With putting God and Christian faith in all aspects of school year life. Treating kids with respect…read moreand kindness, a community that work as a family. Facilities that are secured and well maintained. All this makes St. Johns a perfect place to have your family and kids in.

Principal at St. John is smug, rude, and condescending. Appears to be on some form of power trip in…read morehis role and really sad as St. John's is a good school. Be aware if you are considering this school!

This is a loving, academic school that is faith based . Classes are small and education is based on…read moreeach child's individual pace. I highly recommend this school. The staff is very caring. They focus on your child's emotional development as well as academic.

I have found this to be a wonderful preschool with a staff that cares deeply for all of the kids…read moreand families. There is a nice yard for outside play time. There is a weekly chapel time with the pastor for all of the classes. Fun family events are regularly planned for everyone to get together and participate with church families.

I have nothing but praise for Adventures in Learning (AIL). My daughter attended from age 2 to 4.5…read more She was in every classroom and has worked with many teachers. The teachers, and Melinda, provide a safe learning environment. My daughter started August 2020, therefore I can only speak of experience after the pandemic. I must say Melinda and staff handled all of the guidelines to perfection. We were always informed of the latest regarding Covid. AIL is clean and I never felt like it wasn't. My daughter always came home happy with stories, and work, to share. AIL has an easy drop off and pick up system. It is all done through an app. With this app teachers also post photos and daily activities. I always knew what my daughter was doing that day. Communication was also very open. Melinda always responded to emails, and teachers always responded to messages from the app. My daughter always came back happy. She was safe and loved. I pulled her from AIL because I wanted her to attended the same school as sibling. She was very sad to leave her friends. She was devasted to leave the teachers she has known since age 2. I also want to add that Ms. Nora greatly helped with potty training. My daughter saw other kids with underwear and Ms. Nora assisted with encouraging her to get rid of diapers and be a big girl with underwear. I highly recommend AIL. Safety and my daughter's social emotional being were definitely met.

Update on my review since my daughter started in 2019 she is now in kindergarten stood here from…read more2-5 went through all the class rooms and ever single teacher is amazing I mean amazing the kids are their babies and I appreciate it. Melinda was amazing running stuff smoothly during Covid my son has now been there a year and a half and I plan to keep him there Mrs Raquel did an awesome job getting my daughter ready for kinder she tested going into kinder and was above average thank you all your doing great Mrs Darcie Mrs Jessica Mrs Nora they are all the best thank you ladies

The teachers are very loving and friendly. We feel like this is a very loving environment as the…read morekids are very sweet, parents are nice and teachers are very caring. We are very happy at this school

