This is our youngest son's 3rd year in the FRA elementary school. Just a fabulous environment with…read morewonderful and challenging teachers. Although certainly very expensive, we plan on keeping him there all the way through high school. It's been worth every penny so far. Our older sons have attended other area private schools during their middle and high school years, including one that might be considered a more "elite" school by others. By a wide margin, FRA has been our favorite school. Just a very well-rounded and thorough education.

Franklin Road Academy: What a Power House school all the way…read morearound. Be it Athletics, Academics, Campus surroundings, Fans and Boosters, they represent the school with honor and integrity. Harding had the opportunity to travel to FRA for Basketball State Play offs. With both sides fans energized and cheering with all the fever pitch of a NCAA Final Four game and Refs along with coaches leading there respected teams in the final seconds of a grinding game, order was maintained and fair play was on display for all to see. At the final shot to win the game FRA basketball team fell short on points but Player and Fans rose above it in an awesome display of sportsmanship to congratulate the visiting team. Several FRA Boosters/Fans wished us good luck in the finals and thanked us for driving the three hours up to support our team. Several told us, "Safe travels and we look forward to playing you next year". Two words to summarize; Outstanding School.

Our family has sent 3 kids to this school over the last 5 years. My favorite part about this school…read moreis the community of friends, parents, and kids it's created for our family. Currently we have an infant with Ms Tresa and Ms Brittany and a Pre-K'er with Ms. Sarah. Ms Tresa and Ms Brittany are so warm and make it 10000x times easier to drop her off each morning... they also do a great job keeping to the schedule I've requested for our baby. Our Pre-K'er blows me away with how much he's learned in Ms. Sarah's class. The way she integrates academics, emotional intelligence, and social and community responsibility has done so much to shape my kiddo. Highly recommend considering this school for anyone in the market!

Our experience with this school has been deeply concerning from a safety and management…read moreperspective. The school consistently appears to be understaffed, and families frequently receive messages asking parents to keep their children home due to staffing shortages. In addition, there have been multiple state violations, poor communication, and several incidents that we feel were either undocumented or not appropriately addressed. As parents, the safety and well-being of our children are our highest priorities, and unfortunately, we no longer feel confident that this school can provide a safe and reliable environment. Due to these ongoing concerns, we are actively seeking a different school for our children. Based on our personal experience, I would not recommend this school to other families.

This is our 3rd year our child has been attending Brentwood Montessori Academy. My husband was not…read moreconvinced going into our first year...He said one, maybe two years, but that definitely changed!. The first year, she started to write in cursive...The second year she moved into a new classroom and had several work stations, jobs, and an extra bonus of getting to go to violin class (with only paying a violin rental of $20 a month), and several extra curricular activities that we could add on after school (1 hour extra). Her teachers noticed after a few weeks she was behind on reading a little, and let us know promptly so we could get right on to ramping up her reading...She made a huge turn around! We love this environment of learning. We love that kids are able to be kids, but also learn lots of responsibility and independence. They get to go home and be a kid without loads of homework, although, you can request some learning sheets to be sent home. Now, in our choice to choose Montessori once again, for a 3rd year in 2020, we had a couple important requirements with our choice to go back. We already had an excellent experience so far, but the pandemic and how it was going to be handled at Montessori was key to us continuing. After reading their new policy, we saw that great efforts were made in making the children's environment as normal as possible. This was absolutely critical in us sending our daughter back. They had also placed common sense approaches for keeping kids and staff safe. Because the kids have separate work spaces where they do their individual work, they are already socially distanced. They do temperature checks where my child can be checked with her wrist. They also have hand sanitizing stations (my child is able to bring her organic sanitizer-90% ) and they take the time to keep things extra clean. They have a great system of separating rooms, in case of Covid exposure which really limits the amount of shut downs. This has been brilliant! We have seen the damaging effects of other overly strict policies in so many other surrounding schools (including a lot of depression, discouragement, and lack of learning) so we couldn't be more happy in the way they have handled this so far. Because she is able to go back to school, and not have us home school her, the teachers were able to recognize that she had a bit of a learning disability and we were able to immediately jump on that and get a tutor. One of her teachers actually took the time to educate herself better on her type of disability in order to understand and be able to serve her and some other kids with this issue even better. We would have never even known she had some issues. Now we can save her the heartache of losing her self confidence and falling behind. We highly support Jim Bernstorf and his highly compassionate & knowledgeable staff. We thank them so much for the way they teach the children. Thanks to them, our child can go to school in freedom. As Maria Montessori said, "Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and, when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade; let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning as it wakes every living creature that divides its day between walking and sleeping."

