Our oldest finished the Pre-K program here and our youngest is currently enrolled. Our oldest is…read moredoing an excellent job in Kindergarten this year thanks in part to what he has learned at Thornridge. The class sizes are good and the teachers are great and very caring! It is like a small family here. The classes cover many different topics and are very "hands on". There is a play area for open play and a large room for more exercise type activity. There are educational field trips throughout the school year. The only reason its not 5 stars is because I would prefer a longer (duration) learning program instead of 2.5 hours per day. Very happy to be part of the Thornridge family!

I cannot say enough good things about Thornridge. My oldest child just graduated from the Pre-K…read moreprogram and is very prepared for kindergarten. He had such an unbelievable and valuable experience at Thornridge that he was actually crying and truly sad it was over (as was I). He has built many incredible friendships and has nothing but great memories from the classroom to the fun field trips he attended. The teachers genuinely care about the children and are very creative in the lessons they teach. For instance, learning the alphabet, numbers, teaching the kids to write their names, and even cooking! They are very involved with every activity they do and truly enjoy teaching the children. They put so much more time into the regular school day (2.5 hrs), their day is not over after 11:30 am, by no means. I am very happy that my youngest son will be going there next school year for the 2 day program and then the following year for the 5 day Pre-K program. I know he will have the same special experiences and build friendships like me oldest son did. Very happy and thrilled to be a part of the Thornridge family!

My niece was struggling with Chemistry so my sister contacted Sylvan for possible assistance. I…read morework at Huntington in Chicago so when she told me they were charging for service I told her it was a good deal as we charge more. My niece had previously attended Sylvan when she was in primary school so she was familiar with them. My sister contracted with them to provide Subject tutoring (chemistry) for my niece. There was a delay to the start as my niece plays basketball for her school. By the time the basketball practice schedule came out several days had passed for which my sister told them way ahead of time. Eventually it reached the point where there was no way the schedules was going to gel so my sister canceled totally. The first person she talked to said she couldn't get a refund because Sylvan had created a schedule. Yes that's right she couldn't get a refund because Sylvan HAD CREATED A SCHEDULE. Not that she had attended a session. No, no, no. Not that she had called at the last minute to cancel. No no no. Not that she had no called no show. No no no. She had never attended a session at all. They felt they were due the money because THEY HAD CREATED A SCHEDULE! The second person she talked to, one Stephanie Miller who claimed to be the owner of that Franchise was condescending, Rude and extremely dismissive. "I am the top of the chain of command and there will be no refund issued because we created a schedule for her. It doesn't matter that she never attended." We don't know if there were great tutors there able to help my niece or understand chemistry because SHE NEVER ATTENDED. There probably were. The bottom line is this if you feel like giving money to Sylvan for nothing then go right ahead call Sylvan. My sister didn't buy that many hours but some people pay more and to get told that there is no refund because they created a paper schedule is fair out and out ridiculous. The ultimate in Greedy Grasping Money Hungry business. If you could call it a business. And one Stephanie Miller with her condescending attitude is that me to be avoided at all cost. Customers mean nothing to her except an open bank account.

This place is nothing but awesome from the staff to the tutors! I have made the right choice for my…read morechild to improve his reading... best investment ever for my son .

I love bringing my daughter here. The staff is great. Always professional and kind. They treat my…read moredaughter like their own. The building is always clean and I never have to worry when I leave. 10/10!

This daycare used to be a great facility before the COVID lockdown last year. They were in a…read moredifferent building. The rooms were bright and organized. They had great teachers. The parents were updated all the time on the Brightwheel app. I received regular updates about how they were doing. When everything closed last spring, Bright Beginners moved to a new location a few buildings away. Their "dream" seemed to be to open a whole bunch of classrooms (instead of two) so kids can spend more time with children their age on their own level, which is a great goal. Unfortunately, starting with this move, everything unraveled. The building isn't great. The rooms are small and dark. Many don't have windows. Only two were being used: 1-2 year olds and 3-5 year olds. Instead of keeping their website updated, as teachers quit (and a lot of them were unhappy with the lack of leadership and communication), their images still remained on the website. No one's profiles were updated. No new teachers have their credentials listed, or even their pictures. Teachers appeared and vanished and the parents had no idea who they were. Then, the schedules disappeared from the website. The website has pictures from 3 years ago. Not only is the website outdated and incomplete, most teachers stopped using the Brightwheel app to communicate with parents. We used to get videos and pictures throughout the day. After the move to the new building, I would be lucky to see one picture of my son in a week. When I would ask how he was doing, I was usually told by the teacher, "I don't know, I wasn't with him today." No progress reports. No information. His clothing started vanishing. He came home wearing another child's underwear. What's worse, is the staff seems to have the hardest time wearing masks. We know it's the easiest way to prevent COVID and yet, some keep their masks on their chins. Some under their noses. Some not on at all. When you ask the teachers about COVID, most state it's not a big deal or "assume" they already had it. They seem unaware that having it once does not make you immune, and they also don't realize that they can easily be carriers without symptoms. Then the pull their masks down and breathe all over our children. The center is more concerned with "ratio" than they are about the well being of the children. Instead of keeping rooms open, children of all ages are combined so they can have as few teachers as possible at the center. Never mind the fact that they're overwhelmed and the kids are having a hard time adapting to new rooms at random as well as other children, all they care about is not having one extra teacher there for one hour because they would probably have to pay her $10 for her time. As a former elementary school teacher, I assure you in school they still teach that children, especially young children, thrive from routine. This center has no problem shuffling children around and confusing them as long as they don't need to pay one more teacher for one more hour. When they did have COVID scares (and they did), they were forced to close the entire center because of the insane amount of mixing they do with teachers and students. Also, you will never see the director or assistant director unless you show up during the day. Most parents bring their children to daycare because they work, meaning the children will be dropped off before work and picked up afterward. The director and assistant director make zero effort to ever come in early or stay late (which means their teachers are responsible for opening and closing the center and addressing issues) which shows you how little they actually care. Shortly before I switched daycares (my son no longer goes here but I did want to write a review to warn other parents), the center started a newsletter which I thought was a great idea. However, it's not filled with any content. I didn't know what concepts or information I should be going over with my son. Knowing he's learning about "the letter B" isn't helpful: he's known that letter for 3 years. I thought Preschool actually meant the children would be learning. A coloring page? How about the center informs you IN ADVANCED of the days it will be closed in case we don't keep our handbooks open on our kitchen tables. How about it informs us of new policies and procedures at the center? How about future improvement they can make to the center? Perhaps information about how to obtain a progress report? What improvements, you ask? Perhaps label the 20 doors in your hallway so we know which one is the kitchen, which one is the bathroom, which one is the preschool room... Or replace your mud pit with sod so when the children come home from playing outside on a damp day we don't have to throw away their entire wardrobe? Perhaps invest in a sign on both of your doors so people actually know this is a daycare? I used to love this place. It's very sad what happened.

