A few months ago, I visited University station Academy in Davie with the intention of enrolling my child. At that time, I decided not to register because the center was in terrible condition -- the front desk staff was very unprofessional and arrogant, the place looked dirty and disorganized, the walls were covered with papers clipped everywhere, and even written on. The VPK classrooms were poorly maintained, with inexperienced and untidy teachers. Honestly, it was a disappointing experience. However, I recently found out the school had changed ownership and name, so I decided to give it another chance -- and I'm so glad I did! The new owner Fatima gave me a tour and explained the amazing changes she's making, including the implementation of new learning programs and improvements in cleanliness and organization. The difference is truly night and day. The school is clean, well-organized, and clearly focused on providing a high-quality environment for children. I'm so happy I chose to enroll my child now. The transformation has been incredible, and I highly recommend My First Learning Center 100%! It has done a complete 180 -- I feel confident and excited about my child's learning experience here. read more

University Station is such an amazing child center, my son has attended since he was 6 months old to current, the staff is caring and compassionate and he gets all the individual attention that he needs. He loves going everyday and says how much fun he has. I feel so safe dropping him off because I know that he's being constantly supervised by well trained care takers. read more

Ms. Heather in the front office is fantastic. Ms. Sharon in the toddler room is a no non sense kind of teach which I LOVE! She loves and treats the kids like her own. The infant room teachers are SO SO sweet! I can't remember their names but they are both always so pleasant and seem like they genuinely enjoy what they do. Everyday I pick up my 2.5 year old he tell me "happy school" not sure what it means but I think he's saying he likes school lol. read more

We love University Station Academy!! Ms. Heather and Ms. Crystal are so sweet. Ms. Heather is such a joy to talk to and is always always there. Ms. Crystal is always laughing when I see her. The place is decorated well and clean, very clean. My son is in the two year old room and I couldn't be happier with Ms. Cocoa and Ms. Maria. They really love their jobs and it shows. Ms. Cocoa is my heart she is patient with my son and it is really all a mother can ask for when she has to work instead of be with her child all day. The greatest thing about University Station Academy is that they have cameras in the rooms for parents. At first I watched religiously, but now I've eased up and watch occasionally, when I'm not busy at work. The first week my son was at daycare, I watched Ms. Cocoa sit on the floor and rub my son's back to sleep. It was literally the sweetest thing and I am so grateful to Ms. Cocoa for making my son feel comforted in such a new and possibly overwhelming environment. University Station Academy is wonderful and I am very happy my son is there! read more

