Coming from a private facility in Orlando when she was an infant, I was extremely worried about finding a good school for my daughter in Daytona. I didn't just find one, I found a home in Imagination Station. They cared for her from the time she was 1 until she was starting first grade. Not only did she receive an excellent education, but she was treated as if she were family by all the teachers. She is thriving in elementary school now and I attribute this to the IS Foundation. Kim is an excellent leader to her team which shows with the tenure of teachers. Highly recommend this school. read more

Amazing teachers and all of the staff Love their teaching style and my grandson never wants to leave school. We will miss next year read more

Both of our children attended this school and the quality of care and education they each received was phenomenal. Any concern I had was responded to quickly and with the utmost respect and care. I recommend this school to all parents of young children. read more

My daughter has attended since she was 2. I don't think of imagination station as a daycare but rather as a school. My daughter is leaps and bounds ahead of kids her age. I am so grateful for the love and nurturing imagination station TEACHERS have invested in my girl. Thank you all! read more

I had a very bad experience with a few pre-K programs in Volusia County, and Imagination Station Montessori is one of them. I had been holding back this review for months, but I now realize the importance of addressing the negative experiences for other parents. The local pre-K standards seem to have dropped the ball, and it is questionable if they ever had a solid foundation to begin with. Action is necessary to rectify this situation and uphold the standards expected in early childhood education. This pre-K had five-star reviews and had been in business for about 30 years, which initially gave me some confidence. I toured the school and children looked engaged in many crafts, which seemed promising. However, even during my first visit, I noticed a strong sewage and chlorine smell on the first floor. Despite the small size of the school and what seemed like more children than the old house could accommodate, my daughter, seemed somewhat happier there than at the previous place. Unfortunately, as I was employed, it was not feasible for me to keep my daughter home during working hours, so I continued my search for a better pre-K and contacted other schools, but none had availability at that time. The situation took a serious turn less than 6 weeks after enrollment. While picking up my three-year-old daughter from pre-K, she disclosed that Mr. Jack, the adult son of the pre-K owner Mrs. Kim who is also a teacher, had laid on her while she was trying to nap and also hit her while she misbehaved. I was immediately concerned and raised this issue with the teacher, who directed me to speak with Mrs. Kim. This was incredibly alarming, and I expected immediate action to be taken. Mrs. Kim admitted via text message that incident indeed occurred and tried to downplay the situation by saying her son was acting dorky. She promised to keep my daughter and her son- teacher in different classrooms. I was unable to remove my daughter immediately due to waitlist situation in other pre-K. I started talking to other parents aligning concerns about children's dehydration during school time, scarce ambiguous communication with teachers, some other parents expressed concerns regarding poor verbal abilities of children attending this school. On the first Friday after the holiday break, someone placed an envelope containing a dismissal letter in my daughter's backpack. What was surprising and disappointing is that the owner, Mrs. Kim, did not attempt to have a conversation with either me or my partner. The dismissal letter cited my dissatisfaction with their school as the reason for dismissal and mentioned that they had not yet received a check from the father. She mentioned that in the dismissal letter after I had multiple times informed her that the father's checks were coming from another state. I also offered to cover his portion, knowing that Mrs. Kim still doesn't have an electronic payment system. Mrs. Kim also noted that on the last day before Christmas, the father had scheduled a school tour but never arrived, which deeply upset her. This was despite my earlier heads-up to Mrs. Kim that it might be a possibility. What was particularly hurtful was that we had given generous Christmas presents to all school personnel (about 18 people as per Mrs. Kim's list), yet Mrs. Kim never expressed any gratitude. Instead, she focused on the missed tour and the late payments, ignoring the fact that I had communicated potential issues in advance and that there were significant concerns regarding the safety and well-being of my child. My experience with Imagination Station Montessori was deeply disappointing and distressing. The initial promise of a nurturing environment quickly gave way to serious concerns about safety, inadequate communication, and a lack of empathy from the administration. I would not recommend this school to other parents. It's crucial for parents to find a pre-K that prioritizes the well-being and safety of their children above all else, and unfortunately, this was not my experience with Imagination Station Montessori. read more

amazing school amazing staff definitely recommended your child will be cared for and educated also the diversity is amazing

For months I avoided to write this review. In one point I decided not to, because it's very hard for me to talk about this. But I want to brake the silence and warn other parents who are considering to sign up their kids into this school. I came to pick up my two daughters from school and noticed that my older daughter was unusualy quite. I was putting her to bed that night and was shocked with the things she told me. Shocked and in panic! She told me that an older boy kissed her. I asked her how big is that boy? She told me that he doesn't go to school with them and that he is much taller and older then the other kids. She then started revealing everything that happened that day, in details. These are her words: ,,We were playing at the playground when the boy approached me, took the popsicle out of my hand and told me ,,Let me take you to the secret place", he then took me upstairs to the teachers office, locked the door. He took his pants off, and then my pants off, and he was touching me, and kissing me. She was very embarrassed and shy while slowly talking about this, she didn't understand what was happening. She told me that there were no teachers inside and nobody saw them. All the teachers were outside at the playground. I've put her to sleep, went out of the room shaking. I imidietly called the director of the school, told her what happened. Her initial reaction was ,,That didn't happen" and started to justify herself. I felt no concern about the child, only concern she had was about their reputation! We took our daughter to the hospital in the morning where they established that thank God she wasn't raped. We reported the case to the police and DCF. They investigated my daughter about what happend. The fact that she had to go through all of this makes me want to cry every time I think about it! After 2 weeks of investigation the case was closed due to lack of evidence. The school doesn't have a single camera inside or outside! Our daughter is a very smart little girl. Our family is loving and supportive. We are on a waiting list for months for a childs psychologist who would be able to talk with our daughter about this. We are extremely worried that this might leave consequences on her in the future! read more

My son started here in 2015 and it is amazing what all they have taught him. Ms. Kim is very attentive to my concerns. I recommend this school to everyone I encounter. Keep up the good work! read more