My granddaughter has attended for a year. I'm totally impressive with her growth while attending. As a retired first grade teacher I know the importance of learning at a young age, If a student is not in a positive learning environment before kindergarten he/she is already behind. This preschool not only teaches educational skills but life skills. Small class size and structure are just two of the positives. If you are searching for a preschool, go and look. you will not be disappointed! read more

Please Please read this before taking or leaving your child here. I know it is long but it is the truth I would not recommend sending your child to Young Scholars Preschool. The owner of this preschool goes through employees like water. She cannot retain them due to how she treats them. She chastises them for any and every little thing right in front of parents, which I found extremely unprofessional. In the 7 months that our son was in her care, I cannot even count the number of employees she had. Because of this high turnover, the kids do not know what to expect day to day and the staff does not have the proper training to deal with kids, especially behavior issues. When my husband went to pick my son up from Young Scholars Preschool the day we decided to pull him out, the staff did not know who he was, even though he had been there 3 weeks prior. The staff tried to call the owner of the preschool because she was not on-site, and she did not answer her phone. Due to the high turnover and lack of training, they did not know to look in my child's file to see photos of the parents so they could verify identity. When my husband did end up speaking with the owner of the preschool about our concerns, her response was "that is too bad". It was very disappointing that she did not care we had concerns and issues about the behavior our son was exhibiting the last few months he was in her care ranging from very angry, crying and not wanting to be dropped off, and coming home multiple days in a row with wet pants. The preschool owner spends more time making sure a sheet is filled out each day detailing every single book they read, what is eaten (all breakfast and lunch is provided by the parents), and bathroom trips, rather than focusing on the child and learning. It is my belief that a preschool should teach more than tracing ABC's each day and repeating a letter before going to the restroom. Each month parents are required to pay an activity fee. It turns out, this activity fee in addition to a bouncy house which is a fun thing, is used to feed the children donuts, pizza, and a large bag of candy that the kids are sent home with. We are not a candy-free household, but we do not feel that a 2 1/2 year old needs to be sent home with a bag of candy each month. We did not appreciate the extra money per month being spent on junk to feed our child when we were told that the kids were going to be fed healthy snacks. In addition to the monthly activity, the daily snacks fed to the kids are full of sugar such as juice barrels. Always be sure to check the DHS website to see how many violations a pre-school or daycare has. In the 7 months our son was at Young Scholars Preschool, Young Scholars Preschool had 8 violations. I find this completely unacceptable especially when they range from taking away food as punishment, not keeping the heat at the minimum temperature required, and more violations you can look at for yourself: http://tennessee.gov/humanservices/article/find-child-care In close, do not send your child to Young Scholars Preschool. She puts on a good front, but as time goes on, you can see through the façade of what is supposed to be taught and fed and the school, but is not. After all was said and done we also had to pay her out for the last 2 weeks due to no notice. She even threatened to send us to collection. If we where not in the middle of buying a new home we would have fought her in court. But that is not feasible for us at this time for us. read more

My son attended Young Scholars until Kindergarten. He learned so much and it prepared him so well for Kindergarten. Words, writing, math, Spanish...SO MUCH! The curriculum is great. Good manners is also taught to the kids. Great school! read more

We started our oldest daughter (now 6yo) at Young Scholars just before she turned 3, and our youngest (3yo) has been there since birth. It is by far the best decision we've ever made in regards to our children! Miss Carrie is one of the sweetest, kindest souls you'll ever meet and has such a passion for children. The kids learn things that I honestly didn't know children that age would ever be able to comprehend. My 3 year old is writing her name, numbers, letters, etc. and has been for months now. She can count over 100, knows colors, the days of the week, months of the year - all in English and Spanish - can tell you the planets, all 50 states, and SO much more... I realize this sounds like a lot for a 3 year old, but Miss Carrie makes it fun and the kids are so proud of what they learn and eager for more! Outside play is an important part of their day, and they're even learning to plant a garden now. Miss Carrie has a real talent at explaining the world in just the right way for little minds to comprehend - it's such a joy to watch her with my girls. She teaches manners, kindness, compassion, boosts their self-confidence, comforts and cares for them as if they were her own. She takes time out of her weekends to support them at soccer. This daycare has been such a blessing for us as working parents - we never fear for their safety - and my girls have another adult that they trust just as much as me and their father. She's a part of our family. read more

My grandson has been attending Young scholars for only a week now, but if this week is any indication, he will be more than prepared for Kindergarten in a couple of years. Ms. Carrie is kind, patient, and has a routine and schedule that is easily adaptable by a new student. I definitely recommend Young Scholars. read more

Our son has been there since he was able to go. Ms Carrie has been an amazing caregiver for Jameson. All of the children there have been learning and growing. I wish I could take credit for how smart he is but I give credit where credit is due and Ms Carrie has been bringing the best out of our boy. We love YSPS and are not looking forward to the day when he has to change schools. read more

I was not planning on writing a review but after seeing the reviews posted about this business on here I decided to let anyone potential employees or parents know about things from another point of view. I love children and am interested in working in childcare and applied for a job with this facility a few days ago. A woman ( I can't remember her name sorry) called me and was very knowledgeable, respectful and kind when we spoke over the phone and set up an interview time with someone at the facility. I arrived at this place a little earlier than expected and intended on telling the woman I was supposed to be interviewed by that I was early and if there was somewhere I could go to kill time or if it was okay to just stay parked there for a few minutes. I could already hear this lady practically yelling at what I assume was a child trying to force them to wash their hands before I knocked on the door which should have been a negative sign to me. I knocked any way and informed her who I was but before I could say another word this lady very rudely exclaimed that she could only meet with me at 12 and then proceeded to shut the door in my face. Obviously I left and did not return for a interview but if there are any parents or child care workers looking to do business with this facility, I'm not telling you not to but please PLEASE do your homework and look into the reviews, reputation and history of this location before doing so. I wish I had, it would have saved me time and gas but thankfully I recognized a negative atmosphere before it went any further. read more

I never written a negative review on any business by reading these reviews has encouraged me to write one. I applied for a job at the facility sometime last year . I was contacted by a polite lady named Kenzie . Kenzie is the owners friend , she also is a teacher there when they have no one else to work . But usually she works from home . In a way , she is like a co-owner . When I went for my scheduled interview at Young Scholars Preschool, I arrived earlier . I knocked on the door & the ownesupposer , Carrie answered the door . I told her my name & why I was there . Her exact words to me was, " we are to meet at this time" & she then proceeded to slam the door in my face . I let it slide thinking she was having a bad day or whatever . I went in for my interview . She was not quite as rude in the interview as she was when I knocked on the door . Therefore , I told her I would come in for a work based interview to see how everything works during the work day . The day of my work interview I was completely in shock by the way she treated her "best friend " . She yelled at Kenzie . Told her this is not how you feel out the paperwork , don't you know how to do your job . She was more worried about paper getting filled out than anything else . In my opinion , I don't think she cares about the children . read more