6 out of 5 stars, our lil one truly loved her time @ Fordson KinderCare and we are so very grateful…read moreto the wonderful, caring staff that took amazing care of her and always made her smile! Thank you to them and highly recommend to any and all local families looking for top-notch childcare.

I am so impressed with the Fordson road Kindercare. I have a 6 year old boy and he absolutely loves…read moreit. The staff is friendly and professional and he always leaves happy. Their summer program is very affordable and has a planned field trip every week. He's learning how to be more confident and "I can't do it" is something the staff worked out of his lexicon. Highly recommend!!

We have three children attending WME. The teaching staff is great, with a few exceptions. Two of…read moreour teachers were wonderful, winning over the hearts of our children. The third was pretty mediocre. Nice enough guy, just lousy at his job. The kids do not have textbooks. Instead, they paste photocopies into notebooks. They never have homework, which allows the students without parental support at home to compete on an even playing field. Of course, most educated parents make up home study exercises to supplement the substandard education they receive at WME. If you're a crack head, however, you can neglect your child's education and they should continue to progress at a snail's pace with the rest of the class. The school building is too small. Most classes are housed in trailers. Though the school is nestled among the neighborhoods of $700k+ homes, most of the children are bussed in from high-density low-income housing along the route 1 corridor. Very few parents speak English. The middle class families living in the homes surrounding the school do not send their kids to public school. They have been effectively forced out by an educational system which prioritizes teaching immigrant children to speak English over providing an adequate education to the American establishment. If kids are Asian or Caucasian, they're not just the minority--they're the anomaly. Many optimistic parents love the Spanish immersion program which gives the school a progressive excuse to lecture the majority of the students in their native language. Personally, I didn't buy a home in Tijuana; I bought a home in Alexandria, and expect more. Our kids learned virtually nothing last year, even with the teachers who cared.

So far so good from what I've seen. Kindergarden...read more

I really wanted to like this place! But after 3 weeks, I know it's not a place I'd trust with the…read moreoverall well-being of my child. My enthusiasm enrolling my child at a "good" daycare based on reviews and recommendations died essentially the first day my child was officially there. The first and biggest disappointment is the fact the teachers there appear to be disengaged and uninterested. When I noticed there were 6 new babies out of a class of 12 starting the same day and many of them crying essentially every time I made a stop at the center throughout the first week, I was particularly interested in how they would comfort the children. They didn't! That was pretty disappointing as I consider the emotional well-being of my child as important, if not more important than being fed and having clean diapers. My child absolutely hated that place-pulling me away from the door when we got there, having restless nights full of nightmares, losing skills he previously had etc on top of crying the most he's ever had basically all the time at LAP starting from drop off. That made me decide to spend more time there to observe what's causing him to be that uncomfortable. I spent an hour observing everything they were doing. I also paid attention to all the other kids. There wasn't a single child who finished even 25% of the lunch presented that day but they would just push the milk to them and lunch is done. Then I received an email later that day my child who barely had a bite of a taco "ate most/everything". I could see the teachers laughing at me and shaking heads I was there to watch. As far as I'm concerned, I'm paying to get the service and entitled to watch what my helpless child has to go through. I obviously didn't care about how they felt about me exercising my rights. Besides, when folks are professional and confident of their work, they would want to show it off. But clearly the LAP team would rather get away with their mediocre childcare away from the parents. I'm watching all this through a tinted window btw. Then they turn off the light from the inside knowing that the hallway Iight was still on and that my child would see me (and cry). If you need more lows than that, keep reading. I've also witnessed (2 consecutive days) that they let the kids watch songs on an iPad. When I brought it up to the owner, it was explained to me it was "just one song in the morning". I mean I'm not there to monitor the entire day so I'm supposed to believe they're telling the truth. Also, ahead of enrollment, they asked me to fill out many pages of questions. Apparently, the teachers never received the forms. Here I was thinking they asked those questions because they wanted to understand the child as an individual but the reality is they didn't even communicate to the teacher my child's food allergies. Seriously! When I dropped my child even after 3 weeks, there was not a single teacher my child gravitated towards the slightest bit. When I ask them the toys he plays with during the day, none of the teachers would know-not pay attention to the kids obviously. The reason I had decided daycare would be better than home was for the social interaction. However, I quickly figured they lacked attentiveness to meet that. For example, there was one time my child had the water cup out of reach. He pointed to it multiple times but the teacher who sat next to him was dazed and didn't pass the cup. Children develop skills based on the response they get around them. If they are consistently dismissed, they will grow up to be robotic and disengaged who don't get common sense. If you want a place, any place to leave your child, this place might do it. However, if you are trying to raise a well rounded human being whose emotional and psychological needs are met, I don't think LAP team has the skills or knowledge to offer that. Although my child would never sleep more than an hour (as opposed to 3 hours at home), eat almost nothing, to me the emotional negligence is the ultimate factor I've pulled my child out of this worrisome place.

