I am so appreciative for Absorbent Minds Montessori School (AMMS). Two years ago I was beginning…read morethe search for where I would enroll my son for preschool. I visited and toured three different schools and spoke on the phone to many more. I am a first grade teacher and have a master's degree in education. Due to my background in education I had a long list of requirements regarding which school would be right for my son. I can tell you that AMMS made my choice an easy one! It was by far the hands-down best choice I found! My son has been a student for a year and a half and I would love to share some of the reasons why AMMS is a remarkable school! One of the major strengths of AMMS is how it offers an extremely balanced program with a very strong emphasis on academics. I am still shocked but thankful that my four year old's "Progress Report" is eight pages long! He has the opportunity to participate in both mathematic and language arts activities as well as many other subjects on a daily basis. I can also speak to how well AMMS prepares students that may choose to transition to a traditional school environment. I have had two first grade students in my classroom that graduated from the AMMS kindergarten program. I was extremely impressed with how self-disciplined they were as well as with how academically prepared they were. Both students met and exceeded my expectations as first graders and I attribute a large degree of that success to how strong of a program AMMS offers. I am continually impressed with how organized, clean and professional AMMS is. AMMS keeps the classrooms kid-friendly, safe, and clean. I really appreciate the level of communication AMMS offers to parents. Brandy and Kelly run the office extremely efficiently and keep the staff and parents well informed. At the beginning of our first year at AMMS, my husband and I attended a parent meeting and received a very helpful 40 page "Parent Handbook." AMMS offers the perfect balance of being professional and personal. The integrity they show in running their school is rock-solid. I am so thankful for the family feel at AMMS. Brandy, Kelly and all of the teachers and staff members are incredible. It is obvious how passionate they are about helping students reach their full potential academically and socially. I love their hearts for children and for teaching. My son had a very difficult time adjusting to his first year of school. Brandy, Kelly and his other teachers were incredibly patient, kind, supportive and empathetic. They offered their time over and over for conferences, phone calls and emails. We talked, laughed and even cried together! I am thankful that teaching young children is more than a "job" for the staff at AMMS. I believe they see teaching young children as a calling. For all these reasons and more I believe that AMMS offers a tremendous educational program that is unmatched in this area. Even more importantly than that, I believe that Brandy and her staff are some of the most compassionate, caring and thoughtful people I have ever met and I am thankful to know them!

Having had our son in a traditional preschool, we were looking to make a change to an environment…read morethat would allow him to excel to the best of his ability. We considered Absorbent Minds based on a referral from a co-worker. After touring the school, observing a classroom and meeting the staff, we knew right away that this is where we wanted him to be. We continue to be amazed by the wealth of knowledge and growth of character he has gained at Absorbent Minds. The staff is amazing and the program is exceptional. We are so grateful for the opportunity to send him to Absorbent Minds Montessori.

My son has attended TLC for the past three years and we have had a wonderful experience. His…read moreteachers are patient, kind and wonderful with the children. In the pre-k classroom the curriculum is fun, educational and age appropriate. Our son knows his letters, numbers and most importantly demonstrates a love for learning. TLC has been incredibly flexible with my fluctuating work schedule and my son can't wait to get to school every morning. Not sure what we'd do without TLC!

Let me preface my review by saying that I do have high expectations when someone watches my child…read more I am happy to pay whatever dollar amount, but inconsistent care is not acceptable. We moved in from out of state and I looked at 2 daycares. A national chain that used with a curricular approach and TLC. We chose TLC, because of the low infant to 'teacher' ratio, which is 3 to 1. The facility is nice and people were nice enough. Pricing was high for this market, but expected at that level of staffing. The first week or so were a bit of a transition, which we expected. My son didn't sleep well there and stopped holding his bottle and being as active as normal. I chalked this up to a big move and change of daycares. After about 2 weeks things started to get a little strange, whenever we picked up my son he was either sleeping or being fed. We never saw him on the floor playing with other kids. The other kids were always being fed or sleeping. Granted we weren't there long stretches of time, but I heard parents say the same thing to the workers. In week 3, we showed up to drop off my son and the infant room did not have a normal teacher. The fill in from the toddler room stated she didn't know where anyone was. She also stated she understood if we didn't want to leave him with her. All of this struck us as strange. We decided based on gut to leave. I emailed the management and expressed my concern about a lack of backup and system in place to deal with this type of situation. The reply from management was 'these things happen especially with bad weather.' The problem with this statement is that day did not have bad weather. We took the weekend to think about it and thought to give it one more shot. We tried to make an appointment with management and they kept pushing the date to later in the week. This should have been telling that they were not receptive to our concerns. We took my son to the daycare and the lead teacher was in the room. She apologized for the lack of a teacher on the prior Friday. She said the teacher who is normally there had an issue late night at her apartment. We left our son and decided my wife would go back to check. She did and the normal early morning teacher was very sick and talking to the lead teacher. They both seemed surprised my wife showed up. My wife found my son in the crib with a dirty diaper screaming. He had obviously been crying for a while. The two teachers had been in the other room talking evidently not paying attention to the crying of my son or other children. Ultimately, the number of incidents in a compressed time made us switch daycares. For some reason the management decided it was necessary to write an email telling me why all my concerns were baseless after we pulled him. Additionally, they stated no other children had been pulled in the past 11 years. This is patently false. A child at our new daycare was originally at TLC. I do not think they mistreat children, but in the week after being at TLC my son had reengaged with the new kids at his new daycare. He was scooting around laughing with the other kids and playing with the teacher. This is exactly how he interacted in his prior daycare. I am sure this review will send them through the roof, but it is all true. I am giving it 2 stars, cause the facility is nice.

Couldn't picture my little anywhere else she loves everyone there teachers and class mates includedread more

My daughter has been going to All Around Children since Pre-K, she is now in her second year of…read moreschool age. The teachers are all wonderful. She learned so much in her Pre-K class, and her teacher(s) was an angel. She never would have been remotely ready for Kindergarten if not for the education she received from All Around. She loves her school age teachers now too. My daughter struggled a little in school last year and one of the teachers who was never one of her direct teachers help coach her through the year. I am still amazed by the bond with this teacher and my daughter, because she never had to help my daughter; she was not her student. The administrators are all great, and easy to work with. This is really a great place for your little ones. They really do care for each and every kid there.

My son went to this facility for 2.5 days and it was nothing but bad. There were large groups of…read morechildren in time out, children being screamed at while I was there, and my son was served his milk at lunch in a dirty cup, looked like it had had chocolate milk in it and not cleaned! There was zero communication from his "teachers". My son was scared, sad, and traumatized in two and a half days! We will never ever go back & discourage anyone who asks. I'd prefer zero stars.

This is the best preschool you could ever send your child to it is not just a school it is a…read morefamily. I it was up to my girls they would stay here forever. I don't what I would of done with out MGP.