My son is 4.5 and he attends all day Pre K at A.C.G until Kindergarten in September. He started at…read more3. I would refer all moms and dads to this daycare facility. Everyday is a new activity, they are exceptionally clean, professional, kind, fun, young hearted, always communicating, great playground and outside area, they have visitors like farm animals and Santa, they have a summer camp which would make any adult want to be a child again and they are reasonably priced. I love the pictures, videos and updates that are shared to me throughout the day. My son is his happiest at A.C.G. and i wouldn't choose anywhere else for him to attend. It has made me working a lot less depressing knowing how much he is learning and how happy he is to see his teachers and little friends.

My nephew loves to go to school and that's awesome. The teachers are beyond fabulous, hands on, and…read moreprofessional. My nephew is naturally smart and charismatic cause he takes after me (duh) but thanks for the spectacular staff here to ensure it's maintained while I'm in Cali.

Great Preschool for my kids and wonderful community for parents. Just moved to town and met so many…read morefriends for both myself and my children.

Love this awesome preschool! My children had the best start to their educational journey at this…read moreaccredited school. Fantastic teachers under loving, engaged leadership. Can't beat the downtown location either!

The teachers and staff are very kind to the students and teach them very well, but the students…read morethemselves are quite the handful. My daughter comes home and tells me about how the girls go to the bathroom and do self harm. it's very concerning as a mother to hear this type of stuff coming from a Catholic school out of all places and. And the girls that do it, recommend to the other younger ones to do it as well and the counselor system isn't the best cause the students mostly talk among themselves about their problems which can start a lot of problems by giving bad advice, and the boys in the school are very chaotic and loud as my daughter says, and they make rude jokes to the girls. They think they're joking, but it's considered bullying and they're quite inappropriate.

As a mother, I can't be more grateful to the St. Augustine. My daughter studied there and had an…read moreincredible education, and today my son is also part of this beautiful community. It is an institution that stands out for its values, its academic excellence and the loving treatment they give to each child. Seeing my children grow up in an atmosphere of faith, respect and learning has been one of the best decisions we have made as a family.

Our son had a fantastic experience in the 2s program last year. He had a tough time with…read moreseparation and I cannot say enough good things about how his teachers handled it. He has been out of school for nearly 3 months (summer) and still talks every day about missing Miss Moss, Mrs. Bridge and Miss Bennett.

Our 2 year old just started camp at Bridges this week. He is…read morehaving such a great time! The teachers are warm, friendly and welcoming. They have a well prepared environment for the children that is creative, brings nature inside and educational. We are very happy to have him at Bridges now and in the fall for the 2s program!

I nannied for a couple of kids who went to Huntridge Montessori, so even though I didn't personally…read morehave children who went, I've been going here for drop offs/pick ups for 5 1/2 years. I absolutely LOVE this school and the teachers. The children I nannied for blossomed here, made valuable friendships, and learned an incredible amount. The teaching style along with the patience and love that the teachers give is truly amazing. I did a few presentations for the children at this school, sharing personal photos and facts about Asia and Antarctica. The children love learning about the world and were so excited to look at the photos from my travels, especially Antarctica. Huntridge also provides after school activities for Lunch Bunchers as well as fun field trips for the older kids. The teachers, however, are truly the best. Ms. Suzie and Ms. Kathleen have been so kind and welcoming to me throughout the years even as a nanny. If you are ever looking for a preschool, Huntridge is the best school around!

The teachers and directors are amazing! My daughter has been in this school for almost a year and I…read morecould not recommend it more.

