I've had my infant enrolled in this school since summertime after waiting on multiple year long…read morewaiting lists for my infant son. I understand their old reviews are rough, but since we joined, they are under a new director and new staff. They have exceeded our expectations for care of our first born infant son! The director, Monica, is very engaged and caring. And all the teachers, even the ones I pass from other age classrooms in the hallway, know my baby and interact with us. The facility is Very clean, and decorated JUST enough to be clean and playful but not overstimulating. The infant teachers and room are spacious and have more carpet for crawling babies than any other infant room we toured in the vicinity. They LOVE my baby, and care for him so well. He leaves happy and safe, with a very expanded skill set each day. They've helped me as I've been introducing him to new foods and give me updates daily, even got him to eat more than me the first week! The room is sanitary and you can't wear shoes or walk around the room without socks or booties to ensure the crawling babies don't pick up germs. They do crafts, activities and bubbles with the kids, and all the classrooms have a curriculum and a weekly food menu. You can also pay a small extra fee if you want them to provide their own "clean" diapers and wipes instead of providing your own...yesss!!! I especially love that instead of waiting for daily reports at the End of the day, I get live updates about his day, diapers, and meals through the app as I'm working. I can even check in to see live video that blocked photos for safety, and they send me daily photos or videos in the app of my baby playing and crawling for his first week! This new team is truly a gift to our family, and they are all very committed to community, safety and healthy development. Don't write this academy out for old reviews of past staff failures. We love this Everbrook team!

I am warning parents about Everbrook Academy (Aurora). My child was left alone in a hallway…read moreresulting in a Founded Finding of Neglect by DHS * Evidence Withheld: Despite the state's finding, the school has refused to let us view the video footage and still to this day have not seen it * Medical Trauma: My son now has a clinical diagnosis of trauma-induced anxiety from being left * Safety Failure: Staff admitted they failed to perform mandated "Name-to-Face" counts. * Insulting Response: Corporate offered only a one-week refund for a case of state-confirmed neglect. After declining , complete silence from the school and corporate office. I would not recommend this to school at all to anybody ever.

Love, Love, Love this school! I brought my 2.5 year old here when it first opened. I feel like this…read moreschool has helped my child blossom- emotionally and academically. I love that they provide food, send photo updates throughout the day, and offer extra classes like Yoga, soccer, and karate. I can't say enough good things about this school, its leaders and teachers. We are sad to be leaving to go to kindergarten.

After touring multiple daycares in the area it was an easy decision to go with Gardner School. The…read morefacility felt welcoming, clean and secure. Our son started at the young age of 3 months. As first time parents we were very nervous about how he/we would adjust, but the teachers & admins happily answered all of our questions & special requests in order to make us feel as comfortable as possible. It did not take long to see how extremely lucky we are to have Mrs. Maria taking care of our boy. I honestly can not say enough good things about her! She took so much time & genuine care to help our son adjust to the new environment. She goes above & beyond every day to communicate through the app and sends the best pictures throughout the day. It is clear that our son absolutely adores her and we do too!

As the mother of a 1st grade boy who's finishing his first year at PWCCS, I've got to say that I am…read moreso pleased and completely impressed by this school. The staff at PWCCS are caring and attentive with students and parents. The academic and spiritual curriculum are well balanced and thorough. And I love how organized everything is. PWCCS is also an incredibly active school, with school-wide events throughout the year. I love the small class size, the school's active interest in using the advances of technology to aid in teaching and I love the open lines of communication we parents have with everyone at the school -- from the principal, to the teachers, to other parents as well. And one more very important reason I love this school -- my son is thriving there. We are looking forward to next year.

The communication and follow through at this school is awful. Our experience was short and…read moredismissive. I was hopeful that this would be a good place for my three year old and instead he was dismissed after 6 hours of being a student without a conversation with me to discuss concerns first even though I had asked for a meeting before he started to help them understand my child.

We have had both of our children enrolled at this school for many years. We have found the staff…read moreand environment to be perfect for young learners. We decided to keep our oldest child enrolled through Kindergarten because of those reasons. While I can't speak for the other reviewers, they do not represent our journey in any form or appear to represent a long term relationship with the school. Each day we feel comfortable knowing our children are part of a diverse community school and grow as a result.

