We can not say enough wonderful things about the Scuola community! The students are very much…read moreencouraged to be themselves and the teachers nurture each student's individual interests. They are passionate, caring and so helpful to every student and each family's individual needs. You truly feel like you are a part of a family and Scuola is a special gem unlike any other school we have found. We can not thank them enough for our daughter's experience there and her developments and hope our son can have the same when his time comes!

From the owner: At our beautifully renovated state licensed facility, we are inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach…read moreto early chlidhood education, building our curriculum around what matters most to our children, families, and community. Teachers record and reflect on ways to help children expand their potential. DHS accepted and before and aftercare available with minimum number of registrations.

Our twin boys had the best experience at HWCP. The teachers are amazing and so creative and…read moreengaging. The entire program is so well run and organized by their director - highly recommend!

Loved this school for my boys! The teachers are great and they do the cutest projects and…read moreactivities with the kiddos. We're so glad we came here!

Wonderful! I love every staff member who works here. The secretaries, all therapists, all teachers,…read moreall helpers and all social workers! My daughter has thrived here! I can't wait until my youngest joins this incredible team!

we moved to Royal Oak and started "church shopping" - and after just one visit, First Pres Royal…read moreOak was first on our list. We loved how warmly we were welcomed. We love the family feel, the opportunities for outreach, mission, learning and growing in our faith. We did not have children when we joined, but were most excited at the youth programs - they are amazing, and now that we do have children, who are becoming of age to participate in the programs, we are even more pleased with our choice to join this fantastic church. Our children also attend the preschool during the week. If we could, I would give this 10 stars! I invite you to come visit and see for yourself.

Terrible, the administrators will lie to your face about the ratio in the infant classroomsread more

This center allows multiple instances of child abuse with no action taken against the teachers that…read moredo it. This center will retaliate against you if you report them and they will also give your child's personal items away without permission and not return them. I would keep your children, especially kids who can't advocate for themselves away from this place.

We found BCM while looking for a place to "temporarily" put our first child instead of sending her…read moreto Kindergarten (as she was an early birthday). Well, here we are seven years later and we are about to send our fourth child to BCM! Each of our children has gone through the three year program (through Kindergarten) and we couldn't be happier with what they've learned and how they've grown. The teachers are all so wonderful...patient, caring, gentle (yet able to direct the children to what they need to be learning). We are so thrilled to have found a school like Birmingham Community Montessori for our children's early education.

From the owner: Preschool and kindergarten montessori education.read more

We had a very disappointing experience with Shrine Grade School last year. Before enrolling,…read moreseveral local teachers warned us about leadership and academics at Shrine, but we chose to give it a chance and quickly regretted it. The school was consistently disorganized. The principal seemed disengaged and unhappy in his role, while the assistant principal was unapproachable. Even their newsletters were full of grammatical errors--alarming for an academic institution. Most concerning was the school's push to hold back pre-K students. Even when classroom teachers said children were ready for kindergarten, administration insisted otherwise (this is the case for 3 different families we have spoken to). In our case, they repeatedly claimed our 4 y/o May-born daughter was "too young for Kindergarten," which is simply not true. We later learned this was likely due to a lack of kindergarten space, making the decision feel misleading and financially motivated. The one bright spot was our daughter's teacher, who was kind and capable, but strong classroom teaching cannot make up for weak leadership. Now that our daughter is at a new school, the difference in organization, communication, and overall educational environment is striking. I fear for Shrine's future if leadership and priorities do not change.

Very nice place my kids love going to school here it's such a great Catholic education such great…read moreteachers and great community