I have 2 children at Lakes Area Montessori…read more It is a great experience for the kids. They have learned a lot from the teachers and the staff. The staff really cares for the children. The children not only learn basic schoolwork, but they also excel in working in groups, being kind to others, cleaning up after themselves, etiquette, motor skills, music, other languages, and much more.

Just an avg Montessori poorly managed .. I checked it out recently and was not impressed.read more

We decided to bring our son here after he hated another nearby daycare. As soon as he started at…read morelearning rainbow it was a whole different story. He was so excited to go every morning. They do a great job of mixing play with learning. It's also "family" vibe. It makes a huge difference when you're not worried about how your child is at daycare all day. We couldn't be happier!

Learning Rainbow Preschool is a program of quality with adventures in learning. The staff provide…read moreexcellent care, guidance, and genuine regard for each child. They have made a sufficient impact in my child's life as well as mine. I feel safe leaving my child in their care each day. I look forward to listening to my child share all of his new adventures each day as he happily tells me. If you are looking for loving, caring, educational and safe environment for your child, I suggest calling to arrange a time with one of the staff members. You will be impressed.

My daughter has been going to Premiere Preschool for 2 years now. I wouldn't send her anywhere…read moreelse. The teachers and staff are fantastic, and my kids love going to school! Even my 2 year old brings a backpack and hangs it next to her sisters backpack - she can't wait to be a Premiere Preschooler! Ms. Kathy, Ms. Theresa, Ms. Terri, Ms. Mindy & Ms. Sharon are all so sweet.

The amount of pre-K education my son has had in just the first few weeks at Premiere Preschool is…read moreoutstanding. Every school day he awakes with excitement! I can't believe how far he has already progressed socially and mentally. I'm confident he will be more than prepared for kindergarten next year. I highly recommend premiere preschool

I'm not sure if the other review as even for the Commerce center, as the director's name isn't Ann…read more I feel inclined to write a review because we are so lucky to have such an amazing school right down the road from our house. After having a less than great time with another daycare down the road, we moved both of our sons here. They were 1.5 and 3 at the time, and have since stayed on for another 3 years. We have continually had amazing teachers who work incredibly hard to give 1:1 attention to kids that have different personalities, learning styles, and education levels. There are separate rooms for all different age groups, and they are constantly refreshing stations and activities while staying core to a rigorous and well-researched curriculum. The teachers keep track of the progress of each kid not just personally but through a digital tool that makes for some really productive parent teacher conferences twice a year. I feel spoiled. They love volunteers. They encourage parent feedback. They do science and art and reading and fun summer activities. They aren't just good, they are constantly looking for ways to improve, stay close to parents, keep the staff happy, and the kids excelling. They have flexible plans for payment and even shuttle before and after care to the local elementaries. Did I mention Parent's Night Out once a month, where they take your kids for a few extra hours so you can get a date night, while your kids watch movies in pajamas? Group trips to the local apple orchard? Breakfast with Santa? Water fun days in the summer? Ongoing classroom science experiments? I don't even know how to capture all the amazing in one review.

I adore Childtime! I have children in the infant and preschooler rooms and they are always happy…read moreand well cared for throughout the day. Highlights: An app that keeps you updated in real time about food, activities, bathroom, etc - and pictures from the teachers A very responsive management team Weekly activities built in for older kids (gymnastics, karate) Wonderful teachers who really are early childhood educators, it's hard to play favorites because they're all great but Miss Karly and Miss Courtney go above and beyond.

We sent both of our daughters to Commerce Kindercare and have had a wonderful experience. The…read moredirector and staff are all excellent!

From the owner: Infant Programs (6 Weeks - 1 Year), Toddler Programs (1 - 2 Years), Discovery Preschool Programs (2…read more- 3 Years), Preschool Programs (3 - 4 Years), Prekindergarten Programs (4 - 5 Years), Before and After School Programs (5-12 Years), Summer Programs (preschool, prekindergarten, and school-age)

I'm not even sure where to begin. The owner sure knows what to say to make you believe this place…read moreis magical when deciding to send your child here. It's very quickly you realize after that it's not going to be the case. Don't send your child here unless you want to be nit-picked to death. Our FIRST problem started with a stye my son got on his eye and she made me bother the doctor for 3 doctors notes for, all saying the exact same thing with different wording, she just likes to make you jump thru hoops for her own fun. Next was my son not being fond of the taste of her tap water, and us making a simple request to send him with bottled water instead to which she told us we would then no longer get all of our snacks and meals included (which we pay for in the HEFTY monthly tuition) over WATER. I'm sorry for wanting to make sure our child is hydrated. You will be bombarded by emails miles long. She likes her "rules" one of those being not to take "too long" to say goodbye to your child. And by her standards in and out in her own "5 minutes time" simply is still too much time. Even tho you have a list of things they expect you as the parent to do before you may leave, answer 10 covid questions, temperature check, wash hands, take off coat but don't dare take a minute to say goodbye to your emotional 4 year old before you leave for the day. Apparently coming from a loving home is a punishment. That was our final straw. Oh and enjoy constantly having her throw up removing you for any and every LITTLE thing. This woman makes mountains out of mole hills. I'm convinced she only wants to keep security deposits and that's why she literally makes you want to leave the place. On our last day she ran down former employees making insane accusations about them. She ran down past parents (to which I'm sure we have joined the club) and set me up to "feel bad for her" so that I would be quiet and let go a situation that should've never happened in the first place. don't even get me started on how she kept our belongings for two weeks after we left instead of giving them to us on our last day. Again making you jump through the most absurd hoops. So parents beware. She is short staffed, and seems to be running a day care not a preschool since her toddler teacher has now left. So glad to be off this roller coaster and in a much kinder, considerate and compassionate place!

