Absolutely wonderful experience - this school and the teachers and the purpose and mission of their…read moreprograms are just what we wanted and hoped for.

Great preschool right off the Marietta Square. Great outdoor activities, great staff, and…read morewonderful kids. Reggio themed curriculum.

We loved our experience at compass academy! The entire staff was so welcoming and friendly. They…read morereally care about your babies! They keep you updated throughout the day, make sure your child has everything they need there and even do lots of learning activities with the babies. They are well organized and go above and beyond. They also offer part time options which is nice!

Compass Academy has been a blessing for my child and family. They truly cared about my child's…read moredevelopment and education. During good weather, they made sure to take the kids out most of the day. My daughter learned so much. They have a curriculum for the kids and a calendar for parents to follow and check daily lessons. Ms. Drifa was so amazing and patient with my little one. Ms. Jeena, the director, is extremely accommodating and a beautiful person inside and out. I never had any safety issues or concerns. The center is very clean and spacious for the kids and gives off a homey environment. They made sure to update me with pictures, videos and notes throughout the day. My kid is a very picky eater and they allowed me to pack lunches for her as well. Unfortunately, I had to unenroll my child due to personal events, but given the opportunity, I would 100% enroll her again.

Glad I found this place! Tour....you will love it! You will appreciate that the curriculum and…read moreschedule is on par with other centers that cost almost twice as much. Pick-up and drop off is organized and seamless. Your kid will come out happy because they had fun with supportive teachers that are nice and fun. I really liked what my daughter was learning in her class, and I thought the curriculum was strong. Great find!

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my great grand kids go here these staff members are caring loving the kids look forward to every…read moreday they go all the staff do amazing job and listen I consider them my extended family thxs

We love little house learning center. My son has been here for 7 months now, starting out at 4…read moremonths old. The teachers are so sweet and attentive. My son loves going to day care every day. Every day he is smiling going into the class. The teachers are fun and enthusiastic. Daily we receive several pictures throughout the day, we get notifications of how much milk he drank, all diaper changes, meals he ate (and how much he ate), and naps (and how long he napped). I would highly recommend this school. I can only account for the 0-2 year old classes but look forward to continue bringing our son to this school. He is learning so much and having a blast. My husband and I have peace of mind leaving our little boy with his teachers while we are hard at work at our jobs.

I've provided a review before, but now that my granddaughter has graduated and is in regular school…read morenow, I wanted to offer a review about how they handled COVID and the level of preparation my granddaughter had for regular school. She's now in Kindergarten at Cheatham Hill one of the better schools in the area, and she received a solid foundation at Sheltering Arms for them to build upon. I really enjoyed this place overall. While no place is perfect, I highly recommend it for a number of reasons (see my initial review and this one). Let's start off with COVID and how they handled it: My baby never came home sick, in fact, I've never seen a lot of sniffles with the kids in general in all the time my granddaughter has been attending this school, starting at infancy. Unfortunately, that is not the case at many other daycares. During COVID and after they implemented a special sign in system. They recorded the child's temperature and each parent dropping off was required to wear a mask. They also only allowed some many people in the lobby waiting to sign in the kids. While it was not the fastest process, my grandbaby never came home sick. They were very responsive and meticulous about notifying me when there was potential exposure. When they said that they sanitized the rooms, I felt it was true because the "proof is in the pudding." I said it in my first review, but I'll reiterate, if you are a new parent, esp a single parent (father or mother) starting out.... THIS is the place for you. It is safe, clean, offers scholarships year-round, conscientious, and integrated with other programs geared to help low-to-middle income families, such as iThink Financial came through this year, offering no-fee checking accounts for parents and custodial savings accounts for the kids, plus $50 in the checking acct just for opening it. Plus they provided school supplies and bookbags and a $35 gift card to pre-K students. There were also programs for free or low-cost kid's activities, free/low-cost healthcare access days, food programs, and a host of other things to help struggling families. Let's face it.... daycare is extremely expensive no matter what income bracket you fit in, especially when you factor in the days daycare is closed and you still need to work and your support system isn't all that supportive. So, now, you're paying for daycare and additional outside daycare on those days. It can get pricey real quick. I have to also speak to the family atmosphere and low turnover of staff. Some of the staff there were there when my grandbaby was in pre-K were there when she was an infant. Same with the kids. There were other kids that were there from the beginning as well. The families are nice. No ridiculous melee in the small parking lot. Parents are respectful of the other parents and staff, even with the slow check-in process, which is BIG. I've been to other daycares and saw lots of behavior. Everyone is just nice. The parking lot and grounds are well maintained, I just cannot say enough good things about this place. Now, on to the individuals.... Some opted to leave this year and work at other SA locations.... Ms. Angela, Ms. Lariesha, Ms. Cheryl, Ms. Gail, Ms. Valerie.... all of these ladies, I interacted with daily and they were all just the best. They really seem to like and care about your children. I couldn't be happier that my grandbaby had an opportunity to learn under these women. I will miss them all. Ms. Valerie was her teacher this year..... My grandbaby has a really good foundation in phonics and sounding words out on her own. She got that from Ms. Valerie. She drilled the days of the week, the alphabet, handwriting, colors of course, but she also worked with them on their interpersonal skills and behaviors in the classroom and outside of it. She would ask the kids thought-provoking questions that they would bring home and use to interact with the family. They were kids but she talked to them like people and they noticed the world around them. She gave them flowers to grow and be responsible for. They had a butterfly in the classroom that they caught outside. They discussed the different stages and she didn't cut corners or make up cute names.... she had my baby coming home talking about chrysalis like it was no big deal. So funny coming out of such a small face and mouth, but I appreciated every minute of it. Really top notch.... if I had to say one bad thing, it'd be the closure days. They follow the regular school calendar. For parents who must go in to the office for work or don't have a good support system, this could be hard. Candidly, all of the pre-K programs in Cobb do that. So, that's not really a SA issue. If you are a family considering good childcare, let this be a serious contender. We used the Roberta Dr location, but I've spoken to parents who've used other locations, and they had similar experiences as I did. Overall I highly recommend this place. I hope this helps you.