Threatened with Disenrollment for Asking a Simple Question…read more I rarely write public reviews, but my recent experience with Little Scholars Academy and staff member Shehara Devendra left me shocked and disappointed. The issue began with something simple: I dropped off extra clothes for my child and was told they would be labeled by the school. Later, when I picked them up, none had been labeled as promised. I politely messaged the school, explained the situation, and respectfully requested that only the unlabeled items be returned so I could label them myself. What I received in response was not acknowledgment or accountability, but vague reassurances and generic replies that completely ignored the specific concern I had raised. Instead of acknowledging the oversight, I was told to "trust the process" -- as if my concern was rooted in distrust, when in reality I had simply asked for follow-through and clarity. I remained calm and polite in every message, even thanking them multiple times. At no point did I use disrespectful or inappropriate language. Despite this, I was later told by the Director that my child's enrollment could be discontinued if I was ever "disrespectful" again. After receiving that email from the Director, my family felt humiliated, anxious, and unsure of what to do next. After much hesitation, we decided to email the school to withdraw our child from enrollment. The school replied, asking us which date we wanted our child's last day to be. Because we were unfamiliar with their withdrawal process, we politely asked for more detailed guidance -- specifically, what the procedure would be and what date would work for the school. Instead of receiving any instructions, the school simply stopped responding. Then, one morning at drop-off, I was confronted at the door by staff member Shehara. She blocked the entrance and demanded that I give her a specific last day for my child's attendance. This was done while my child was crying in fear and distress, and while other parents were lined up behind us trying to drop off their children. I asked her repeatedly if my child was allowed to attend class that day, but she replied that she "didn't know" and insisted I give her a date immediately. In the end, I had to almost ask for permission for my child to enter class, promising I would confirm the withdrawal date later that day. Only then did she allow my child to go inside. This was not the only example of pressured compliance. Shehara insisted we purchase the school's preferred diaper brand, even though we already had a large supply of another suitable brand, making us feel that noncompliance might result in mistreatment of our child. The Director, who has never been present during our drop-offs or pick-ups, nonetheless defended her staff without ever having witnessed these incidents. Rather than working with us as partners in our child's care, they created an environment where asking a simple question was treated as a disciplinary problem. As a parent, I believe in collaborating with teachers and staff, and in standing up when communication breaks down and basic respect is lacking. I expected better from a school entrusted with my child's care. It's disappointing that a parent raising a simple concern -- calmly and constructively -- could be treated as a disciplinary problem, then later confronted publicly at the school door, instead of being treated as a partner in their child's education. I share this experience in the hope it brings attention to the importance of accountability, empathy, and clear communication in childcare. Parents should be able to ask questions and express concerns without being threatened with disenrollment, ignored when seeking guidance, or put in uncomfortable and public confrontations during drop-off. I strongly urge parents to consider these experiences before enrolling at Little Scholars Academy. Your family deserves a school that values transparency, respect, and true partnership with parents.

my kid shadowed the school and loved it! He told me the staff was nice and the classes were fun and…read moresomething new. The school is very big and I liked that each grade has two classes with different teachers.

School is supposed to be a place where students learn, grow, make friends, discover new interests,…read moreand prepare for their futures. It is supposed to challenge students, but it is also supposed to give them reasons to care about what they are learning. Teachers are supposed to guide students when they struggle, encourage them when they improve, and treat them with basic respect. Unfortunately, not every school feels like that. Sometimes, school can become a place where students spend most of their day feeling bored, frustrated, stressed, or ignored. When classes are unnecessarily difficult and teachers are constantly negative or disrespectful, even students who normally want to do well can begin to lose motivation. A school does not have to be literally falling apart to be a bad environment. Sometimes the biggest problems are the things students experience every single day. A difficult class here and there is normal. Having a strict teacher is normal. Getting a bad grade is normal. However, when difficult classes become the norm and students regularly feel like their teachers do not respect them, school can become exhausting. Instead of looking forward to learning something new, students may start looking at the clock and counting the minutes until they can leave. One of the biggest problems with a school like this is that many of the classes can feel incredibly boring. Students are expected to sit in classrooms for hours, listen to long explanations, copy information, complete assignments, and prepare for tests. There is nothing inherently wrong with studying or doing assignments, but there is a difference between challenging students and making learning feel meaningless. When nearly every lesson consists of worksheets, lectures, repetitive questions, or memorization, students can easily become disconnected from the material. Boredom is sometimes treated as if it is entirely the student's fault. If a student is not paying attention, people may immediately assume that the student is lazy or does not care about school. However, teachers and schools also have a responsibility to make learning understandable and engaging. Not every lesson has to be entertaining, but students should at least be able to understand why they are learning something and how it connects to the world around them. When students are given endless assignments without explanation or meaningful discussion, it becomes difficult to stay interested. Difficult classes create another major problem. There is nothing wrong with a class being challenging. In fact, students need challenges because overcoming difficulties can help them develop confidence and important skills. The problem occurs when a class is difficult without providing students with enough support to succeed. A student can spend hours studying and still feel completely lost if the material has not been explained clearly. Imagine sitting in a classroom while a teacher explains a complicated topic quickly. The student tries to follow along, writes down notes, and attempts to understand the examples. Then an assignment is handed out that seems much harder than anything that was practiced in class. The student tries to complete it, gets several questions wrong, and becomes frustrated. Instead of receiving help, the student may be told to simply "try harder." That response does not solve the problem. If someone genuinely does not understand something, telling them to try harder does not automatically teach them how to understand it. This can create a cycle of frustration. The student struggles, receives a poor grade, becomes less confident, and starts believing that they are simply bad at the subject. Eventually, they may stop trying because they expect to fail anyway. From the outside, this can look like laziness. In reality, it can be the result of repeated discouragement. Teachers have an especially important role in preventing that cycle. A good teacher does not have to be everyone's favorite person. Teachers can be strict. They can have high expectations. They can give difficult assignments. They can discipline students when necessary. None of those things automatically make a teacher mean. The real problem begins when teachers treat students as if they are problems instead of people. Some teachers seem to forget that students can have bad days, become confused, make mistakes, or need additional explanations. Instead of responding with patience, they may become sarcastic, irritated, or dismissive. A student might ask a question and receive an answer that makes them feel embarrassed for asking. Another student might make a mistake and be criticized instead of being shown how to improve. Over time, experiences like these can make students afraid to participate. That fear is especially harmful to learning. Asking questions is one of the most important ways students learn. If students believe that a teacher will make fun of them, become angry with them, or make them feel stupid

