There was an open house at the new campus a couple weeks back and OH MY! Call and enroll your babes…read moreasap! This Montessori school is going to be a five star environment for the kids. If I have a second round of little ones I'll move across the city to get them in Peaceful Valley Montessori. It's too bad they'll cap out their 150 max within I bet a year! Maybe you all at PVMA will open another campus in the northern suburbs?!

Peaceful Valley under new ownership - and with a new manager that replaced one during the 2021…read moretransition - is a night and day experience. Some of the amazing teachers are still there (Miss Anjum), facilities issues are more than addressed, and the classroom experience is very positive. We had our youngest return this year and are only leaving for grade school. As it is now, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to parents looking for Montessori Instruction.

I love this place and my preschool age son does too! We switched a little while ago from a…read moredifferent daycare in EP to EFC, mainly over staffing ratio concerns that we had. I have not had any of those issues at EFC, they have always been more than adequately staffed. My son now gets excited to go to school (as we call it). He loves his teachers and he loves everything they do. He comes home babbling about everything they did. We were having trouble with "baby talk" while at the other place, and it completely has ended now, at this new place. They feed them breakfast, snack, lunch and snack. And lots of fruits and veggies are offered. They even have a taste test Thursday, where the kids have to taste a different food each week. The long term teachers are awesome and engaging. Our only regret is that we did not switch before we did.

From the owner: Especially for Children provides quality child development programs for infants through…read morepreschoolers in a creative, safe and nurturing environment. Our programs enhance children's emotional security and self-esteem, while stimulating their intellectual growth. We enable children to explore and discover with their peers and with encouraging adults. We also seek to provide peace of mind and a supportive community through trained personnel, family events, and excellent programs.

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I have a child one of the 2 infant rooms, and I am so incredibly impressed with the…read moreprofessionalism, friendliness, and generosity of the staff at St. Peter's. His two lead teachers are former elementary teachers and the environment is inviting AND ridiculously clean. Everyone I have come into contact with at St. Peters has been both competent and kind. I also really appreciate their high-tech security/check-in system. I would not hesitate to recommend St. Peters for anyone looking for child care.

My child recently started in one of the infant rooms. We signed up when I was in the first…read moretrimester and the wait was 11 months but it was well worth the wait!! If you are pregnant, get on the waiting list asap. When we toured St.Peter's we knew right away this was where we wanted our son. The facilities are beyond anything you will find for child care. It is clean. They have a HUGE gymnasium where the kids can have recess in the winter or when it's rainy. There are balls, toys, trykes for them to ride, etc. This is something we didn't find ANYWHERE else. And in Minnesota, a space for kids to run around indoors is so essential. They also have a muscle room for the kids who are just learning to move around. There are safe objects for them to climb on. Often times at pickup I will see kids riding around in the buggies down the halls just for a change of scenery while they wait for their parents. I think in the summer they walk back and forth outside on the sidewalk out front. The infant room has volunteer grandmothers that come and rock babies, our son gets a ton more attention than he did at the daycare we used while waiting for his spot at St.Peters. The grandmas enjoy holding him when he naps at times, even though it's not necessary, they just like to. I drop in sometimes and visit my son. Most of the times I've come he's being held or he's playing and happy. (they do not ususally know I'm coming) The atmosphere is inviting and the staff and volunteers display so much love for the kids it makes my heart happy to witness. In the short time he's been there they have done multiple art projects. The kids go to chapel on a regular basis as well. Tonight is a christmas concert that the children are putting on for the parents. They have parent aware nights where you can meet other parents and everyone does some type of volunteer activity together. The last one was making meals for people less fortunate. When we started we received a welcome bag with lots of fun stuff including a hand made knitted blanket. I mean I could go on and on all day. This place has exceeded our wildest expectations and knowing what childcare can be like elsewhere I sometimes have to pinch myself that this is real life. Since starting, my baby boy has not giggled and smiled so much in his entire life. I can tell he is truely happy here.

Good information on site. Wonderful location…read more Great teaching practices for children. I so love nature base education.

I sought out The Forest School of Minnesota because my son loves being outside. He's now been part…read moreof the school for 9 months. He loves it. He always comes home happy and shares his experiences of the day. He has learned better manners than I would have taught him at home. We have had only positive experiences with the teachers at the school.Having an older child, I've had a few interactions with preschool faculty in Minneapolis. I've been more than pleased with the honesty that Michele has provided me in regards to my son's abilities and personality. It is a very good fit for our family. The environment is supportive of reaching one's full potential. There is also a reverence for imagination and childhood all while preparing kids for kindergarten.

Please think twice before using this company. If improvement…read moreis not shown they will drop you. Their respite families are not screened well enough. 2 bad problems with 2 respite homes. No more!! Rules not explained well enough to families, and treat clients as if they don't remember that they work for the client, not the other way around.

The therapists may be fine. Probably good depending on who you get etc. but the front staff are all…read moreidiots. Our issue is the people scheduling and billing. Nobody seems to have an ability to schedule the correct appointments and the billing department can't even give you a statement on how much an appointment with a therapist is going to cost. Could you imagine going into target and having to pull something off the shelf, buying it and then waiting for a bill 3 weeks later that's a mystery until you open the mail? And even that is minor compared to the insanity of their scheduling department. Our therapist has on her schedule our appointments. But the front staff keeps rearranging them and we get a notice of a different day or week. So we have to call in. Say no, we're next week. They don't see it on their schedule even though the therapist has apparently told them so and specifically told us. And we've told them. There's been a gap of a month in appointments due to consistent scheduling issues which is inexcusable when you're dealing with mental health issues. We've shown up on days we were scheduled through the therapist only to be told by the front staff we are not that day and sent home. Then get a call from the therapist wondering where we are. I would encourage anyone out there to seek a different clinic or provider unless this is your absolute last chance. Their schedule and billing staff are all morons. I don't say that lightly. Nobody knows how to do their job and when instructed, they still cannot perform the basic duties of letting you know how much their service will cost or when an appointment is set.

I sent two children through the Normandale Preschool program and would recommend it to anyone -…read moregreat teachers, great program, flexable with extra hours, like lunch and afternoons. The teachers have all been there for a long time which, to me, says a lot about their dedication to the kids and the program. My son is now in 6th grade and his best freinds are still ones he met at Normandale Preschool!