Rebecca's Learning Center (RLC) was a distasteful experience for me. One of the early red flags was…read morethe fact that, even though the parking is limited, there is a strict 10 minute drop off allowance. If you miss your assigned window, you were instructed to call RLC and you were given a new drop-off time frame after everyone else, which could be over an hour later. I have a 3 year old, who may not be as cooperative in the morning as an adult, and I work in the hospital setting; I can't be late... this was very stressful! Interaction with the owner Becky, also caused heightened stress. I felt I was always walking on eggshells with her and knew I had to agree with all new policies and procedures or my child would be removed. I felt as if I could never even engage in an open dialogue regarding any concern or issue. This included, when the staff wrongly communicated Michigan State law regarding children and their course of antibiotics. Another glaring red flag was/is the overall health policy that requires an absolute 24-hour symptom free child. Any little sneeze or cough required the child to be excluded from RLC; we are talking about toddlers and young children. More than once, we were instructed to pick our child up due to sniffles that had suddenly developed within the first hour of arrival at RLC. I expressed concern regarding the upcoming allergy season as my child suffers from seasonal allergies. During our time at RLC, there were many blatant red flags, I could go on for pages. The bombardment of paperwork that required initialing and or an email response indicating comprehension and agreement, was never ending. As a working parent, in all honesty, I did not have time to thoroughly read and question each new rule. I needed daycare for my child. There appears to me to be an underlying hostile interconnection with parents. In addition to the massive late night, chaotic emails which required careful reading and investigation to determine the actual purpose, our child was dismissed without cause hours before we expected RLC to provide daycare. There was no phone call from Becky. We were instructed to communicate through the attorney and not expect our personal property to be returned to us for 2 weeks, again through the attorney. My experience makes me wonder, if Rebecca's Learning Center is truly the caring, award winning environment it proclaims to be, shouldn't that carry over to parent relationships as well? I would stay far away from this daycare/preschool, this stress was overwhelming.

As a mother, one of the hardest things I had to do after giving birth, after being the only person…read morethere for my daughter day-in and day-out, after creating this unbreakable bond with the cutest tiny human, was returning to work. I had overwhelming feelings of anxiety and guilt, because, as a mother, the last thing you would want to do is trust your perfect tiny human with strangers. Ms. Ebonee, Ms. Mari, and Ms. Sara F may not know it, but they helped me step by step to work through my anxiety and guilt. Every morning I was greeted with smiles, by the staff. At first, it was rough on both my daughter and I during drop off, but as time went on, she would smile and as Ms. Ebonee calls it, dog whistle when we arrived at school. Every day at pick up, I get details on how my baby's day went, and what her teachers were working on with her throughout the day. My daughter was slowly becoming more comfortable with her teachers and was able to open up more at school. This helped me be at ease. Sure, there are still times when I have mom guilt take over, and I pick my daughter up early from school to spend a little extra time with her. But, I trust her teachers and the care they have provided for my daughter has been outstanding. Gilden Wood's Commerce is safe, reliable, and the hours work well for me. Another thing that I love about this school is that there is an app and they provide, in real time, updates on meals, naps, diaper changing, and they even send pictures and videos of my little one doing different activities. You can also send messages to the teachers and they are able to respond. There are also cameras in the classrooms and in the infant napping area, so I can check in at any time. I appreciate everyone who has been apart of providing care for my daughter this entire time, thank you!

