Gurnee Christian Preschool is amazing. I highly recommend this child friendly environment and…read morelearning center. My daughter is in her second year and she has learned so much academically and about the bible. We heard about this prescchool from my brother as his children had previously attended. We definitely made the right choice sending our child here. The staff are wonderful to work with and have an obvious love for children. We are thrilled that our daughter can learn about God and at the same time learn what she needs prior to kindergarten. What a blessing. We are very thankful for this school.

From the owner: We are an academic preschool providing little ones an age-appropriate developmental…read morecurriculum-based education. Children are given many opportunities to explore through teacher directed hands-on activities and self-initiated play in learning centers. Good, positive moral values are reinforced through a rich and meaningful curriculum. Christian values are also an important component of our program with daily devotion times and weekly chapel. Tours to prospective parents are available on Tu., We., and Thur. each week. Please contact us first to schedule a tour of our facility.

I didn't have an opportunity to go here growing up even though I lived two blocks away, but I know…read moremany of my friends attended this pre-school and they have nothing but good experiences coming away from this school. My daughter has attended AAUW for the past two school terms and she is loving it, is excited about going to school, and has made some friends. The important thing is I'm confident and have no worries about her making the transition to kindergarten. She's received a solid foundation from the teachers and staff and I would highly recommend bringing your child(ren) to this fine school!

The staff at AAUW is an amazing group of women who work together to create lifelong learning in…read moreyoung children. The learning that takes place in this 2-room schoolhouse is designed to reach each individual child through meaningful, hands-on, and engaging lessons. I cannot wait for my son to start in the Early Explorers class! It's definitely worth checking out!

This is both a child care center and a coordinating facility for a network of home-based providers…read more The facility looks very clean, and the staff were friendly. I did not use the facility, though because came here to coordinate the payment of my home provider when I was a teen mom. They had a program to subsidize care, which I really appreciated when I was finishing high school.

We chose this daycare because of its convenient location directly across from our workplace. During…read moreour tour, we were told they accept YWCA childcare assistance. We provided copies of our recent pay stubs as part of the process. Based on our income, we anticipated qualifying for assistance. However, we were informed that they do not accept back pay and that families must cover full tuition out-of-pocket until subsidy approval is finalized. In our case, the approval process took eight weeks. That would have required paying two months of tuition upfront while waiting for assistance. If a center works with YWCA-funded families regularly, it was unclear why no flexibility could be offered given the documented income information we provided. For many working families, paying full tuition for weeks -- or months -- while waiting on approval defeats the purpose of childcare assistance. Families relying on subsidy support should make sure they fully understand this policy before enrolling. To make a long story short if you can't afford the daycare tuition on your own, don't even apply.

Do not recommend. The teachers need more training and coaching on how to interact with children…read morewho may have more emotional learning challenges.

Rating this 5 stars so that others can see. When I started…read morebringing my daughter here about 6 months back I thought it was the best daycare because of the love Ms. Sophia has for her children. Well just recently my mother dropped my 2 year old off like a normal thing. And as she was leaving she heard the director (Wanda) yelling at a child "Noo! Don't do that pick it up!!!!" My mom decided to stick around longer to see if she would continue yelling. And she did so she went to the main hallway and saw through the window Wanda had grabbed a chair and forcefully sat MY 2 year old down and tied her own scarf around my babies arms together while placing her leg between my babies privates to restrict her form moving. We have a dcfs case open with this lady. This is a parents worst nightmare!!! My baby is not the same any more :( . Parents if your child cries or doesn't want to stay at a daycare they're most likely being abused please be careful and take care of your children.

Great child development center love the values that they teach my children. The staff is great we…read morebeen going to little bear for almost a year and just love it there. They have a great curriculum for the kids during the school year they get your child ready for kindergarten!

My niece was just put in this school. First day all the 8th grade girls ganged up on her and made…read moreher cry. Even a 7th grade boy went up to her to tell her she wasn't welcomed and that he didn't like her. This is her first day! I'm just trying to figure out if this school is even religious at this point. Those girls were rude and lack education. My niece is too sweet and just took the abuse. She came home upset and said she hated the place and didn't want to go back. Now the one star is for the so called principal. My sister left work early and went to talk to the her personally since she wouldn't return her calls. They made her wait outside the door for a while until she was finally let in. The principal asked my sister if this was going to be quick and if it wasn't that it would have to wait. Are you serious!!?? You are a principal who is being paid!! Act like one! The whole time the principal just made my sister feel as if she was wasting her time and bothering her. Mrs. Principal could've cared less about the situation and had no sympathy. Private schools are suppose to be a place for a child to have a better chance at education than a public one. This one is worse than a public school for sure. Now we know for a fact that these girls and one boy will not be addressed accordingly so that is why we are pulling her away from this mess. No child should have to go through this especially in a school like OLH. This principal and place makes me sick and we will not be stepping foot in the school or its church! I'm a business owner, if there is an issue you go and handle it asap and not try to avoid it! The principal was very unprofessional and the rumors that I heard about her turned out to be true. Bullying is not acceptable and the Archdiocese in Lake County will be hearing about this!

I would not recommend this school. My child was not properly taught how to read or write.The first…read moregrade teacher was awful and condescending when I tried to speak with her about my child and his progress. My concerns were never addressed and she did not help him. My child has recently changed schools to a public school in a better area. He is now getting a much better education- without paying the huge cost of private school. Also the people who work in the office are extremely disorganized. Whenever I had to contact them they never knew what was going on or had answers to my questions. Save your money and send your child to a better school in a nicer district. This school only cares about collecting your money and not your child's education.