We initially thought this was a great school, but over time, severe safety, cultural, and academic…read moreissues became apparent. Administration consistently prioritizes the school's reputation over student well-being. Severe Bullying & Dismissed Violence Bullying is very rampant, and administrators sweep physical fights under the rug. My child was punched in the face during a PE activity of tag for catching another student in the game, which leadership dismissed as an "accident." On multiple occasions, another student hit my child under direct teacher supervision; the teacher did not care, and leadership dismissed it as well. These are not isolated incidents but is instead a culture actively fostered. Physical Staff Outbursts Some teachers get physical with students. A school counselor violently yanked a desk, causing a student to fall. Another teacher pulled multiple students' arms. Despite video verification and multiple student reports, that teacher is still employed. Administration only offered to switch the reporting students' classes rather than taking disciplinary action even after receiving video verification through school security cameras. Academic Neglect & Discouragement There are many kindhearted and great teachers but we have experienced many that were in favor of the bare minimum. They assign excessive homework on content barely or even completely uncovered in class, straining parents. When my student advocated for tutoring in a challenging subject as they received in the past before, their teacher completely rejected them. After I stepped in to tutor my child at home, the teacher explicitly accused my child of cheating multiple times and destroyed their confidence in a subject they were trying hard to master. Unreported Missing Students During student dismissals, multiple students have gone missing. Administration hides these incidents. While waiting for my own child who was released late, I witnessed teachers frantically searching for two missing students (one a kindergartener) who had left school grounds. The school never communicated this to the parents, likely because the affected family did not speak English. Hypocritical Food Confiscation Under the guise of "healthy eating," staff completely confiscates students' lunches and snacks without warning, including whole-food snacks and PB&Js. Disturbingly, leadership admitted these snacks are given to the staff to eat because "the staff works so hard" when students questioned why staff can eat unhealthy things but the students can't. Confiscated lunches are never replaced, leaving children hungry, even though the cafeteria serves the exact same items. When students point this out, staff has told them that it's not PB&J sandwiches they're serving, but sunflower butter ones which is contrary to their school menu that states they serve both in their cafeteria. On another occasion, staff was selling chip bags and then confiscating the same chip bags later since they were unhealthy. This hypocritical policy meant to "demonstrate school health guidelines" is only selectively enforced based on opportunistic gain rather than from a place of genuine concern for student wellbeing. Inappropriate Political & Ideological Pressure Staff aggressively pushes personal political ideologies on young children. During a gender discussion, my 6th grader stated she was happy being a girl. The teacher targeted her in front of the class, stating, "Are you sure? That's kind of boring, you can be a boy too," repeatedly putting her on the spot. In another incident, a teacher asked students who their parents voted for, then declared to the class that all white ethnic people are racist and that they would never vote for a white politician. This school jeopardizes child safety for appearances, fosters unchecked bullying, permits physical outbursts from staff, and pressures children with political speech and peer pressure. Parents, please talk to your kids about what is really happening in school.

Absolutely love this school. My kids are thriving here. The staff is very hands on and cares about…read moreeach of its students. Would 10 out of 10 recommend.

Both my children attend St Andrew Preschool. We could not be happier with the teachers and staff,…read moreand the quality of early education they are receiving. Both my kids beg to go to school everyday. We highly recommend them to everyone we know asking about preschools in the area.

We loved the facility and location. Unfortunately we had a terrible experience with Raccoon class…read moremain teacher. She PHYSICALLY PUSHED me ( to show how kids play which was passive aggressive) when I was complaining about my kid being bullied in front of my eyes. Right from when we started it was a constant headache dealing with her. We found the person unprofessional; had poor, rude, and passive-aggressive communication, and was unwilling to address and solve any problems and had overall defensive and bullying attitude. The said teacher, neither had any connection with my kid nor was she interested in his progress. She was more interested in doing art/craft projects which she enjoys, than promoting any social/ academic skills in kids. She would constantly complain to me about all the boys in the class and would give time outs without explaining why to the kid; so not giving him the opportunity to improve or to know what's expected of him and would NOT take any action against BULLYING/bad behavior in kids. (She said she wants my 3 year old kid to fight the bully.) The director while did take action against a bully; we had to endure 2 stressful months of constant back and forth and we had figure out what was going on from my 3 year old kid. The current class teacher was unhelpful and would tell my kid that the bully did not hit him even if he says to me he was hit. The current director was very friendly with my hubby and would give me cold shoulder and totally ignore me and my kid when he was with me. So my hubby had to do all the conversation regarding bullying with her from his very busy schedule. It was very petty, childish and unprofessional behavior from the director. I would not recommend the Raccoon preschool teacher and the current director.

Both of my daughters and I all loved Lord of the Hills Christian Preschool! They had a lot of fun…read moreand learned all the necessary fundamentals to excel in Kindergarten. The teachers, aides and director are amazing, caring and compassionate individuals dedicated to the kids! I would highly recommend this preschool! Erica B.

When my daughter attended last year, I found no problems with the communication or security. There…read morewere reminders and notices in the children's cubbies and my email inbox, in addition to monthly newsletters. The doors were locked after the initial check-in time, and parents had to sign the children in and out. My daughter learned what she needed to be ready for kindergarten, and she felt valued by her teachers. I'll be enrolling my son for next year!

This school has been great for my daughter. She was in four schools before this and struggled…read more She loves it now and wants to go to school! She is getting caught up, has lots of friends, and loves her teachers.

Toxic workplace culture. Micromanaging leadership, typical "we are like a family" line used, gossip…read moreis rampant. People get promoted based on favoritism, not skill, which means that under skilled teachers are hired over younger more skilled teachers. Boss is okay with berating their bottom line. No wonder there is so much turnover here!