Lisa and Rhonda are fantastic! This family owned daycare is a wonderful place for you to send your…read morechild. My daughter was here from 2018-2020, and they were wonderful with her. They helped with potty training, emotional regulating, socialization, and a basic pre-school curriculum before she entered young-5s in Ann Arbor. I'm a single mom and the price was reasonable and they are very understanding and intuitive of a families needs. I suggest reaching out and talking with them!

Both of my daughters have gone here since they were infants and we couldn't be happier. The staff…read moreis amazing and so dedicated to the children they care for. Tons of programming happens regularly. Play based and so fun for the kids but still great learning. The price is high but worth it for the peace of mind knowing that my children are safe and happy.

My wife and I had a lot of angst around choosing a daycare for our son. This is our first child so…read moredaycare in general brought about extra anxiety. That said, the entire team at Everbrook Academy of South Lyon could not have done a better job of transitioning our son (and us as parents haha) to daycare. The enrollment process was incredibly smooth, and the team was extra accommodating with all of our questions and request. Some of our favorite highlights of the academy: - brand new school - amazing, kind, and caring teachers - WatchMeGrow app (live video feed into classroom) - brightwheel app (live updates on child's day - food/drink, diaper changes, pictures, posts about activities of the day, etc.) - STEAM focus - healthy foods

Facilities are nice and good curriculum for preschoolers but administration, scheduling after your…read morefirst intro session was horrible. We were all up for admissions and wanted to enroll asap. We were sent wrong dates and wrong information which we asked for correction. No response from their end and when we followed up, we were blamed for the delay. It almost felt like we were not wanted, ignored or maybe de-prioritized there for whatever reasons.

We've been part of this childcare center for four years now, and I truly can't say enough wonderful…read morethings about the experience. From the leadership to the teachers, this place has been such a blessing for our family. First, I have to give a huge thank you to Courtney, the director. Since she took over, I have always felt heard, supported, and cared for. She leads with so much heart and compassion. When my mom was going through chemo and I needed extra flexibility with my daughters' schedules, Courtney was there for us without hesitation. She always made it a point to ask how my mom was doing--it meant the world to me. And then there are the teachers, who are truly some of my favorite people. Wendy and Caitlin in the infant room gave my girls the most loving start. Their warmth and care made it so easy to drop off my babies each day knowing they were in the best hands. Ms. Mary and Ms. Jenny always greeted my girls with the biggest smiles and morning hugs--it set such a positive tone for their day. Ms. Kameryn has been a favorite from the very beginning. The way she greets the girls each morning with genuine excitement and joy makes them light up. She's fun, caring, and truly meant to do this work. We've also loved the time we've had with Ms. Carrie and Ms. Rohini--their kindness and care do not go unnoticed. Ms. McKenzie is another favorite! She always makes it a point to say hello to the girls, and it's clear she truly loves what she does. Ms. Saher is so kind and gentle--and my girls adore when she does their hair (she's the best at braids!). Ms. Suzie, who makes the meals, deserves a special mention too. She's often the first one to greet the girls with a warm hug in the morning, and they absolutely adore her. On days when drop-off has been a little rough, she's been right there with a comforting smile and a snack to help turn things around. Mr. Robert is a gem of a human. Watching him interact with kids--especially when they're having tough moments--is nothing short of amazing. He has a gift for connecting with them on their level and helping them feel seen and understood. And finally, our GSRP teachers, Ms. Theresa and Ms. Crystal, have been incredible. My oldest comes home every day excited to share what she's learned and all the fun things they did together. This entire team has made such a lasting impact on our family. The love, patience, and joy they bring to their work every single day shine through in everything they do. We're so grateful to have found a place that truly feels like an extension of our family.

