Primrose School of Bristow has been an incredible place for my son's growth and development. When…read morehe started in October 2023, adjusting to a school environment was challenging, but the structure, routines, and caring approach helped him build confidence and independence. Over time, he has transformed into a happy, social, and engaged child who loves learning and making his classmates laugh. Though he'll be moving on to Kindergarten, we'll continue using Primrose for before and after care because of the trust and positive experience we've had--highly recommend!

Wonderful school and great staff. My daughter loves the school and I love the curriculum and…read moreeducational opportunities offered to he children. A++.

Nurturing environment that expects every child to rise to excellence, but appreciates every child…read moreas unique. Emphasizes character, sports, & STEM learning. Great parent community. Students from many different backgrounds and countries. I feel that every adult in that building knows and loves every child in that building.

I have 4 kids two of which are attending Green Hedges. Also, I have attended both private and…read morepublic schools growing up. From my personal experience, this school's attention and love for the kids is as good as it gets. The experience and education these kids get is amazing. I feel so lucky every time I think about having such an amazing school for my kids to attend. Both of our kids just love the program and it has felt amazing to see how much they have grown from attending the school and interacting with the other kids. The staff is amazing and the families that we have met clearly have core values and a focus that we want our kids to be around.

MPC-ELC is a wonderful play-based half-day preschool with caring teachers, colorful classrooms and…read morea beautiful large playground that has been "growing a love of learning" for more than fifty years. They offer classes from ages 18mo to 5 yrs, including a Jr K program for students who miss the cutoff date for kindergarten or who would benefit from an extra year. As both a parent and an educator, I invite you to visit and see what makes them so unique.

My daughter loved it here! She had a great time playing with the other the kids and the teachers…read morewere wonderful and the tuition is very affordable compared to other places. We loved celebrating the holiday events with the other children, parents and teachers! The teachers also helped with my daughters speech. they send home everything you need in emails your child's backpack like the calendar for school and events.

It took me a few years to write this review. My son went to FBC early learning center. The first…read moreyear when his teacher was a pastor wife - it was fine. Next year, Mrs. Verna started to literally harass my child - stuff like forcing him to carry a 8 pound back back (third if his weight), instead of using napkins to clean up his nose - swallow mucus (it's gross!) and other things like that. One day they call me in the morning to pick up my son because he is uncontrollably crying. I came to pick him up, they said he refused to go to the playground. He was at Mrs. Verna office on the floor uncontrollably crying. At home he said that Mrs. Verna dragged him to his office and told him he is crazy. He had a couple bruises. We asked the pastor to investigate what happened as they have cameras but he refused. He said that Mrs. Verna never does anything wrong. Instead the next day when my husband took him to school - they de-enrolled him without letting us know. They asked off duty police officer to escort my 3 y.o. out of school. We involved CPS but of course they could not find anything. We moved to another school and in the past three years we never had a problem there. I have never seen my son crying non stop for an hour, not before and not after this incident. To this day I don't know what happened there. I feel guilty I couldn't protect my son. The thing I know - Baptist Church don't care about you or your child. We met two more students/parents who went here and they had similar stories. And I question: why after so many years of existence there are no reviews good or bad for this school?

I don't like to write negative things about a church as they are doing God's work & they are almost…read moreall a positive place. However, there is a "right" church for most people & this one is not it for my family. So I'm writing a review just to let others know why in case they may have the same concerns/issues. We went here for a while a few yrs. back (3-4yrs) and really enjoyed it. The sermons are great & they have lots of activities & things for children. It is a very involved church & you can truly immerse yourself. If we got there on time seating was never an issue & I always got a lot out of the sermons. The music is contemporary & very upbeat. The people are friendly. Then it started getting more & more crowded. I have been "church shopping" for my family for about 6 yrs. now, since we moved to northern Va from Fredericksburg. Still haven't found a church like the smaller, family oriented, personal & very real church I left. So I decided to check out a couple others in the area. About a yr. later we came back to 1st baptist a few times. Holy moly. The population had exploded!! I don't know what they did but it was so crowded you couldn't get a seat unless you got there super early. Even when getting there early I'd go in the sanctuary & people had left their bible, jackets, etc. on seats to save their seat so we still couldn't get one. We would stand in the back, hanging around feeling stupid. The ushers pretty much ignored us. We then would go out into the lobby & sit at a table & watch on the TV out there. This happened 2 Sundays in a row. Many people, including those who worked at the church, passed by & no one even spoke to us. Boy did we feel out of place. Awkward! So that was it for me. Too many other churches to fight for seating & feel invisible. Really impersonal. I felt like I could go there for 2 yrs. and no one would know who I was. So, my search continues...... Again, on a positive note, the sermons are great & my kids loved childrens church there. The childrens church teachers are great. They are the only ones who remembered us. I think too many of these mega churches in the area focus so much on growth & missions that they miss the regular people & those who are searching & may be in need. I have seen in it many, many churches in Woodbridge. So I will look for a smaller church, where perhaps they'll remember my face, or actually call me/email me when I put in a prayer request.

