We've had the greatest experience at Primrose St. John's Forest. One of my kids has been in since…read more17 months old (now 5) , the other since 12 weeks (now 2). And every step of the way the staff has treated us as family, from the teachers to administration, we are so thankful for everyone here! Not to even mention how much they've learned here. Highly recommend Primrose to anyone looking for safe and reliable childcare!

My son attended and we love it here! All teachers and Management are so helpful and nice!read more

My son came to this location as a 2 year old. The teachers worked so hard with my son with every…read moremilestone and the teachers have great communication.

Better daycare and school at the same time.. because children begin to learn from a very early age…read morewhich helps to strengthen them from a young age and prepare it for when school starts. My son started reading early from the age of 4 because the teacher him a word and he helped him to read, also the numbers at the age of 4 he knew how to count to 100. If you want your child to learn early, do not hesitate to enroll him La petite academy- beach blv, thanks ms. D, Jodi, Mariah, Sharon .

Our son was one of the first children at this location when it opened. In those first few years we…read moreabsolutely loved the tight knit community and attention to detail the staff and directors offered. However as we now enter our child's third year at the school with numerous staff and leadership turnover we utilize this school more out of convenience than personal choice. There have been several instances of miscommunication from leadership with our family. Even more concerning, is the notable leadership turnover in such a short period of time. Unfortunately there is not a standard practice in place for routine class transitions which allow children of the same age an equal opportunity to access all learning tools which the school prides itself on. It's extremely disappointing to see such obvious stagnation and regression in our child's classroom engagement and learning for what appears to be the sake of appeasing incoming families on waitlists or special circumstances. I do hope moving forward the school is able to put in place more concrete class groupings so that all children are afforded an equal opportunity to engage and excel in their pivotal early learning years with the developmentally appropriate materials and tools the school has to offer.

This school is the worst place to put a child that is autistic. My son is on the spectrum which…read morecomes with ADHD and meltdowns and aggression. That is normal for kids on the spectrum. The aggression stems from them not knowing how to use their words. He had behavioral therapists there with him everyday and he was only at this school for four days before they kicked out a special needs child! A normal non special needs child takes a week to transition to a new place....a child on the spectrum takes at least two weeks maybe three. The owner did not allow that. The teachers have no training on how to handle and teach a child on the spectrum at all. The owner also LIED and said the behavioral therapists sat and let my son hit and kick the teacher and they ignored it. TOTAL LIES!! I have the proof from the notes that they have to put in every week from the sessions. So the owner lied to me, the teacher lied also. I called the ADA and was told what they did violated the ADA act and to file a complaint. I have filed a complaint with the ADA. This place needs to be shut down for good. They are horrible. They also wanna charge almost $1200 a month you have to pay on the 1st of every month and they don't provide lunch, you have to provide lunch for your child and they wanna charge that much. Basically a daycare for rich snobby people!

I toured nearly every daycare in St. Augustine as well as all the Montessori options in…read moreJacksonville and St. John's before choosing Guidepost Montessori at Baymeadows, and I couldn't be happier with that decision. From my very first call, Ms. Tomeka, the head of school, was incredible and made me feel confident about enrolling my daughter. She began in the Nido classroom and has since transitioned to the toddler room, where all of her guides have been nothing short of amazing. Our daughter is genuinely excited to go to school each day, most mornings she runs right into the classroom! The guides and school leadership are warm, communicative, and always quick to answer any questions we have. We've seen our daughter grow, learn, and thrive so much, and we truly have Guidepost to thank for that

