I love the teachers here are really dedicated and my daughter loves them all! The hours are…read moreflexible and they make learning fun.

I'm so happy with this school. My daughter actually attends the Hyde Park location. The school…read moreactually has a curriculum for little ones and sticks to it. Daily my daughter brings home art work and tells me about the books they read in class. The school has a physical education teacher, a dance teacher, a martial arts teacher and they do in house field trips for the little ones. My daughter is so happy and that makes me happy.

What a great group of people. We tried Montessori, and looked into everything from day care chains…read moreto the Catholic schools. These folks were hands down the best. Initially, we thought they were the best because they were so friendly, the place was so clean, and behind it all was great structure. But ultimately, what made them great I think was the everyday interaction with our daughter. The care, compassion, tolerance, and genuine interest in doing what they do exceedingly well. Many thanks for 3 and 1/2 great years!! We really can't thank you enough for giving our little girl such a great start.

I had a very disappointing experience with Oak Crest Preschool, particularly with the director…read more From the beginning, I felt that my child was unfairly judged and discriminated against due to his behavior on his first day, his speech delay, and the fact that he is not yet potty trained for his age. Instead of demonstrating understanding or support, the director was condescending and dismissive. What was especially concerning was that she took it upon herself to diagnose my child as autistic based on her "20+ years of experience." I found this extremely inappropriate and unprofessional, as she is not a licensed medical professional and should not be labeling children in this way. As a parent, I was hoping for compassion, patience, and partnership in helping my child grow, especially since this was his first time attending daycare and he needed to adjust to social interactions. Instead, I left feeling judged and disheartened. I would not recommend Oak Crest Preschool to families who value inclusivity, empathy, and professional boundaries. I paid $225 for the registration and curriculum fee non-refundable, which I worked hard to afford, yet it was clear that the curriculum was never applied to support my child. After only 1 day, my child was judged without a fair chance.

The director has reached out and made appropriate efforts to adjust our viewpoint. I am happy with…read moreher apologies I am also happy with the care, activities and skills that are taught. I believe my grandson's experience there is accelerating his development. I also think the price is better than others in our neighborhood.

Where mistake of replacing my child in the care of tinder care. Teachers are on their phones or…read morejust physically not in the rooms with the children. I've been asked to sit and wait with the children. I had three directors during my time after the first one left that should've been the first Red flag that I needed to get my child out of there. After this enrolling my child, I'm still being sent bills for weekly tuition and now I've been sent to collections because of their poor Director Paula.

Our family has been part of the Goddard of South Tampa community since the school first opened…read moretheir doors in November 2020. My oldest graduated from the pre-k program two years ago and my youngest graduates this May. We have made so many wonderful memories at Goddard over the past five years and I have so many positive comments about this amazing school! The three-story building is absolutely stunning!!! Each floor has their own private outdoor playground and the second and third floor have indoor gyms that are used for recess, book fairs, and special events. I feel that it is so crucial to have an indoor play space for inclement weather and am grateful that the children are able to play and exercise every day. The clean and modern classrooms are stocked with the newest toys, books, and learning materials. Each preschool teacher is provided with flatscreen televisions so that they can utilize educational videos that relate to the weekly lessons. My son's class just finished learning the alphabet and now is working on sight words so he will be ready to succeed in kindergarten. We have had so many kind and caring teachers over the past five years including Ms. Jasmine, Ms. Lindsay, Ms. Shinese, Ms. Brenda, Ms. Liza and Ms. Trish. These teachers have made my sons into smart, sweet, and respectful little boys! While there has been some turnover in teachers, it has only been the teacher's assistants and not the main teachers of the classrooms. During the transition the school has done an amazing job of filling any open spots with the students' previous teachers and teacher assistants so that the children are always surrounded by a familiar face. We are going to miss so many teachers and staff members who we have gotten to know over the past five years. I will also miss so many of the Goddard's annual events, including: Parent's Night Out (because all parents deserve a date night or night off!), lunch with your littles, Family Food Truck Fridays, Trunk-or-Treat, splash Fridays during the summer, the annual Jack Hartmann concerts, and the annual Easter Egg Hunt.

I attached part of the email that disappoints me very much about this school. I have taken out…read morenames of teachers, students and our daughter. I am attaching this email to show the seriousness of a short lived time for our daughter at this school. We were on a multi year wait list to get in and were excited to open a new chapter for our daughter. For them to say, "Our programs are designed to nurture each child's curiosity in a safe and caring environment." really doesn't sound accurate to me. If you want to respond to this review, you can keep your corporate 1-800 # because we have learned to not trust Goddard. Sometimes changing a policy isn't a bad thing. We are relieved to have found a place of care where they actually understand what the words "nurturing and safe" truly mean.