My name is Charles Leo I used to attend Smyrna First United Methodist Church in Smyrna Georgia on…read moreConcord Road for about 2 years 3 years ago they claim they helped me by giving me money maybe twice a month twenty $30 at most after I asked people for work people would lie and say I asked them for money and would hand me twenty or $30 if they really wanted to help me they could have hired me when they were hiring for custodian two days a week cleaning the church and help set up I was told they did not hire convicted felons when I found out that there were convicted felons working at that church in the past they lied to me and said they had changed that policy the reason they didn't hire me is because I'm homeless that church asked me not to come back after me going there for two years because they didn't feel comfortable a single homeless man at there Church then they bought another Church Tillman house on Concord Road in Smyrna Georgia and turned it into Resource Center to help people to pay rent utilities Etc and for the homeless & the hungry yet I was told that after me picking up one $10 Kroger gift card it would be my last one because Allen Nicely feels like he's helped me enough while I was attending Smyrna First United Methodist Church before they opened up the Tillman house Resource Center the person they pray to Jesus was homeless to not saying im jesus but I'm positive that's not what Jesus would do what if Jesus felt he's helped all of us enough where would we be? Smyrna First United Methodist Church and the Tillman house Resource Center should rename their churches Smyrna first Church of hypocrites.if the people @ this church are "Christian's i pray to God i never become one!!!!!!!! prior to this review I Charles Leo wrote I was saved and baptized in Smyrna Christian Church the people at Tillman and Smyrna First United Methodist Church show me how not to live as a Christian

Oxford Babies was the biggest blessing to us. As first time parents, we were nervous to send our…read morelittle 3-month old baby to any daycare, but the moment we walked through their doors we felt at peace. The staff was so welcoming and caring and it really felt like each day we were taking him to our family member's home to be cared for. Our son has been at Oxford Babies for 2 years now and we've moved out of the area -- saying goodbye to this amazing team was hard for us and for them (lots of tears between us on the last day!) They really loved our son as we have. They have watched him grow, helped us through many of those crazy stages in the first few years, and have felt like a team of second moms to my husband and I. The Oxford Babies staff truly cares about each of the children there. We have watched our son grow tremendously under their care and I cannot say enough good things about them!

My husband and I love Oxford!! We have had our daughter, who is now almost 2 years old, enrolled in…read morethis school since 6 weeks old. Being first time parents, we felt extremely comfortable leaving our little girl in the care of wonderful, sweet and compassionate teachers. We like the smaller ratio of teachers to babies versus other schools. The price was also a big plus compared to others in the area, like Primrose. Our daughter loves going to school every day and all of the teachers love on our daughter by teaching her everyday. We are so blessed to have found Oxford!

Regarding their giving...as being non-partial, they have no clue what that means to practice that…read more As your face comes in thee door you can tell they made up their mind NOT to help w your bill according to their taste in one's esthetics. They rattled off a pre rehearsed short speech letting me know they had no intention on helping me and let me leave without any acknowledgement of my application nor decision. I'm told they give you a decision. No such thing happened. I left a couple messages via phone which they deliberately ignored till they ran out of funds 2 weeks later, they ignored me till I called back having the office clerk to hand them my message. Then they finally called me with lies. They said they were as of that morning out of funds....meaning 2 weeks ago they weren't. They were without excuse, hard hearted and strategically racist in not acknowledgement of my application. F is the grade I'd give them. They insist on offering you coffee or gas for your car...I kept telling her we don't have one. Smh. Run like the plague and don't go there if you're black unless you want a gas voucher. The funds for a bill is clearly not for you no matter what they have.

I had stopped going to church and decided to start back my visits to the First United Methodist…read moreChurch of Marietta have been so refreshing I feel the love and the true caring of this church . The choir is just outstanding the service is beautiful so far I think it's going to get me back into a regular Church going schedule

This school doesn't look like much on the outside, but it looks nice on the inside…read more The focus of this school as of last school year is the 7 habits of daily learning. This school has a huge Hispanic population. Most of the students speak both English and Spanish. As of last school year, most of the staff members were very friendly, and welcoming. Unfortunately, some of the staff were the exact opposite, and that contributed to the overall moral of the school.