From newborn to her third birthday, I can't love this school more! Thank You for loving my child…read moreand taking care of my baby so much! The staff is so caring and amazing!

The director is amazing and always on top of everyone and everything. The teachers are so great to…read morethe children and make sure they understand the material that is being taught to the children. My kids are always bringing home projects that they make with the teachers. The best part is that my kids finish their homework before coming home each evening.. I would recommend Kayleen's to anyone with my eyes closed! PS. You know it's a good place when they don't want to come home at pick up!

Before you read the review, the most important thing to note is that this school is not accredited…read moreby Apple designation. They have the seal on the website, but they are not in fact accredited. After my experience here I reached out to the accreditation organization to file a formal complaint, and it turns out, smart starts has simply copy and pasted the seal to their page. Apple destination confirmed that this school does not hold accreditation. Starting with that fact, please read and consider another school. Unfortunately over the past few weeks, we have observed concerning behavior from both the teachers and the students in the prek 2 room, deeming the space unsafe for our child. In our opinion, the physical nature in which the teachers address the children is not up to the standards that we hold for our family. On multiple occasions we have witnessed the prek 2 teacher and teachers assistant engaging in tactics to physically manipulate, move or reposition children throughout the classroom space in a way that appears aggressive. There is a very apparent lack of warmth, patience and care that is expected and necessary to deal with children. Additionally, observing the interactions between students with hitting, kicking and pushing also makes us concerned for the safety of our child (and the others in the classroom). We have worked very hard to teach our children what is and is not acceptable when it comes disagreements and violence. While I understand that some of these behaviors can be "normal", they are not being dealt with in a way that we see as adequate from the teacher. We feared for her safety, and worried that she would pick up negative behaviors in this environment. In terms of the classroom environment, we have not seen structured lessons, co-learning facilitated by an instructor or any type of curriculum applied. As a person who has worked in education administration for over a decade, it makes me very concerned for the students academic development. I am all for open play, and I agree that play is a large part of active learning, but there needs to be some kind of facilitation. For us, this type of classroom does not lend success for our child. In regards to usage of screen time, though we had a brief conversation about the use of the phone in the classroom, I felt that if there is a policy in place for use of screens, it should be abided by. We as parents are also required to follow the schools policies, and we expect the same rule book to be followed by staff. If the children were engaged in structured learning throughout the day, the screen use would not bother us as much - I understand it can also be a teaching tool- but in this case, it very much is applied as a distraction and a bandaid. It's quite sad to me that you have a room full of curious, wonderful and excited children with little intent to keep them engaged in other, hands on ways. I wish what I experienced was a joke. I wish what I saw wasn't actually what's going on here. Let me say this- we are a daycare family. My kid has been in school since she was 3 months old. I was horrified by the way this teacher handled her students and I do not think it was appropriate. Further, in discussing with the director, it was very clear that nothing would change. In fact, she was present in the classroom for some of the behaviors. Take your child elsewhere. There are plenty of options. This specific classroom is not safe.

I have my 8 month old daughter enrolled in the infant class at this smart starts location and i am…read morevery satisfied with the level of care they have towards my daughter as i was EXTREMELY hesitant to go back to work. I was pleasantly surprised with the standard of care, educational activities and overall kindness the infant teacher, Carmen and the director Maria has for my child. They are on top of things, update me regularly and always giving me my daughters latest activity. Extremely Pleased. Maria the director is phenomenal with all the kids. She is constantly involved wether in the playground or classroom. I asked her when enrolling my child what is the educational activities that she would be doing even in the infant class, as i was looking for something more than a daycare, and i was very pleased by everything i saw. She treats every child like her own. She is patient, friendly, respectful and just overall someone you would want around your children. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

We recommend Little Wonders to everyone we know! It truly is such a special place. Both of our…read morechildren attended Little Wonders, and we were consistently amazed by the level of care, attention, and love they received every day. The staff creates such a fun, nurturing environment, and every employee we encountered was kind, compassionate, and genuinely invested in the children. Our family experienced classes from infancy through Pre-K, and every teacher along the way was wonderful. They offer a variety of extracurricular activities included in tuition, such as cooking, dance, science, and soccer. The kids had so many opportunities to learn, grow, and have fun. We recently moved out of state and miss Little Wonders tremendously. We are incredibly grateful for the time our family spent there and for the positive impact they had on our children.

unfriendly lady at the front desk and on the phone I just…read morewanted to apply ... i don t want anymore

I have five kids that attended and are attending the daycare center.And after school care and it's…read moreabsolutely amazing.They love going there.The people are responsible and relatable, and they actually care about the kids.And when you kid wants to go to daycare or after school, that means something keep up the good work.