i agree with everyone here that said it's ghetto of course, they're planning is absolute garbage…read moreafter they canceled the March 10th spring dance over " weather" they said they're going to reschedule it a week later but it turns out that actually didn't liars. The lunch food is absolute garbage what are they feeding us. They failed to maintain the bathrooms. and there is always paper on the toilet stalls.

So our website is pretty darn ghetto and I didn't know they were opening up some new-fangled middle…read moreschool. This is one of the largest schools in Indiana, as far as I recall them cramming down our throats. When I was there I think the enrollment was at something like 2,600 or 2,800. It's a tri-town school that takes students from Dyer, St. John and Schererville (that's me). And it's really not a bad school if you don't want it to be. I mean, sure, I hated half of high school... but who doesn't? Eh. Nothing new. I made awesome friends here, even if I don't talk to a lof of them anymore. I slacked for a decent chunk of my high school career (in some classes I didn't... notably my Computer Applications classes and my Arts & Crafts classes) when I really shouldn't have (can't really change that at this point) but not many of my teachers were classifable as 'bad'... some were certainly more boring than others, but there were some outstanding ones to balance it out. And even if I didn't do a lot of my homework (doh) I still did fairly well in class... so my teachers mostly just pressed me to try to do my homework. Which I kind of didn't... uh... but let's not talk about that, really. Yeah, looking back I really have to admit it wasn't half bad. I'd like to go back and see some of my teachers. If I ever decided to spawn (no thanks), I wouldn't really have an issue sending my kids here. It's really a pretty decent school in a nice area. I hated it while I was there, but looking back I'm pretty sure it was a decent education. Yeah. Sorry I slacked so much in C++, Wally! Science Olympiad 4 lyfe. Also, seriously, woman? That chalk piece you had me put in the NWI Art Show was fucking hideous and I hated it. HOORAY. But I do appreciate the placement in the extracurricular figure drawing classes.

My youngest son has been attending here since he was roughly 4 months, he's now 3 1/2. I literally…read morefell inlove with this Academy when I toured it & Ms.Ro was always so welcoming & friendly. Made the experience less stressful since I was enrolling a infant at the time. She would literally text me pictures of him every other hour to make me at ease! I've never had any issues with the staff, they've done a nice job reporting accidents as well. They use the ProCare app which is 10/10 to me. Ms. Reyna is also one of the teachers who has watched my big boy flourish, she's so warming & we love her!

my baby loves it here and they've done everything possible to make sure that she has the best…read moreexperience while also creating a great environment for the teachers and other children. I'm so thankful to have this space to send my child to. I trust them so much with her.

My son started pre school this past fall at 3 1/2 years old. The amount of growth, and imagination…read morethat I have seen in him not just academically but socially and with manners is incredible. They say it takes a village to raise a child and the bond my husband, son and I have with all of them is amazing. The teachers are some of the MOST kindest, knowledgeable people that are truly respected by our family. No amount of money could ever repay the TLC family that we have entrusted our son to learn from.

I had high hopes considering a couple of people recommended this school but unfortunately I was…read moredisappointed. There are too many children in this school and they are disorganized. Not willing to work with my child and ultimately wanted my son to leave and can return once "his behavior was corrected" (at 3 years old).

This is the absolute best place to send your child. It feels more like a family than anything…read moreelse. All the staff are amazing and the children are provided with quality education at all learning levels.

I had my son in a different prek and it was the worst experience we ever had. My son is 3 years old…read moreand a friend recommended me Spring Ahead Academy, I was desperate so I tried. It was the best decision. The place is clean, the teachers are amazing and all the staff and services are outstanding. My son loves going to school and loves every member of the staff. I don't have enough words to describe how happy we are we was able to get my son in this beautiful school. We appreciate every effort they put into teaching and preparing our children for school. We love them and thank them from our harts.