Love this school. I have two children who have attended for three years. Competent faculty, caring…read moreadministrators, engaging curriculum. Highly recommended.

My son joined at 5 months old, and he loves his teacher, Ms. Dulcy! The Directors really care about…read moremy son, give me live updates daily and treat him like family. Ms. Kayla and Ms. Jamie are incredible, so grateful!

I am very disappointed with my experience at Primrose. I started sending my little one there half…read moreday, and already at the third day I realized something was off. I sent her 4 days half day the first week, and 3 days half day the second week. That's when I decided to give withdrawal notice and quit without hesitation. I'm relieved she is not there anymore, and we started in a new daycare FULL-DAY and she is already doing better, and I take her home being her normal self. We started there because the facility was supposed to be top notch. That's not the case at all. I'm relieved that my child is no longer there. The lack of care and attention is remarkable. And my kid as well other kids needs were not prioritized. It started becoming a priority only when I gave notice that my kid wasn't going back. That's when they started calling and saying "we will be more considerate of your kid crying and feelings, and we will try not to let her cray all day". And I know kids need time to adapt, but no one really genuinely helped her or took time to care. She was left to cry while laying there who knows for how long. And the app that they use to update parents and provide pictures? Forget about it. No feedback was ever provided on how her day went. Her updates were not updated, and when they were it was because I would call and ask. And even then, there were inconsistencies. For example, changes of diaper while napping, or updates about her drinking her bottle but I would go and pick her up and her bottle was still there, or that she woke up from her nap while I was literally entering the classroom and she was sleeping AGAIN. Pictures were sent only the first day, and that was it. Bottom line, they would leave her to cry and cry herself to sleep constantly. Not to talk about lies. They would constantly say she didn't cry she had a beautiful day, while the little one was still sobbing. Or the day I went to pick up her stuff, on of the directors at the entrance told me "your little one is cuddling in the classroom". My kid never went to day care that day, she was already out of there. Those are just examples, but I could go on and on. And she was there just for a very short period of time. And I already feel awful I sent her to such a horrible place. This place is not a daycare, is a money making facility. PLEASE, DO NOT SEND YOUR KID HERE. LOOK ELSEWHERE. THEY ONLY CARE ANOUT MONEY AND NOT THE CHILDREN.

We love West End Preschool. Both my children attend and are very happy. It smells of two things…read more.. hot cooked lunch (prepared fresh every day and lovingly served family-style in each classroom, AND ... my favorite: bleach! The teachers are very knowledgable and loving. Lots of outside time and opportunity for discovery. Plus, music class throughout the week. The administrative staff is very professional and accommodating. I can not recommend it enough.

From the owner: Our curriculum is intentional and purposeful; developed using the research based Creative…read moreCurriculum NAEYC quality criteria, and the TN Early Learning Standards. We are a hands on, inquiry based program. We serve children 6 wks - 5 yrs. of age. Our goal is to develop Vibrant Minds; Healthy Bodies, Caring Hearts and to be a Community of Families. Our Full Time program is open 7 - 5:30 and our Part Time program is 9 - 2:30 optional days.

My grandbaby is "precious cargo" as they say. This school is staffed with educated, caring,…read morewelcoming, encouraging teachers that are making a positive impact on their students (no matter how young)! Thank you for loving on these little people.

Excellent preschool with a huge emphasis on letting children be children! This school is…read moreallergenic, banning all peanut products for the safety of your kids. Many service projects, and a community within itself. If you're looking for a preschool for you 6mth-5 year old Woodmont Christian is the place to go!! And the director Ginny is absolutely wonderful!! :-)

We love Southern Stars! Our 2 year old has been enrolled for several months now (he started in…read moresummer camp), and we are very happy with it. It's a cute little building and the teachers are friendly and great at updating the parent app. My favorite part of the day is getting little updates about how my son's day is going. The other kids seem nice, too, as do the other parents. Has great energy and we love the Montessori approach and that was the main reason we chose this school. They also have a great early-care and after-care program which is helpful. Our son is always very happy to go to school and it seems like he has a great time there. We love it! OH- almost forgot! One of the BEST parts is that they have a wonderful meal program! We are vegan and they have awesome, healthy menu options. It is such a load off to not have to pack lunch/snacks everyday and I love that he is getting to explore different foods than he usually has at home.