Kathleen is absolutely amazing. She loves children and they love her. Our little guy was under her…read morecare for almost 2 years, and oh do we miss her. She taught us and him. With 30 years of experience and 4 grown and successful children of her own, I truly believe she has seen everything. Her experience speaks volumes, especially when we consider our current daycare situation...we're honestly thinking about making an extra 2 hour commute just to bring him back.

If you prefer your child to be at home private daycare with personal attention and loving…read moreenvironment, this place is for you! Kathleen has years of childcare experience. Her house is well organized, there is a backyard for kids to run around and play. Kids are never board, they do tons of different activities, like arts and crafts, songs, dancing, learning ABCs and ect.. Food is made from organic ingredients, mostly vegetarian. My daughter is currently goes there and loves it. Since she started this daycare i noticed a lot of improvement in her vocabulary, manners and overall behavior.

My kiddos have been at Kiddie for some time now, one is in the toddlers class and another in the…read more3's class. It's been really sweet to see some of the relationships my girls have built with certain teachers and staff throughout our time here. The teachers are really friendly and compassionate. I'm also really glad they have a secured facility that requires a code to get inside. The daily reports and pictures are my favorite since I can get an idea of what they learned and what activities they did for the day. Oh and summer camp is my kids favorite, thank you Kiddie for all the fun activities you've been having Ellie is always excited to know what day on the calendar it will be when getting ready in the morning.

I had a very disappointing experience involving Miss Allie. I overheard my son crying for several…read moreminutes before I even stepped out of my car. Once I got out, I clearly heard Miss Allie yelling at him in a very aggressive manner. I immediately communicated my concerns to the director. Later, I received a phone call that felt dismissive, offering excuses such as Miss Allie "raising her voice because she was sick and losing her voice." That explanation was unacceptable given what I personally witnessed. After this experience, it's unfortunately very clear why my son no longer enjoys going to school. Hearing an adult speak to a young child that way was shocking and deeply disappointing. What makes this even harder is that there are wonderful teachers at this school--teachers like Miss Neyra and many in the older twos classrooms who show genuine patience, compassion, and passion for caring for children. Sadly, there are also teachers who seem to lose their temperament far too easily, and Miss Allie is one of them . Today's incident has left me very concerned about how children are being spoken to when parents are not present.

My grandkids attend this school. Love the teaching and all the staff! I would highly recommend…read morethis school to all my family and friends.

From the owner: We offer a developmental, play-based, art & nature-enriched, Christian environment for your…read morepreschooler!