Our three year old daughter has been at Seacoast Community School for almost a year now. We have…read moreseen nothing but good things. The teachers, the staff, the facilities have all been excellent. We're looking forward to her continued progress through the kindergarten prep program later this year, and intend that she will continue at SCS through the start of kindergarten. A great place and a great school.

From the owner: Seacoast Community School has been a leader in nurturing care and educational programs for all…read morechildren in the area since our founding in 1967. Our mission is: To provide nurturing care and exceptional education for all children of the Seacoast. We offer quality early learning for children age 8 weeks to 12 years. Our program consists of nationally accredited early childhood classrooms for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, as well as an inclusive half-day preschool program in collaboration with Little Harbour school. We also offer a quality after school program (PEAK) located at multiple elementary schools in Portsmouth and Greenland, NH. In addition, we offer a Summer PEAK program which is a full day summer camp for kids K-5.

Im rating based on my experience, which did not include quality of care by teachers…read more My 3 star rating is due to having my child enrolled and then finding something closer to home. I had put a deposit down to hold my spot, worth two weeks. (700 dollars roughly). I unenrolled my child a solid 2 months prior to him starting. They would not give me the money back, stating that they now had to fill the spot and that would be difficult. This was pre covid so it was not difficult and there was adequate notice, in my opinion. In fact, I had a coworker who's child was enrolling there shortly after. I understood to an extent. I had put my child on a waitlist at another place and was told there would be a year wait so obviously I went with something else cause I had to go back to work. But when they had an opening, I obviously jumped At the chance! The difference was a 40 minute drive! But imprints didn't care. Even though they had two months notice. They may have fabulous teachers and caregivers! Just make sure you are not ever going to back out of care because you'll be out $700. Which is a lot Of money. And they don't care

Only because it makes us pick a star. This place was disrespectful and snobby to a person because…read morethey are a server. Said clearly over phone that they had space but once the potential client came to the facility it was nope no spots and looked down on her. So wrong

Our daughter has been at De Colores for a little over a year now, and the school has been a…read moreterrific fit for us. The teachers are a warm-hearted and talented bunch who genuinely love children; the teachers are all originally from Latin America and together create a wonderfully rich, multi-cultural environment for the children to learn in. The ages of the children range from about 2-6, and they are all together for the majority of the school-day so they have the experience of being with children of different ages. I love De Colores because I feel it's a school where kids can be kids--they get messy doing lots of great art projects and they get dirty running around in the school's wonderful yard out back. I feel very grateful to have found a school where I can drop my daughter off and feel complete confidence in the care she'll be receiving.

My two girls have been going to De Colores Children's Center for 1 1/2 years and we can't imagine…read morehaving them any place else. The teachers are amazing with the kids- warm and caring, allowing the kids to be themselves. I feel so comfortable dropping them off knowing they will learn and play in a wonderful, art-filled environment during times I can't be with them. The school has great indoor and outdoor play spaces although the kids spend as much time outside as the weather permits. The teachers are incredibly interesting people, with diverse and backgrounds that add to the fabric of the school. I feel so lucky to have found De Colores, for both myself and my children.

Our daughter has been going for the past 3 years. The classes are small and one on ine. She has…read morelearned so much whether it be her writing her letters, numbers, writing her name, learning about the environment and holidays, sharing or participating as a group. This place is extremely reasonable as far as cost goes. The teachers/staff are fantastic!

From the owner: Where the learning is fun…read more We believe that the environment children experience in their formative years will have an effect on the person they will become. Our goal is to have a child's preschool years enjoyable as well as educational. Our philosophy where learning is fun combines stimulating structured programs with the freedom of spontaneous play. There is a planned curriculum designed for each age group that will enable the children to proceed to the next level of their individual development. Our educational programs are comprehensive, thematically based programs that integrate all age appropriate subject areas. Based on monthly themes and coordinated with daily activities our programs focus on promoting readiness skills, phonics, language development, math concepts, hands on activities and encourage a love for learning. Above all, it is our goal to provide a safe and loving environment to help promote the growth of your child.

The infant room was fine but the Preschool teacher was very condescending toward these little…read morebabes. Very little professionalism or knowledge of the Developmental phases of the 3 year old child. Left lasting scars.

