We have used SFMB for the last 5 years and they're like my family! The school is clean, the…read moreteachers love the kids like they are their own and the curriculum is amazing (high scope play based alongside curriculum like handwriting without tears). My kids are always happy to go here and I'm so happy we found them.

My daughter has been attending this school for the past 4 years. She absolutely loves it here! She…read morecomes home singing songs, teaching me manners, and tells me all about her day. She has never once come home with bite marks, negative words (such as 'butts'; which was picked up at her stay at a private in home day care). The teachers here are very supportive, kind and firm. They have given me daily report cards of her activities during the ages she could not speak, which I found to be extremely helpful! The detail of these cards was helpful for me to continue the same schedule while she was at home and at school. My daughter is now entering the young 5's and she and I are both excited for this next journey. The teachers have told me she will be learning how to use computer skills, learning spanish, and reading and writing. She will also begin learning math. The owner of SFMB, Nanci, has been extremely supportive to me and my family, and has gone above and beyond what I would have ever expected from an owner of any business. I am a single parent, and this is a school that I am proud to say my daughter attends. It is well worth the value of your money spent.

Goddard was an amazing experience for my children. They made significant academic gains and thrived…read morein the supportive teaching environment. That progress didn't happen by accident; it was very clear from the daily status reports that a lot of thought went into curriculum development. As a family with 2 working parents we especially appreciate the fact that the office is extremely well-run. You won't get endlessly transferred and forced to waste a chunk of your day playing phone tag with four different people. Whoever answers the phone will help you, and if they say they will look into something and call you back they will actually do so, and do so promptly. I would recommend the Goddard school without qualification to anyone and everyone looking to give their children a top-notch educational experience.

We've been a Goddard family for roughly 3 years. Both of our little girls have been attending since…read moreour youngest was 3 months old. We've had at least 1 child in all of of their classrooms as our oldest is about to graduate preschool in the summer. I can honestly and confidently say that I would recommend them to everyone. If we decide to have another child, this is where they will be attending. Their curriculum, care, and creativity is unmatched. I'm also an overbearing, over protective, helicopter dad (2 daughters will do that to you). If I'm comfortable with Goddard contributing to the development of my children, you will be too.

We had a great experience at Goddard School Lake Orion after a rough time at another area day care…read more My son was in the Junior Kindergarten room, called, "Raindrops". He is definitely ready for Kindergarten at his public school. The curriculum is challenging enough to keep the children's attention, but appropriate to their age so that your child can progress and feel confident. My son's teacher, Ms. Kathy, kept the class on track, adding creative and imaginative aspects to the topic at hand. The assistant, Alexa, was very nurturing and patient with my high energy child. Summer camp was a welcome change with field trips and special presenters to keep things fun.

First don't be fooled by the posative reviews the owner gave out gift cards to the trampoline park…read moreto the parents who wrote posative reviews. She sent out an email to all the parents. After enrolling my son in Goddard I came for 3 visits an hour each the week before he started in the infant room. I came home from each visit feeling uncomfortable. The issues that I had were with the teachers lack of communication. When I brought 4 bottles and gave his teacher exact times to feed him and I came to pick up my son and found he was only fed two bottles in the morning. He was laying on the tile floor on his back screaming. I was told that they didnt know when to feed him because the other teacher had left so they didn't. When I went to tell the director mrs. Jean she wanted me to speak on the phone with the head teacher. At this point I was feeding my son who hadn't been feed for several hours and was crying in hunger and she was upset I refused to stop feeding him to talk to the teacher on the phone. Another issue I had was my son was put to sleep in his swing when I asked that he not be Ms. Jean said I would need to address it with the teacher myself. I found my child was put to sleep in his crib covered in spit up (his outfit was dirty under his sleep sack). One of the teachers offten picks up the babies by their arms and calls them stupid. I never felt comfortable leaving my son here and after two weeks on the day I found my son wasn't fed we left the owner walked me to my car saying the tuition was nonrefundable.

Unfortunately, Pee Wee Patch has gone downhill. What once was a quality center for my children to…read morelearn and grow in has now become nothing more than a poorly managed mechanism to suck every last penny out of my pocket. Since the summer of 2013, Pee Wee Patch had suffered an upheaval in the management staff that has resulted in inconsistent and illogical policies regarding billing, snow days, vacation days, etc, poor quality of care, and overall a lack of the warm, nurturing and professional environment that one would look for when trusting a pre-school with the welfare of their child. Under this new era of management, it has become clear that the focus is on getting your money and NOT on helping the children grow and develop.

Stay away from this center. I would give it 0 stars if I could…read more.. My son got out of the center to the parking lot on his first day. He was missing clothes every other week and never had many returned, even tennis shoes were missing. Then they changed their policy and failed to notify all parents in regards to the fees assessed to your account if your child is there for more than 10 hours. It was a $140 for 2 kids being picked up 14 minutes after 10 hours!! The paperwork I signed said $10/hr per child, so I disputed it with my credit card and then they forged my initials on an updated document. The best thing I did was leave this place!!!

We had a great experience with Ebony and Children at Play Event Childcare. We were in Detroit for…read morea wedding and needed child care for six rambunctious kids ranging from 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years old. We were able to book CAPEC months in advance, which gave us the peace of mind to book the trip knowing that we had reliable child care in place for the night of the wedding. The reservation process was smooth and easy. I spoke to Ebony by phone and she explained her services and confirmed that she could accommodate the size of our group. Once we decided to book CAPEC, we received a link to fill out all the necessary information online (i.e. allergy information and emergency contacts for each child). We then received a written agreement laying out all the terms and information we needed to plan ahead. Given that we had a large group of six kids, Ebony brought a second staff member, Yolaunda. The two of them came very well prepared with plenty of toys and activities for the kids to play with. As soon as they arrived at the hotel they had the kids engaged with bubbles, balloons, and musical instruments. They also did a great job of comforting/distracting the kids so that the parents could slip out without causing a meltdown. Throughout the evening Ebony texted us updates and pictures of the kids playing and enjoying themselves, which was very reassuring and put our minds at ease so we could enjoy the wedding festivities. When we got back to the hotel at midnight all of the kids were fast asleep. The next morning the kids told us how much fun they had with Ebony and Yolaunda, which is really the best feedback you can get. Thank you Ebony, Yolaunda and Children At Play Event Childcare! We can't thank you enough.

From the owner: Children At Play Event Childcare provides on-site childcare services at adult social gatherings. read more