Well, I do not know where to even start. My ex husband (and FBI Special Agent) chose this facility and enrolled them by Mrs. Jaimie Cain, the director at that time. Mrs. Cain- Preemptively enrolled my children in this daycare even though my ex and I share 50/50 custody and everything went down hill from there. ( They are only profit driven at least at this location) The kids continue to tell me that there is never any soap refilled in the dispensers and therefore my children were coming home sick every other week because basic safety features were not followed. Moving forward- The accounting department knew we were 50/50 custody and I asked a number of times to type up two different accounts so my ex (The FBI Special Agent) and I can keep our billing different. Things got progressively worse here and we came to a head when Mrs. Cain didn't know my children's whereabouts, even though they ride the CLA busses. How is this safe?? I own and operate a small business myself and I would never care for my patients the way CLA care for their children and respective families. I am a doctor and I am appalled that Mrs. Cain did not follow the divorce decree from day 1 and went by the verbal consent of my ex Mr. FBI Special Agent. I cannot speak any worse of this facility. My girls were called into the office and nothing was ever documented if it made the center look bad. Clearly, this business is profit driven and I will not cower to speak my mind just because my ex-husband Mr. FBI SPECIAL AGENT TRIED TO TRUMP ME and the school didn't follow our divorce decree. Ironically- Mrs. Jaimie Cain has stepped down and now they are under a different management. Only in Texas could this occur- when we all lived in DC things were much more professional and buttoned up. Sincerely, Sandhya Sharma LPC CACII EMDR read more

Childrens learning adventure is a safe amazing place with caring teachers and staff I'm always met with a warm smile in the front by Belinda and she is always very helpful . our teacher Miss Jennings is amazing My child has exceeded all expectations of learning and the socializing has been a plus . What a great place for learning and exploring can't wait for summer camp !!!!!! read more

Since my 3 year old son started school at CLA he has learned to write his name, several health care routines, math, and many other skills in just short of 3 months by his two teachers Arnesha and Melissa! Every weekend he asks to go to school and that makes my heart so proud to know that my son is not only in good hands but is truly loved and cared for. Arnesha worked diligently to help my son transition to potty training at school in a different environment and that was a huge anxiety for him that he over came because of her. The skills that Arnesha has provided for Thorin has been very reflective in his behavior at home. I couldn't stress enough how amazing his teacher has been for my son! read more

Children's Learning Adventure - Culinary - Child Care & Day Care Near Me - Keller, Texas

I was very disappointed with the entire summer camp experience, minus one incredible teacher. Safety wise, no one ever verified who I was the first day or asked me to sign out via paper or finger print machine. When I learned a finger print machine was available (via another parent), it was broken every time for 2 weeks since I tried. They require weeks you won't be attending in advance yet still charged me inaccurately three weeks of the summer. My kids were there for 7 weeks and their teachers still didn't know their names by the end. The amenities are impressive, yet the floor was covered all summer with construction material. read more

