Wexford Children's Center is a wonderful place! Our family is so grateful for the kind and caring…read morestaff and also the willingness to work with families. I looked at other places, but many felt very business-focused. This is a place centered around children and families. I'm so grateful for what my child has learned at the daycare and also preschool. I highly recommend them!

We just completed our second year at wexford Children's Center and couldn't ask for better staff to…read morehelp with our kids. Our daughter completed both 4 yo and pre-k here and we have utilized the the daycare program for both children as well. The staff is always smiling and you can tell they truly love what they do! The drop-in policy has been amazing as well. When I've had emergencies come up, they always do their best to fit you in. I would highly recommend checking them out!

We just started taking our daughter here. I was a nervous mom of course due to this being the first…read moretime she's been in the care of anyone other than us and her grandparents. Cara was very understanding and sent us pictures and plenty of updates on her first day. This daycare does more than just watch your child, they do learning through play! The kids get to go outside to garden and play with water. They even have an indoor playground (which is insanely amazing) for when the weather is bad. They helped make a Father's Day card/ mug for my husband which was a wonderful surprise! They're flexible with either part-time or full-time and the prices are the best you can find in the area! I couldn't recommend a better place.

Clean and Caring. Felt very comfortable. Highly recommend Little Appleseed Learning Centerread more

Although the school itself and teachers are nice I unfortunately don't recommend this school if…read moreyour child had Autism, SPD (sensory processing disorder) or anything along those lines! At least the 2 year old room which my son was in! I admit my son was a biter, but it could all have been prevented if the 2 year old teachers would have listened to myself and my sons therapist! We put a request and a safety plan that the therapist wrote up to them to help my son when he would become worked up! Instead of preventing it they wouldn't do anything. And the day they found out my son had SPD and possibly autism was the day he was kicked out! So all in all i wouldn't recommend this school to my worst enemy if their child has any type of disorder!

I felt compelled to write this review because I saw an unfavorable review, and it seemed so far…read morefetched and inaccurate, I had to share my experience with this facility. I am 110% pleased and satisfied with the exceptional level of care here. My kids are ages 2 and 4, and I have been at Allie the whole time. The teachers genuinely care about the kids, and Allison is extremely accommodating to parents' schedule changes and needs. There is a personal touch here, which often lacks in the corporate franchise facilities. Seasonal festivals and late nights are offered regularly and allow for parents to either enjoy socializing at the school with their children or enjoy a few hours of adult time. New housing developments are exploding in the area. If you are relocating or moving to the area, don't let a bad review keep you from checking this place out and seeing for yourself. You will FEEL the difference the moment you walk through the door of this locally owned and heart filled center.

You can tell when you arrive for the first time and meet the team that they truly care about taking…read moregreat care of your family. Family owned and operated by some of the best people my wife and I have ever met! We have always been happy and never had any issues. Forget the weirdo review about who is helping your 3 year old paint their art project! Gotta wonder about people like that!?!?. We have never observed anything but people who care about the kids they care for! For parents who value what's really important, choose a locally owned, non-corporate childcare facility. Ally's rocks!

Our son started a year ago and during that time a new director started. We have been so impressed…read morewith all of the new initiatives! From a weekly fun calendar to organizing events for families, to an updated currriculum including phonics/cooking/language specials, to friday cookie day, we are so impressed! In addition to an impressive curriculum, our kid actually loves going to school. The teachers are so good with him and we are truly happy here.

KinderCare Wexford is the most poorly managed daycare I've ever seen. My spouse and I had our son…read moreenrolled in a KinderCare in Sterling, VA where he was happy. When we relocated to Pittsburgh last year, we figured the care would be similar when we transferred him into this KinderCare. We were so wrong! The worst thing is the director. She sends emails at least once (sometimes two or three times) a week asking parents to keep their children home. If she doesn't get enough "volunteers," she will close your child's classroom for a day - or two days - or even three days a week. The reason for these frequent closures surely cannot be that every teacher quits or calls off, but I believe she is a terrible manager, and good teachers leave or do not wish to work for her when she recruits. I fear she's created a reputation in the area, and good teachers aren't willing to take her job offers because she has created a hostile work environment. The children are the ones that end up suffering with all these frequent days off, and working parents (who are paying roughly $18,000.00 per year per child for the service) have to make snap last minute desperate decisions about what to do with their kids on a day that a room is closed. One time she sent at text message to parents at 8:10am. We had our son in the car seat, and we were on our way to the daycare with him when she closed his room with no notice. She appears terribly unfriendly, and we observed her wearing inappropriate political "Make Wexford Great Again" swag clothing to the parents' night. The center director's communication is awful, too. She frequently sends emails to parents with wrong dates and attachments, which causes confusion. Then she sends corrections that are still wrong. Usually she'll send a third message in all caps when she finally gets the dates, times, and spellings right. She even sent us one email that our son's room was closed, then proceeded to send a second email about a fundraiser within that very same hour. Who feels like giving anybody money when you're not getting the services the daycare promised? She also got us to sign up for Soccer Shots lessons on Wednesdays that cost about $130.00. That seems to be the day she closes our son's room most frequently. We paid for eight soccer lessons, and our son has only had one of them. When I asked for a refund on that, she ignored me. This place is dirty. They leave dirty buckets of mop water in the hallways on the rare occasion they actually use them. The kitchen isn't secured, and they have heating elements accessible where kids can wander in. The floors are filthy, and the kids play with toys that are falling apart. We decided on a new daycare center some time ago and only recently worked our way up the waiting list to where our son can start somewhere new next week. The last item is the curriculum. There is none. When other toddler classrooms are learning letters, numbers, and colors, the kids at this center are just being "babysat." At the other KinderCare center in Virginia where our son was enrolled, the teacher in the 12 mo - 18 mo room went over colors, numbers, and letters every morning. Now we get app updates that there is "free play" most of the day, some songs, and basic skills like changing shoes. If we were interested in this kind of babysitting, we'd be going to a non-academy setting that is far less expensive. Our son will be three, and he doesn't even recognize letters or numbers when we try to show him at home. My advice to anybody reading this is to stay away. KinderCare must replace this center's director, and new management must take over before anybody should be sending their children. I called their corporate offices to complain about the frequent closures, and the agent told me, "that's what we do." The agent suggested I call the regional director and gave me her number. I called twice and never received a call back. She only returned my message two weeks later, but we knew we were enrolling our son elsewhere by that point.