The best way to describe this school is "looks can be deceiving". It looks big and beautiful, but beware!!!! I would never recommend this school to anyone. My kids went to this school for 5 months and I had more issues than I can count. First of all, the turnover rate of "teachers" is high. Since my kids started in October, 5 teachers have started and left. And there have been several new ones. God only knows how long they will last. Also, the ones they have hired since, have no experience in childcare. If you look through their inspections in the past, you will discover that they have failed because their "teachers" are not certified. Next, since my daughter has started, she's complained "I'm thirsty" every time I pick her up in the evening. Her sippy cup is always in the refrigerator and empty. That means that nobody offers it to her and they definitely don't refill it. Oh and I must add, they don't supply any water. You have to bring your own water bottles. But, even with your own supply, they don't care to refill kids' cups and hydrate them. But this is just the beginning... When my son started, he was 3 months old. I was adamant on breastfeeding. The infant class "lost" my son's bottle. Nobody was ever able to tell me how it disappeared or where it went. How irresponsible is that???? I was furious! Let's fast-forward to now. I receive a call at 4:45 PM from the so-called "director". She tells me that my son's bottles were "sent home with another baby" and asks me if it's okay if they "give him a different formula from another child's bottle"!!!!!! Are you kidding me?!? She also tells me that my son was due to eat at 5:30. When I arrived to the school, I saw on his daily report that he last ate at 11:45! So please tell me what did he eat between 11:45 and 5:30 and why did she give me incorrect information?!?! By the way, he's on a 3-hour feeding schedule and is now on a special formula. I wish I would've requested to review the tape on the camera from that day. But I'm sure they would've make an excuse not to show me... By the way, the "director", Crystal, is RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. In the 5 months my children have attended this school, she has never, not once, acknowledged my husband or I when we drop off or pick up our children. She sits in the front with a rude look on her face with a flat affect, pretending to be working. We have NEVER felt so unwelcome anywhere before. She's also the reason why so many wonderful teachers have gone and why so many new ones have started (friends of hers). Let's go back to the issue with my son's bottles... I contacted the owner of the school and told him I wanted to speak to him in person. When I told him about the first time my son's breastmilk disappeared and second time they sent home his bottles with another child, he simply said "that's in the past now, I'm not concerned". I also suggested cubbies in the refrigerator with kids' names on them, to avoid future confusion with bottles. To this day, he hasn't done a thing about it!!! I also told him about Crystal being rude and how uncomfortable we felt and he said, "that's just her personality". I'm sorry, but if that's her personality, she should NOT be a director of anything, let alone a daycare with small children. She belongs behind a desk, in a cubicle. She's just plain DISRESPECTFUL. The straw that broke the camel's back was when I went to pick up my daughter earlier this week. She was in the front and I didn't know why. When I went up there, she was with the other director, Heather, who said "we just noticed this on her arm". ANOTHER CHILD BIT HER and none of her teachers knew a thing about it!!!! My daughter had a deep, dark red bite mark, in which you can count every single tooth and even make out their shapes, and nobody knew about the incident. There's NO WAY that my daughter wasn't crying!!!!!! So what were they doing?!? And why weren't they watching????? I understand kids bite, but what I don't understand is why there was no responsibility, call, incident report, nothing. After I expressed how upset I was and told the director I'm removing them from the school this Friday, they sent home an incident report the DAY AFTER. Do they think we're stupid? You already told me you don't know anything about it, the teachers don't either, and all of a sudden it has a time of incident and supposedly "ice" was placed on her arm? Ridiculous...save me the BS. And let's mention the fact that my husband asked about the tape and Heather told him that you can't see that the teacher put the ice on her arm because it wasn't in view on the camera!!!!!!!! Aside from that, there are other small complaints. But I think this is enough for anyone to know that this school is bologna. When you tour the school, ask them about how long each teacher has been there, what experience they have, check the garbage cans inside the classrooms (they're absolutely FILTHY)! read more

This school is great. My nephew went here almost 18 years ago when he was an infant so when it was time to get my daughter into VPK it was my only choice. I love that you cannot enter without the door code and they have a camera app so you can check in on the classes on your phone. I only have my daughter in half the day and she gets so upset and asks why she can't stay the whole day. I know she is getting a great education and learning awesome social skills from Ms. Crystal and Ms. Heather. Her progress is very apparent and she has become the biggest chatterbox and i love it! They post pictures daily on the FB group as well so I get to see awesome memories I wouldn't normally get to witness while at work. The school is always tidy and they have great themes for holidays and the kids artwork all over the walls it's the best. I will be sending her here for aftercare as well when she starts kindergarten next year. read more

Big school, clean, but the staff and teachers are cold, standoffish, and not warm and fuzzy like most preschool staff. Not to mention that they don't allow sippi cups for 2-3 year olds... they make them drink from adult glasses even though some toddlers haven't progressed... so your toddler will come home very thirsty. On more than one occasion, I walk in after work to pick up my toddler... they have all the children of all ages stuffed in one small room closest to the front door, with all the staff sitting around in chairs, and my toddler is lying on the floor with no toy, no cartoons on t.v., and crying as the staff sit around talking and not attending or even caring about the crying toddlers on the floor. For the price you pay they don't offer any lunch or snack. Many a day I've brought back home the snacks I packed up for my toddler... so I'm wondering what or if he ate anything at all? The staff won't smile or even fake to be friendly, it's like they're doing you a favor instead of the other way around. They have an edge over other daycares because they stay open until 7pm. That's about the only thing positive I can say about this establishment. Lastly they make you buy your own nap mat... while other places provide them. My toddler always had dirty nails from the outdoor playground, other places have artificial turf. I took my toddler out after 3 days... I'd seen enough. read more

Still stand by my previous review and I want everyone to know the girls in the infant room are great! They love and treat my baby very well. He's advancing so much and I know it's due to the nurturing attention he gets at daycare. I can't speak for other rooms and age groups. Thus far I have no complaints. read more