It seems to be all about money at the CLA Keller! The first time we went into the building we were overwhelmed... We loved this school and their program! We have been looking for a great daycare, 3 times a week/ full day. It was important for us to find a daycare with HEALTHY food, hygienic behavior like hand washing before meals, cleaning running noses etc. We loved that our child would be encouraged to play with other kids, encouraged in its whole development as an individual. The first couple of weeks were amazing, everybody was friendly, courteous and very helpful. They told us that the teachers are well experienced and certified. In the first weeks we spoke in high terms about our teacher to the director. What happened after a couple of weeks upon closer examination and watching: 1. Filling out all the necessary paperwork during enrollment, obviously nobody read. They noticed our information to avoid specific foods after weeks only when we communicated this to our teacher again. 2.The school was providing food from a third party-rich in variety, USDA certified, but non-organic and in our opinion not really healthy. Asking for a list with ingredients like flavor enhancers, high fructose syrups etc.-couldn't be provided. And the director couldn't help! After we tried some meals - we mostly just could shook our heads- A lot was unnaturally SWEET-and incredible SPICY. Allegedly all food was USDA certified- After addressing our problem with their food offer we got the following excuse: They didn't noticed yet! Their sense of taste is already insensitive, caused by all the fast food, speaking for the most Americans- and the kids love it! So... Really??? We could have bring food from home, but the price of 200$ a week for three full days was out of question. 3.Our very young and inexperienced teacher bonded very extremely with our child. She carried our little one most of the time- But to be honest-in the beginning we were happy about that she took care so well to get our toddler adopted to the new situation. But kids love closeness and the teacher said that there is something special between her and our kid- this was a bit spooky! We haven´t been looking for a second MOM! We wanted for our little smurf to be independent, losing a bit the shyness some children have... Instead the progress got lost and our kid first didn't want to stay there, than didn´t want to come home or even greeting us, was completely changed, was unsettled and was beating her stuffed animals, wanted to be carried all the time and had many restless nights... really strange! Our toddler is normally a very lovely and open hearted little soul-never knowing or showing aggressions! We were very worried! 4.Our teacher turned out to be very often inattentive and definitely over challenged. Of course, we know that nobody is perfect! And we really appreciated her work in the beginning, but as a parent you have to decide if and where you want to make compromises! We watched the kids biting and beating each other, pushing and making chaos. Thank God we saw this on the monitor in the main hall,when our little one was pushed very row and we went back into the class to comfort our little one! The teacher did´t even notice. We watched the kids starting meals without getting hands washed! Their noses were running in all colors during playing, during meals etc. The kids distributed the snot everywhere! For 200$/ week we needed to tell her to clean up their noses to avoid spreading germs. Bringing a bib was absolutely unnecessary - mostly she didn't put it on. The same with sunscreen! Tables have been disinfected WHILE some kids still were eating! Unbelievable! During nap time the phone was ringing in class-waking up the kids, the "lullaby" was sometimes so loud, that we were wondering how the kids could find a peaceful sleep! Starting nap, the teachers changed to watch the kids-the regular teacher was having a break- sometimes nobody could tell us WHO was watching the kids and how long the kids had nap! After confronting our teacher to be honest to us and entreating her trying to find the best solution for our kid-she reduced following communications to a minimum. 5.Security - mentioned was a security card in the parents handbook- never got one. They took electronic fingerprints in case that nobody sits in front to open the door- trusting them that they recognize everybody who comes in and out. After quitting our contract nobody got back to us! Never! The friendliness stopped immediately. We as parents AND our schools should be inspiring examples-working together to make our precious little ones ready for the world, being healthy,smart and great individuals! A few months ago we found the perfect school for our little one and are very very sad and disappointed that our child needed to go through this chaos! That was our sad experience here-hoping you can make a better one! read more

DO NOT TAKE YOUR CHILD HERE! They give parents incentives to leave good reviews . The cameras do not work. THEY DO NOT RECORD. something happened to my child and when I asked to see the camera footage I was told they DONT WORK!!! The director will lie to cover her butt. They have had licensing there all time. After pulling my child out of that school and looking around for another one , I learned that this school has a bad reputation. Just ask the other daycares/ preschools in the area. Don't believe me. Go ask around. read more

I just want to take a minute to say how wonderful this school is. Every morning when I drop off my daughter Mrs. Carolyn is always so helpful with getting her back to her classroom and always has a smiling face when I get there. I have to hand it to her she goes above and beyond the call of duty every day from what I see. Bianca the school coordinator has also been super helpful. She helped me with getting everything sorted out with my custody agreement and I didn't have to worry about a thing she just went and took care of it and called me as soon as she had answers. Then when I come to pick up I believe her name is Alyssa? She is always so happy and always has a smile on her face. And has been super helpful when it comes to any incidents that may happen at the school. And I love the pictures I get every week about what they are learning. I love this school and if you are looking for a daycare I would definitely recommend this one! read more

I'm writing in hopes to reach the eyes of a senior leader or owner of this franchise. This was the first summer I enrolled my son at the Keller, TX location. It started out rough, but I just figured it was because it was a new environment for my son. He cried almost every day while attending this location due to unkind words from other kids and sub teacher behaviors. One of the descriptions of this company is a loving and nurturing environment, and that is not what we experienced. I brought this up to the leadership team at week two, they did listen to the concern and said they would follow up on it. When they called back, the director had said the teacher wasn't aware of the unkind behavior but she would keep an eye out. For me, that was good enough for now. A few days later I dropped my son off and heard with my own ears the little girl my son described being mean to another student. Ms. Jennings, the main teacher heard it to and immediately spoke with the little girl about this and was very supportive to my son after that. If I wouldn't have heard that interaction, I'm not so sure anyone would have believed it. The director never followed back up with me after that. Ms. Jennings, the main teacher, did do a very good job at keeping her ears open and comforting my son for the rest of his time there. She is loving and nurturing and I appreciate all of her efforts, she is a gem. The rotating teachers are the problem. My son has gone to the primrose since birth and then to Pre-K full day at the local school. I have never had a problem with him crying - ever. Not in any of the time he has been in childcare. We wanted to try out CLA because it looked fun and to give him a change of experience before the school year started. It worried me that he would cry almost every day at some point, but I did trust Ms. Jennings and my son did too, so we kept him enrolled. On our last day (yesterday), I was dropping my son off. Ms. Jennings was out that day, and when my son saw that she was out and saw the sub teacher he started to get tears in his eyes. The sub teacher looked at him and said "oh no, so is he going to cry all day like he always does?". Those were her exact words, right in front of me. I can't even begin to imagine what she says to the kids when a parent is not standing there. I immediately took my son and left. I spoke to the director about this and requested a refund for the day. This is not acceptable and frankly scary that you employ teachers that act like that around children. I want a senior leader to be aware of this so it can be fixed, because it is not being addressed well at the local level. I want to say thank you to Ms. Jennings to fulfilling the mission to this organization and for being so loving to my son. We will not be back, and I hope this review will help other parents make an informed decision. I gave a "2"vs a "1" only because of the main teacher, that did care and worked hard to help this situation. read more

