I truly cannot say enough wonderful things about this school! My son absolutely loves coming here,…read moreand as a parent, that means everything to me. He especially loves his teacher, Ms. Nargus. She is incredibly kind, caring, and attentive, and it is clear that she genuinely loves and cares for each of her students. It gives me so much peace of mind knowing that my son is not only learning and growing, but is also being cared for in a warm and nurturing environment. I also really appreciate the communication from the school. I receive updates throughout the day along with photos, which allows me to feel connected to his day even while I'm at work. If you're looking for a school where your child can learn, grow, and truly feel cared for, I would absolutely recommend this school. We are so happy to be part of this community!

My nephew absolutely loves it here and with such an amazing and attentive staff I can see why. The…read morestaff absolutely go above and beyond planning different activities and are genuinely interested in every child's development. I highly recommend this school and cannot rave enough about it or the impact it's had on my nephew!

Awesome Summer Camp! Staff is fun and friendly. They have a high ropes course, multiple ziplines,…read morepool, archery, horse programs, canoeing, team challenge course, hayrides, mountain boarding and so much more for the kids to do. Our kids love it!

I am deeply disturbed by how Camp Highroad handled a serious health and safety incident involving…read moremy seven-year-old daughter. My daughter attended Pioneer Camp during the July heat. When I picked her up after approximately eight hours at camp, she was visibly lethargic, looked unwell, and repeatedly begged me for water. She immediately drank an entire 24-ounce bottle and was later taken to the emergency room for dehydration and heat-related symptoms. My daughter told me that she did not have her water bottle that day, repeatedly asked her counselor for water, and was told there were no cups available. Camp leadership later gave me a completely different account, stating that staff repeatedly offered her extra water bottles and that she refused every one of them. I was not present during the camp day, so I cannot personally say which account camp leadership believes is accurate. What I know firsthand is the condition in which my seven-year-old child was returned to me. Even accepting the camp's version, I cannot understand how staff responsible for supervising a young child during outdoor summer activities could allegedly watch her repeatedly refuse water throughout an entire day and take no further action. No one contacted me. No one reported a hydration concern at pickup. No one sought medical assistance. My child was simply returned to me lethargic, desperately thirsty, and sick enough to require an emergency room visit. I initially approached the camp privately because our family had loved Camp Highroad, my daughter cared for her counselor, and I genuinely wanted to understand what had gone wrong and how the camp would prevent it from happening again. Instead, camp leadership repeatedly stated that every safety protocol had been followed, relied on a liability waiver, refused responsibility for the hospital bill, and would not acknowledge that any breakdown had occurred. The camp did refund the week's tuition. This is not about attacking an individual counselor or damaging anyone's reputation. It is about whether the adults entrusted with a seven-year-old child took appropriate steps to ensure she remained hydrated and medically safe during a long day of outdoor activities in extreme summer heat. Parents should know how this incident occurred, the condition in which my child was returned to me, and how leadership responded when I raised the concern. Based on our experience, I no longer trust Camp Highroad to protect my daughter's basic health and safety.

We love COA! The teachers are Amazing and everyone is always so happy. I am always so comfortable…read moreleaving my daughter in the morning and able to do My job because I know she is given the best care! My daughter is a busy bee in the toddler room! She comes home exhausted because she has so much fun at Children of America! We love Miss Kimmy her teacher and all of the staff. They all support each other and care so much about the kiddos!

My daughter has gone here since she was 1.5 years old is now almost 4 we love all the teachers and…read moremanagement.

My daughter has been going here for a while and she loves it. The instructors are great and we can…read morewatch the lessons from an app to make sure she's doing well

Very disappointed and would not recommend for the price we paid. We had wanted to get swimming…read moreclasses for our 7 year old, 5 year old, and 4 year old boys. It was on the pricey side but we were told we going do a group discount if we did all three in the same class so we did that. Our 7 year old has been swimming for a couple of years but we wanted him to become a stronger swimmer, our 5 year old has been swimming for a year, and the 4 year old hadn't been swimming yet on his own. We wanted, and were told, that they would be pushed. Well, after a few classes the teach wouldn't let even our 7 year old swim by himself. The 7 year old and 5 year old were asking to be able to swim and dive for toys in the pool but the teach would not let them. Even after my wife told the teacher that they have been swimming and what we wanted she wouldn't listen. The level of swimming was appropriate for our 4 year old, not the other two. This, unfortunately, was only the beginning of the issues. We went to the company complaining about this, especially considering how much we were paying for these classes. It was completely useless for our two older boys. First off it was hard to get a hold of the owner, get call backs, responses to emails, etc. She/they would respond sometimes but then if we didn't reach out we wouldn't get anything for awhile. It took us about 5 months to try to work this out and that didn't happen. They would say things like kids aren't going to learn as much in a group class. Well, if that was the case we should have been told that in the first place and we wouldn't have done a group class. But that was also blamed on us. Nothing really was done or said about the teacher ignoring our requests to let the older ones swim. They seemed intent on blaming us rather then actually fixing the issue. We would have been open to retaking the classes for the older two initially, but by the time we got to that point it was the end of summer and too late. I have numerous examples of this in some of the email back and forth which I will try to refresh myself again and update this review with that information as well. In the end their solution was to refund us 29.50 of the 200 dollars saying that it was both their fault and our fault. I don't see in anyway how it was out fault, but that was consistent with the owner trying to blame us through most of the complaint process. In summary, the class was fine for our 4 year old, but a complete waste of money and time for the older two. The customer service from the owner was non-existent since she was blaming us and the teacher ignoring our requests was very frustrating. We would have been much better off taking the kids to Frederick County pool and paying for their cheaper classes.

