importantly I feel safe leaving my children here on a daily basis. They also have a great time and I can tell by the continuous updates to the app!

Unfortunately I have to update my review after a few months at this facility. Some of the…read moreindividual teachers are lovely but the staff is generally unsupported by leadership with high turnover. My child started there in May and in the Infant A classroom everything went well. He bonded with his teacher, had a great time with the other kids and seemed to thrive. Then he moved up to the Infant B room and slowly we noticed things start to slip. Our son never seemed to be with the same teachers in the afternoon, he started to get fed at more irregular intervals. Despite telling the teachers in his classroom about our desire for a more regular schedule for several weeks, things would only get better temporarily. Our son would come home fussy and hungry. Finally, one day our son went five hours between feedings and we were so upset we brought it up to the director who brushed off our concerns and never once apologized for the incident. We decided immediately to move our son to a new daycare. Don't waste your money. There are more affordable and better run daycares out there.

My daughter was one of the "originals" when Celebree first opened in the fall of 2021, and started…read moreattending at 16 months old all the way to graduating Pre-K (she started kindergarten this year). My son also attended Celebree from just 4 months old to 3 years old, and then switched to a Montessori school. You can't beat the hours - it's super convenient from 6:30am - 6:30pm. Admittedly, there were days that our daughter was there for 10 hours. Celebree is a nice, clean facility with brand new playground equipment, bright airy classrooms full of lots of toys, books, and art supplies. Kids can never run out of fun activities! The teachers are caring, particularly the infant and toddler teachers - Ms. Deedee, Ms. Aisha, Ms. Michelle, and Ms. Evelyn. The teachers provide good, detailed daily notes with photos. We always felt that our kids were in a nurturing and safe environment. They even helped with decorating the classroom for birthday party celebrations and Ms. Michelle gave adorable good-bags! Ms. Michelle and Ms. Aisha helped to potty train my son and created a nice scrapbook for him. There are lots of fun events especially during the summer with weekly splash days, ice cream trucks, magic and science shows, face paint, and other vendors. The owner bought a tree for Christmas and Santa came to visit. There was a very nice graduation ceremony for the preschoolers held at the auditorium with a reception afterwards. It was a very thoughtful and sweet gesture and brought tears to my eyes, seeing my daughter grow up! The daycare well-managed by Jacque and the staff, it's no wonder that there's a long waitlist. The main reason we switched daycare for my son (aside from moving to Vienna) was the quality of the education isn't the highest/best in the 4 and 5 year pre-k classrooms. While the teachers are nice, most of them are moms with their child in the daycare or in their early 20's and don't have much experience in childhood education. I noticed our son was feeling bored and my daughter wasn't challenged much. The kids do a lot of fun arts & crafts activities and there's reading time and I'm sure some educational activities, but the academic component isn't that strong. I would explore other Pre-K daycare if you're looking for something more challenging and preparing them for kindergarten. Overall, I was very happy and satisfied with Celebree and still miss it to this day! Highly recommend especially for infants and toddlers!

Staff seems friendly. We ended up with another place as my biggest concerns were security and…read moreinstruction interaction with children. While the school has secure door locks and cameras, the way they are used are not up to my standards.

We've had our daughter enrolled here since last summer, first in the "2s" program and now in the…read more"Bilingual" class. Our experiences have been fantastic. Management has been very good about communication and the teachers provide updates daily via the Procare app. From what I can tell, they keep the classrooms very clean and organized. There are lots of hands on activities, story time, discovery times, local field trips, and outdoor events (weather permitting). Our daughter is an only child, but she has really warmed up to her classmates, and teachers. Like any early school /daycare we've had a few incidents, it happens, but again the teachers and management were always quick to send out notices, reach out to us, and provide updates. All in all we've overall been very happy with our experiences at Georgetown Hill Apple Ridge and hope to keep our daughter there until Kindergarten.

Georgetwon Hill Early School 2025 Update: We have been apart of the Georgetown Hill Early School…read moreApple Ridge family for six years now! We've seen first hand how this location gets more efficient, fun and educational year over year. My four kids started with infants, grew through toddlers, twos and threes and my school age kids spent summer session last year on campus. The schools togetherness is due to Kiona, Emily and Rachel's leadership. They care about the teachers, and all staff care about your kiddos and family. They have top notch communication with parents and meet us where we are at in our busy variables lives. There've been numerous examples of above and beyond moments through the years. This is a gem of an early school! From Mr. Michael greeting us every morning with a smile to The class teachers: Ms. Alicia, Ms. Amber, Ms. Marisa, Ms. Angie, Ms. Sandra, Ms. Candice, Ms. Francis, Ms. Denisha, Ms. Gabby the music instructor - and all the teachers in between we are so grateful to send our kids to a loving fun place every day.