My daughter has been attending this school for almost a year. We had a rough start because she had never been in childcare before and seemed to have trouble getting comfortable. Eventually she got used to it but I was a little worried when she outgrew the class she was in she would struggle again. Boy was I wrong! She LOVES her teacher Mrs. Kourtney. The facility is great with lots of opportunities for the kids. They do have a lot of kids and I'm sure it gets overwhelming for them at sometimes. But I can't help but praise Mrs. Kourtney. She is always working super hard and playing with the kids. She's always on top of the diaper changes. She never seems to lose her temper. She is great at communicating with the parents. I feel like she always knows what's going on with all the children which is pretty impressive to me. She caters to each child's needs and from what I see she somehow seems to make them all feel loved. I really couldn't imagine a better teacher for my little girl. read more

My son loved attending children's learning adventure every week he was going on a class trip and they were to great places Perot museum cowboys stadium and a lot more but he had a great time and he loved his teacher Miss Savannah so much from day one! She was so good to the kids and my son had so much fun! I would highly recommend this school for summer camp and even for a daycare the facility is awesome they have everything including a bowling alley in house! read more

I am the type of parent that researches everything from citations to social media postings. Without a doubt this school is hands down the BEST school for STEAM education. Our son is thriving and is learning how to cook, create in the art lab and is obsessed with the math labs. Love love love this school read more

I really can't say enough good things about Bianca and her staff! My son has been going to CLA here in Keller for the past year and he absolutely loves it! They truly keep the children engaged with the multiple learning environments they have in place as well as balancing it out with some play time. Good job Keller CLA Team and thank you for everything! read more

My daughter has been attending CLA Keller for 3 years now and she loves it! The instructors are professional and do a good job of keeping the students safe while allowing them to have fun. My daughter goes to the school year and summer programs - likes them both. She especially loves the culinary class each week where they learn to make food dishes that they then get to eat. The administrative staff somehow always seems to know where my daughter is and is always responsive and helpful to any requests I have. read more

At first I was nervous changing schools - I dislike change, when I find something I like I stick with it. I have not been disappointed with CLA, I am beyond excited at the progress I've seen in my children. 1. The building is impressive, there are a number of different things for the kids to engage in. I was especially excited for the cooking and art classes, which my oldest loves. If she could she would crack eggs and paint all day! 2.The teachers are very attentive and loving to both my kids. So much so that my oldest goes out of her way to say hi to her teachers if she sees them (if one is leaving the building or working in another part of the school). My baby always gives hugs to the people up front before leaving. 3. They are very forthcoming with information if anything happens - bumps on the head, a scrape at recess, etc. I get a call if there is a sheet so sign or I talk with the teacher if there is a lesser offense worth mentioning (my oldest tends to get dramatic at times). 4. The front is very adamant about who picks up my kids. Even if they are on the approved list, if I haven't called to inform them (I tend to forget sometimes) that my aunt will be picking them up for they day they call and make sure it was planned - love that! 5. I can tell my children are learning amazing things - my youngest is already identifying colors! She's not event 2 yet; I can't remember my oldest doing that, and she's no slouch in the brains department. They challenge the kids, but in a fun way. 6. The school really listens when I voice my concerns or suggest ideas. Recently I mentioned the possibility of a weekly calendar or something. While they are good at sending email reminders, I often times don't have the time to stop and print them at work, even then they were just one event at a time. The lady I mentioned it to took it and ran with it, loved the idea, and next day there were monthly calendars to take away and put on the fridge! Now if only I could work in a coffee bar.... I am excited to see how my kids will grow and develop here. read more