I would NOT recommend this preschool with the current director in place. I can't say enough about…read morethe teachers they are absolutely amazing, however if there are issues in the classroom the director does not remedy the situation in the proper manner. Their handbook states : BEHAVIOR POLICY It is our goal to provide a safe and nurturing environment at GCP. We work together with parents to help children develop inner controls to develop appropriate social behavior. Teachers use positive reinforcement, and redirection, along with instruction in classroom rules and the modeling of appropriate behavior and manners. Children are reminded of the school rules and encouraged to think of appropriate ways to express themselves. In order to keep children safe, GCP cannot allow hitting, pushing, shoving, biting, spitting, kicking or other aggressive behaviors that are harmful to a child themselves or to others. Multiple infractions can result in intervention by the Director and/or parents. If aggressive behavior continues, the preschool will request one or more of the following: 1. A parent may be called to pick up their child from preschool 2. A parent may be requested to accompany the child to school and remain in the classroom to prevent the aggressive behavior 3. Parent(s) may be asked to keep the child home until the behavior stops I can tell you from first hand experience that they do not follow their behaviour policy. My daughter had another child's hands around her neck, hair pulled, and snacks stolen by the same kid and to not deal with continuous weekly issues I had to move my daughter from that class to ensure it didn't continue. The director then told another parent, that the reason I had her moved was because I have "anxiety". She does not know how to talk with people and basically accused my daughter of saying one thing at home and another at school. This was an ongoing issues with other children in the class ... so we must all be lying? Due to all the issues we had we decided to pull her out for the 24-25 school year. They have a no refund policy for the deposit of $1000.00. We understood that there is a no refund policy however considering how they handled the situation, we asked to meet us half way. The response: "We do have a no refund policy unless it is an emergency ( death in the family, someone loses their job, a family moves away etc)." We asked to speak with board, a meeting was set up with the director and 2 individuals that were not members of the board. She must not understand that it is public record and I was able to find out who the president was and sent a certified letter to his home. All they provided was a "We would like to offer you our summer camp program free of charge." Well its not free of charge cause I gave you $1000.00 deposit. Beware of this preschool, many families have left and I'm sure all for good reason . They certainly do not follow their Christian values that they preach constantly.

My son stayed out of school because of poor management…read more We have applied for a spot for September in mid JULY when we came back from visiting grandparents. We were in Honey Tree from February to June, 3 days a week schedule. Everything was fine until two weeks before September I asked for curtain days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 3 days in a raw) - and Kaia responded that she will see what they can do. No sign of trouble yet. Week later, on August 26th (a 5 days before September) I reached out again to confirm the days cuz we were also figuring out a schedule for "Birth to three" program (visits in school for speech therapy) and I found out that we don't have a spot in class because payment didn't go through. What!? Why I wasn't informed? Why nobody called and asked "Hey , are you guys still want to go to our place?" Or hey guys - try another card, or pay manually don't wait till Autopay (Which was set for Aug 27th!) Card was on file the WHOLE TIME! How could this happen? We are not new customers, they had both of our contacts to reach out and ask if we still need a spot?! Or if they found someone else who goes full week (5 days schedule) - the right thing will be is to inform us about them,at least 2 weeks before school starts, Or ask if we want to go full time too?! It was very unprofessional and irresponsible ! I called all possible schools around and of course they are all fully booked or don't have Two's program. Very disappointed! You should work on stuff training, management are very week if this simple situation was handled in the worst possible way!

