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.

Lighthouse Christian School was one of the best decisions I could have ever made for my son after…read moretransferring him from a local over-crowded charter school. I appreciate the small class sizes. It feels good knowing my son isn't getting looked over and ignored due to large class sizes. They have faculty that care and want the best for my son. It has been one of the best educational experiences so far for us.

Lighthouse sucked I went there for 10 years and while I was there I never saw the same teacher…read morethere for more than 2 years accept for a few exceptions my last year there I had a teacher named Mr Hayes. He made my life and every other non white students life a living hell he ran for a Tennessee state representative but he dropped out due to finding out he had committed fraud I found this out from on google search of his name and I guess the school didn't find this out because he was there for the whole year.

Constant, egregious issues at NSCC. Can't get anyone on the phone. Email responses are irrelevant…read moreto the problem I need solved. All advisors have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. I gave my advisor the information page to see which classes would transfer to my university and she literally said "I'm not going to read all that". When I told her I wanted to check all information before registering for classes she said, "oh, well I already registered you" and they were the wrong classes. The google page will say they are open when they are NOT. I got a major change form from the student center and the advisor said "don't worry I'll take care of this for you". She didn't, and when I emailed her and her boss she claimed the paper form didn't exist, but I got it from the college themselves. This major change issue made me get rejected for financial aid, so I paid out of pocket. I had to drop a class because their webpages frequently don't work and I got a server error trying to pay. When I went to check on my legal name change after two weeks the student center employee said she thought the records department would come get it from her drawer, which means she just left my legal papers in her drawer and did nothing. I got conflicting information about how to be recognized by the college as an independent student to finish the FAFSA, which means I did unnecessary work and prolonged the process. I had a professor use biology class to push her political beliefs, required to do assignments about politics which had nothing to do with biology class. My A number mysteriously changed and the student center wouldnt help me until I showed evidence, because they said I just didn't know my A number. One time I was directed to the admissions department for help, and all staff, information online, and signs said they were open, I walked into a pitch black department with the doors unlocked. The FAFSA website says the Pell grant will be applied before you pay, it wasn't. So I had to pay out of pocket and then get a refund, which most Pell Grant students can't afford to do. I clicked the link for fee waivers and it takes you to the "How To Pay" page which doesn't have this form. RUN AWAY FROM THIS COLLEGE, STAY AWAY, YOU WILL HAVE ENDLESS REGRET.

I had a negative experience from the start. Everyone from admissions, to academic advisors, and the…read morebursars office is extremely disorganized and insufficient on how to properly facilitate their duties. I'm not sure if there is a lack of proper training or they simply can't be bothered to care. It's difficult to get anyone on the phone in any and all of the departments at the college and when you do they are not eager to help. Often times they don't even attempt to look into the issue you are asking them too. And if you think emailing is a better option, nope. They take forever to respond to emails, if they even reply at all. Typically their replies don't answer your inquiries and instead you are given scripted replies regardless if it pertains to the question(s) you initially asked. Buckle up if you are a veteran intending to use your Gi Bill benefit at this college. The advisors and the bursars office are not informed on how the process works which leads to hefty mistakes on their end. In fact, I had my transcript placed on hold due to NSCC billing the VA the incorrect amount. Their mistake, which they never owned up too, caused massive problems in both my educational career and my personal life. Do not depend on them to know what they are doing with any veterans education related information because they usually won't and will redirect you to the Veterans Affairs Specialist. He has been most helpful employee at NSCC I've encountered but unfortunately it doesn't make up for all the other consistent issues I've had with the college. I wouldn't recommend furthering your education here to anyone. In fact, one star is generous.

We are so grateful to be a Grow Academy family. We have been at Grow for 5 years now - both my…read morechildren are well taken care of and have grown so much academically, socially, and developmentally. The teachers are fantastic and care deeply about their students! Also, my kids LOVE the meals Grow provides - breakfast, snack, and lunch. Cannot say enough good things about this program!

It's an incredible preschool! The staff is so caring and attentive, creating a nurturing…read moreenvironment for the little ones to thrive. The classrooms are bright, colorful, and filled with engaging learning materials. They have a fantastic curriculum that focuses on both academic and social development. The teachers are passionate about what they do and go above and beyond to ensure each child receives personalized attention. The facilities are top-notch, with a safe and secure playground where the kids can have fun and explore. I highly recommend Grow Academy to any parent looking for a preschool that truly cares about their child's growth and development. It's definitely a 5-star experience!

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 hate I found this daycare so late, it's awesome. They have experience teachers who's hands on…read morewith the kids. They have fun and also learn at the same time. My son hated going to daycare until he got here. The directors are amazing and well experience in TN rules when it come to running a daycare. Zion and I will miss this place, but on to big boy school

The black lady with glasses in the office is so rude and racist and she doesn't even do her job…read moreright. She is rude even to army vets and only when they're Hispanic. She made us purposely wait and made us miss lunch when that was the whole point of going and she was just talking to a teacher of non school related things and when I reminded her she kept being rude and yelling at me and all the Hispanic people she made us wait and didn't attend us and then when she does she has the biggest attitude and complains about "people" right infront of us. She was telling the Hispanic army vet that she wanted to see other forms of id. I heard him even confused. Please do something or we will all take our students out. This black office lady is being racist and targeting Hispanics. She told my daughter that she was a liar and that she doesn't know how to open a door. and she kept calling people and my family memebers that are emergency contacts to my daughter. And since I'm Hispanic but I speak English fluently she refused to help and asked for a translator and then she made me wait and didn't do anything but yap with the teachers and kept telling me I'm wrong and I'm not on MY daughter's emergency contact and she didnt even want to check or make sure.. her and the other black teacher kept calling me a liar until this nice nurse lady told them grab the book and check and they still kept telling me no and kept telling me im not a contact or anybody. and saying I'm not in there until the nurse kept telling them over and over that I am and she recognizes me cause I visit all the time. They are always rude and give the most attitude I don't think they are fit for this job they make it so difficult and they only make it difficult for us Hispanics. like another staff does not have to tell you someone is the parent because you wanted to be racist and rude and didnt even want to check.. she even grabbed my id and everything so i dont know why the black office lady with glasses did all that... I didn't want to think that but all the times I go I notice the same. She is so racist and rude. She sees a Hispanic person and before we talk she asks if we speak English she also looks at us with the most nastiest look like we did something when all we are doing is waiting for our kids. Please do something or I will report this again and again. She is no principal or higher up it's the lady that opens the office doors and calls our kids out of class and let's us visit but when Hispanic people try like I said she makes it impossible and ignored you. She made us miss our lunch when we got there early but she kept ignoring me and the Hispanic army vet telling him to show other form of id when he did she is just being racist. I saw it with my own eyes. To other black black parents she was nice to them and even let them skip us this is really inexcusable do something or I will record and post it online for everyone to see I'm really not trying to do that but it's been going on so long and you all don't have reviews on your school website what is that about like everything is blocked like you all know this school is so bad and y'all won't let us leave a review. I will never recommend this school to anyone one of the worst schools ever. My daughter got hit and chocked by another students and the staff didn't want to BELIVE her and refused to show us video evidence of it happening please fix this or I will do something myself. dont bring your kids if you are another race other than black or white because these staff members are racist.