Our family has been attending Southern Stars since Jan of 2022 and we could not be more pleased…read morewith the school, the staff, and the families in the community. The Montessori approach and classroom design have been wonderful for our son and his independence is carrying over into our home environment. The teachers and the director are extremely attentive and communicate with our family. Honestly could not be happier with both the academic program and the weekly summer camps!

This is the happiest church I have encountered. Great clergy, multiple services on Sunday…read more(including what I call our Rock 'n Roll service) and a communion service every morning before work. While most churches are bleeding attendance, we are growing every year. Why? well in my opinion the growth is fed by three guiding principles: 1) No politics from the pulpit EVER! 2) The sermons focus on Jesus's power to heal our broken souls -- always in a highly positive and upbeat manner. 3) We are very active serving the less fortunate souls in the community. Activities are going on every day In my fifteen years have never heard anyone speak ill of the church or of any member.

St. George's is a family of believers of all ages and stages. The church offers a wide range of…read moreprogramming both for personal spiritual development and, also, for sharing gifts and talents with those in need in Nashville and beyond. Nourishing. Empowering. Optimistic. Lovely. If you are searching for a church family, please visit and introduce yourself!

f You believe Education is the key to your child's future, Linden Waldorf School is the right place…read morefor your child's dreams to come true. I researched all other top private schools in the area, only to realize that Linden's Staff and Teacher's are a notch above the rest. They are trailblazers with their unique Curriculum, Culture and Philosophy. I can say this because every person who chooses to work at this school has only love in their hearts for inspiring children to become the best version of themselves in this wonderful environment. We are fortunate, feeling blessed to be able to have our child attend. The Waldorf methodology has been in practice for over 100 years and throughout the entirety of the globe. It's both time-tested and more relevant than ever to preparing our children for the unknown landscape ahead. The positive feeling from when you enter this incredible campus runs deep. You will be filled with optimism for your child's future. I highly suggest applying early to not have your child miss out on a once in a lifetime experience. Linden Waldorf is a very special place with the ability to take what's known now and shape new possibilities for the future.

Here's what the five stars are for: -The warm hearted…read moregreeting from the first call to admissions to yesterday morning's drop off. -The food train (more than one round) rallied for my family when I got long haul Covid after the first months of being here in the Linden community. -The relentless communication from one of our subject's teacher that my son was really struggling and that he really needed attention around this and the meeting, emails and text answered so timely and my sons response to excel at that level of commitment and care. -The Square Dance Chili Cookout. 'Nuff said. -Our grades teachers being seriously so fun, authentic and committed to both of my children's development in their time. Coming from another waldorf school it differed in the approach to academics, especially because where we were was K-12 and Linden is K-8. My kid got his butt served in the Academic area but the teachers worked with him closely to get him up to par and now he's excelling. -Not once has a teacher or admin not heard out my request or concern without action and/or empathy. -My middle schooler having some crazy great relationships with his teacher, like asking me to have them for dinner. -Strings Program has changed my Son's life. These relationships support my family to thrive in so many ways. I appreciate the efforts of the school in these seriously challenging times. I'll say, it's not utopia and it's not perfect but when I got up in there and reached out, did my part many came to meet me there. I think I'll stop there.

We absolutely love LSP! We only recently enrolled last August after moving from out of state but…read moreit's been an amazing experience. Both of our daughters love their teachers and Joelle has been a godsend with our youngest!!

We are so grateful we found Little Sunshine Playhouse. My child is absolutely thriving largely due…read moreto how teachers expose the children to a phenomenal range of experiences--from arts and music to rich vocabulary development. And their integration of physical activity into the daily classroom routine is simply the best we've seen. We've experienced three other daycares, and Little Sunshine Playhouse is by far the best! The teachers, especially Miss Joelle and Miss Paula, have been fundamental in my child's growth. The director, administration, and entire leadership team are all thoughtful, engaged, and really dedicated to helping kids thrive. We couldn't be happier!