We have been here for a year and we absolutely LOVE it! The teachers are very friendly and…read moreattentive and our child is so happy. I'm so thankful that my child loves to go to "my school" every morning and often doesn't want to leave! The classroom has 2 main teachers, but we know lots of other teachers from play time, playground time, water play, and special events. The teachers are wonderful with communication in the morning and afternoon. We receive daily reports about lunch, nap, and daily activities. There are opportunities for parent-teacher conferences in the fall and spring, and the learning checklists are quite thorough. There have been a few staff changes in the past year, but many of the staff members have been there for a long time and all (old and new) are amazing. I've even heard great things about the teacher in the next age classroom, so we're excited to have our child continue going to a school we all love. DeEtte and Michelle are a wonderful director team, and they are happy to address any question or concern quickly.

My daughter went here for about 4 months. We couldn't have been happier! The teachers were…read moreextremely attentive. Ms rika in the toddlers was excellent. Ms Angela and Stacey were always professional and showed interest in the kids and parents. I'm at a new kindercare now and the difference is noticeable. This is a quality kindercare. We miss it .

This was our first choice daycare when we found out I was pregnant but they had a waiting list and…read morewe had to send him somewhere else that ended up being a nightmare. When The Learning Tree called and said they had an opening we JUMPED at the chance to enroll in this amazing family owned business. We have nothing but GREAT things to say about The Learning Tree! The staff are very caring and every teacher in the building knows every child. My son has been a challenge due to ADHD and other emotional and behavioral issues but the directors and teachers have been nothing short of amazing, supportive and accommodating to his needs. My son will be going to kindergarten in the fall, because of The Learning Tree, I am confident that will do well. They take the time to TEACH the children not just "watch" them. Add to that the field trips, picnic days, holiday parties, and water play and you have an environment that children thrive in and enjoy going to!

I have had a wonderful experience while my daughter has been at The Learning Tree. She started when…read moreshe was two and she will graduate from the Burtonsville location this Summer. The staff has been approachable and responsive. I asked if I could do a presentation for Black History month for my daughter's class, and it was encouraged and supported. The teachers are amazing and caring and well-trained. Ms. Madona Williams and Ms. Elizabeth Mikanga along with Ms. Kayla Williams are soo very special to me because they have taken the time to talk to me when I have questions about how to supplement my daughter's development and education. They are patient when she is acting a bit out of sorts (like a child) and she loves them. I have been very comfortable with her learning, development and safety at The Learning Tree.

In the beginning of the School Year I trusted this place (The Director Michelle) to care for my…read morechild before and after care in my absence. This school does not have its own Bus or van so the kids use HCPSS School bus for the local school kids. The director stands at the stop while the kids exit the bus. My little girl who was 5 years old at the time (now 6) got left on the School bus because she said the other kids told her that my child wasn't on the bus. She didn't get on the bus to check for herself because she said that the bus driver doesn't allow her to get on the bus. I verified that with the bus company and the driver and that was a lie. I was told she never asked to enter the bus to check. Anyways, once the driver realized that my child didn't get off at the last stop, the driver returned her back to the school and in the care of the Principal. The Principal called me to let me know what happened. I was 30mins away at work. I was able to leave work, get my daughter from school and make it to the center and never received a call from the director to confirm or deny if my child was at School. When my child first started, I told her that I would always let her know if my child would be absent to avoid this traumatic situation. Once I got to the Center, I confronted the Director and asked her why my child wasn't taken off of the bus. Her response was. "Oh ___ was at School today?, the kids told me she wasn't on the bus!" I understand mistakes can happen but this is a mistake NO PARENT EVER WANT FOR THEIR CHILD! When I told the director that her response wasn't a good enough response and that I wanted an explanation for what happened. She told me in front of some staff "I mean it was a accident, I don't know what more you want me to say." It was so nonchalant. As I left the building there were other parents waiting on me in the parking lot because they had possibly heard what happened, as the director didn't even have enough courtesy to take me to her office and discuss the situation. As a result, I have since moved her to another before and after care where she was frantic riding the bus because of the situation. Now, she's in a summer camp and the first day I picked her up, they told me that she was very upset and crying on the bus because she was afraid she was going to get left on the bus because she wasn't sitting next to an adult. Although, this camp is amazing and they assured her they'd never let anything like that happen to her, this is a ongoing wound that continues to open for us. As it stands I'll have to put my child in therapy because this has been really traumatizing to her and those of us that love and care for her. Finally, I'll end this with, I NEVER GOT A LETTER, CALL OR EMAIL FROM ADMINISTRATION APOLOGIZING FOR WHAT OCCURRED. Instead they swept it under the rug but now that my child is still traumatized almost one year later, I'm going to contact administration or corporate for answers on why they never contacted me. Maybe Michelle never reported this situation. I'm going to tell all parents reading this to please look at other centers. I've been told other Brookfield locations are good but please stand clear of the one on Cedar Lane, under the Direction of Michelle. She is very heartless and should never be in control of keeping anyone else's child or children safe. This School failed us in a major way. I was going to post the email response I received from her, but I will stand clear of doing so for now.