I never write reviews, but childcare is one of the most important decisions a parent can make. My…read moreson went here for 2 and a half years, so it wasn't all bad. They have a handful of amazing teachers but they are few and far between. I'm sure I will be met with a condescending response to this review from the owner, but I come with receipts. I'm a very relaxed parent and I'm not asking for my son to have some kind of special treatment. What I am asking for is for my son to be treated with basic respect. When you bring up any situation, you are gaslit to believe you are a problematic, dramatic, and an unhinged parent that isn't pleased despite their "efforts." They have an app called "Watch Me Grow" and it's on this app I witnessed a teacher kick my son's cot right by his head in an attempt to disconnect his cot from another cot. (Sept. 2022). I watched my son get hit in the face by another child(I get it, they are children), but what I don't get is why an incident report was never made, why no one told me what happened, and why I was the one that had to bring up what I saw. He came home with a bruise that night. The teacher assistant was too concerned with cutting up an art project and wasn't even paying attention to the children. When my child went to her, she wouldn't pick him up to even check to see if he was alright. When she did finally pick him up, she held him away from here body and then plopped him back down I guess he looked fine to her.(Oct. 2022) In Feb 2022, I watched every baby be handed a cupcake except my child for no apparent reason. It wasn't until a teacher that had grown fond of my son came in, saw he was the ONLY child without a cupcake, and she handed him one. I've called DCF in the past, and all HT did was move the teacher out of the room to a room with older kids where this teacher would go on to cause more problems with more children and families, but that's not my story to tell. The day before Thanksgiving 2023, my husband went to drop our son off. The same teacher assistant I had the issue with when he was injured was subbing in the room. She rolled her eyes when she saw my son. My husband picked up our child, and told them he didn't want him in the classroom with her because of her constant attitude. I'm not the only parent to talk about this TA's horrible attitude. I have heard it with my own ears, so I know I'm not crazy. Furthermore, my husband runs a business. I don't know any parent that would take their child back in an attempt to drop him off and go to work if there wasn't a problem. The owner called me within the hour and had already made up in her mind she didn't want my son back at daycare. She stated that "this was the 4th incident in 2 years, she felt like she couldn't make us happy, and the TA was crying." Every incident we have ever had was NOT made up out of thin air like the owner claims. She stated we are "looking for things to be wrong." I also don't know a parent that would keep their child at a daycare center to "look for something" to be wrong at the expense of their child. My son loved his actual teacher and TA, however this daycare hires family members and friends of family that already work there, so when a teacher is out sick they throw these people in their place. Fine by me, but at least make sure they like kids. I cannot tell you the amount of times I've walked in, and someone was on their phone. The owner went on to say she would be happy to help me find a new daycare, and refund me my money. When I asked her "are you kicking my son out of daycare?" she laughed and repeated she could refund me. Before we were even off the phone she took me off the cameras, and then 1 minute later I got a refund, followed by a text stated "they loved my son and she hoped I was happy at his new center." My child wasn't enrolled anywhere until March of 2024, so the day before Thanksgiving she left us with no daycare because of HER STAFF that SHE HIRED nasty attitude.Were also NOT the first family she's done this to, but again not my story to tell. I was also informed by a teacher that another teacher stated some very nasty things about my child. When I approached the manager about, I told her I wanted to discuss what was said, and I told her about the cupcake situation. When I brought the issue back up while she was kicking my child out of school months later she said she had never heard about the cupcake situation. Please document every issue like I did! Any time a situation occurs, the owner will tell you "the teacher bust into tears." Which indicates to me some of the staff have learned to cry to get out of the hot seat. The owner even tried to pin me against his teacher! We had situation where we noticed our son was in a corner in a high chair eating alone because he was smaller while the the bigger kids were on the other side of the room eating lunch. The teacher and I RESOLVED the issue and the manager threw it in my face as she was dismissing my child from school.

Our child went here for about 2 years, and I cannot tell you how impressed we were right from the…read morestart. The teachers are all extremely qualified, and caring. Their educational program is outstanding. Yes it is expensive, but well worth the money if you want nothing but the best for you child. They have a terrific outdoor area where the kids can get lots of exercise and sunlight. Also their safety record is awesome! My second child is certainly going to go there

When our primary center had to extend campus closure at the beginning of the Fall term, we…read moreconnected with The Long Ridge Road Enrichment Center ( a Bright Horizons Campus) as an alternate. The LRR team has been welcoming; from our son's initial introduction to the facility, they have kept us well informed of how he was transitioning to a new campus and classroom. The team has done a great job of developing and sustaining a strong partnership with parents. That parent partnership has extended beyond the initial introduction as teachers set up Zoom sessions to virtually tour the classroom. They could continue dialogue with us as parents around upcoming programming and events. Bright Horizons on Long Ridge has also done a great job fostering strong communication with families throughout this challenging time with COVID to keep us up to date on any impacts to the facility, staff, and/or classrooms. This communication has given us confidence that we are well informed, and our son is well cared for at this facility. Thanks for the continued communication and partnership!