Our boys are now in 1st and 3rd grade. Without a doubt, the care and education the boys got at…read moreSkribbles set them up for a promising future. However, the most important thing about Skribbles is that it's a place that we trust to take care of our boys and we thank them for doing so. I'd encourage anyone to visit either Skribbles if they're considering daycare/preschool options for their children.

I had several issues with this establishment. Overall, the administration was horrible to deal…read morewith. Three separate times they called to say my son had a fever and I would pick him up and take him to the doctor and the doctor would tell me he didn't have a fever. When I brought my concerns to the school I was dismissed saying they have a state of the art thermometer and that it was accurate. Another time we picked him up and brought him home and changed him and found three ticks on him, one of which was attached to his foot. Again, I informed the school and they told me that they haven't had a tick on a child in years and that they treat the play area regularly. Why try to justify or defend yourself in this situation? He was at daycare all day and we came straight home and found the ticks. Where else could they have come from? All a parent wants to hear is that you understand the concern and you will address it. This place is more concerned with gaslighting you to protect themselves than actually taking concerns regarding the safety of children in their care seriously. Their illness policy makes absolutely no sense. My son was not allowed to come to school because he had an ear infection which is not contagious yet when I called to tell them he had pinkeye, they said he was fine to come in as long as he didn't rub his eye. He had just turned two at the time and there's no way a barely two year old isn't going to rub his eye. I was disgusted at the thought of children being allowed in a classroom together with something highly contagious like pinkeye. Also, my son was at the age to transition from day care to preschool and I reached out several times about the process for moving to preschool and for more information about the program. No one responded to my inquiries via email and I never saw administration there after 4pm when I came for pick up. One day while I was at work, out of the blue, I received a message via the school's app, which they typically used for communicating quick information like event reminders, saying that because my 2 year old son doesn't make eye contact and can't sit still during activities, they would not allow him to move to preschool or stay in his current day care program at Skribbles and told me his last day would be August 25th giving me little notice before he would be unenrolled leaving me scrambling to find a new childcare facility. This should have been an in person conversation, not an emotionally disruptive instant message in the middle of my work day. I also had an issue with a teacher who felt it was appropriate to make a comment about my son, who is autistic, saying: "It's too bad you didn't name him Dennis so we could call him Dennis the Menace." If you're not trained or equipped to support a child with special needs then maybe you should have a serious conversation about your concerns with the parents. I consistently communicated with the school about his developmental delays and how to best support him. Every day I would pick him up and his teachers would tell me he had a great day and how impressed they were with his progress. No concerns were ever expressed to me about their ability to handle my sons needs. There's so much more I could say about the terrible experience my family had with this place. At a certain point I just stopped bringing any concerns to the administration because I was constantly gaslit and it was clear they didn't want to take ownership of anything. We've found a much better environment elsewhere and now my son actually gets excited to go to school instead of crying every drop off like he did with Skribbles. After starting at his new school, I've meet a number of people who had less than pleasant things to say about Skribbles. This establishment needs to learn some empathy and compassion and needs a serious lesson is communication.

I can't say enough about Franklin Children's School. I went there as a small child and now 30+…read moreyears later I am delighted to send my children there. I have never met a group of teachers like those at FCS. I feel so fortunate that my children are spending their preschool years at Franklin Children's School!

I have a 4 yr old in preschool in this NAEYC accredited program. VERY PLEASED. Staffing is…read moreappropriate per child & although for school security access is limited, but the program is very transparent. DAILY updates of activities, teacher in direct contact via phone & email, access to school counselor, EXCELLENT social, behavioral & academic balance. The school has supported correctional potty training, immediate steps in conflict resolution between children, fabulous reward based training. Exactly how it should be. A parent can trust that the child is getting the best.

Pre-k and Kindergarten as well as after school religious Ed classes. The hall also is a large space…read morethat can be rented for a more than reasonable fee!

Excellent school for smart kids that need help with reading, math or comprehension. The teachers…read morehave excellent training. The curriculum and academics are on point. My kids loved the art and music program. They came to Hillside School not able to read. They returned to public school with top grades and studying skills. They are all going to attend college. We couldn't have done it with out Hillside.

Hillside encourages experience, learning, and getting better at sports. Although Hilllside is a…read moresmall community, it opens up to people to allow them to prosper. Hillside looses a credit rating because of the way that food is made. The food comes from Sysco, the company that makes window washer, and that's exactly what the food tastes like. On the other hand, Hillside's sports program is just a bit off. The Hillside motto, is that they will teach you anything you want to learn, but that's untrue. I had to sit out, because no one though I was good enough to Junior Varsity basketball. So, I had to sit on a couch for the whole winter, with no sport, doing my homework. It was honestly the most obnoxious lie I've ever heard from a school, loss of two approval stars.

I love this school! The teachers are amazing. The classrooms are always organized and the lesson…read moreplans are fun. My son has learned so much and has grown so confident. I'm so thankful my family has found this place.

This review is of the hiking trail alongside the RFK/Perkins daycare center on Creamery Road. It is…read morewheelchair accessible and has ample parking. There's a plaque with a quote from Perkins. It's not very long so good for young children or others with limitations.