I can not express how happy we are with tutor time of East greenbush. We have had two children…read moreenrolled for some time now and absolutely love the staff and facility. When we first enrolled, as new parents, we were scared to leave our kids with anyone. Now the staff is like family! From management to the teachers, they are so loving and compassionate. I actually can not picture our children anywhere else and we have held off on moving from the area based solely on the fact that we love EG tutor time so much. if you're shopping around for a facility, go meet the staff and take a tour. I'm not sure where or how a negative review can be written about this place, but if you're lucky enough to get a spot, you won't regret it!

My daughter was at Tutor Tims in East Greenbush for four years. As a working mom it's hard to leave…read moreyour child with "strangers" for the day but those "strangers" quickly became a second family. They are all so caring and supportive and create a positive, clean, and healthy learning environment! I would recommend them to anyone!

Look elsewhere, and be aware. I had my first 3 children enrolled here beginning in 2001 and we…read morewere fine with the level of service and management at that time. My 4th child began attending in 2018 and we noticed a sharp decline in the program, specifically the UPK program beginning in 2021. Some teachers were great, very caring and they put forth so much effort. However, some teachers should be fired or offered more training. The management seems to take complaints personally and targeted our child when we started raising concerns about his day to day activities. The owner refuses to respond to emails, lied to us numerous times and was cited by Albany County for not reporting multiple allegations of abuse raised by us. Thankfully another parent witnessed one of these abusive situations happening and reported it to Albany County. Heads up, the teacher accused of harming my child is still employed and working with little toddlers. You can find further violations at allegations at https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/childcare/looking/ccfs-search.php And after being reported for abusive behavior towards my 4 year old, REFUSED to return our $500+ deposit when we unenrolled him.

Both of my kids have gone there for 3+ years now. I have no complaints. They're professional. Keep…read moregood records. Follow the nys rules. Etc. i have and would refer my friends to send their kids there.

Maple Leaf Childcare Center is a quality childcare provider. Our toddler son has been attending…read moresince September 2023 and we have really appreciated the care his teachers and director staff have shown him. Maple Leaf cares not only about a child's daily needs, but also their emotional support and growth as well, which is remarkable given all there is to juggle with childcare. The tuition cost is very reasonable, especially considering two snacks and a full lunch are provided for the children, making it very easy on parents and also encouraging children to try new foods outside of home. They also offer flexible enrollment for either part time or full time (depending on availability) which is extremely convenient for our family. I highly recommend Maple Leaf (recently rebranded as Inspire Early Education) to any families searching for a quality-based childcare option.

Maple Leaf has provided a safe, healthy, and fun environment for our daughter to play and learn! We…read moreare grateful to the teachers and staff who have cared for her over the years. We found a great community at Maple Leaf and highly recommend the location.

You know you are sending your child to the correct preschool when you are in the yard with your…read morechild and they make you stop what you are doing to pray for the fireman because your child hears the town fire alarm going off. This is a very good preschool with highly qualified staff, my son has be going here full time for 2 years now and is ready for kindergarten. I highly recommend this preschool.

Both of my girls went to Good Ground for two years each. The teachers at the preschool are kind,…read morepatient, and very qualified! Both of my girls loved the school and they were well prepared for Kindergarten when they graduated from the program.

Very good service school is great nice people wonderful kids n staff............. Service wonderfulread more

It took me a while to finally get an appointment for a tour of childtime on vly road. I was…read moreinterested in sending my three-year-old toddler for some classes. Spoke to the assistant manager and everything sounds great. I specifically asked about availabilities on the phone before I make this tour appointment. I clearly explained to the manager which days I need coverage for my child. Everything sounded great on the phone so we decided to take a tour of the place before we start enrollment. I got there 15 minutes early with my toddler. The manager asked me to sign in and after take a seat, my child and I sat there almost half an hour before the manager came back and told us there was no availability and there's no reason in taking the tour, but she would love to put us on the waiting list.. I mean good God that's not what I was told on the phone. Just a waste of time. This was certainly unprofessional. Moving forward please improve communication.

This school is an amazing magical place where children are immersed in the outdoors and even when…read morethey are indoors they are engaged in amazing play-based learning. The teachers, staff and atmosphere are exactly what children need to learn and grown and develop. Both of my kids love their time there.