The middle school failed my child this school year. There's a notorious group of students that…read moresystematically bully new kids or someone outside their circle and the worst part, these students are favored among teachers. Multiple complains to the principal resulted in NOTHING! Only a check mark talk with the offenders and the vicious cycle goes on. It's a disgrace that teachers only promote their favorites to win competitions like Science fair. The middle school drastically lacked any fun or engaging events, fundraisers or activities that encouraged team work and inclusion of parents. There was only one field trip throughout the year and no promised end of year concert that even public schools have. The end of year award ceremony was unfairly selective. Throughout the year we got Zero photos from any teacher showing a school day, so it feels like this year just fell out equation with no memories to look back to. There's no graduation ceremony for 5th graders either, which they truly deserve. Since the new owner took over, the school environment (especially in upped grades) is rapidly deteriorating. And it's not surprising, the owner lives outside the country and rarely shows up. My gut feeling was right when I checked the school website before we enrolled and it was generic. And that's how this year felt, generic! A generic website with no teacher names, stock photos of students, there's nothing there that shows actual student life or curriculum or shows any photos of the teachers. This place is about squeezing every dollar they can from paying parents, while failing on delivering the fair support and equal opportunities every student deserves.

This year has been a joke for my daughter. She said she's had the worst year since she started…read moreschool. She complained about daily bullying, degrading or disrespectful comments from some kids in upper grades, because apparently, teachers combined 5th, 6th and 7th grades in the same classroom. School administration is not properly addressing the bullying issue either and I heard the new owner is missing in action, never present and it shows. We as parents were never invited to any classroom event, where we could engage with students, teachers and other parents. There's also no student counselor on site, which upper grades really need. This school needs to step up with its upper grades policies, so every student feels appreciated and having the support the need.

Not only did I work here during a few summers, I also attended this place for pre-school…read more this is such an amazing pre-school with an amazing staff (not being biased). the summer camp program is amazing. the food is amazing. the chefs in the kitchen are friendly and always cook delicious food for the children. this is a family owned day care that has been around forever. the building has cameras on the outside and inside.. along with access cards for the parents to enter the building (for safety). the summer camp program is quite fun and im sure any child would love it. from what i remember... every Monday during the summer the children would go roller skating at a nearby roller rink that was rented out. Then every Tuesday the children would go to a family owned miniature golf place. Wednesdays would be pool day.. spend half the day with the children at the local public outdoor pool. thursdays would be bowling day.. get to go bowling at the local bowl america. fridays would be movie and event day.. movies in the morning.. and events in the afternoon (fair, petting zoo, circus, magic show, etc.). definitely send your child there if you live in the area! sure beats those other summer camp programs!

We ended up at Merit when my son's previous school had closed. It was a blessing in disguise. Of…read morecourse this all happened right before we had to travel, but the staff helped me get registered effortlessly. I really feel that everyone at Merit cares very much about the kids. I haven't met a person that wasn't smiling or enthusiastic with the kids yet. The teachers get children up to speed without stressing you or the child out about it. My son talks about all of the interesting things that he is learning and leaves with the biggest smile each day. I can tell that he is happy here (and he used to be a clinger at drop-off!)

I have two children that have attended Little Sprouts. Its more than a school to us, its like a…read morefamily. What my children have learned is impressive, but how they learn, and how much they love school is the reason I so highly recommend Little Sprouts. The teachers are loving and creative. They were so caring with my daughter that needed an extra hand. They were very involved with our IEP process, and gave a tremendous amount of support both in and outside of the classroom. Even after we moved onto elementary school, the staff still provided additional support to my daughter. In addition to a great classroom experience, they also offer art, music and movement, hands on science, Spanish and technology instruction. Little Sprouts is a truly exceptional school.

My family has been with Little Sprouts since it's inception and we can't say enough wonderful…read morethings about it! The staff goes above and beyond to make the school feel like a family. My children are so excited about their new and creative activities that they get to do each day. I love dropping my children off knowing that they are in the right hands, with teachers who are truly present and caring.

GCLC has by far exceeded my expectations. We moved here from CA and both of my children adjusted…read morewell here due to the loving and caring staff. I cannot say enough good things about the programs here. Our 18 month old is excited to go to preschool every morning and our oldest asks to go to the full day camp because he has so much fun. An added bonus is one of the trachea will send me pictures of him enjoying his day, which I love!

We left the compass school to come to GCLC that was recommended by a friend and it was the best…read moredecision I have ever made regarding my child. He LOVES his school and does not fight me on going to school anymore. The entire staff from administration to the teachers are absolutely incredible and so friendly. This place is an incredible hidden gem.