It has been more than a couple of months since I removed my son from this daycare center, so I have…read moretaken a significant amount of time to gather my thoughts and concerns to write this review. When seeking a center for my 2-year old son I made a point to read the reviews for each center I considered. For that reason, I wanted to make sure that I wrote a clear review of my family's experience at this daycare center. First, let me begin with strongly cautioning any black families from trusting your little ones in their care. I say this because the last straw that caused me to remove my son was him being blatantly discriminated against and profiled by the teacher and I feel like the center staff as well. The first red flags were the teachers changing almost daily. My son had attended the daycare center for three weeks before I met his lead teacher. Then she was out for months due to a medical leave. My son only attended the center for 6 months and this was his first daycare center experience. Within the first 3 months he was hurt on the playground 3 times. After about the first month or two, I begin to receive behavioral incident notices at least twice per week and he only attended the center 3 days per week. At times they would call me to tell me about his behavior but neglect to mention to me that he had gotten hurt physically. These 'ouchies' were not simply scratches or scrapes that kids get all the time. Twice it was a split fingernail and then a busted limp. It happened so often that I made a point to do my best to pick him up before his teachers left for the day. I begin to feel this way because when I would pick him up he would be with other teachers that seemed really young and inexperienced. That brings me to another major issue - they were so short staffed at times that they would message parents on the morning of saying that they were shorthanded and were seeking volunteers to keep their child at home for the day. Then that escalated to messages/notifications on Fridays stating that specific classrooms would be closed on specific days due to their lack of staff. I met with the Director - Liz and her assistant Tori to establish a behavioral plan for my son. During that meeting, I expressed my concern that it seemed as if they were holding my 2-year-old to a higher standard than even their staff. I was told that they would make sure that the forgetting to notify me that he had gotten hurt would stop. Liz also assured me that he would not transition to a new class without notifying me. Within two weeks that is exactly what happened, also within a week of that meeting - Liz announced that she was leaving the center. Shortly after that we received a notice that both of his original teachers would no longer be working there. The notice came as a huge surprise. One day, I arrived to drop him off and was told that he would be visiting a different class. Next day they just moved him to the next class. In the meantime, when I would drop him off the teacher of the new class would call them to say that she was over ratio. This was of course concerning to me, so I waited until they adjusted the number of students before I left. On the last day, I brought him in and stayed for about 15 minutes to observe him in class and also speak with the teacher. She told me that he was a good boy and that most of the time his behavior was related to him defending his friends. When I got there I was given two incident reports - one due to his behavior and the other because he had fallen and gotten hurt the day before. Of course, this was frustrating. Then I read the behavioral incident. The teacher had written very disturbing things about my 2-year-old son. This was very hurtful and extremely contradictory to what we discussed in person. I told the regional director what happened. She apologized and told me that they would address the report with the teacher and agreed that the teacher should not have written the report in that manner. She also told me that they were in the process of onboarding a more experienced& appropriate teacher. I removed my son that following week. I just could not trust that he was not being mistreated. Parents, don't be fooled by the very nice facility. This center is not a stable, organized center that will be safe for your little ones.

Amazing school! The teachers are wonderful--so kind and patient. It's also a very authentic…read moreMontessori program. If you're looking for a truly legitimate Montessori experience, I highly recommend it.

We have been going to this school for a long time and have been so impressed with both the staff…read moreand the teachers. Teachers are great and the kids learn a lot.

Even though our son doesn't qualify for Montessori due to some developmental delays, Karen was so…read morekind to still spend time with us showing us the place and then help us research for a more fitted place for our son. She is very kind and caring and this shows because it wasn't in her interest to help us. We are very grateful for you Karen!!

I remember the first day where Karen Lumsden invited us over after school to see if the per-scool…read morewould be a good fit for our daughter. We were searching around and weren't sure where to enroll her. She walked us around various classrooms/activity areas/yard etc. while one of the instructors interacted with our daughter. We really loved it and we got the feeling they really cared and knew what they were talking about. Lot of places may say they do Montessori, but do they? It was a plus to be super close to the school. I also think for the quality education and life skills our daughter gets, price is more than fair. We already see positive changes in our daughter. She is more curious and she loves going to school. She has also less reliant on her teddy than before. I give them 10/10 as we are very satisfied with them. Recommending them to another parent is not hard for me.

We enrolled our daughter in the infant program at Tutor Time of Walled Lake. The teachers and staff…read moreare the sweetest people. I truly feel comfortable leaving my daughter here everyday, knowing she's not only in capable hands but with people who care about her. The staff is always very responsive to any questions I have and I receive multiple updates through out the day. I appreciate that they have infant targeted lessons to help my daughter meet her milestones, and have worked with her when she was behind on some of them. My daughter laughs and smiles when we attend day care. I would definitely recommend this place for families considering enrollment.

I was utilizing Tutor time for back up care for my 2 year old, and I was completely disappointed by…read moretheir lack of care and concern for my child. I had a very nice tour with the director, but after he was enrolled she would barely even look up to speak or address us when we came in. The last time my son visited this school, I watched him cry on camera for 5 minutes without anyone coming over to address or comfort him. After seeing this I canceled my work day and went back in to get him and there wasn't one person who even attempted to speak to me about my concerns when I left. On my initial visit, I'd told this school that my son had a speech delay before sending him here and they told me he would be supported and the teachers would be attentive and that absolutely was not true. I would not recommend this daycare to anyone that is interested in their child's overall safety and wellbeing.