Friendly and reliable staff. Grounds are well kept . We have been very happy with our experience so…read morefar . Highly recommend!

We love Royal Oak! My siblings and I went there as a kid and loved it then, and we love it now for…read moreour child. The longer hours are perfect for working parents. Educational curriculum is great and we love the teachers. Lots of learning and playtime with friends. And they provide lunch and snacks which is the best!

Both of my sons attend PHL PreK and they truly LOVE going to school everyday. I could not be more…read moreappreciative of the teachers and director for all of the education and guidance my kids have received. We have become very close with the other families and students at PHL and overall it is a great starting point for all.

Great school! Both of my children have had wonderful experiences. The director and teachers are…read moreamazing. They are very caring and truly want to help the children establish a solid foundation for learning.

The owner of StemSteps is a very reactionary person. She doesn't sit to think and reflect before…read moreacting at all. She runs off emotion and uses intimidation to get what she wants. When you attempt to have an adult conversation about your feelings, she loses her ability to think rationally and asserts her dominance once again. She attempts to micromanage every situation even when she isn't present. There were several situations where she would spit off emails or call before she had all the facts, accusing and pointing fingers. She, however, would not come back and apologize or admit that she leaped before having the facts, afterwards. It eventually got to the point where she was twisting facts and blowing molehills into mountains with untrue statements. She was pushing us to medicate our child when our pediatrician strongly discouraged medicating at that time. The teachers were too passive to set strict boundaries, and they seemed to cower to the owner and allow her to control and micromanage a classroom they were in charge of. The owner made accusatory statements that, when I would speak with other parents, didn't seem true at all. We are not saying that our child was perfect in any way, and he definitely needed some more guidance and stricter boundaries; however, the way things played out here was very disheartening. We even went as far as to have a behavior specialist come in to observe for an IBHS support person; which they requested. I attempted to have a discussion with the owner about feelings towards my child, which is what ultimately ended our time here. She went ballistic instead of being professional and reassuring. It was such a hit to her ego, and she couldn't take it or someone standing up to her false accusations. There was no professional adult conversation, just finger-pointing and blocking. Our son didn't have these types of behaviors in the school before or after this school. He is doing great now in a new school. The behavior consultant discussed what she saw when she observed, and a lot of it was boundary pushing and allowing him to get his way, instead of setting clear boundaries and consequences to teach him, it seemed to be all over the place. Lots of reminders with no consequences, allowing him to get what he wanted, which would reinforce the poor behavior, them being frustrated, and eventually just a target on his back. Again, not that these behaviors were acceptable, but they weren't what was being made out either after speaking to the behavior consultant and piecing things together on our own. I also went in to observe one day. No behaviors but saw him being kicked. When he kicked back, he got caught and in trouble. His new school said they also don't understand because they don't see the behaviors that this owner was saying he had. If you have a very calm, timid, robot-like child, this will be a great fit. However, if you have a rambunctious child with ADHD who goes against the grain at times and wants to be moving, this is 100% not the right fit. The day I observed, they were expected to sit for 25 min doing carpet time. That's a long time for a 4-year-old, let alone a 4-year-old boy who has ADHD. They do wonderful activities there, which is why my son loved it, but there was lots of sitting and expectations of standing still, straight lines, chair work, and not enough strict follow-through. Like I mentioned above, if you have a quiet, calm, timid child, this place is great. If you have a typical hyper, rowdy, strong-willed child, I would find a place better fit because StemSteps cannot and will not be a good fit for your child. I suggest reading the book Raising Lions for this school and some training in consistent follow through, rule setting, consequences and behavior management.

The best daycare around hands down! We have taken our kids to a lot of places and we were very…read moredisappointed. Stemsteps has the best teachers/atmosphere that actually care about kids (not just keep them alive), provide great exposure to veggies at meal times, and give him a variety of experiences to meet his milestones. My son has been attending since 8 months and I wouldn't take him anywhere else. He's very excited at drop off and loves his teachers.