The management of this daycare cares more about the money than the children. We felt helpless that…read moreour concerns cannot go anywhere b/c we're dealing with a big corporate company behind this daycare, and the director never seemed to care about our concerns. 1.Tuition increases every 6 months: Our kid stayed with this place for about 17 months, and they increased tuition 3 times already. 2. This place is following strictly to the sick policy that child must stay home for at least 48 hours! (Note that most of the other daycares and schools only require 24 hour) And they falsely claimed our child was sick many times! We've suggested the director to let the corporate consider changing the policy to 24 hours, and the director told us he wanted to be cautious so he would stay with the rule. And the director refused to bring our suggestion to his leader. We would definitely want our kid to stay home if he is not feeling good or sick, but our kid was forced to be out at least twice a month while he was completely healthy, and this place didn't consider letting us come back based on any of doctor's note or test results. Here comes the worst part - after we gave our two week notice that our kid was leaving the place, the director called us the last Monday of the week and claiming our kid had pink eye, and the rule was to be away from school for at least 24 hour. When I picked up my kid, his eyes were not swollen or not even red. I took my son to the pediatrician immediately, and of course after the examination, the doctor wrote us a note saying our kid had no problem and could return the following day because he was all fine. I'm not sure what game the management was trying to play with us to keep our kid away from school, the director just uses the sick policy at his own advantage so the school can keep the kid count low and have fewer teachers on-site. We didn't feel our kid was welcome to the place since our kid got kicked out so many times while he was completely healthy (and we still paid the full tuition amount every week). 3. Our kid got hurt at this place twice and we didn't get contacted right away: The first incident happened during his first month at this place (when our kid was only 11 month old) we noticed a big bruise on his leg (it looked like someone squeezed his leg too hard while changing diaper) We didn't get any notification about this until we realized the purple bruise when our kid got home. We asked the director about the incident and he had no clue what happened. The 2nd time our kid got a deep scratch between his eyes. This happened because one of the teachers accidentally scratched our kid's face with a broom. This scratch almost went into his eye. We learned about the incident when we picked up our kid the end of the day, not immediately after this happened, and only the teacher apologized to us. When we asked the director about this, his response was "He won't have a scar so don't worry." And he didn't apologize or explain to us what happened. We understand accidents happen, but every time when the director told us to stay away from school for 48 hours because of illness they claimed our kid had, he always called us immediately and was very vocal and firm about following the company's policy, and when our kid got hurt by the teacher, the director did not seem to care. If we didn't reach out to him, he might never speak to us about this. How can the director be so dismissive about the kids' safety but care so much about following sick policy?

This place has been exceptional for my daughter's development and my comfort level as a mom leaving…read moreher in someone else's care. My daughter has gone here since she was 3 months old. I was a mess leaving her but all the staff were so supportive and understanding.Now that she's a bit older, drop off is no hassle as she happily goes with the staff. The teachers are great and I really do feel like they're part of our Team helping to raise our daughter. They care about her development and cheer her on each day. I never hesitate to contact them or ask a question during the day (and they always are quick with a reponse!). -The app is a wonderful tool. It makes it easy to communicate with the teachers/them with you. If you get to work and realize you forgot to tell them something, it's so easy to let them know. -The curriculum they follow is fun and educational. Every week we get pictures and notes of all the fun things our kid did. Even though she's not even 1, they have her painting and exploring things! I think she has more fun there than at home some day. -The teachers always know what happened if there's an incident, which as my daughter learns to stand/walk, are bound to occur. She has never come home with a random scratch or bruise and no explanation. -The cameras are great (especially at first). Leaving a 12 week old was so difficult and having the cameras to look in on her really helped. Now it's just fun to pop in and see how she's doing. It makes me feel less cut off from her. -We feel very safe having her here. It was a tough decision to send her back during covid, but we have had nothing but a positive experience. I even saw a staff member sanitizing a high chair, a baby put one hand on it when the staff member went to put it away, and she sanitized it all over again. The staff is always wearing masks. All the safety protocols in place made me comfortable enough to send her back. We are so happy to have Everbook on our Team!

This is a great option if you want more structure than an inhome daycare or nanny, but slightly…read moremore reasonable cost than some of the other chain daycares in the area. The hours are also better than some other places, where you can bring your child in anytime from 6:30am to 6:30pm. Our children love going here, I'm a big fan that they provide the lunches and snacks for the kids (one less thing to have to worry about), and they use an app where you can get real-time updates about how your child is doing as far as meals, diapers, naps, etc. Some of the teachers are more or less on top of sending you a photo of your kid to you too. You can also use it to send messages to the teachers too. Outside each classroom they have a post of what the daily schedule is, plus what are the activities for each day. Recently, our child comes home with usually at least 1 project from the day, usually drawing or painting, etc. However, there are times I visit my child during when the schedule says they'll be doing some activity, to find the kids mostly having free roaming time. The negatives are that there does seem to be a lot of staff turnover, especially in the infant room, though the lead teachers are stable, the assistant teachers changed over at least 4 times in the course of one year. I also don't like that they dont ever announce any of this, so you have no clue if they went away on vacation and then to realize a few weeks later that they must have left. Similar to one of the older posts from a few years ago, it still rings true, where our child has been called out to go home early because they thought she had the various illnesses that were going around the school. Each time we pulled her out, brought her to the pediatrician, who confirmed she was fine and didn't have the symptoms of the illness they said they thought she had.