TLE in Gurnee has been an amazing, welcoming, and trustworthy daycare for our little one over the…read morepast year. Starting at just under 5 months old, the teachers in the infant classroom are amazing. Lucy and Ann, thank you for taking care of our little one. As he grew, he advanced to a few other rooms, all with excellent experiences. All of the teachers and staff at TLE are great and our little guy now comes home singing songs and dancing along. It's great! We look forward to continuing his time at TLE and more memories to come.

We moved around a lot the past several years and have put my boys in a few day cares/preschools and…read moreTLE is the best. My boys love this place and their teachers (Jalissa-2 year olds and Erica R.-4 year olds) make you feel like you're dropping them off to family. Although all the staff members are nice, Jalissa and Erica stand out in the way they interact with the kids and with us. TLE is clean, secure, and have a curriculum that noticeably improves child academic development. One of the cool features TLE offers is an informative app that sends you status updates on your kids...if they ate their lunch, how much they ate, what they ate, potty training, when they nap, and pictures of their participation in math and science activities. If you are looking for a safe and fun place for your kids....this is it! I highly recommend this place and glad we found them.

Can not say enough good things about this location. My son has been coming here since he was 8…read moreweeks old and is about to start Kindergarten this fall. They have truly shaped and helped him grow and prepare for Kindergarten. My girls both started at 12 weeks and have blossomed as well. All of the teachers have been amazing. Miss Pam in the infant room is so loving toward the babies, Ms.Julie is so involved in the toddler room, Miss Laney is the twos room is so good with all the kids. Miss Jennifer and Miss Dani have prepared my son he is writing his name and comes home with something new learned everyday.

My son has been attending COA in Lindenhurst since he was an infant. He is now in the Pre-K class…read more We have nothing but wonderful things to say about COA. The facilities are clean and safe. The director is engaged and communicates with families on an ongoing basis. All the teachers we have had have been absolutely fantastic! They have not only engaged my son in interesting, developmentally appropriate activities, but have helped him grow socially and emotionally as well, and they are always wonderful at communicating with the parents. Ms. Pam, Ms. Julie, Ms. Rachel, Ms. Debbie and Ms. Andy have all been wonderful teachers and role models for our son. We have no doubt that he will have a very successful Kindergarten transition due to the efforts of the staff. We are very happy with COA!!

Unfortunately, we didn't have a good experience here. The teachers were not friendly or warm or…read morenurturing at all in my daughter's 3 year old class. My daughter complained that the teachers were mean but I kind of just brushed it off. But then I would pick her up from school early and observed what she was talking about. The teachers were sassy and rude to the children - it wasn't behavior that I wanted exemplified for my child. On top of this, the activity log that they shared with the parents was just wrong. They would include activities on it that they didn't do and my husband and I would see the kids doing activities in the classroom that weren't listed on the log. They also mixed our child's profile up with someone else's and we would get reports saying things like "she napped for 45 minutes" or "she ate all of her lunch" when in reality we had picked her up from school before lunch and nap time. We brought this to the attention of the teachers and staff and they temporarily corrected it, but it always went back to being inaccurate. The final straw for me was that there was no sense of community. I joined the parent group hoping that my perspective would change but it turned out that the main focus of the parent group was to fundraise because the Goddard school had no budget for the family/community activities. I found this to be pretty disappointing considering how expensive the school was. We switched to a different preschool and have had a much better experience. I'm only sharing this because choosing a school for our kids can be such a hard decision. I wish all parents and kiddos the best and hope that the Goddard school will take this review into consideration to make some important improvements.

I wanted to post an update for parents who wonder about how children that go here progress... My…read moreoldest daughter has been at Goddard since she was 18 months old - she is now 5 1/2 years old, and my youngest also joined at 18 months and is now 3 1/2 years old. At 3-1/2, the youngest daughter can READ sight words, knows colors, numbers, and weather in English and Spanish (Spanish is not a language we speak at home, so this is all the school). While some reading is due to us working with her, and some in part because of her sister's advancement, a big part (and thank you) is owed to the school for working so diligently with her. At 5-1/2, the oldest daughter has blossomed into an amazing and bright little girl. She is reading at a 4th Grade level, doing math at a 2nd grade level, and the teachers are making sure to encourage her and help her grow, even though it requires them to take "special" time out for her to do so, since she's above the average lesson plans. They have worked very closely with me to make sure she stays engaged and challenged, and as a result she's a happy, healthy, very bright kid who LOVES her school. I read the previous review from someone in April, and while I feel horribly for the situation in theory, I can't imagine it being accurate. There is no mention, for example, of the specific room the child was in, and I can tell you from years of personal experience there's NO WAY the Dave I know at our school would refuse to help a parent who was uncomfortable, or force a child backward and not forward. While I won' t say it outright isn't true (I wasn't there), I can say that the parents who have children here know everything, see everything, and an event like what was described would have been talked about heavily, yet I never heard a peep.... Bottom line, if you are looking for child care, there is hands down no where better in the area - they've won the "Best Childcare in Lake County" award for like 7 years running. If you are unsure, call them and ask to take a tour to see for yourself... you'll be so glad you did.