Our experience with this school has been deeply concerning from a safety and management…read moreperspective. The school consistently appears to be understaffed, and families frequently receive messages asking parents to keep their children home due to staffing shortages. In addition, there have been multiple state violations, poor communication, and several incidents that we feel were either undocumented or not appropriately addressed. As parents, the safety and well-being of our children are our highest priorities, and unfortunately, we no longer feel confident that this school can provide a safe and reliable environment. Due to these ongoing concerns, we are actively seeking a different school for our children. Based on our personal experience, I would not recommend this school to other families.

Our family has sent 3 kids to this school over the last 5 years. My favorite part about this school…read moreis the community of friends, parents, and kids it's created for our family. Currently we have an infant with Ms Tresa and Ms Brittany and a Pre-K'er with Ms. Sarah. Ms Tresa and Ms Brittany are so warm and make it 10000x times easier to drop her off each morning... they also do a great job keeping to the schedule I've requested for our baby. Our Pre-K'er blows me away with how much he's learned in Ms. Sarah's class. The way she integrates academics, emotional intelligence, and social and community responsibility has done so much to shape my kiddo. Highly recommend considering this school for anyone in the market!

The first few years of a child's life are such important learning years. When we moved to the area,…read moreit was imperative to us that we find a preschool with warm, caring adults in a christian community that support development and an educational curriculum, while allowing children to have fun and explore with curiosity. We found all of that (and more!) at Smyrna Christian School. SCS has helped our child learn how to play, work together, and establish great friendships. They have continuously provided materials/activities that interest our child (and challenge her!) They have encouraged our child's efforts (which has truly aided in adding to her confidence.) They set clear limits for behavior (which is appreciated!) I love always receiving our child's drawings, writings, and crafts at the end of every week. They encourage parental involvement (which goes back to the whole "community feel") and welcome parental participation with class parties. How beautiful is that?! I truly cannot say enough GOOD about this establishment. Before we found SCS, our only-child went to a "glorified daycare" preschool and for so long, we didn't know how much it was hindering our child. It wasn't until we moved and enrolled at SCS that we saw our child turn a complete 180 in every aspect of her life that we realized what EXCELLING truly meant. I am forever grateful for SCS (and my only complaint would be that I can't keep our child here for kindergarten, too!)

My daughter goes to half day Pre-K at Smyrna Christian School, and we cannot say enough good things…read moreabout the staff and the facility. Every morning we are greeted with a smile and a "Good Morning" from Miss Jodi in the office, and all along the hallways my kiddo happily says hello to all the teachers. They're all very friendly and engage your child in conversation which makes them feel seen and heard, and important. She just loves talking with them on the way to her classroom. Her teacher is Miss Vickie, and she just adores her. She is kind and attentive, and a wonderful human being. My daughter has learned SO much this year, and she loves doing it! They learn Spanish, colors, numbers, writing, and she even comes home telling me about the fun centers they have in class, and how silly George Washington's wig is! I love how happy she is there, and how much she's grown in her independence and knowledge. I'm convinced that a better school does not exist. Truly, it has been the biggest blessing for our child. I wish they taught kindergarten so we could stay!!

I cannot say enough about Primrose of Mt Juliet. I truly believe that the early years make the…read morebiggest impression on a child's behavior, character, and ability to learn. Primrose of Mt Juliet is run and operated by a great group of individuals. The teachers are caring, engaging, and professional. My son learned things that I would never have thought a three year old could comprehend. I always felt very informed and involved in the activities at the school. I would also say that the teachers and administration challenged us to discuss daily activities and ask our kids about their lessons. I would highly recommend Primrose of Mt Juliet.

Our daughter has attended Primrose for almost 2 years now (and our son is soon to join!) and we…read morecould not be more happy with her care and education. All of her teachers have gone above and beyond to show special care and have truly taken pride in their learning curriculum work. As working parents, it gives us great peace of mind to be able to leave our children in the daily care of their staff as we know they will be treated as if they were one of their own.

We've had such a wonderful experience with La Petite Academy. As first-time parents, we were…read morenervous about sending our 15-week-old to any daycare, but those worries disappeared very quickly. Ms. Barbara, the Infant 1 teacher, is truly amazing - both the babies and the parents absolutely adore her. Being able to check in through the cameras and watch our child play and interact was also a huge bonus and gave us so much peace of mind. Additionally, Ms. Barbara's photo and video updates always make my day! Ms. Barbara genuinely cares about every baby in her classroom and puts so much effort into helping them reach important milestones. Even though we haven't had too many unique needs, she always encourages us to speak up about any changes or concerns, which makes us feel incredibly supported. Our child loves being in her class and lights up every time she hears Ms. Barbara's voice. As a parent, that kind of reassurance means everything - you really can't ask for more.

