Our family has been part of the Goddard of South Tampa community since the school first opened…read moretheir doors in November 2020. My oldest graduated from the pre-k program two years ago and my youngest graduates this May. We have made so many wonderful memories at Goddard over the past five years and I have so many positive comments about this amazing school! The three-story building is absolutely stunning!!! Each floor has their own private outdoor playground and the second and third floor have indoor gyms that are used for recess, book fairs, and special events. I feel that it is so crucial to have an indoor play space for inclement weather and am grateful that the children are able to play and exercise every day. The clean and modern classrooms are stocked with the newest toys, books, and learning materials. Each preschool teacher is provided with flatscreen televisions so that they can utilize educational videos that relate to the weekly lessons. My son's class just finished learning the alphabet and now is working on sight words so he will be ready to succeed in kindergarten. We have had so many kind and caring teachers over the past five years including Ms. Jasmine, Ms. Lindsay, Ms. Shinese, Ms. Brenda, Ms. Liza and Ms. Trish. These teachers have made my sons into smart, sweet, and respectful little boys! While there has been some turnover in teachers, it has only been the teacher's assistants and not the main teachers of the classrooms. During the transition the school has done an amazing job of filling any open spots with the students' previous teachers and teacher assistants so that the children are always surrounded by a familiar face. We are going to miss so many teachers and staff members who we have gotten to know over the past five years. I will also miss so many of the Goddard's annual events, including: Parent's Night Out (because all parents deserve a date night or night off!), lunch with your littles, Family Food Truck Fridays, Trunk-or-Treat, splash Fridays during the summer, the annual Jack Hartmann concerts, and the annual Easter Egg Hunt.

I attached part of the email that disappoints me very much about this school. I have taken out…read morenames of teachers, students and our daughter. I am attaching this email to show the seriousness of a short lived time for our daughter at this school. We were on a multi year wait list to get in and were excited to open a new chapter for our daughter. For them to say, "Our programs are designed to nurture each child's curiosity in a safe and caring environment." really doesn't sound accurate to me. If you want to respond to this review, you can keep your corporate 1-800 # because we have learned to not trust Goddard. Sometimes changing a policy isn't a bad thing. We are relieved to have found a place of care where they actually understand what the words "nurturing and safe" truly mean.

My child attended KinderCare for 17 months. On 5/22/26, an incident occurred that ultimately led to…read moremy decision to withdraw my child from KinderCare. On the morning of May 22, my husband, and I changed our toddler's diaper before drop-off. At that time, his skin was completely clear with no diaper rash or irritation. KinderCare documents his last diaper change that day occurred at 3:15 p.m. He remained at the facility until approximately 6:15 p.m. that evening. Upon pickup, we returned home (3 minutes away) and changed his diaper, as we routinely do after pickup regardless of recent diaper changes. At that time, we observed the diaper change time written on his diaper as 3:15 p.m., consistent with KinderCare's practice of writing diaper change times directly on diapers with permanent marker. We observed blood in his diaper area; that his skin was no longer clear, unlike at the time of drop-off that day. The rapid development of this condition raised immediate concerns regarding the care he received while at KinderCare. The resulting diaper rash that progressed to raw, bleeding skin lasted 8 to 10 days. Staff informed me that the practice of writing diaper change times on diapers was implemented to ensure accountability and address prior concerns regarding diaper changing. This policy was introduced during the tenure of the current director, who is the third director I have observed during my child's enrollment. My concerns were not limited to a single incident. My husband and I sent separate messages on the app regarding concerns. Neither message received acknowledgment or response. Then, I received an email stating that I had not provided sufficient notice and would be billed accordingly. At that time, my access to the daycare app had also been disabled, preventing further communication or review of account messages through the platform. I am requesting that KinderCare: Waive any tuition, withdrawal fees, or additional charges related to my immediate withdrawal following these care concerns. Release my child's photographs immediately upon arrival or confirm they will not be withheld. Review the circumstances surrounding my child's care, including the diaper rash incident. Provide a written response addressing the concerns raised in this complaint. My primary concern is not solely the billing dispute, but whether the facility is providing an appropriate standard of care, maintaining adequate staffing, and responding appropriately when serious concerns are raised by parents regarding a child's health and well-being. I will be escalating this continuously through all available external resources. For documentation and legal purposes, please acknowledge receipt of this complaint and provide a written response addressing the concerns raised. If this matter is being referred to another department or investigator, please provide that information in writing as well. As of now, no one has responded to my multiple attempts to resolve this matter. KinderCare center is 301139. I look forward to your written response.