This is not a "school" in the traditional sense. It is a daycare. The employees are not certified…read moreeducators, they have the 90 hour credit to work in daycare. All locations are not run the same even though there is one owner. We used this daycare for about a year. The employees were kind but there were a lot of inconsistencies. An example is two "teachers" in each classroom and one was very strict while the other was super lenient. The strict teacher did most of the instruction and the lenient teacher would let the kids have fun. That's confusing for small children because when they are disciplined for showing behaviors that were permissible by the lenient teacher, they did not understand why they were in trouble. There was a lot of turnover in all of the "classrooms" and when there was a "new teacher," parents were not immediately notified. This was a safety risk as the kids would not know all of the teachers names in case something happened. Also, you did not know for sure if all of the hired employees were vetted. At one point they would just ask if people were looking for a job. The employees were not dressed professionally. There was no way to know another child's parent from a staff member. Also there were times where the ladies were dressed inappropriately. Tight, short, and/or revealing clothing. It was disgustingly worse when the weather warmed. To be fair, the building was secure in terms of gaining access to the children. Also, one and only one teacher taught Bible verses. They did not enforce Christian principles in all classes because "all families were not Christian". That was strange that they would not teach these principles regardless being as though they called themselves a "Christian School." I mean is it not in their name?! Rhetorical. I want to give this place a one or two star review but I will give it a 3 because not all three locations seem to be run the same. Even though it's in Columbia, do not be fooled.

My child is at the Hickory Ridge location and I cannot speak highly enough about the staff. My…read morechild, 8 months old, comes home each day happy and tired, which to me indicates a great and stimulating day.

Warning to parents about school's Hickory Ridge campus: On several occasions when our child was in…read morethe care of a classroom aide, particularly when the lead teacher was absent, our child came home visibly upset--this was unusual given how typically happy and loving our child is. Our child would often share concerning incidents involving the aide, such as being unfairly singled out, including having food taken away. The most alarming moment came when the aide told our child, "don't tell mommy and daddy" about something that happened, which caused fear and hesitation in sharing further. When we reported these issues to the administration, they dismissed our concerns and defended the aide's actions. After consulting both a pediatrician and a childhood psychologist, they both flagged the aide's behavior as a serious concern and advised us to remove our child from the school. Despite this, the school has yet to address the incident and continues to support and employ the aide. While there are wonderful teachers at this school, the administration's defense of harmful practices leads us to advise against enrolling your child here.

I love this school! I have 3 children and all of them have attended this school. The teachers and…read moredirector are amazing! It is a wonderful community to be apart of. As the children grow and learn in each class, the parents and teachers grow right along side them. It is a learn through play environment with a cooperative element. The coop is really what drew me into the school. I loved that I was able to be apart of my kid's classroom. I've been able to watch them interacting with their classmates and get to know other parents as well as the teachers through my time in the classroom. I will be forever grateful that I found my way to this nursery school.

Attended an open house. All the teachers were warm and engaging. The school is located inside of…read morethe Greenbelt Community Center. Great location and space for the children. The curriculum is good too. Would've applied but the director, who is also a teacher in the 2-year-old room (and had her children enrolled when they were younger) was unpleasant. She's the first person we saw when we walked in and she was not personable. She was short in conversation and not welcoming. Maybe a bad day, insecure, or just terrible. But first impression, which are important, was a turn off.