I'm a first-time mom and I had toured other daycares throughout middle tn and was nervous to leave…read moremy daughter with new people. After touring here I heard the price and thought it was a pretty good deal and La Petit Academy really goes above and beyond! They have outdoor time, cams for checking in (huge plus), teach chore responsibility, AND they do lesson plans!! The staff there is basically a second family to us Some days they're giving her experiences that I wouldn't be able to.. as a working mom, that's a dang win! I recommend, hugely

My kids were well prepared to go into Kindergarten after attending the preschool here. I was very…read moreappreciative of the level of care and detail they provided. On top of that, the cost was very reasonable.

From the owner: The Preschool, established in 1999, anchors the newly expanded East Brentwood Children's Academy as…read moreour premier early childhood educational offering. We offer small class sizes for children ages 2-5 years old.

We are so grateful we found Little Sunshine Playhouse. My child is absolutely thriving largely due…read moreto how teachers expose the children to a phenomenal range of experiences--from arts and music to rich vocabulary development. And their integration of physical activity into the daily classroom routine is simply the best we've seen. We've experienced three other daycares, and Little Sunshine Playhouse is by far the best! The teachers, especially Miss Joelle and Miss Paula, have been fundamental in my child's growth. The director, administration, and entire leadership team are all thoughtful, engaged, and really dedicated to helping kids thrive. We couldn't be happier!

We absolutely love LSP! We only recently enrolled last August after moving from out of state but…read moreit's been an amazing experience. Both of our daughters love their teachers and Joelle has been a godsend with our youngest!!

Our son has had a great experience and is thriving! We are so happy with all the staff and his…read moreteachers!

From the owner: Open enrollment starts February 20th! We offer a place for children 6 weeks to 12 years to nurture…read morea love of learning. Our high-quality Montessori environments allow the children to explore, discover and learn at their own pace. Our staff is loving and kind, and truly enjoy being a part of the Montessori method. If you are looking for a place to see your child grow toward his/her fullest potential, come observe and see for yourself the miraculous Montessori setting! We are the only Montessori school in Wilson county!

When I was 4 years old and came here I cried bro I did not like this place I had a literal BULLY…read morethere like no just no.

We have an infant that has been attending the daycare for the past few months. The staff is warm,…read morefriendly and they pay attention to detil. Our baby girl has a huge smile on her face when we drop her off in the morning and she has one on her face when we pick her up in the afternoon.

This is our 3rd year our child has been attending Brentwood Montessori Academy. My husband was not…read moreconvinced going into our first year...He said one, maybe two years, but that definitely changed!. The first year, she started to write in cursive...The second year she moved into a new classroom and had several work stations, jobs, and an extra bonus of getting to go to violin class (with only paying a violin rental of $20 a month), and several extra curricular activities that we could add on after school (1 hour extra). Her teachers noticed after a few weeks she was behind on reading a little, and let us know promptly so we could get right on to ramping up her reading...She made a huge turn around! We love this environment of learning. We love that kids are able to be kids, but also learn lots of responsibility and independence. They get to go home and be a kid without loads of homework, although, you can request some learning sheets to be sent home. Now, in our choice to choose Montessori once again, for a 3rd year in 2020, we had a couple important requirements with our choice to go back. We already had an excellent experience so far, but the pandemic and how it was going to be handled at Montessori was key to us continuing. After reading their new policy, we saw that great efforts were made in making the children's environment as normal as possible. This was absolutely critical in us sending our daughter back. They had also placed common sense approaches for keeping kids and staff safe. Because the kids have separate work spaces where they do their individual work, they are already socially distanced. They do temperature checks where my child can be checked with her wrist. They also have hand sanitizing stations (my child is able to bring her organic sanitizer-90% ) and they take the time to keep things extra clean. They have a great system of separating rooms, in case of Covid exposure which really limits the amount of shut downs. This has been brilliant! We have seen the damaging effects of other overly strict policies in so many other surrounding schools (including a lot of depression, discouragement, and lack of learning) so we couldn't be more happy in the way they have handled this so far. Because she is able to go back to school, and not have us home school her, the teachers were able to recognize that she had a bit of a learning disability and we were able to immediately jump on that and get a tutor. One of her teachers actually took the time to educate herself better on her type of disability in order to understand and be able to serve her and some other kids with this issue even better. We would have never even known she had some issues. Now we can save her the heartache of losing her self confidence and falling behind. We highly support Jim Bernstorf and his highly compassionate & knowledgeable staff. We thank them so much for the way they teach the children. Thanks to them, our child can go to school in freedom. As Maria Montessori said, "Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and, when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade; let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning as it wakes every living creature that divides its day between walking and sleeping."

Love this school. I have two children who have attended for three years. Competent faculty, caring…read moreadministrators, engaging curriculum. Highly recommended.