I toured this facility in December and everyone seemed nice and the one teacher I met in the infant…read moreroom seemed great. I was very excited that Heather had just started, coming from the Waldorf school and looking to add more nature and a garden to the center. It took a little bit for them to get back to me at first and things seemed a little disorganized but the director had just started the week before I toured, so I didn't think too much of it. We signed our son up for the infant room a few weeks later and then had about a month and a half before we were due to start. I called two weeks before our start date to try to meet the second infant room teacher that wasn't there either time I came in. At that point I was informed that there was a new head teacher. They almost wouldn't schedule me at all to come in to meet either of them before our start date. They suggested I could meet the teachers when I dropped him off on my first day back. When I said I would feel more comfortable coming in before that, they begrudgingly set up a time for us to come in. When I showed up they said they would have to reschedule, but since they scheduled me on the Friday before we were due to start, and they didn't want to reschedule me for that day, they said I could come in for 10 minutes (after lying and saying all of the babies were napping so I couldn't come in because the teachers both go on break during nap time?). I met the new teacher and while she was nice, she didn't seem very experienced or comfortable with infants. She mentioned that the other teacher was so great with infants because if she couldn't figure out why one was crying she would try to offer them to eat and if they didn't want to eat they must be hungry. I was shocked that the "head teacher" of the infant room would need to be told that. The overall vibe of the room and how they were caring for the infants made me uncomfortable and they said they were going to have to "kick us out" because a few kids were getting hungry (waiting until they were melting down before warming up a bottle) I understand you can't continue to talk, but shouldn't a parent be allowed to be in the room as much as they would like and see how the teachers interact with the kids? They didn't even say hi to my son when he woke up- it was all very unsettling. This, coupled with the fact that at enrollment I was assured they would allow use of cloth diapers, lead me to withdraw my son from their center. They then had the audacity to say that since I hadn't given a 2 week notice, they would want to charge me for another 2 weeks of tuition on top of the enrollment fee and first week tuition deposit. All this, despite the fact that they did not give us any notice that they would be changing staff and when I tried to come in to schedule to meet the new staff, they put me off until the last possible time. They also lied about it being a NH state law that cloth diapers are not allowed. I have since been told that several other teachers have left and the business manager made sure to tell me that with her 45 years of working in childcare, she knows that they have a great facility and that the new head teacher is well educated and great, which is more than she could say for the old head teacher. I asked if she was saying that she wouldn't have sent her own child there under the old head teacher. Her reply was, "well I would have been OK with it... but I can't say more." So that was great that they said how amazing that teacher was and how much she had done for the infant room program during my tour and then proceed to tell me that they wouldn't have been comfortable sending their own family there. They told many lies, and overall seemed very sneaky with tour times. I understand that you're not going to always have a picture of perfection in a room with 7 infants and only two adults, but the fact that they make you leave is concerning. It sounds like there is suddenly a lot of turnover and it is extremely concerning that they are not honest with what is going on. I would much prefer the knowledge that they are making changes and it is a busy time than to be lied to to cover up whatever. I would stay far away from this place!

I have two boys that are currently enrolled at Nurture and Nature full time. My oldest is in the…read morepreschool room and has been enrolled since he was 11 weeks old. My youngest is in the infant room and has also been enrolled since he was 11 weeks old. Being a full time working mom is difficult, but Nurture and Nature has made it much easier for my family and I to balance our life away from home. I wouldn't trust my kids in full time care anywhere else. When I was pregnant with my first, we toured many centers. The feeling I got touring N&N was much different than how I felt touring other centers in the area. These teachers truly care about the children. The teachers in the infant room are so nurturing and caring. My little man's face lights up when he sees Miss Jess each morning. My oldest boy is super sensitive and has a hard time being away from his Mommy. The toddler and preschool teachers work with my son to ensure a smooth transition to school on days when he misses me most. He loves to be outdoors and the children spend lots of time enjoying nature. Nature walks and water play in the playground are the highlights of his day. The culture at the center has helped establish a feeling of community. I have become friends with many of the other parents at the center, and I believe our kids will be continue to be friends throughout the years. Parent involvement is significant. Many parents dedicate lots of hours to the center, whether it be on the board of directors, fall/spring cleanup, monthly pantry contributions, or small odd jobs here and there. You can tell how much parents of the children at the center value the community here. There's been some leadership change over the past few years, but our current Director, Jennifer Blackwood, seems to be the perfect fit to continue to foster our great culture here at N&N.