Beware if looking for before /aftercare for your child if they have an IEP or special needs. A few…read moreweeks ago, I called and explained to Brittany (enrollment coordinator ) that my child would attend the local elementary school in the special education program however I require before /aftercare due to my work. She explained that they have dealt with this type of situation before she asked that I send his IEP which I promptly sent within a couple business days. They then contacted me for a tour two days later . After taking time off to tour the facility and speaking with them several times. I received an email from Brittany stating that may not be able to accommodate my son. I called the next business day and Brittany basically stated that they could not accommodate my son after the director reviewed the IEP in detail. Honestly, it felt like they were passing bias on my child .I called and complained to the Director ( Ms. Chaz) about my experience as they could have told me this prior to wasting my time doing a tour (as they'd been sent the IEP prior) and stringing me along for nearly two weeks. It also put me in a position where I had to scramble to find alternative childcare. Ms. Chaz did state that they would be able to offer a 30 day trial and that I should have been offered this ( I was not offered this by Brittany ) . However, at that point, the experience turned me completely off and I decided not to place my child there . I am writing this review because people need to know about my experience and the stress it caused. I also hope that they will learn from this situation and treat future perspective parents better in the future as well as be more respectful to parents time . I could have made a bigger fuss as daycares are required to accommodate kid with special needs according to the ADA .

We attended this Goddard School for almost four years. We absolutely loved it. We had a great…read moreexperience with all of the teachers and the administration staff. I would highly recommend this school to any parent in search of a great private education. It's a great feeling to know that your children are in good hands from the infant class to the private Kindergarten class.

Extremely disappointing and unacceptable experience…read more We enrolled our child in this school based on very specific promises: a low student-to-teacher ratio (two teachers for every ten students), qualified early childhood educators, consistent staffing, freshly prepared meals and snacks, and support with developmental milestones such as potty training. Unfortunately, none of these promises have been fulfilled. Staffing has been a constant issue. The promised ratio is routinely ignored, and there is rarely any consistency in caregivers. Teachers rotate constantly, and on several occasions the individuals filling in were not teachers at all, but maintenance or housekeeping staff. When asked directly, several attendants confirmed they do not have early childhood development credentials. This level of turnover and lack of qualification is deeply concerning. While I have met some team members who are caring and well-intentioned, positive attitudes cannot compensate for systemic issues and unmet commitments. At the cost charged, parents deserve reliability and transparency, and sadly this school has not delivered that. For this reason, I no longer feel comfortable entrusting my child's care here. Despite several months of attendance, there has been no observable progress in learning or potty training. There is no structure, curriculum, or evidence of intentional teaching. The food offering was another major misrepresentation. We were told meals and snacks would be freshly prepared; instead, children are regularly served prepackaged food. Cleanliness and supervision are the most alarming aspects. The facility often smells strongly of feces. On multiple occasions, we entered classrooms to find babies crying and clearly in need of diaper changes, with no staff attending to them. In one particularly disturbing instance, a soiled diaper appeared to have been left over an entire weekend, resulting in an overpowering odor. During the second week of January, I formally communicated my deep disappointment and my intention to remove my son from the school effective in February. I was informed that a 30-day notice was required. Even so, the concerns that led to this decision were never addressed or corrected. When enrolling my son in a new school and explaining our negative experience and clear expectations for quality and care, the very first question we were asked was: "Is it Crème de la Crème?" That alone speaks volumes. Crème de la Crème's reputation precedes them, and it is clear that we are not the only parents who have reached this conclusion. Other parents have already made the decision to remove their children from the school. This school is expensive, and parents are sold a vision of high-quality care, professionalism, and nurturing attention. What we experienced was the opposite: chronic understaffing, unqualified caregivers, serious hygiene deficiencies, and completely unmet developmental needs. I truly wanted this school to work. Instead, it has become an extremely costly disappointment, and I strongly urge other parents to thoroughly research and ask very specific questions before enrolling their children.

Everything is great about this school. Beautiful inside! Especially leadership is wonderful! School…read moreis clean and inviting!