Our child has been going here for 2 years, what an amazing program! Teachers and staff are awesome!…read morethe day is structured a lot like kindergarten so lots of learning, weekly themed lessons, etc. there is never a shortage of support staff in the classroom and I love getting pictures and updates on all the fun things they are doing in class. Our child was shy at first but is now very excited to go to school and definitely ready for kindergarten. We have literally not had one single issue in 2 years. I love that the program includes children of all different learning abilities as well. I wish I found this program sooner and I'm surprised there aren't more reviews on this school. I highly recommend! I tell everyone I know that has kids around pre k age about this school, it's a hidden gem! Shout out to Jamie and Juile, you two and your team do an awesome job planning lessons and creating an inclusive learning environment , I wish our older child had this experience but we will definitely be looking to send our next one!

I debated quite a long time about whether I should write a review about our experience at Woodland…read moreHill (WH). After talking to so many other parents that experienced and are experiencing similar issues as we did. I would feel remiss to not help another family trying to make a difficult decision to either put in or remove their child from WH. WH has a beautiful property and facade, there are some good people that work there. However, that is where my praise for WH stops. There are a few main issues that I and others have had with WH that I feel should be shared. They do not give you a good idea where your child is academically. There are very few points of contact from the teachers. They send home 2 very vague progress reports a year with "WH language" by which I mean they tend to use words that are very neutral or ambiguous. The 2 parent teacher conferences throughout the year are very short, and there is little time to discuss. When I was able to meet with the teacher, they would revert to a thing my child said which seemed to divert any attention from the teacher. Every meeting we had they said the same thing, anything else they said was generic and neutral. Multiple parents that I have spoken with that left the school were astonished about how far their child was behind. They were embarrassed to not have noticed it and had to hire tutors. More importantly. There is a MAJOR BULLYING PROBLEM. The concerns that I had brought up to the teachers were actually about bullying and not academics. Again, these concerns were brushed off with generic language like talking to a politician. We were assured that a specialist was going through every class, and urged to wait for that to happen. It was months before that specialist got to our classroom, and nothing changed. Several parents have contacted us with the same issue, asking to get together so that our children can play so they can feel better after being bullied all day in school. For two years my child told me when he walked into the school that he felt "empty inside". They would come home and tell us that it was the worst year of their life. They saw a child from WH and literally ran and hid because of how they had been treated. You can see the school trying to bring in faculty to address this problem. Ironically from my experience, the faculty that were tasked with this were the same faculty that clearly had no experience in child education and were the very faculty that made my child afraid and uncomfortable to walk into the school daily. There is a yearly fundraiser for WH where they hire a professional auctioneer. There are people that pay $30,000 for a reserved parking spot, that you will never see a car in. Do you really think they would tell the parent of that child that they were bullying other children or do anything about it? What some other parents said to me rang so true. WH is more like a daycare than a school. Sure, some children will thrive in this environment, and WH will be sure to prop them up on a pedestal when contested. If for any reason you are trying to decide if you should make a financial sacrifice to give your children, then I urge you to not make this choice. WH will make you feel like you can't get an education anywhere else, and if your child leaves you are doing them a huge disservice. It is a multi-level marketing \ cult mentality. Once you see through it is nothing but BS. If this review sounds jaded. It is. The experiences I was promised from WH were all false. They claim that the older children will build the younger children up, bring up their confidence, and foster a love of learning. In reality, mine's confidence and spirit was crushed. My child was frozen with panic, forced to skip recess and lunch. These false promises go right down the extra curriculars. You sign up for a cooking class and make brownie mix from a box. Leaving the school was the best decision we ever made for our child, and they are finally healing from the years of turmoil by attending there.

I'm grateful every day that we found WHMS! Where do I start?…read more This school encompasses everything that is good about Montessori school---they teach kindness and self-sufficiency and self-directed learning. My daughter learns so much there every day. Her teacher, Nancy, is the embodiment of calm and awesomeness--she's like a Zen master! We visited another school and my three year old daughter cried through the entire visit. When we visited Woodland Hill, she was calm and happy and said, "Mom, I really want to go to school there." I love their values around sustainability, peace, and treating others with respect. The school itself is exceedingly well-run, organized, and structured (in a good way). I feel that it is the best of all worlds, and the tuition is beyond reasonable for what they offer. There's a great community of families; I haven't met one single person I don't like, and people really work together. It's fun getting to being a part of this.