Loving Hands Pre school was the best school that I could have chosen for my daughter. The teachers…read moreare lovely and are the best. Every morning they greet the parents and students with a warm smile and welcome them into the class. As a parent they made me feel that my child was safe and that's very important now a days. They also got to go on a lot of field trips through the year. My favorite was the pumpkin patch in October. Bottom line this school is amazing and I would recommend every parent to send their child to this school.

Upon initial viewing of this Montessori Preschool & its teachers. It seems like a wonderful, safe…read morepreschool that actually follows & institutes the Montessori Methods, along with teachers that actually have "loving hands". COMPLETE FALSIFICATION. After my three year old (who has never been in day care or preschool) attended this school for less than 48 hours. I was told that,due to the fact that he would not sit still for circle time & follow directions (the routine of the class)-100% & that if he couldn't do so within the next 3 days (signed up for the last two weeks of the school year & paid registration fee for summer program to follow) he could no longer attend. They placed my son on a 1:1 for someone to follow him around as though he was a threat to their preschool. If you are truely familiar with the Montessori Methods.....this is not it! They appear to have the Montessori tools for learning upon viewing the school/classroom, but they do not actual follow the teaching methods of it! If your child does not follow directions 100 % & does not immediately adapt, the Directress Lenore will be very condescending, biased & down right offensively rude-even suggesting have my son evaluated for "special services." The teachers will smile so beautifully in your face just to "kick you & your child in the back." They do not possess character traits of "loving hands" nor the actual "Montessori Methods." These preschoolers today are our future & if you want to build your child's self-esteem within the educational setting-this is NOT the place.

I never post reviews, we were with this daycare for 5 years, two kids. It was wonderful at first…read morebut the staff changed, owners changed and it all went to shit. The teachers are horrendous, ghetto, do not take care of the kids like they should. It's a disgrace. The staff are like children themselves. Have their clicks and hang out at the front desk and create drama. Do not waste your money here. Spend the money somewhere else and get the quality of love and caring your child needs

This daycare is the worst of the worst. They not only are understaffed, not prepared when children…read morearrive, don't follow and of the regulations, don't send photo updates as promised, dirty, and overall the worst experience ever. My daughter would be left in a stroller when paying for early drop off cause they only have one staff member attending to all children coming into the daycare. It's unacceptable and this daycare should be shut down

Great school! Both…read moremy children have attended this school! The teachers are incredible and give a lot to making sure the children are taken care of and educated appropriately. The teachers give us updates and a plan for our children to succeed and achieve their potential. The rates are great. ALL the teachers are professional, caring and nurturing. I have a very shy 4 year old and when he sees his teachers he comes out of his shell and warms up immediately. Not a bad word to say! Great experience all round.

Such a fantastic preschool with hands on learning! My schedule can be crazy and I love that I can…read morechoose the days my child will attend. I am also in love with the new staff! This is a warm co-op filled with a love of learning and teaching children the skills they need to become kind and empathetic! I would definitely recommend this school, especially if you want to be involved in your child's early childhood education.

My son went to Montessori Minds a few years back and it was a FANTASTIC experience for our whole…read morefamily. The school itself is clean and bright with plenty of room for the children to explore, learn, and play. Jackie Krumm and her caring, attentive staff take every opportunity to make the learning environment stimulating, fun, and creative and are always thinking up new ways to keep the kids interested and engaged. Our son loved the school and the staff so much that there were times that he wouldn't want to leave when we came to pick him up because he was having too much fun! Bottom line, if you're looking for a preschool for your child where they can learn and grow in a safe and loving environment, Montessori Minds Preschool is the place for you!

What a wonderful school. My daughter went here from 2 years to 4 years of aged and loved going each…read moreand every day. The teachers are nurturing and caring. You can really tell they enjoy educating children. Class sizes are small giving them the opportunity to get to know each and every child. The programs they have in place left her fully prepared for kindergarten. Highly recommend calling for a personalized tour.

As a new mom and new to the neighborhood, I sent my daughter to this daycare because it was so new…read moreand clean looking. I expect my child to get sick (which is nobody's fault) but she was out for 1.5 weeks and the only time the director reached out to me was to ask for payment, not a concern or knowledge that my daughter was out for so long. COVID came along, the owner/directly withheld money from our tuition as cleaning fees and credit. I really did not want to go back but covid was a mess to find new daycares so I let both my children go for the summer to utilize the credit that she withheld from me. They leave their school bags outside in the sun before pick up time, a possible "rodent" or animal chewed through my daughter's bag (I don't care about the bag but it's kinda gross to have rodents crawling my children's belongings) but according to the owner, it's impossible. So it must have been either my pet goldfishes or 3 year old son who chewed it out...since it was "impossible"to have rodents outside their building. Friday was pizza day. I gave pizza money but they miscommunicated somehow and didn't feed my daughter. When I tried to talk to the owner, she put her hand in my face and told me "it would never happen again and I had to drop it". Even if I had forgotten to pay, would it be so terrible to feed a child with the half slice of pizza you ordered if she did not have anything to eat? In the beginning of the summer, the teacher told me my son had an accident in his pants, fine, whatever, it happens with kids. Two months later, they returned a bag of soiled clothes to me. It would have been better if they just tossed it. Send in labeled lip balm and sun screen they say, it will be applied if they go out later in the day. Forget it, by the end of the summer, all my sunscreens were brand new. There were many great teachers that worked here but most have left. It's a beautiful new and clean place with lots of potential to be great, unfortunately, when you only look at $ and not use your heart to care for the children that parents trust you with, it will show right through. I spent a few seasons here because I really wanted to like it, all the parents including myself were ultimately disappointed in the management of this daycare.

Not only is this place super expensive, they've got plenty of violations for only the few years…read morethey've been open. (Which can be found on the office child and family services website https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/childcare/looking/ccfs-search.php) Also the director of this place Janice is quite arrogant- during our virtual visit she practically told me to throw my sons routine out the window because it would never be followed in her daycare. And she also said it was "weird" that I asked her if they have cameras that families can use to check in on their babies during the day. This was a deal breaker for us we chose another facility who was willing to be transparent with you. transparency is so important when you are dealing with infant parents.

I can't say enough about this wonderful school. I had recently moved to the area and cased out…read moreevery daycare there was. Each and every staff member, the Director included, are genuinely good people who care very much for what they do. They would go out of their way to accommodate you if needed. I feel completely confident that when my son enters Kindergarten he will be ready. He's in the pre-school program now and does a new letter each week, with many activities reinforcing the letter or theme. Not that he remembers all of it but the improvements he has made is absolutely noticeable. If the weather is poor they use the facility upstairs like a little gym. There are many extra programs, like tumbles/yoga, indoor soccer shots, even intro Spanish. I've been to special holiday celebrations for families, date night which was awesome, coming soon, Mother's Day tea party and a wine and paint night. They are just very much involved and welcoming. Most of all my son loves it there and that makes me Happy. He had been to other schools in our former neighborhood and he cried everyday not to go. Even buckled himself back into the car seat. I feel good about this place and I would recommend it to anyone.

By far the best preschool in west babylon! I never thought my daughter would separate but by the…read moresecond day of preschool she literally ran into the classroom with a huge smile!!! Miss Allison and Miss Heather are the absolute best. Their kind, loving, cheerful and nurturing personalities make the children feel safe, secure and happy throughout the day!!! As a preschool teacher with over 20 years experience i knew exactly what I was looking for when it came time to send my children to preschool!!!! I was immediately sold when I went on a tour of friendly nursery school!! The place is spotless and so well organized!!! I am forever grateful to this wonderful place and I would highly recommend!!!