I have to knock off a star. Our first year here we had an amazing teacher. And then we moved into a…read moreclass where teachers and assistants were clearly over it and disengaged. They left at the end of the year. The teacher in our new classroom was great but also left. And now we're in one that's just okay. There are some really amazing people that work here and the programming is beyond excellent. But a few teachers in our experience seem burned out irritated and overwhelmed. The daily napslips that are supposed to provide updates on nap time and food eaten are clearly on auto send and innacurrate. If my kid were younger, less verbal and more dependent on emotional engagement they wouldn't go here but they are a bit older and independent now. They can tell me what they ate and how they napped themselves. And they are just in love with a few of the assistants. The shows and education are also top notch.

I had a bad experience with this school. My childs teacher was great but the lady who manages the…read moreschool is horrible. I believe her last name is Usher. She has no respect or education for parents. Last time, she kept questioning a parent and I saw him yelled at him. My child has been bullied and nothing has been done. It is still the same thing. I am glad my child is not coming to this school anymore after it ends in June 2024. I will transfer or move my child to another elementary school. I hope FCPS can do something because its unfair for parents and kids.

My son has attended Kindergarten at this school and I have had no problems. His teacher, Ms…read more Angowski is everything I could have wanted for my child's first year in public school. I am consistently updated about my son's progress in school and reassured about any concerns or issues. The student body is eclectic and classroom size is fair (he has 16 classmates but two teachers). I attended this school myself from grades 2 through 5 and had a great experience. Highly Recommended.

great school great church…read moregreat staff very kind very wonderful loves children thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love going to St. Bernadette Parish Church, even though it is out of my way! There's another…read moreCatholic church near me, but I'd rather attend mass at St. Bernadette. Their priests give great Homilies & the choir sounds awesome! God bless.

I worked here AND had my child here. On both ends this school was terrible. Thankfully I was always…read morearound to keep an eye on my daughter. At the time she was 14 months old. I hated the people that watched her. I caught her crying unattended so many times. I can't even imagine what it would've been like if I wasn't around. They also paid the bare minimum and made you work with the entire class of children BY YOURSELF!

We are very happy with the care that our kids have received at Springfield Academy. The teachers…read moreare very caring. My kids have a lot of fun and learn so much while there!

As a father I've reached out multiple times hoping to resolve real problems, but management keeps…read moreshrugging them off. Two years in, staff keeps quitting--already on our third principal. Biggest red flags? Letting him ride without proper car seat, even after I pointed it out. In twenties-degree cold he went without hat or gloves--no heads up. When he complained about being hot and threw up twice, thermometer sat unused and nobody called me. Emails about drop-off times? Wrong half the time, fixed never. Questions get vague answers or flat-out silence. Gate stays wide open during pick-up, sometimes no staff in sight--creepy. Small class, way ahead in work... first grade sheet still shows 'satisfactory.' Rules only apply when they feel like it. He likes the place, that's literally the only reason this review gets two stars. Principle & District Supervisor knows--does zip. Parents deserve respect, honesty & transparency.

I have only been at Merit for the elemententy school. We had Ms. Robertson and she is an amazing…read moreteacher! When you think of a teacher you want for your kid, that's Ms. Robertson! Your child will not be bored in her class. She meets your kids where they are, and she cares for all her students. With my child having been online through covid, they needed help with handwriting. Not only does she have great handwriting, she also learned cursive this year, too! Ms. Robertson teaches in fun ways, and the kids really retain the information! I also got to work with the 4th grade teacher, Ms. Smithson at Merit Girl Scouts, and she is an amazing teacher, too. She also goes out of her way for her students. She cares about all of them. I look forward to having her as a teacher next year. These two teachers are a great team and that is why I am reviewing The Merit School. The education has been great! My child made a lot of friends at this school, and it's nice that bullying is not allowed.

Very unprofessional. They moved my child into a different class without notifying me. They also…read moredon't respond to emails. If you like to not be informed and to not get responses when you reach out then they would be the best.

I'm so surprised there is no reviews for CWP. This is the best preschool my son has been to. The…read moreonly one where my son is actually excited to go to everyday because they're so fun! It's also the only school that gives me daily updates with dozens of pictures of what happened during the day because they are proud to show all the fun stuff my son gets to do, and they know that otherwise, my son would just tell me "I don't know" when I ask about his day. The teachers are so loving and so easy to communicate with. They use Bloom, so it's just so easy to have everything there. The school is on the pricier side with their extended day program and I do wish they provided lunch, but man I wish every preschool is like CWP.