My son is currently attending Effica and we all love it there. He is sad he can't go to school on…read morethe weekends. Within the first two weeks of starting school at Effica I noticed an improvement in his work ethic at home. He was more willing to help out around the house. All of the teachers are so kind and caring. It is obvious they are passionate about the well-being and growth of the kids. I would highly recommend!

I have had my kids in every level of this school and we have been happy overall. There have been…read moreups and downs over the years (Covid, anyone?) but we would recommend both the Inspire and the Montessori sides.

Jenny, the director, is not fit to run a school. The school is run poorly, lacks organization and…read morecommunication, and the teacher for level 1 through level 3 is very unfriendly. When you bring these concerns up to the director, she is unable to do anything but give excuses. As a parent who pays so much in tuition for this location, I would expect you to understand how to address concerns and issues with your teachers behaviors especially when they come from many parents. Utilizing an anonymous parent survey would allow you to see the magnitude of dissatisfaction with Rachel.

My children have been in daycare most of their lives. We spent three years at one school and three…read moreat another. We only changed because our old daycare couldn't accommodate new school hours. BCLC was a disaster from the start. My older child recognized one woman from his school and expressed his dislike for her. He's always cheerful and likes pretty much everyone, but was frustrated because he had not liked her as a substitute. I could soon see why. She always seemed frantic and hectic with a frenzied voice. It was easy to see she was impatient and stressed--not good characteristics for being around children. No wonder my extroverted child had noticed something wrong. My introverted child who doesn't like crowds hated the school from the start, and I couldn't figure out why, but I was soon getting calls from the frantic/stressed woman several days a week because she couldn't deal with him. Apparently, her high strung behavior was not a good match. I'd never gotten a call from a daycare to pick up my child before, but suddenly she was throwing fits several times a week. The tone of voice in the voice mails she left was hysterical. My child reported to me that when she got frustrated, she grabbed and pinched his arms really hard and that it hurt. I took photos of the red marks around his wrist. She can't contain herself and can't keep herself from arguing with a six year old who is small for his age...which is NOT okay in a business where one works with kids. Even when she wasn't fighting with my child, every time I saw her or had to interact with her, it was obvious she was rushed and not handling stress well. I am very concerned about a daycare where the frantic/stressed adult fights and argues and cannot be patient with children. The adult should be in charge, and clearly this woman was not. The woman we met when we first started was only there a brief time before suddenly I heard a different director name. I have no idea what is going on there, but they have management issues, and apparently hired a frantic person who didn't work out as a substitute teacher elsewhere. I need to be able to go to work--not take daily calls from a teacher who can't deal with small children. We hadn't had problems with childcare before, and I suspect we won't again. The frantic woman needs to see a therapist to help her de-stress.

Since we are a military family, I find it very important to review the schools which my daughters…read morehave attended in order to provide information for other families who are having difficulties finding schools for their children as I have had in the past. Beavercreek Christian Learning Center (BCLC) located in the Beavercreek Church of the Nazarene is a wonderful, well-kept school located in Beavercreek, Ohio, redundant, no? Both my daughters attended preschool here and I fervently wished I kept my eldest daughter in BCLC for Kindergarten instead of letting her go to public school in the Mad River School District. 1) BCLC teachers are well-educated and have their degrees or are working towards higher degrees. Many teachers have been established for many, many years. 2) The facilities are clean, peanut-free, and video-monitored. 3) Impressive organization of facility, activities, etc; no confusion. Newsletters are distributed monthly. 4) There is curriculum! Many children are reading (it seemed like all the students in my eldest daughter's class read) by the time kindergarten rolls around. 5) In-house field "trips" for preschoolers; actual field trips for kindergarteners. 6) Parent involvement encouraged. 7) Chapel on Wednesday mornings; really enjoyed by kids. 8) Christmas Bell performance given by kids is enjoyed by parents and kids alike! 9) Tuition is comparable to all other great schools, lunch is included; preschool time from 8:30-12:30. Extended before and after care provided. 10) VERY IMPORTANT: Never closes unless Wright Patterson Air Force Base closes or for a religious holiday. In this area, all other schools close all the time. Take this into account if you work; especially on supposed "snow days."

Mathnasium Center in Beavercreek has exceeded my expectations for my daughter. Last year, my…read moredaughter was in the 4th grade and had problems catching up with the kids at her table. Children would tease her about being slow, and the teacher stated it was to help motivate her to work faster. But, despite her IEP for extra time, she just began putting her head down in math class and shut down completely. My husband and I decided to enroll her in the summer program at Mathnasium to help build her confidence in math. Our goal was to review the previous year's concepts and provide her with another summer activity. My daughter ended up loving the individualized instruction and completing activities at her pace. In addition, she enjoyed the positive affirmation that she was on the right track while completing the assignments. We stopped for a month in September, and during that time, she repeatedly asked to go back. So a few weeks ago (October), we started tutoring again. As an educator myself, I have so much respect for Jackie and the tutors. The monthly learning plan provides data on how much she is progressing. In addition, the exit ticket gives me something to discuss with her on the way home. While I believe tests only show one part of mastery, with that said, her MAP scores increased 15 points from Spring 2021 to Fall 2021. I highly recommend this place! Thank you for helping support her academically in a friendly, calm, and comfortable environment using your individualized curriculum.