I'm in love with Station Academy, they are so wonderful & Heather who runs the school goes above & beyond for us parents to feel comfortable to leave our babies. They also have cameras so you can watch your children to see them having fun & to see what a wonderful job the teachers are doing. My 8 year old started in their VPK about 4 years ago, his 1st day & 1st time in school/daycare period at station academy I was surprised to run into 3 teachers one being his VPK teacher I had personally worked with some years back at another daycare and these ladies were amazing ladies so I was at complete ease at this point and all though since this was his 1st time away from us they made it so much easier & he adapted quickly....thanks to the help especially to Heather the director. Now my 3 year old started going about 8 months ago, again his 1st time also in daycare, I called up Heather & she never hesitated once stating "Come fill out the paper work and let's get him started I have the perfect teacher" so in he went the next week and his 1st day he was so upset I left him but when I looked at the cameras he was playing and doing some kind of art, it didn't take long for him to run away from me to get to Ms. Jennifer that he loves and Ms Barbie in the class next to Ms. Jennifer's class. Thank you University station academy for caring for my babies so well. Love love love University station academy and all the ladies. Never any unhappy parents when I'm there & the prices are better then some of the crapier scary schools from what other people I know that take their children have told me & I refer them straight to university Station academy! up read more

My son went here from 11 months old until he was 3. I loved all of the teachers and never had any issues. The fact that they offered cameras and i could watch from my phone gave me a lot of comfort. Not alot of schools have "working" cameras, let alone offer apps to watch 24/7. My son has gone to other schools since we moved and ive never been as comfortable as with this school. Their director, Ms Heather, was always the sweetest and so warm. Shes a great lady and everytime my son had an issue she would always call and inform me. They try hard to make it a great environment for the kids. The owner isnt very hands on, but Ms Heather always is. Ms Crystal is 2nd in command and very nice as well. I mostly dealt with Ms Heather, but the times i did speak with Ms Crystal, she was always very sweet and they would always make sure they got to the bottom of any issues or concerns. I would recommend this place to anyone putting their child into a daycare for the first time. read more

I have 2 children that attend University Station Academy full time. They have been going there for 8 months. Due to our jobs, my kids have been in a few different daycares over the years; all over the state of Florida and the East Coast. Based on my experiences and lessons learned in different facilities, I feel comfortable leaving my children at the school, in the hands of their staff. The Directors and Staff have always been courteous and reflect the type of professional atmosphere that I would expect in a small child learning establishment. In 8 months, I have never had to question the level of care that my children receive and have seen them thrive educationally. I also feel a complete "Open-Door Policy" from the Staff and that they will address any issue or concern that I raise to them; that's a very comforting feeling. I have and will continue to recommend this school. read more

My son has been in this daycare for about 2 1/2 years and I LOVE The Teachers. Ms. Stephanie, in particular is an AMAZING Teacher and I am SO UPSET That she has been let go because of one parents false complaints. She took care of my son for a whole year and my son adores her! She always made sure my son and other children were in a safe, learning environment. In Ms. Stephanie's and Ms. Emily's class, the kids had a structural schedule where tons of learning took place. I am BEYOND confident that Ms. Stephanie did not do any of the things she is accused of by this parent in the previous reviews. My suggestion to the parents who make these false complaints, is how about you get to know your kids teachers. I see parents who do not even have a conversation with the women who are watching their child while they work, and it AMAZES me that a parent would not want to build a relationship with those who their child is spending their day with! I had a parent once drop their kid off to me in the room and hand me their book bag! SERIOUSLY, you don't know who your kid's teacher is?! This is a great daycare, I cried to get my son in this school when they told me it was full. The staff is welcoming, the teachers really care about the kids and most importantly it is safe and the children really learn!!! No place is perfect but this school comes pretty close! Now if Ms. Stephanie would come back I would be a much happier parent, even though she is not my son's teacher anymore, I know the school is losing an amazing person and it's sad. read more

(my son was in the 2 and a half year old class) I am not a person to review anything at all but some things just cant go without saying. I loved this school at the beginning, it was convenient for me to drop my son off there since it was minutes away from my school. I loved the front desk girls and everything seemed to be a perfect fit. Everything was going fine until my sons teacher decided to ask me about my facial expression ("why your face looks like that") which has nothing to do with her, my son or anything to do with this school WHATSOEVER and then proceed to talk crap about me with the fellow teacher in that room thinking that I already went home.Thank God for an untied shoelace and them speaking loudly or I would've never known how they really felt about me (which still has nothing to do with my child at all). Who as a parent can feel comfortable bringing their kid to such childish people. My son was dehydrated days before this incident and that same teacher told me he "drank" all of his juice, which was not the case at all but I didnt say anything at all because I know little things happen in daycares. I pulled my child out immediately. Bring your kids here to any other class but the 2 and a half year old classroom, especially with Ms. Stephanie, please do not. read more