The director of this daycare center, Ms. Cayley, really went out of her way to enroll my two…read morechildren on short notice. I really needed emergency childcare in a safe environment, and she accepted us with open arms. The Director's Assistant, Ms. Amber, is also very knowledgeable and seems to be engaged in every classroom, communicating needs between staff and management. Although my kids and I had to recently change daycares due to my new job, we had an excellent experience at the school and would stay if we could. The Lead Infant teacher, Ms. Kaila, did a tremendous job transitioning my clingy 11 month old and really took the time to know him as a person. The Lead 3's teacher, Ms. Hayley, has super classroom management skills, which she uses effortlessly to engage a busy classroom while simultaneously pushing curriculum projects out. Overall, my family recommends this daycare to anyone in the Bradenton/LWR area for a supportive team of qualified teachers. And their outside playground is huge, has multiple pieces of equipment, and well-maintained, too. Very nice!

The owner of this company reached out to me and was very nice. She assured me that the problem was…read moresolved, the teacher was no longer working there. I was impressed that she wanted to make it right. My son is still going to a different school, but my view of this place has gone up due to this phone conversation.

My 8 month old goes to this school, she has been there since 8 weeks old. I am extremely happy…read morewith the quality of care she receives. The teachers and administration are warm and friendly. They keep me informed as to how her day goes, and make me feel as if they are truly "caregivers" not just someone watching my baby. I will continue to keep her enrolled in this preschool until she is able to move to elementary.

i can't say enough good things about this school. my son has special needs/developmental delays…read moreand this school has been amazing with him. My son loves going to school everyday and he has learned so much with the wonderful VPK staff.

WORST DAYCARE (PHOTOS ARE NOT OF THIS FACILITY)…read more PLEASE READ (11/3/2022) PARENTS BEWARE...DO NOT PLACE YOUR CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE!! THIS PLACE HAS 20-30 children in each little room(entire place is about 1,000 sq feet) have way too many children in the rooms with only one (sometimes two)teacher(s) This week , Ive personally witnessed staff members standing over the toddlers, aggressively pointing and screaming in the their faces just for toy job another child's plate while I was a few feet away! Another morning I witnessed a staff members snatching a toy out of a toddlers hands because they werent cleaning up fast enough in the morning!! They let my scared and upset baby just stand and cry all by himself EVERY SINGLE morning (ive never had longer than 20minutes to wait and watch on the front live 4"x4" video feed that is displayed on a tv mounted by the entrance/exit. I was late yesterday because I had to go back in and help him wash his hands and sit down to eat because the staff wouldn't even attempt to console him!!! As a mother, there's nothing worst than witnessing such cruelty before you have to be at work! Feeling forced to leave your child in their supervision!! Scary to think if this is how they behave in my presence; what are they doing when there is no witnesses knowing the babies don't communicate well enough to verbally share with their parents! A few days ago my baby got out of the playground and ran across the parking lot to the front door where I was walking in. The scariest part is that he ran across the parking lot at 5:00 while cars are whipping in and out not looking for a two foot toddler running, unsupervised!! Since I couldn't see him due to cars parked in the driveway in front of school (not in parking spots) I didn't see him until he was right behind me! He was completely filthy (Which is nothing new, everyday he has dirt all over his face, in his hair, his Clothes are almost always ruined after he wears them once to daycare.) sunburnt/sweaty, crying hystericall! As soon as he got in my car he drank almost an entire 16oz bottle of water! For the last three or more hours of the day(during the hottest part of day) with absolutely no shade or protection from Florida heat, AND NO WATER OR DRINK OF ANY KIND EVEN OFFERED TO CHILDREN OTHER THAN AT BREAKFAST OR LUNCH, with children of all ages, from babies to elementary aged kids all on one playground with only one or two teachers "watching" them. Typically when I pull up they are in front corner (talking or on phones (which is why my baby was able to run out of fence into a packed parking lot without anyone even noticing!! At least, not until they heard me attempting to address them from the front door, where my son was now in my arms, still crying uncontrollably with his face buried as far into my shoulder as he could possibly get it! Instead of apologizing or attempting to rectify the issue at hand; they said nothing and then called CPS to TRY and report me, just deplorable!!! Unfortunately, I am unaware of any other options available to me, I dont have the financial ability to relocate him at this time and I just started a new job(so asking for time off until ELC is approved is not an option, and ELC doesn't start application process until your actual first day of work, because I've been reaching out the entire time I was actively pursuing employment. I'm a single mother, with no friends or family to help watch my children, doing the best I can to rebuild our lives after losing everything to escape domestic abuse. I've definitely experienced all the struggles that keep women in abusive relationships, as if the shame society puts in the victim isn't enough, there's facilities like this that make it terrifying to leave your child every single day Because I fear for my babies safety and well being every single of second of the day that he is in their care!! PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE AND PUT YOUR CHILD SOMEWHERE THAT YOU MNOW THEY WILL BE SAFE!