This school is a Montessori SHAM, it is terrible! Upon having my toddler son start 4-5 months ago…read morethey were very nice with helping with letting me apply for financial aid as their prices are similar to CA prices for private Montessori. Having a semi new teacher in their class and not fully trained assistants (in training) their children's house was not managed well. My son has been in Montessori since 18 months old. Maybe their infant program is good (not sure) but so far from what I have seen their children's house needs work with AMS OR AMI trained teachers not simply MACTE... and staff who can manage their own stress and not use words like nervous, anxious or huff and puff, or eye roll, in front of parents or to students themselves. My son has experienced and been involved with more hitting and physical altercation with himself and other kids older and his age here and come home with too many to count incident reports with "here say" statements from assistants listening to other kids or not fully seeing what happened to say what did happen. It also has to do with classroom size and space per child and self management from other kids and my son when it comes to working on materials.. My son has regressed, he used to be fully potty trained prior to coming here now he makes more mistakes at home and is not listening as well.The other Kids even have no respect and come and touch me (a parent)...and are too much in my face and speaking and grabbing upon pick up every day in his class. They have had the students watch a Disney movie in class, have kids bring toys from home to "share", wear Disney on their light up shoes and or clothing, and be little gossipers/whiners... This is NOT MONTESSORI AT ALL. Dr. Maria Montessori would be rolling in her grave to think parents are paying for their kids to be exposed to things public school or regular daycare kids are... Now Guidepost HAS all the materials and look of Montessori but this location from my experience is all for show... some lessons here and there but mostly play time and stress management from the staff... I have been in Montessori myself till middle school age, and my son in CA from infancy-- in non corporate schools, that are a chain like this. I pray not all Guideposts are like this one!!! I am letting their head quarters know of the lack of real Montessori teachings and instead just gentle care.-- no real reformation for actions or separating if there is a pattern. This place reminds me of southern charm but with the back hand of instead of cussing its a "bless your heart" type of situation... Please go to another Montessori school if you can with your child don't waste your money here!!! Every time I had a concern it was put back on me or blamed on a situation or single person or emotion not a bigger picture fix! Beware, it is not a firm or even normal amount of of control the teachers or reassurance the staff SHOULD BRING PARENTS AND STUDENTS... It doesn't not seem regulated for actual lessen plans and not every child is getting their needs met as they should it seems. Please get new management and staff training required for all of these people representing Montessori! Its a shame and very sad. I have pulled my son out for many of these reasons now besides financial waste.

We are new this school season and I'm so happy to know that my daughter is in good hands while im…read moreat work. No more struggling at drop off because she actually wants to go to school (daycare) Every day. I also love being able to have access to the live cameras during the day, it gives me piece of mind. Her teachers send pictures all day showing me the activities they are doing. At the beginning of each week they also share the lesson plans for the week so I know what they will be working on. I am truly enjoying our experience.

Many issues - this location lost three good teachers in the course of a year. A consequence of this…read moreis that children get passed around to very inexperienced teachers or the short tempered Director who likes to put hands on children and drag them while yelling at them for "ignoring" instead of seeing that the child has shut down. They discriminate against perceived disabilities. They lack basic understanding of cause and effect. Children are a product of their environment. - If you want no dysregulated children, maybe staff more educated/trained teachers and provide a calm, consistent environment - children would behave accordingly. The handbook talks about cameras for the safety of the children - what they don't tell you and what is not in the handbook is that parents are not allowed to view the video to view circumstances leading up to events. They purposely mislead parents, they interrogate/coerce information from 3 year olds without parents present. I suggest going anywhere else but daycares operated/owned by Learning Care Group. I thought it might just be this location and Director level. It is not. The response or lack of response is indicative of a much larger (not even regional) liability/risk governance issue at corporate level. They do not care about children.

my son loves the Academy ! Director's and teachers are amazing , the director and assist…read moredirector makes the place feels like for my son. Super happy.

I love the structure and set up of this facility. I like the fact that I can see some of what KJ is…read moredoing during the day. I enjoy getting notifications and updates on how he's doing in class. And most of all I love that KJ enjoys coming to school, although he's a little spoiled and a daddy's boy, he is a very smart and bright kid, it's just me, him and his dad.

Stumbling upon TLE SS was one of the best decisions we could have made for our little one. We came…read morefrom a not-so-great experience at another daycare, which led me to homeschool my now 2-year-old for about four months. From the very first tour, my husband and I were in awe of how professional the staff was and how clean and organized the center appeared. In my mind, it was the perfect fit for a Type A parent like myself. I first met Ms. Andrea, who was simply delightful and soft-spoken. I shared my expectations as a parent, and she truly listened. I told her that as long as my child was treated with respect, communication remained open--even for the slightest concern--and transparency was maintained, she wouldn't hear a peep from me. Ms. Andrea and Ms. Yahira have exceeded my expectations in every way. Not only do they treat my child with respect, but they genuinely love her and have taught her so much in such a short time. I selfishly pray they will still be here when my second child is of age. They are truly an asset to this program and to our family. We sincerely appreciate all that they do.

The staff are absolutely amazing and helpful. They love the kids so much. We have been at this…read moredaycare over a year now. And we will stay here until my daughter ages out. Absolutely great place

There is no other day care that I feel as comfortable and confident to send my kids to than this…read morePrimrose. You can tell that the teachers and owners are focused on providing the best care possible for my baby. It's always a scary trying a new day care, but I'm really glad that we found this one so close to our home.

Primrose has a really solid curriculum, I've had my son since he was two, it's been 3 years and I…read morecouldn't be more grateful for this school, thank you Primrose