This school uses the title of Montessori to overcharge for basic day care administration, and its…read moreprimary focus seems to be towards making money. Despite having a tedious number of intake forms asking for dietary restrictions and allergy/medical information, this school will feed your child whatever they want and completely neglect dietary restrictions. I hope your child likes sugar and dairy! Despite the law requiring immunization records for school attendance, this school will neglect the intake of these records until 2-3 months in to your child attending their facility. I hope your child DOES have their vaccines though, because they'll still contract every viral or infectious disease the moment they walk in to this school. And don't worry, this administrative team will promptly communicate absolutely nothing about these known illnesses. Even if you communicate that your child will be out sick for a few days, no one else will be the wiser!! This includes the HIGHLY contagious pink eye as well. Did you pay your tuition in full? Well I'm sure this school appreciates the money! Because it comes with absolutely 0 guarantee that your child has a spot in the class they will hopefully attend for months and months. The moment they decide to give your child's spot away to someone else, you'll know by showing up to check them in and they'll deny you at the door. Thanks for paying in full! Seeing as the principal has no shame in sending her own children around school events to ask other parents to leave reviews so she can raise more money for this school - and that's a direct quote when being handed a QR code to leave a review - - despite the abundance of children and families who all pay to attend - it seems clear this organization is a thinly veiled cash grab hiding behind the Montessori name. I would highly recommend you consider other schools in the area. This one has been 3 months of wasted money. I've either been taking care of my own child due to these sick policy failures, my child's spot being given away and the "class is already full today", or because the school is literally closed for a full week like once a month.

I sent my two kids to this school. The teachers have been always very good, and the current…read moreprincipal, Miss Z, is making a positive difference. I definitely recommend this school.

I was a loyal family with this daycare for three years and always paid tuition on time and in full…read more Unfortunately, my experience at the end has been extremely disappointing and unprofessional. I have not received my deposit, which has been owed to me since August. The daycare has cited bankruptcy as the reason, but since then there has been little to no communication, no updates on the status of my funds, and I have essentially been ignored whenever I follow up. After doing some research, I learned that I am not the only one affected. Other families have also not received their deposits, and there are even teachers who have not been paid. This raises serious concerns about how the situation has been handled. It is incredibly frustrating and disheartening to be treated this way after years of loyalty and reliability. If you are considering enrolling your child here, proceed with extreme caution. Based on my experience, I would strongly advise against trusting your money--or your peace of mind--with a business that is clearly struggling and failing to communicate or take responsibility. Do not sign up with this daycare.

My family could not be happier with Guidepost Montessori Duluth! The directors snd teachers are…read morewarm, patient, and truly dedicated to nurturing each child's growth. The Montessori approach here is outstanding--our child is not only learning academically but also developing independence, confidence, and a genuine love for learning. The classrooms are beautifully set up, safe, and full of engaging materials that spark curiosity. Communication with the staff is excellent; they keep us updated and are always responsive to our questions. It's clear they put the children first in everything they do. My granddaughter looks forward to going every day, which says it all. We are so grateful to have found this school and highly recommend Guidepost Montessori Duluth to any family looking for a supportive, enriching, and joyful environment for their little one. ~NKelly

It turns out that it's hard to be objective about the place your child spends most of his day. If…read moreyou hate the place, then hopefully you've taken your child out of it -- if you love the place, then your child stays. There's really no middle ground to it. I love this place. After months of searching through various day care places we put this place at the top and signed up for the waiting list. Within a few months they found a spot for our kid in a group that was slightly older than we felt he should have been in - but they reassured us that they'd monitor his adjustment and if it didn't work out they'd bump him down to the lower group. Fortunately the kid adjusted well to the older group and two years later he's still thriving at Hudgens. One of the primary reasons we chose Hudgens is because it's a 'teaching' daycare facility. Being attached to the Gwinnett Tech college they serve as a model for students taking early education and child development courses. To be clear - they have to maintain the same non-student teachers/caretakers that any other daycare has to maintain BUT they also have additional staff in the form of students in a learning environment. So every 3 or 4 months I see some of the aux caretakers change out but my kid's core teachers always stay the same. This is good because a kid like mine craves consistency - over the three years of classes he's been in there has only been one incident where we felt the turnover was becoming an issue (main teacher went on maternity leave and subs moved in and out fairly regularly) - we mentioned something to the management and they addressed the issue. Another plus - they listen to parent input. A side benefit of being at Hudgens is the access to state-provided pre-k when your child gets a little older - the kids who are already there get first pick of the limited lottery funded seats. Year in and out, through three sets of teachers - our child has grown at Hudgens. He has always been cared for and we've never questioned our decision to have them care for him during the day. I'd recommend this place to anyone.