The new director of Palma Sola Academy is well-versed in the growth and education of children aged…read more1-5 years. The staff is terrific. A five-star facility. terrific

This school was great with the previous director Pam. Ever since she left, things started going…read moredownhill fast. Great teachers are leaving and getting fired, there is no structure and parents are rapidly pulling their kids out. It is a mess.

A wonderful childcare academy, my kids love attending and learn alot not to mention they offer an…read moreexcellent corporate discounts for anyone in the area. Great playground with artifical turf and very professional teachers

I would not send your child here if you care about them and their health. this place looks nice but…read moreit's absolutely awful. when my kids went there, they ended up catching hand and foot disease. they were there about six months and the whole six months they were sick. as soon as we left that daycare my kids health got much better and have not gotten sick since. this place is over priced and the owner in my experience is a robber. he took money out of my account that he should not have and never paid me back, even after proving to him that he had took out too many payments. He then just stop answering the phone for me after promising to pay me back. and after leaving his establishment he was still taking funds out of my account up until I had to call my bank and block him. he also has a teacher there who use to tell students she would slap them. so please before you just sign your kid up just be careful. I got a great daycare that my kids go to now n are doing well At and much cheaper! this just isn't the place, sorry!

Primrose is truly the most caring, clean and organized daycare you can find. The teachers are…read moreamazing and make you as the parent feel so confident in trusting them to care for your children. The front office staff and owners are lovely people and always make you feel welcomed. We are so glad we found Primrose!

Both of my children have attended Sunshine Academy and our family absolutely adores them! ALL of…read morethe teachers there are wonderful, patient and kind. I am so glad I found them 2+ years ago. My daughter is in kindergarten now, but my son is still attending Sunshine Academy and there are times I wish I could just sneak her back into the daycare.

Taking my son out of this daycare was the best decision I've made. Unorganized they don't keep up…read morewith payments and lose important documents. Will not admit when wrong! I would not recommend this daycare

My kids went here for about 1.5 years while I worked here. That being said, I will write this…read morereview from a parent point of view NOT an employee. -As a daycare, this one of the best I've seen. Stacey Erb (Area Director), Tracey Howard (Director) and Amber Romer (Assistant Director) are all amazing women. The care and love they have for these children is pretty astounding. The daily reports for younger kids are pretty thorough and can be more specific (what they ate etc) upon request. The VPK program is okay, not perfect, but that's based on the state(they write the curriculum)NOT this daycare. This daycare does the best it can following ALL state requirements to a T. All in All I highly recommend this daycare to anyone and everyone!

My son has been here since he was 9 weeks old and will be 1 years old in 2 weeks. We couldn't be…read morehappier with the staff and care he receives. He's always excited in the morning when we arrive and pays no attention to me when I'm leaving him! We looked at a lot of places before we chose ARLA. I would recommend to anyone and if we have another baby they will go here too!