Love Mathnasium! I have three kids enrolled here and it is worth every penny…read more There is no homework (unlike Kumon) and I can bring them any day the center is open, as many days a week as I want (like a gym membership), all for the same monthly fee. No appointments are needed, which means the scheduling is flexible. I like that Mathnasium has its own material. The kids took a placement test to find out their weak spots and then their assignments in the center are exactly at their level and target the areas where they are weak. I also like that the kids get small group instruction. It's usually 2 or 3 kids per instructor. And they have structured rewards so the kids earn prizes. I won't say they LOVE going, but they don't fight me like they did with Kumon--no tears for Mathnasium. We previously tried Kumon (in another state). I didn't like the homework, their restricted hours (only open two days a week), or the student teacher ratios (was like 1 to 8 or more at the center we used). However, Kumon was cheaper so if cost is an issue that would be something to consider. (Kumon was about $120/mo per kid versus about $220/month per kid at Mathnasium). We also previously tried an independent tutoring place. That had the most scheduling flexibility and one on one attention. But it cost $50/hour so twice a week appointments cost about $400 a month. This location just opened in Oct 2015. We were going to the location in Centerville but switched to this location as soon as they opened because the location is so much more convenient (right off 675; close to the Greene). I have a kid above grade level for math and I have one that struggles a bit. Mathnasium works for both of them. Overall, we are really happy with Mathnasium and I recommend it to friends.

Two of my kiddos have been going to TC Naz (Tipp City Pre-School Learning Center) for over a year…read more They both enjoy their time at TC Naz, have made friends and have been well cared for by the staff. In my opinion, TC Naz is not the most education forward or highly-organized facility, but I can say the care for the kids comes first. They have taken good care of my kids and provided them a clean, supervised place to learn, play and grow. The current staff has shown nothing but love and kindness to my entire family.

Our experience started off great, as they seemed kind and flexible and the center is attractive and…read morespacious and in a church. It turned into the worst experience we have ever had with childcare. Starting with most of the staff. When I dropped off my infant son in the mornings, most of the time the main teacher kept her back to me, did not greet me or my son. Not a nice way for my baby to start his day! She is anything but maternal and friendly, as an infant teacher should be. As a whole, they are very understaffed and I could sense the stress it caused and saw it in the lack of good care my children were getting. I had both of my kids enrolled there and they rarely brought home artwork. The "preschool" is really more of a babysitting gig. Except for a couple of very good teachers there, most of them just sit around, not interacting with the kids, not seeming to like their jobs, disengaged and not trying to get to know the children or entertain them. The WORST part of the whole experience was the fact that my three year old daughter was physically bullied by a five year old girl in her class. Yes, they have a five year old in class with three year olds. There were three instances of physical attacks on my daughter. The school did not take it seriously or do what they said they would do to protect my daughter. We met with the Preschool Committee because the Director was especially useless and truly only defended the bully. And not only that but the teachers and the Director Jim also started to retaliate against my three year old! Writing up notes about if she took a toy from another child, or raised her voice! When I never even received a documented note about the time the five year old bully bent my daughter's finger back so far that it caused her pain, and it was intentional! I was shocked. But I was even more shocked when during the meeting with the Preschool Committee, one of the "christian" gentleman on the committee who was seated directly across the table from me lost his temper and stood up quickly, leaned as close as he could get to me, slammed his hand down on the table SO loud, and shouted at me. I was horrified and scared for my own safety. The Director was seated right there and I immediately asked if that behavior is acceptable and he just shrugged. I pressed him for an answer and he only said "I can't speak for him." These are supposed to be Christians. These are the members of the Preschool Committee! I could go on and on but I will stop there. Avoid this center at all costs. They are cheap, and it's for a reason. Crap care for your kids. Pay more and send your kids to a center when they will actually be nurtured, learn, and be kept safe. My children did not receive that level of care here at Tipp City Church of the Nazarene Preschool. I have careful documentation of all my allegations here to back up each claim. This all happened about a month ago, so I have had time to cool down from being angry and this review is written solely out of my concern to prevent other children and families from ending up in a nightmare like what we experienced.

I attended Bella Rosa Dance Academy growing up and loved it. The staff made classes challenging,…read morebut still fun which expanded my love for dance. Proper dance technique is taught by well trained teachers who care about their students growth. I would highly recommend them for anyone who is wishing to start dance classes!

Amazing school to get your cdl license trainers are nice and they teach well without any thoughtread more

Great class learned a lot! Will take more classes. The part on situational awareness was informativeread more