I cannot imagine sending my three children to any other early childhood center. Good Shepherd is…read moreknown throughout the area for their outstanding elementary school, but I don't think many families realize they have a state-of-the-art brand new early childhood center. There is not anything in the area that compares. All three of my odd went through their program and all three have come out extremely confident and ready to start "real" school. The staff loves your child like one of their own children. They also keep the parents involved in the day to day activities. This place is so, so special.

This is the absolute best school anywhere! The teachers and support staff are amazing. It is…read morecertified AMI which is the actual Montessori system created by Maria Montessori. Montessori is the best education you can buy for you kids, and this is the best Montessori school you could hope to find. It's child centered learning in a loving and supportive environment.

Metro East Montessori is hands down an absolutely amazing school and I cannot recommend it enough…read more My children were in elementary and primary classes last year and we were super impressed! The school is run amazingly well, the building has an actual "school" feel to it that I love, and the back area for children to play in is huge! It doesn't look very big from the bridge at first glance, but it's very large. Anyone looking for a quality school should definitely consider checking this school out. They have many videos on YouTube that explain Montessori for anyone not familiar with it.

Came here for a cheer competition. Place was neat and clean. They were very organized. I would…read morereturn again without hesitation.

From the owner: Pride of Illinois offers recreational gymnastics classes, competitive gymnastics teams,…read morerecreational tumbling classes, competitive cheerleading teams (full year and half year), power tumbling, training for school cheerleading teams, ninja classes, pre-school gross motor movement classes, the Wonder Years academic part-time pre-school, birthday parties and open gyms.

We have been sending our daughter here since she was 8 weeks old. The facility is safe and has…read moregrown tremendously over the years. They always have kept our daughter busy over the years. She just started in the 4's room recently and I've noticed in our reports more activities than ever. We looked at about ten facilities before we picked this one and I don't think we could have made a better decision. We are so happy that she goes here and is so comfortable here. I can't even pick her up without her hugging and saying goodbye to all of her friends. AP2G has been great to us and I hope others experience the same. Our daughter will start Kindergarten next year and we know she will be more than prepared because of AP2G!

By far, the best school around. It's clean and organizations and they teach your child so many…read morethings. Strict yes, they go by the rules. We have looked at many others and nothing compared to this school. So many things for the kids to do. I can't say enough about this place.

Do not send your kids here. They do not care how your kids are treated by teacher and staff or the…read moreother children. They have a severe bullying issue they refuse to do anything about and I'm still dealing with the trauma this school caused me.