This school is the best around! My two boys have been coming here for years! This was the first…read moreplace where my kid didn't cry when I left him (we tried 3 places before). The staff always treats the kids with love and care. They have been very cautious with the new COVID regulations and work hard to keep the kids in a safe and clean environment. My youngest is almost sad to go home; he has so much fun.

DISCLAIMER - this is based on my personal experience:…read more Five stars for ABUSE and duplicity. Zero stars for caring for children, honesty, integrity, accountability. My 2 year old child knows the fear and havoc of ABUSE (physical and emotional) from this school and 'teachers'. My 2 year old (two!!) has NIGHTMARES about this place and the ABUSE she suffered at the hands of the staff here in May of 2019. The abuse was covered up and denied (it is a family-run business). My child detailed to me being hit, thrown, yelled at and threatened. The details were consistent, credible and enduring (over weeks and now months) and matched by the sudden onset of symptoms of PTSD (night terrors, screaming, heightened emotional states, moodiness, extra clingy, uncharacteristic outbursts, etc). Specifically, she did not want to participate in the 'graduation dance' practice and was trying to stay quietly hidden. My child has explained how the lead teacher snatched her arm, pulled her so hard she fell, while yelling at her, hit her across the chest and torso, then when my child was crying and screaming for her to stop, the teacher picked her up over her head and threw her, like a medicine ball, down on a wood-framed bench, she then told my child to repeat again and again that my child had tripped and fallen all on their own. I confronted the staff and the perpetrator's husband (also a teacher there) provided additional confirming details, unsolicited, to me. The owner (and mother in law of the perpetrator) told me that this was 'just family'. As I told her then, this is absolutely not how you treat family - or anyone, especially children. I thought that would be obvious. I ache for the children who are still there and am deeply concerned for their welfare. Please, please, please do not submit your children to this. These folks act one way in front of adults and parents and another when it's just children. I am ashamed and embarrassed we ever had our children in this place and were unaware of this sad and abysmal conduct for so long. We had other children there (over years) and after this incident asked I them if they had ever been abused or seen abuse. Thank God, both older kids had not been personally abused but both confirmed they had witnessed other incidents with other kids who had been hit, abused and threatened. A police and child protective services report was made and investigations conducted but the family-staff denied any wrong doing. Did I mention that this is a family business - so ethics and money are deeply intertwined here (if they could be said to have any ethics). Sadly, my two year old was not able to be a witness due to age, and this facility does not have video cameras - now I know why. It was left at a 'he said-she said' case...but in this case one of those people is a 2 year old child who has no motives other than to return and reflect love. The initial review was taken down due to 'lack of detail', I suspect after the business complained about the bad review (in fact a member of their family threatened me using this service!). I hope this suffices by providing more detail. I recommend you do not go here. I hope police shut this place down. But until then, you can do it by not giving them your business. Ever. Again, I disclaim that this is my personal opinion and experience with this business. I encourage you to make up your own mind, with the safety of your children foremost.

My three children currently attend Ghent Montessori. My oldest has attended for now7 years. They…read moreall have had an amazing experience there. The teachers are all so wonderful, patient, and truly care about the children. My children love to go to school and look forward to each day. They have learned so much and the methods of learning are so unique. I love that the work is individualized to each child. They are neither held back or pushed ahead before they are ready. They move at their own pace. My daughter and son love the art classes. I am always amazed by the work they bring home.

No communication, no observations about the children, and over worked employees. It's clear that…read morethey are just doing crowd management and hope that the parents don't notice. The classroom looks beautiful, but they hope for disengaged parents. You'd get better communication in a home daycare.

This preschool is incredible. The staff members are very warm, inviting, and professional. The…read moreteachers genuinely love these kids. I am so glad my son goes here. I truly cannot say enough good things about it. As a mom with prior daycare and preschool exposure before we moved here, this school takes the win by a landslide. We LOVE Bayside Presbyterian Preschool!

do not enroll your kids here!!! you do not want to waste your time with this child care facility!…read morethe staff are wonderful. wonderful environment, safe for the most part aside from their own past issues regarding relationships in the church. (google the church) the problem is dependability! this daycare closes to often and routinely based off the public school system!!! if thier closed the daycare school is closed. mind you if its a slight weather condition. (closed) the slightest instance boom, closed! multiple other prominent daycare facilities are open. check for yourself! for the average business professional, every day family, your inconvenienced regularly! absurd is a understatement! if you need dependability, reliability so you can manage your professional life this is not the daycare you want to enroll your children in!!! they will close and delay opening routinely!!! do not take my word for it ask other parents. the sentiment is across the board!!! choose another school you'll be doing yourself a huge favor!!! majority of parents bring their kids to the school themselves!! so why the constant closures?!?! what liability?" is there? the church doesn't seem to recognize the concerns of its clients (parents/children)! #seepic

The grounds at this school are beautiful they have done an amazing job incorporating the school…read moreinto the natural area surrounding it They have an outdoor classroom and several bridges connecting the areas They have quite a few playgrounds for the kids including an obstacle course The art patio has a beautiful statue and a few art installations The school itself has high recommendations and I know several students that have graduated from here it is one of the top schools in the area and has all grades on the same campus

This is one of the best schools in Hampton Roads. They have superb academics and sports. The…read moreteachers are all great with the children and they are very active with the community.