My daughter has danced at Adagio from their opening and she would never dance anywhere else! From…read morethe teachers, to the students, to the volunteers, everyone does their best to make dancing a fun, enjoyable experience for all. All of the staff is extremely supportive and always maintains that EVERYONE who wants to perform should be able to no matter their level!

Save yourself a lot of frustrations & money - register your kiddo anywhere else but here!…read more Also, at least one of the Google "reviews" is one of the "teachers".   Ive been a dance mom for almost 9 years. I have never written a bad review at any dance school/academy until now. Please beware. This was our first year trying this place.   Extremely unprofessional management. Teachers are teenagers with attitude and a superiority complex. Poor communication, terrible end of year pictures (couldnt even post or print them!) that they charged an outrageous amount for, "teacher" discussing who are their class favorites & not favs while parents are within ear shot, dance technique & skill set not up to par with industry standard.   I paid for extra private lessons for my daughter. One day the class was cut short from 30 mins to approx 10 mins and I documented this and addressed it professionally. I asked for a refund for that lesson day & was met with complete attitude weeks following. I was ignored by Jess until I pushed the issue. Though she did apologize for her staff's behavior she followed it up with being upset about the fact that the lessons weren't paid (via auto-dudect). I expressed how aut-dedeuct isnt my problem & credit card has been on file all year. She eventually agreed that would be an issue on their end but called it a miscommunication?   Recital was a complete embarrassment. Venue was horrific, the show was more about the "teachers" (I use that term loosely) then it was about the kiddos. No structure backstage except for the teenager teachers yelling at grown adults. My family traveled from out of state as they always do & they were shocked at the performance quality & venue utilized.   Though this isn't everything that happened all season long, these are the highlights. This is not just my opinion, several moms have contacted me appalled about the same issues & will not be going back.    Yesterday Jess texted me and some other moms about if we would be re-enrolling our kids. I very clearly outlined the reasons we would not be registering at this location again & she completely ignored everything. No apology, no addressing the concerns & issues, etc.    They are clearly short on sign ups & enrollments this year but refuse to address the issues as to why. So sad. Thankful there are a lot of other dance schools in the area.

An absolute AWFUL facility!!! The staff, admin, the environment is beyond unhealthy and…read moreunprofessional to say the very least!! They are untruthful, they spread nothing but lies and gossip not only about staff but about enrolled children and family members within the facility. -10000/10 DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!!!

We love Ms. Jessica, Mr. Mike and Ms. Nancy. They truly care about all the children in their…read morecare. The facility is clean and the food is good! They often have "spirit" days that are so fun! Highly recommend this center for your babies!

I'm 24 now. I had fun as a 16 year old doing my first gymnastics class, and most of the time it was…read morejust that- fun. We didn't end up polishing any skills I can put my finger on, though. I was only there for a year. If you join when you're older they seem to ignore you, as you've grown out of the age bracket. The worst thing for me is that one day I was learning to do a front walkover- something I never succeeded at because I was really scared after this- and my teachers were supposed to be spotting me. They said that they were confident in my ability and moved on to another student, leaving me in the center of the floor, pressured to perform. I had never done a front walkover before, there was nothing to be confident in. They were not giving me anymore attention- something they frequently did in favor of my younger, more naturally inclined classmates. But I tried anyway, due to their urging. My legs tucked too far up my back as I flipped over, and I didn't catch myself with my feet. I hurt myself pretty badly by bending my back too much and then falling onto the overextension, but didn't want to let on- for whatever reason. I was a "rub some dirt in it" kid. I cried in the bathroom for like ten minutes while the worst pain calmed down, then managed to feebly get through the rest of the class. Years later, I was getting an xray for something else, and the doctor noted I have a back misalignment "found typically in gymnasts". It's from injuries like what happened to me. Luckily it's minor and doesn't have something they can really do for it, but if I had been more confident without teacher supervision like they were trying to make me, I could have really hurt myself. So, not a great experience. Not gonna do anything about it at this point, and it's been so long since- but wanted parents to be aware what this place is about.

All three of my children have had lessons here…read more My boys love it. The instruction have improved their coordination and agility which makes them better athletes overall. My sons play baseball and have other activities during the spring and summer so they usually participate in gymnastics in the fall and winter. My daughter, 5, loves the developmental class. The instructors are amazing with kids and talent gymnasts. I HIGHLY recommend Shenandoah Tumblers for anyone looking for gymnastic instruction.

I own a small at-home preschool. We were studying farms and farm animals and for our culminating…read moreproject I decided to call a petting farm. I googled a few places but decided to try farmyard friends on the move. The process was very simple. I emailed and asked a couple questions, Farmer Jake responded in a timely manner and answered all my questions. Farmer Jake arrived right on time and set up the farm animals in the backyard. My kids LOVED the experience !! Farmer Jake was knowledgeable and friendly. We will absolutely book Farmyard friends again on the future !

We used Farmyard Friends for my son's 5th birthday and it was an absolute hit! From start to finish…read moreeverything was seamless. The communication was clear, the set up and clean up were effortless, and the whole family was warm, friendly, and such a joy to have with us. The kids loved it, the adults loved it, and it made the day so special. Highly recommend them for any event!