My daughters have been going to this daycare for the past 6 years and they have treated my girls…read morelike family. We love the staff and how caring and devoted they are to our kids. Dropping them off in the mornings I feel secured and at peace knowing they are getting the fantastic care here. My girls have grown and learned so much in their time here and we are eternally grateful for to the director and staff. If you are looking for a child care facility that treats you like family and truly helps the development of your children, I recommend them 1000%.

We have had our gran kids in mini me for several months now. I would recommend them to any parent…read more Here are the pros and cons: Pros: - Very caring and enthusiastic staff. The staff all appear to enjoy their jobs. - Safety is taken seriously, from children's, fire and employee's safety. - Very clean and orderly. Spotless at all times in all locations. This is amazing when you consider the number of children. How do they do it? - Low staff to children ratio. I would say an average of one to five based on my observations. - Good hours. 6:30 a.m to 7:30 p.m.. - Reasonably priced. - Parking always available. Cons: - Neighborhood is a higher crime area; need to be alert when dropping off children and picking them up. - Communication needs to be improved between staff and parents. My wife was under the impression that a note would be provided every day; it seems the notes are provided on an exception basis. We are also not notified when there is a special event in writing, i.e. party, different clothes to wear, or schedule changes. In the large part, I am informed verbally when I pick up my gran kid, but my wife is not. I am bi-lingual and my wife constantly asks me to find out infomation from the staff. This creates some frustration on her part; which of course is transferred to me :( PRO / CON: -Bi-lingual. This could go either way, depending upon your situation. All of the staff are hispanic. Spanish is the primary language used by the staff. Parents who speak spanish and want to give their children a headstart on english will find this academy a good match. Parents / children who speak only english will find some barriers to communication and see perhaps a slight dip in their child's ability to speak english. Older children may benefit more from the bi-lingual environment and pick up both languages without any loss in the primary language, as noted by the previous reviewer.

Great school. I have a 3 year old who's been there for over a year and a 10 month old who has been…read morethere for over a month and I can honestly say they take amazing care of both of my kids. The attention they give is beyond what I can ask for. Great for those who want their kids to learn spanish. My daughter learns and speaks in both english and spanish. My son is interacting and socializing fabulously. EXTREMELY clean and they not only feed my kids breakfast, lunch and snack, but even a 2nd snack for those kids who are there very late. No extra charges for bringing them in before 8:30 or leaving them in after 5:30. Very rare to find especially for the level of security you feel when you are there. Highly recommended.

We are so appreciative for the kind and loving staff at Pineview Douglas. The staff are organized…read moreand effectively communicate with us parents. Our children have grown intellectually, developmentally, and socially. They absolutely love being at school often times asking why they are getting picked up. :) Overall the school and staff are excellent and exceed our expectations.

It's an amazing nurturing environment for my toddler. The teachers and staff are just great.read more

If you want to enroll your child here on a part time basis they will rip you off. For Summer they…read morecharge $240 a week for full-time enrollment (8:30-3pm) and $225 a week for part-time (8:30-11:30am). So even though your child would be attending 17.5 hours less a week than one attending full time you are only getting a discount of $15 a week. How does that make any sense? I figured it was a typo on their information and called to verify and they confirmed that the pricing was correct. The lady working there could not explain the pricing structure even though she agreed that it didn't make sense. Most comparable schools in the area are about $400-$500 a month for full time students so this place is way more expensive than most. With so many other schools out there with more reasonable pricing and pricing structures there is no reason to pick this one.

The online sessions have been really great. Cant thank everyone enough specially Ms Dalida. Really…read moreappreciate the effort you all put in for the kids. Thank you soo much.

this place is disgusting, to say the least. I'm a disabled woman who comes to area for doctor appts…read morewhere there is only one available handicapped parking space. this spot is located directly in front of this establishment. I was unable to park due to the spot being unavailable only to watch a mom in scrubs walk to the car after dropping off her kid and drive away. and then another. I spoke to someone at the facility who told me "you have no reason to be mad, we can not control who parks there!" no, you can't. but you can tell these POS, disrespectful, lazy parents to park where they're supposed to!!!! there are 10 open spots literally right behind them. this is unacceptable and a poor reflection of this establishment. I watched the same lady I spoke to stand outside the door and talk to a woman who was leaving and getting into her vehicle which was parked in handicapped. But I have no reason to be mad? I'm in a wheelchair and can not park in a regular spot and be able to assemble my wheelchair, of course I have the right to be mad. Even after speaking to her, while leaving, I watched another mom park and unload her kid from the handicapped spot with literally 6-8 open spots around, take her kid inside and then jump right back into her car. NO ONE SAID ANYTHING TO HER!!!

When choosing a daycare we as parents are so nervous to find the perfect place, a good place for…read moreour children to feel comfortable and happy but also a place where they learn. Victoria's Playhouse has all of that and more. Both my sons where here for over three years and they loved every minute there. The teachers where amazing, loving, caring and very experience. So is absolutely everyone else in their staff, we could not have been happier to be a part of this family!