This is the worst. I enrolled my daughter in the infant class and since day 1 they are worsesome…read more The teacher did not know she was starting on that day and was like "Oh I didnt know she was starting today, so I dont know" when I clearly spoke to the director and make sure everything was set for her to start. Second Mrs. Melissa is the worst child care person I have met. She seems like she does not like children at all and hates her job. I am shocked she has been there this long. She barely says good morning in the morning, is not friendly at all. When I drop my son off she barely pays attention to him, minding you that he is the second one there. She lets babies cry for long periods of time before she even goes and attends to them. She is always using negative words and mishandling the babies. When I randomly visited she would just be cleaning and letting the babies cry and by the look on her face she was not happy I would randomly check on my son. She would not give me any updates on how she was doing. She barely talks. One day she was mopping the floor while a baby was crawling on it and picking up food and putting it in her mouth. Other then Mrs. Melissa, I was very unhappy about the feeding and communication from everyone. They never told me what my daughter did other then their daily report that just tells me when he eats and sleeps. Another thing, my baby was on breastmilk and I would bring his breastmilk bottles only to find out at the end of the day that instead of using the milk I brought, they gave him water or regular milk. One day they even gave her formula????!! I was infuriated since she has never ever had formula..because i breastfeed! and she is pass one to be on formula. After repeately telling them to feed her milk 3 times a day with her meal, my daughter goes with only 4 oz of milk in 8 hours, how is this possible??? She breastfeed 3 hours when we got home that day. They are terrible, please do not pick this child care for your child. One more thing- even the last day I was very dissapointed. I made sure to give the director my 2 week notice 3 weeks early just to come in and the teachers did not know anything about it. They were shocked that it was her last day. No communication what soever, even though the director also helps out in this room, how can she missed out this information??

I can't speak for the previous rating because they clearly have had a completely different…read moreexperience than my son and I. He wasn't even three months old when we enrolled in the infant class so obviously as a new first mom I'm pretty overbearing and controlling when it comes to my baby but let me just say-these people genuinely care about my son. From the director Ms. Vanessa to all the wonderful ladies who run his class you cannot find better care. When he's feeling fussy they care for him just like I would whatever he needs they're on top of it. This place is so convenient as well and considerate. Most kindercares don't open until 630 but because they have so many military families enrolled their doors open at 530! Also my sons breast feed and I was worried about pumping and giving him a bottle but he does just fine and looks at them like they hung the moon when they feed him his perfectly warm magic juice. Also they're super clean and sanitary! I mean they don't let you walk into the class without the medical booties on, they wipe down your kids crib(which no one else is allowed in) everyday and the changing pad has the throw away paper(Sorry trees). Just give this place a try. They were my last resort for care and I regret that so much. They will always be my sons favorite place to spend the day if he can't be home with me.

Pure at Heart Childcare Center, first of all, thank you for taking care of my young siblings! They…read moreabsolutely love it here and this place is so convenient for my family. Located on West Mercury Blvd. in Hampton, VA this space is great! My youngest brother is always telling us how much fun he had and what he learned! Again, thank you Pure at Heart Childcare Center!

One of the worst Daycare I have ever seen, have 3 kids and this one Is a nightmare. They scam me…read morewith the payment I'm paying $175 weekly and last Friday I discover that the new payment for my son age "he`s 3 years , 5 months" became $165 so I asked them In this case guys you own me money since his 3 years on Feb. 25, they said no because you leave him sometimes after 5 and I said this not true you never said you charge me because I leave him till after 5, even Its not under our contract, they said no It will not be !!!! Then they said but from next week you will start to pay $165 "what"!? I filed a complaint to the social service and I`ll not let It go and I`ll sue them at the court for sure!! They are lying can`t trust them now at all, Be Aware Be Aware from this daycare and the owner "Benita Taylor" :( (((

Dubious reliability. Have gotten several calls regarding my child "throwing up" at this place…read more Last call was very rude but manager expressed satisfaction with her staffs actions. Child has no history of frequent nausea or vomiting. More frustrating is the fact that, once home, she shows no signs of being ill. This has resulted in several work hours lost at my clinic. The facility feeds a large group of ducks in the front lot. These charming animals leave their droppings across the parking lot. It was always a fun game with my children and I to navigate their leavings on the way through the front door each day. This means that people are tracking avian feces into this building. Why this is not illegal I do not know. Bathrooms for boys and girls are located in the main hallway and have no doors. You must walk by each day to drop off your kids. Sometimes the children are supervised and sometimes not. Why this is not illegal I do not know. Do not bring your child here unless you have simply no choice.

Love this place, teachers are nice and everyday when i picked up my son he will tell me all the…read morethings that they did and most of all they teach kids here to ready him for kindergarten.

If I could leave ZERO STARS, I would. Grandson traumatized, not entirely bite he recieved by…read moreanother child, but by the length of time he sat screaming in pain, while teacher ignored him. My daughter noticed bite before I did...We asked teacher about it and she said she didn't know about any bite he might have recieved. She said she would look at tapes from the day. She reported back that he was bitten outside on the playground. She wrote a report with this information and asked us to sign and return report to her, not the director of the school. We contacted assistant director immediately. We gave assistant director the report, AND saw that it was signed by another teacher!! We asked to see tape and it turns out the bite happened right in classroom, where, again, our child was crying in pain and fear. Teacher patted him on the back and left him there. Teacher bald face LIED to us! Teacher still works at the center. Teacher who signed report in lieu of diector still works at the school. Something really wrong there. Don't risk your child's personal peace, safety and security at this horrible place. I might not have written this review, if we were contacted after director assured us we would be contacted with official and correct incident report, or even reminded us that backpack was still at the school. People in positions of trust have FAILED MISERABLY HERE.

I had two kids go through Basics Primary. After a couple of negative experiences at other…read moreestablishments, I was so happy to find Basics. The teachers and owner are welcoming and friendly. My children enjoyed the preschool and loved the summer programs. They are professional and provide a safe environment for children to learn and play.