Only thing the owners care about is money. place is falling apart. Place is extremely out dated…read morecompared to any other daycare. My child came home with glass in their pockets. Said they found it on the playground. Toys are old and broKen. The owners are clueless with what's really going on in their own daycare. They focus more on children as groups instead of individuals. Definitely go elsewhere!

Both of my children attended JTots. The oldest is now almost 13 and her little sister is now 5 and…read morejust entered a young 5's kindergarten program this year. JTots is an absolutely AMAZING school. They are attentive, caring and kind from the teachers to the office staff (Amy is a rockstar - also a precious teacher to my oldest) to the owners Alexis and Paul. My oldest and I moved to South Carolina for what we thought was forever, but ended up being just a few months, and returned to my daughter RUNNING into her teacher's arms and me getting a big hug from the owner Paul. We knew we were home at that moment. The educational program they follow meant both of my kids entered public schools WELL AHEAD of their classmates. And the teacher turnover is minimal as even after more than 7 years both of my kids had many of the same teachers (AND they remembered my oldest daughter and still recalled specific stories!) My youngest was born just before the pandemic began and entered JTots at about 2 years old. The change in her was DRASTIC after just a few weeks. She went from crying anytime she saw a stranger to open arm hugging everyone. We are going to go back for a visit this week to say hello to her teachers while we're on winter break because she misses them like crazy (especially Jinan!) I also referred a coworker and her son to JTots and they are still there. Her son has some health and learning concerns and she says he is excelling ever since going to JTots.

All three of my kids have gone to Jade, and I have always been very happy with their care. They…read morefeel like family! They remember my kids and show them a lot of love and compassion. I love the sense of family they build, and have always seen teachers treating kids with kindness and patience. I am super happy to have found Jade to help me raise my kids.

I've been taking my 2 1/2 year old son there for a year now after two not so great experiences with…read morein home providers. I feel so safe there. My son is the most precious thing to me in the world and I don't leave him with just anybody and Jade and the staff have proven time and time again that they are there to love and care for the kids. I know that centers are more expensive than in home, but to not have to worry about my sitter canceling or being closed, the kids being unmonitored or my child coming home with multiple bite marks all over his body (this happened... twice) it's well worth the little bit extra a center costs. Also the benefits of being around other children, having music classes and learning social skills is awesome. My child loves it there... it takes 15 minutes to leave because he has to give a hug to every teacher in every classroom. I've recommended several friends here and I'm telling you too, go see them. I'll be there... I'll be the one with the lil guy running from room to room for hugs.

This school is very special and professional! All 4 of my children loved going to the school and…read morethey loved all of the teachers! Previous comment of large class size is untrue. They have 3 teachers in the PreK rooms and most kids do not all go every day so at the most your talking 24 kids with plenty of staff to help them. If a kid has issues, they keep you informed and have action plans for helping your child succeed!

My daughter attends Real Life Nursery. She loves her teacher, however I was taken aback by the…read moredirectors (especially Assistant Director). Per usual, they are sugar sweet when showing me the school before I decided whether we'd enroll. I say "per usual" because I've seen this with the other preschool my daughter attended. Once enrolled and paying, they barely make eye contact with you and today I was approached by Mary Beth (assistant director) with "Hey, do you know you are a week late with tuition?" No first name, and rudely addressed in front of other people. Apparently my check I payed two weeks earlier (my daughter attends two day/week) was mostly just a deposit, which was also not explained to me. I apologized and said I'd bring in check when I came to pick up my daughter. Meanwhile, I had promised my daughter (as I always do now) to go to her window and blow her a kiss goodbye...this in exchange for her to be a "big girl" and not cry when I leave, which she often does. I was so embarrassed/offended on my way out that I forgot to go to her window. Talk about breaking my heart (and my daughter's) as I drove home remembering I'd forgotten the blown kiss! I had my daughter at Goodison in Rochester for a couple of years and the staff was wonderful. Caring and personable toward the children AND parents, so I'm not naive about how a great preschool should be run. It's a shame once the management has "reeled you in with tuition checks" they choose to be uncaring and insincere-- very unprofessional. I'll keep her here because her daily involvement is really with her teacher (Ms. Bethany, a real sweetheart) and teacher assistants, who are the opposite of the directors, warm and caring.