my son has attended this daycare since he was 9 months and it started rocky because i had never…read morebeen away from him. but Ms. Angela helped me with that transition and i couldn't thank her enough. Mrs. Theresa is absolutely amazing and my family and I just love the work she has put into the daycare and excited for what's in store for the future with KinderCare !

This school is one of the best! I'm so thankful for this school and everything it has done for my…read morechildren. The staff is so loving and caring, which promotes a safe, thriving learning environment. I can tell you both my kids are further along in their academics than I was at their age. PLUS they love it up there. They really enjoy going to school. They live their teachers and all of their classmates.

We could not have found a better school! Our older kids started at age 3 and our youngest is now in…read morethe YCP class at age two and a half. The education is phenomenal and the flow of the classroom cannot be beat. The staff feels more like family. Every teacher and office personnel knows each kid and what's going on in their lives. Our oldest is now in the elementary classroom and we'll never consider another school

Only giving 1 start because I can't give less. I called to get pricing for a newborn and got hung…read moreup on. I called again just in case it was a mistake and an obnoxious lady answered screaming hello as if she was being bothered. I said hello maybe thinking I had the wrong number. Her reply was "I don't even know what you talkin bout". I asked is this La Petite Academy? I have some questions. She replied "yea but imma have to call you back". Again yelling at me. I would never recommend that anyone put their child in this facility. Based on the lack of customer service and the uneducated people they have working there, there is no telling how they treat the children. STAY FAR AWAY.

I moved down here about almost 3 years ago this October. I was so nervous about putting my kids in…read moredaycare because I have never lived in this area and did not no of any good daycare's. I came across La Petite Academy. I contacted Ms Holly and she was a pleasure. She understood the situation I was in as a single parent and did everything to work with me to help me with my uncertainty of putting them in a new place. The whole staff was warm and friendly. i felt like this was home and I felt like they would take care of my kids just as I do. From the beginning to now they have worked with me with anything that comes up, they are friendly, helpful with anything that goes on with my kids, they always keep me informed with anything that happens whether good or bad. There is a circulum that fits any age or development and will help with any struggle the kids may have with school or developmental. They also helped me potty train my daughter. If it wasn't for the amazing staff I wouldn't know what I would do. They made us feel like family and are so helpful. Best choice I ever made. Thank you so much for all the love support and open arms.

DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE!!!! They seem really nice and helpful when you do the tour. The…read morebuilding itself is incredibly dirty and falling apart. No effort is really made to fix things. All the teachers but the one with the glasses and the sweet Cuban lady seem to hate their jobs. My daughter's teacher was inherently lazy; and I caught her several times SCREAMING and cussing out my two year old. When I brought up the problems to the owner, she made a ton of excuses. We had some verbal sparring over the phone; and after I made SEVERAL reports to both the health department AND Hillsborough county, she told me to leave. I had already moved my daughter, so. If you research (which I wish I had done before) there have actually been a ton of complaints filed here over the years. It's obvious the owners are only in it for the money. They don't do a lot of projects with the kids, the food is crap, and everything is incredibly old and dirty. Any time you bring up problems, you get a ton of attitude. One time, I caught a staff member spraying bleach water next to my kid, and I asked her to stop and I got yelled at for it? So I brought it up to the owner and she said it wasn't bleach. It was labeled bleach water and I know what bleach smells like! I was told that my daughter had to wear shorts under her dresses or skirts because "the little boys in the class are curious" where TF are the teachers if the little boys have time to do that? My daughter shouldn't have to change what she wears because the teachers aren't doing their jobs. In addition, I've walked in several times and the kids were by themselves and the teacher was nowhere in sight! Stay away from this place; I wish I had never subjected my daughter to it. I hope it gets shut down.

