Two of my kiddos have been going to TC Naz (Tipp City Pre-School Learning Center) for over a year…read more They both enjoy their time at TC Naz, have made friends and have been well cared for by the staff. In my opinion, TC Naz is not the most education forward or highly-organized facility, but I can say the care for the kids comes first. They have taken good care of my kids and provided them a clean, supervised place to learn, play and grow. The current staff has shown nothing but love and kindness to my entire family.

Our experience started off great, as they seemed kind and flexible and the center is attractive and…read morespacious and in a church. It turned into the worst experience we have ever had with childcare. Starting with most of the staff. When I dropped off my infant son in the mornings, most of the time the main teacher kept her back to me, did not greet me or my son. Not a nice way for my baby to start his day! She is anything but maternal and friendly, as an infant teacher should be. As a whole, they are very understaffed and I could sense the stress it caused and saw it in the lack of good care my children were getting. I had both of my kids enrolled there and they rarely brought home artwork. The "preschool" is really more of a babysitting gig. Except for a couple of very good teachers there, most of them just sit around, not interacting with the kids, not seeming to like their jobs, disengaged and not trying to get to know the children or entertain them. The WORST part of the whole experience was the fact that my three year old daughter was physically bullied by a five year old girl in her class. Yes, they have a five year old in class with three year olds. There were three instances of physical attacks on my daughter. The school did not take it seriously or do what they said they would do to protect my daughter. We met with the Preschool Committee because the Director was especially useless and truly only defended the bully. And not only that but the teachers and the Director Jim also started to retaliate against my three year old! Writing up notes about if she took a toy from another child, or raised her voice! When I never even received a documented note about the time the five year old bully bent my daughter's finger back so far that it caused her pain, and it was intentional! I was shocked. But I was even more shocked when during the meeting with the Preschool Committee, one of the "christian" gentleman on the committee who was seated directly across the table from me lost his temper and stood up quickly, leaned as close as he could get to me, slammed his hand down on the table SO loud, and shouted at me. I was horrified and scared for my own safety. The Director was seated right there and I immediately asked if that behavior is acceptable and he just shrugged. I pressed him for an answer and he only said "I can't speak for him." These are supposed to be Christians. These are the members of the Preschool Committee! I could go on and on but I will stop there. Avoid this center at all costs. They are cheap, and it's for a reason. Crap care for your kids. Pay more and send your kids to a center when they will actually be nurtured, learn, and be kept safe. My children did not receive that level of care here at Tipp City Church of the Nazarene Preschool. I have careful documentation of all my allegations here to back up each claim. This all happened about a month ago, so I have had time to cool down from being angry and this review is written solely out of my concern to prevent other children and families from ending up in a nightmare like what we experienced.

I go to Heywood for school and I say. Bring your child here for education. Many activities and…read morelunch is cheap. I used to live in Las Vegas and went to Imagine Schools. I mean I liked it there but it wasn't as good as Heywood.The principals here are nice and they can appreciate anyone.I have met most of my friends here and I have gotten into gifted education aka GATE Enrichment Classes.And the only downside is no air conditioning.

I was invited to Grandparents Day today at Heywood School in Troy by my sweet granddaughter Taylor…read more Breakfast was a part of it with Tim Hortons muffins, doughnuts, orange juice, milk and coffee. It was a pleasure to enjoy this with Taylor and talk to her about her school. They also offered a book sale and we bought a number of books for Taylor to read. Next she walked me to her class and she gave me a gift she had made and showed me her class room. I was very pleased to see the school, to visit with a few of the teachers, to talk to some old friends and most of all, to spend precious time with Taylor. Thank you Heywood!

St. Rita Church. I participated in the sacrament of reconciliation Saturday and stayed for vigil…read moreMass. we celebrated first Sunday of Advent with the rite of blessing of the Advent wreath and lit the first Advent candle. The Advent season is anticipation of coming of our Lord Jesus. It makes the beginning of the liturgical year. I am looking forward to the church being decorated as we approach Christmas season.

Very friendly, welcoming, and comfortable place to gather and worship. I have been going there…read moresince I was 6 years old.

When I was a kid, this is the church my cousins and grandparents attended. My cousins also went to…read moreschool here for K-8. I remember the church seeming very large and beautiful...however, it looks quite small now. The school is now a public charter school, and the Catholic students attend at Corpus Christi. It's my understanding that masses are only held here on certain days, rather than the 7-days-per-week schedule of my childhood. It's still a pretty church with a neat wood ceiling and modern stained glass windows. It would be nice location for a wedding, and there's a reception hall which shares the same parking lot.

My eye caught the marker in front of this fabulous brick building that could have been a church or…read morea city hall or a school. It turns out that it's a theological seminary and the marker in front points out the history. There is not much parking here but you can stop in the drive to read the marker. It reads, "Payne Theological Seminary was originally established as Union Seminary in West Jefferson, Ohio, by the Ohio Conference of the African Methodist Church (AME) on October 18, 1844. The Cincinnati Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church North met to establish a school for people of African descent, and in 1856, purchased Tawawa Springs, a defunct health resort, to open Wilberforce University, named for the early nineteenth century British abolitionist, William Wilberforce. In 1862 the institution closed due to low enrollment and dwindling funds. AME Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne purchased the school for $10,000, and the school was reopened in 1863 by closing the Union Seminary and merging the assets. In 1895, the department of theology separated from Wilberforce University and became Payne Theological Seminary, named in honor of Bishop Payne. Payne is the oldest, free standing African American Seminary in the United States." This is marker number 23-29 and it was erected in 2007 by the Payne Theological Seminary, Friends For Payne and The Ohio Historical Society. [Review 1322 of 2024 - 243 in Ohio - 22345 overall]

Being a military mom, it is hard to be away from family. The worry of finding the best care is…read moredaunting , however... our family has been soooo lucky to have found this center. Our oldest has been through the entire infant 1 to graduating Pre-K at this location. The staff there are wonderful. Stacie and Amanda run an amazing center. The center is clean, the education programs are great, and communication is amazing. We always know what's going on with our girls! It'll be hard to top this experience when we leave.

Won't give answers over the phone on availability. Makes you waste your time to go see them and…read morethen tells you there are no openings. Very sketchy.

Best elementary school in Franklin! The teachers and staff truly love the children they are caring…read morefor. My daughter made some of her best memories in this building. It will be greatly missed by our little family!

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