Such a kind place. Great place to drop off your kids and they take really good care of them. Not…read moreonly is this a daycare it's a preschool!! Will be recommending to my friends and mom friends

Just such an amazing center with dedicated and amazing staff!! My children have been thriving since…read morestarting this school and they are learning so much and talking more. I was nervous because I've been a stay at home mom since my first child was born, but if you are looking for a great place for your children to thrive this is it!!! There's even an app that keeps you updated daily with pictures and videos. They are very hands on involved and put the children's needs first. So happy to be part of this wonderful community!!!

We enrolled our 2-year-old at O2B Kids South Westshore and ultimately withdrew him due to ongoing…read moresafety and supervision concerns in his classroom. Over several weeks (October-November), our child was injured multiple times by the same child, including bite marks and other physical incidents. Some of these incidents were documented with incident reports, while others were not. We also personally witnessed aggressive behavior on more than one occasion. I understand that incidents can happen at this age; however, in our experience the behavior occurred often enough to significantly impact the classroom environment. From what was communicated to us by staff at the time, these incidents were affecting multiple children, and the classroom teacher was also struggling. While a behavior plan was reportedly in place, the incidents continued. At one point, we observed the classroom teacher in visible emotional distress due to the situation. We do not fault the teacher at all; she appeared to be doing everything she could under extremely difficult circumstances. Our concerns were with how the situation was handled at the administrative level and the lack of effective intervention to ensure safety for everyone in the classroom. After raising concerns, communication was extremely disappointing. Multiple requests for copies of all incident reports involving our child went unanswered. While some documentation was provided, we did not receive all incident reports or redacted information related to our child despite repeated requests. In addition, a confidentiality issue occurred in which our contact with corporate was shared with another parent. This resulted in that parent confronting me on school grounds in a way that felt inappropriate and upsetting. The ongoing situation caused significant emotional distress for our family and ultimately forced us to remove our child and secure alternative care on very short notice, resulting in financial loss and disruption to our work and family life. I'm sharing this so other parents can ask detailed questions about classroom safety, behavior management, documentation practices, and communication before enrolling. Every child deserves a safe environment, and every parent deserves transparency. The silver lining is that our son is now in a different school where he feels safe and supported. He has told us he loves his new school and does not want to return to what he described as the "mean class" at O2B.

O2b has been a great choice for our son and daughter! Relatively easy from a waitlist perspective…read moreunlike other south Tampa daycares and the infant room staff is especially amazing -- major props to Jessica, Ariel and Kathy as teachers, they made my infant son feel like he was at a home away from home for the whole year he was with them!

O2B Is a great daycare full of staff that really care about your children. Everyone from the front…read moreoffice staff to the teachers are amazing. So far our son has had Ms. Fabiola, Ms. Shelby and Ms. Jalesya and they have all been wonderful to him. He's always happy when I pick him up and can't wait to see them again the following morning. Thank you for everything that you do for our children!

It took me a long time to decide & write this review. At first I didn't want to leave any review so…read moreI contacted O2B on Insta asking to be contacted by them and all they did was: "hi We will send you a DM now" which they never did. And that was 3 days ago. The only reason I kept sending my son to this center was because my nursing school was paying for it and they had a certain list. But I decided to rather suffer financially than continue this nonsense. Since one of the teachers last semester lied to my face, later then writing a fake apology cause she was forced to, all they did was trying to make my life miserable and telling me the best choice is to go somewhere else and making my son look like he was a problem. In my opinion those reports are the most useless thing I have seen in my life: essays actually. Now I even doubt credibility on what's written there. It looks like they're forced to fill up all the empty space to describe what a 2 year old kid (now he's 4) under THEIR supervision did. And then the new Director calls me in her office to show me reports since he was 2.That just shows incapability to deal with a kid. Then trynna "diagnose" him as basically hyperactive was very unprofessional and as far as I know nobody there is a psychiatrist. That was the moment I realized this situation is affecting me , my husband and my son. I decided to find another school that actually COMMUNICATES and COLLABORATES and CARES about my son's well-being and development. I am glad I ended this unnecessary negativity. It's been a month now and everyday he comes home happy which makes me feel overwhelmed and at same time at fault for making him go through this psychological torture. I should've listened to my husband long time ago.

If you are a parent and searching for an upper school for your child, walk away from CDS. Do not be…read morefooled by the pretty campus and smiling faces. This is not a place where they care about your child or put the child's needs ahead of the school--they ONLY care about the money coming in and the reputation of the school . There is a sickness in the administration. Don't get me wrong, there are some good people and good teachers there. The problems come from the administration. If you encounter any problems of any kind, they will close ranks and defend the school at all cost. They will side with the biggest donor, they will manipulate you to keep your tuition flowing. Take my advice, as a parent of two children who have attended CDS for the past 7 years, choose another school.

My daughter has been at CDS since Kindergarten and just finished 5th grade. It has been a great…read moreexperience for her. She has formed strong friendships and loves being part of the CDS community.