Best preschool ever!!!!!!!!!! Best VPK program ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best school lunches ever!!!!!!!!!

We couldn't be happier with the VPK program at Creative World Estero ! The staff is genuine and caring and the learning experience the children get makes them excited to learn and go to school everyday . I personally Love that they explore a different topic each month and spend the whole month learning about that topic to the fullest . Topics have included space , people of our community , cold/ snow/ ice , trees , and grocery stores just to name a few . They cover all aspects of kindergarten readiness with each child and really put you at ease about your child moving on to grade school . My son has gotten to go on field trips as well and performed in a musical about space with his class . We can't wait to see what the rest of the year brings for him at Creative World Estero !! read more

Amy and Maria run a highly professional operation with warmth and friendliness. The school is clean and safe without appearing neurotically organized. An environment of learning through fun seems to prevail. My daughter just loves going there. read more

I recently enrolled my twins at the Three Oaks/Estero location with the hope their first daycare/school experience would be a good one. Based on the tour we were given with Rebecca, I had high hopes. When we enrolled our boys, we made no secret of the fact it was only for a few months and they would be moving to a new school in August. During our tour, Rebecca told us they used an app for real time reports and photos to keep us updated on what our kids were doing every day, their teacher Alexis was the best at getting children potty trained and very engaged with the kids in her class, was exceptional with getting them down for naps and liked to do messy crafts with them. 5 months later - Potty training was not consistent and therefore I was unable to be consistent at home with them and my boys are no closer to being potty trained than they were when they started at CW. I never received "real time" reports on the app and in fact was told by Maria they didn't have enough chargers for the tablets in the classrooms so the reports were not being sent due to dead batteries. I've had to throw away several items of their clothing that were ruined by the "crafts" they did at school and almost every day I would pick my children up and they would either be soaking wet from being allowed to drink from the faucet on the hand washing sink or they would have food/markers/cornstarch/paint/dirt caked to their faces, hands, and clothing as no one bothered to even wipe them down after eating or playing. As soon as we gave a 2 week notice the boys were moving to their new school all of a sudden I was told "my children didn't want to take a nap today" and they only napped 2x over a 10 day period. For two and a half year olds, this is unacceptable and unfair to the boys who were absolutely exhausted and miserable every evening over the course of their last 2 weeks at CW. My children had no problems napping up until we gave our notice. And interesting - once we pulled them out and they started at their new school, both are regularly taking naps again. The only reason I am offering 2 stars on this review instead of 1 is because Amy made an effort to make things right for us after we spoke. While things slightly changed, others also went downhill once I asked Amy to step in and get involved. In addition, Alexis stopped communicating with us about how the day had been when we would pick them up, sometimes completely ignoring us, which made it clear she was no longer interested in caring for the boys since we were leaving. Unfortunately, our experience at the Creative World - Three Oaks location was not good and I cannot recommend to others. Maybe our mistake was thinking it was a "school" rather than just a daycare. I don't think they experience anything close to "school" until they are in the 3 year old and up classes. The food offered at CW also needs major overhaul in my opinion. Very few items were actually healthy which is disappointing. The cleanliness of the Manatee room is sub par and my children were sick almost every week for a 2 month period. We are now at Primrose and after 3 days there is a 180 degree difference. My children are happy, learning, clean, eating healthy meals, and learning to potty train (finally). read more

My girls have been going to Creative World for about a month and we LOVE it! The staff are very attentive and kind. My school age daughter was there this whole week for spring break and they had the best activities (building robots out of recycled materials and a show). They also use KidReport for updates and cute pics of the kids. I would recommend this place to everyone. read more

Overall Creative World is a good facility, but I come with high standards from a previous daycare. It's disappointing to come from another daycare, where the prior building was older and dated yet the staff was warm and loving to my child, to a brand new building where the staff pretty much goes a little above keeping my child safe. When you first walk into Creative World, it has a clinical feel to it. There is no music playing in the lobby area and it's as if I m checking into a typical doctor's office. I can say that the security of the building is definitetly on par with my expectations of keeping my child secure. When we go into the classroom where my child spends the day, there typically isn't an agenda set forth as to what the kids will be engaged within. The staff is semi-friendly, but you can tell (aside from a couple standout people) that most of them do not have a passion for their work. Some of the staff they are very naturally friendly and are also very endearing with the children. When I brought my child to Creative World, we moved from a school where sign language was already being used at less than one year old. The teachers spoke lovingly to my child and there were planned activities set forth. Most impactful of all, when I came to pick up my child, I was given specific feedback on the events of the day: the activities, my child's demeanor, lessons learned. At Creative World, I almost always hear that my child "had a good day", and that's it. It's hard to identify passion within the candidates that are hired to work at a daycare facility, those things come naturally and it's the job of the recruiter to identify those critical traits, otherwise I am left to wonder what the "creative" in Creative World stands for? read more