This was the second child care facility that my daughter attended. She was between 12 months and…read more18 months when she was here. I would say that we were naive in selecting a child care facility. Hudgens was very affordable and in a convenient location at the time. Also, they are a teaching facility and teach child care development to others. So we thought what a great place. My daughter was only here a couple of months before the management began suggesting occupational therapy for our daughter. They had diagnosed my daughter with autism. Being that they teach early child development, we took their opinion seriously. We brought this to the attention of our pediatrician. Our pediatrician could not disagree more. She claimed that our daughter was fine developmentally and behaviorally. She warned us that treating a child as if they have autism at such an early age could eventually cause behavior similar to autism and recommend that we remove our child from Hudgens. In summary, she basically suggested that Hudgens was probably having a difficult time with my daughter because she did not conform to the expectations and the use of occupational therapy would acclimate her to the style of Hudgens. Our pediatrican suggested the reason why our daughter was not conforming to the Hudgens style was because she was likely more advanced than what Hudgens expected. We approached Hudgens with our pediatricians opinions and they basically said that they knew better than the pediatrican and were collectively more experienced. However, they agreed to place my daughter into an older class to see how she would do. She actually did better, but it was about a month later that they again approached us about occupational therapy. At this point, we took our pediatricians advice and left Hudgens. We would try out a few more daycares before ending up at Peachtree Park Prep. Hudgens was a learning experience for us as new parents. I would never send any other children here and I would not recommend it to anyone. My daughter is now 6 years old and does not have autism. At PPP, the children were all very much like her. At Hudgens, it was clear that she was different. In hindsight, it is clear that my daughter wasn't a good fit for Hudgens and the teachers did not know what to do with her because she developed faster than the other children. Its a pity that they instead thought she was autistic. Now having said that, it isn't like my daughter was some kind of prodigy or savant. Hudgens just isn't very good at helping children to excel. It is a teaching facility and that is their priority, education of the staff not the children.

Legacy Academy on Satellite Blvd has been part of our family for 3 years now, and I couldn't be…read moremore grateful. They go above and beyond for each child, creating a safe, loving, and inclusive environment that my kids absolutely love. Their summer program is amazing--full of fun and learning for all kids. While finding experienced teachers in today's competitive field hasn't always been easy, the quality of care and the positive atmosphere have never faltered thanks to the dedication of Ms. Candace and Ms. Erika. As a single mom, life can be overwhelming at times, but the support and genuine concern they've shown for me and my children has been incredible. It truly takes a village, and I'm so blessed to have Legacy Academy as part of mine.

Not recommend! I wouldn't recommend this daycare. The management seems to lack structure, and the…read moreteachers appear quite disengaged. There's little effort put into supporting the children, and they don't seem equipped to handle classroom behavior effectively.

I will miss having my son at this daycare center. He started off in the 2 year old group and is now…read morein the 3s. He loves all of his teachers and they love him as well. I can name 5-6 teachers in those age groups that are wonderful: Miss Violet, Miss Rhoda, Miss Kashara, Miss Cera, Miss Ana, Miss Michelle, Miss Ariel (spelling may be off on a few names)...I could go on. They are kind and sweet. I love seeing my son run to his teachers in the morning. The owners, Mr. David and Mrs. Jamie are wonderful as well - they are caring and not transactional. I don't feel like a number or that my son is just a paycheck for them. We are moving to be closer to my office but I wish we could stay.

It's a great place, I was look for a goog Pre-K and I arrived in this awesome place, the teachers…read moreare nice, My daugher is studying here with the Georgia Lottery and I'm so glad for her education and growth.