My kids have gone here for two years now and we can't say enough good things about our experience…read more My daughter is in the 3's class and my son is in the after school program. The staff is tenured, loving, and really know how to engage the kids and genuinely care about them. Any interactions with the administration team have been very professional and pleasant. I know my daughter will be very prepared for Kindergarten after VPK! She is not even in VPK yet and knows all of her letters, sounds, numbers, is writing her name and short words, and most importantly seems like she loves to learn.

Seasons was one of my first schools k-5 6 years of fun learning I loved it there made friends with…read moreeveryone the teachers are very nice and my favorites were Mrs barby and Mrs alveres sorry for my spelling and dr James all of my teachers were amazing oh I forgot Mrs norgard she was the best principal for me and the whole school she was the reason I became safety patrol all in all this school was my childhood and I'll never forget It.

My child went to this school and their teacher ms Zambito was rude and stole from students my child…read morewas yelled at while doing their work because they supposedly couldn't get a question right and ms Alvarez was a thief she took all of my kid leftover school supplies that I payed for with my own money and the kids that did need school supplies she didn't even provide them with any loose supplies she was very bad to the children and she took the students stuff so that she could use it BAD TEACHERS AND BAD SCHOOL!!

Charter schools operating as for-profit real estate schemes are draining money meant for students…read moreand teachers. Florida, it's time to pay attention. A recent analysis of Education Management Organizations (EMOs) operating in Florida uncovered a striking example: a charter firm and its construction partner sold two newly built schools to their affiliated real estate partner -- one for just $1, the other for $10. Once the real estate firm took over the leases, it raised the rent on the school that sold for $1 all the way up to $1,325,666 per year. That's public education money -- money meant for classrooms, teachers, and students -- flowing straight into a related company's pocket through an inflated lease. Florida taxpayers deserve to know where their school dollars are actually going.

We attended middle school here and that lack of administrative support to the teachers is a…read moreproblem. We had many teachers leave during the year, there was limited opportunities for art and No music programs for middle school. I volunteered here for a 6th school dance, and witnessed the lack of disrespect and damages toward school property. The teachers allowed music to be streamed via laptop and it even included explicit lyrics. I spent most of the night chasing kids to stop them from breaking glow sticks to flock the neon gel on themselves or school property. Trying to leave the venue aka cafeteria to explore classrooms above. This school has great security to keep people, parents out but lacks insight on properly supporting discipline procedures within their own staffing. There is athletics in the form of basketball and soccer as well as cheerleading. Those departments are not could not offer a regular words and celebrations or recognition at the end of the season unless a parent rally's to create a board. Or privately funded by parents. In middle school the children were instructed to read from an online program that was limited in content. No actual books were encouraged. And that may be teacher discretion. Many parents aren't as involved here since there is a monopoly of the same parents signing up for things. Many working parents do not get a fair opportunity to volunteer, unless planned months in advance or there is some consideration toward voting for times to release sign ups hour. A lot of the happy reviews reflect elementary experiences. Since those kids aren't as much of a concern and have years for Waterset charter to fix or mold those curriculums.

Learn and Grow has been such a blessing to our family. I adopted my daughter a little over two…read moreyears ago, and choosing a preschool and after-school program where she would feel truly safe, loved, and supported was incredibly important to me. From day one, the staff at Learn and Grow have treated my daughter like family. You can genuinely feel how much they love and care for the children. My daughter wants to be there, which says everything. She attended VPK at Learn and Grow and was well-prepared and confident going into kindergarten, starting right on level. Now that she attends Buckhorn Elementary, I love knowing she has a fun, nurturing place to go after school instead of being stuck in a cafeteria. It gives her something to look forward to every day. I am beyond grateful for the care, dedication, and love the Learn and Grow team shows. They've made a lasting impact on our lives, and I can't recommend them enough.

Learn & Grow is a phenomenal preschool, they provide structure to help make learning fun. We…read morerecently transferred from another school and cannot be happier about making the switch. My son now loves school again and is excited to share all about his day.