Our child suffered an injury to her face on her 8th day there because the teacher responded poorly…read moreto another's toddler tantrum. No one bothered to call us and let us know about the face injury and I found out about it at pickup. Left because we all agreed West Lake could not provide the level of care we expected for our child. We offered to come pick up our child's belongings but they insisted they mail them to us. Weeks later we still don't have them and when my husband calls and asks he gets a different answer every time. I urge you to take your children elsewhere, the only reason this place gets good reviews is because they have negative ones deleted.

My name is Brea, and we had two children attend Primrose School at West Lake. We absolutely loved…read morethe teachers and front office staff -- they consistently kept us informed throughout the day about how our children were doing in their classrooms. It was a very professional and nurturing environment, and we truly couldn't have asked for a better experience. Thanks to the strong foundation they received at Primrose West Lake, both of our children are thriving in elementary school and were well prepared academically and socially. I recently came across a negative review from Jenny E and felt compelled to share our positive experience. Please don't let a few hurtful comments overshadow the care, dedication, and excellence this school has built. We remain incredibly grateful for everything they've done for our family.

My son is thriving at Ashebridge in Fuquay. I absolutely love the staff and the curriculum. At 3…read moreyears old he can tell you about gardening, the life cycle of a butterfly, and which planet has rings around it. His teachers have been a great support during potty training, and they even get my son to eat vegetables!

I went to AsheBridge in June 2018 to enroll my son. The costs, as a private school, are higher than…read moreaverage but I was willing to pay this. Our tour was very brief and I was not introduced to the teachers or told much about the daily schedules. Still, I was in a rush to find childcare for my son, so I asked them about his egg allergy. He is allergic to eggs, it's a medical condition and I can provide proof of this. Well, here's where things went awry. The woman got squeamish and was like "ohhh, I don't know what we would do then, I'm not sure how we could help him". I examined the menu and only 2 or 3 things in their entire breakfast/lunch/snack list had egg products to begin with, I asked if he could get something from another day on those days. She said sometimes they don't actually serve what is on that list "because they might not send that." Ok, I then suggested I send him with labeled foods from home like yogurt pouches... something so benign nobody is allergic. "Oh no we don't allow outside foods." So my only option is my child starves those days? Is he really the only child you've ever come across with an allergy? You don't have a procedure for this? She told me the outside food policy, ironically, was to protect allergic children. I proposed that I would submit a list of his potential foods to them in advance, and never stray from that. She was hearing none of it. Just kept repeating "no outside foods" like a robot. We left it at she would investigate and call me. She did not. I called her though. I called several times over the next 3 weeks and no callback or response. When I finally caught her on the line, she told me they could not accommodate my son's egg allergy. I said "so you are declining to offer him enrollment on the basis of his medical condition?" "Uh no umm.. no no no". She backtracked and after some back and forth, said she "misunderstood" and asked me to send her the foods I proposed I bring in, so she could show the director. My son is a sweet little toddler who loves everybodyHe just can't eat eggs. If AsheBridge won't just NOT feed him eggs, that's obviously not the place for him anyway. For what it's worth, he's now at another nearby private school and the convo was as simple as "he's allergic to eggs" "oh no problem! We will feed him something else when there's eggs on the menu!". UPDATE: The response from the owner to my review is a blatant lie. I was never afforded the opportunity to bring my son labeled, store bought foods for lunch, and NEVER suggested that I bring him homemade foods. I was told "due to the fact that we are a private school, we can make choices like no outside foods to protect our community of children". No outside foods, and no alternatives from their own menu meant my son would not be able to be accommodated, I asked repeatedly for clarification and ultimately was told yes, that is true. Only after I threatened to write this review, was this recanted. It was truly sad because my son deserved the opportunity to be treated equally.

Tamra is an AMAZING advocate for special education students in our county as well as the disabled…read morecommunity in general. Tamra is extremely knowledgeable regarding myriad services for children and adults and is an amazing asset to families and our community. I am a single mother of 4 here in Wake County and 2 of my children are severely autistic with other differences including sensory processing issues and pica. I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Tamra when she was assigned as my child's case manager during her tenure at the CDSA (Children's Developmental Services Agency). Tamra helped me with services for my child and also gave me a lot of advice for my other child that was already in the school system with an IEP. Tamra can help with guidance during IEP meetings and advocate for your child and I can tell you from my personal experience, she will treat your child/children as if they were her own. Tamra was even attentive and answered questions for my 2 children that don't have special needs, but were learning along with me. Tamra is very professional, attentive, determined and I promise you, you would not regret having her help you navigate the complex world of disabilty services, the school system and acquiring other services. I was extremely overwhelmed when we first met because both of my children had just been diagnosed, but Tamra took us under her wing and made me feel so much more confident and comfortable with the processes. My children love Tamra and her family....it was funny because when she started working with us we found out she literally lived in the same subdivision. Tamra's family has become framily (friends that are pretty much family).....because when people go above and beyond and do so much for your family.....they often become just like family and you develop a deep connection and respect. I am so proud of Tamra for making this leap into consulting and starting her own business and I am also so extremely thankful that our community has her. You would not regret having her help you and your family......she's top notch in every way.

Tamra was super helpful in helping me navigate through an IEP request, as well as, creating…read morespecific accommodations for my child. The laws and regulations can be a bit confusing, especially with navigating for the first time. I highly recommend Tamra to help navigate through the confusing world of IEP's and 504's.

We could not be more thankful to have our girls at Everbrook. The staff is beyond amazing and truly…read morecares about our girls. The building is beautiful, in a great location, and very secure. They provide diapers and wipes in the infant room, and meals once they start solids. They regularly send school and classroom/child updates and have live cameras to check in anytime you want. We have twins in the infant room and although it was hard for us as parents to not have them at home during the day, the girls' transition to daycare was so easy for them and it's all thanks to their teachers. Ms. Pam, Ms. Nadia, and Ms. Daniela are incredible and so attentive. Anytime we check the cameras they are interacting with the babies, feeding, playing, checking on sleepers, and always have a smile on their faces. One of our twins is slower to warm and it only took her a few days to go smiling and eager into their arms. Our girls have also gained so many motor skills because of the teachers support. When we pickup, both girls are happy, giggling, and tired out from a day of fun. Our oldest is in the Preschool room and was in public daycare as an infant - 1 YO. Our previous daycare experience quickly went downhill when she moved to the 1 YO room so we put her in an at home daycare. We were super hesitant to transition her back to a public daycare after our previous experience but she met some of the staff while touring and was asking to go! We thought the transition would be rocky as she was used to eating whenever and whatever she wanted and having a lot of 1-1 attention in the at home daycare. When we dropped her off on the first day she walked right in, said bye to us, and didn't look back. Watching her on the camera, the teachers helped her understand expectations, and made her feel immediately comfortable. I love that the meals they serve in pre-school are family style so she gets practice with serving utensils and listening to her belly. We worried she wouldn't like the food served or would be hungry but she regularly tells us how yummy her food was and we like how balanced the meals are. She can't wait to tell us about the fun things she's done during the day like dig for fossils, or letter matching puzzles and she loves Ms. Danielle, Ms. Angi, and Ms. Dana. Ms. Lauren and Ms. Coree not only know all the children, but they are always active in the rooms supporting the teachers and interacting with the children. Even the multi-age teachers like Ms. Simab, and Ms. Teja know our children and are recognized by our girls. As a parent, it is so wonderful to see how happy the staff are even when they are cleaning rooms at the end of the day. We highly recommend Everbrook. Thank you to the amazing staff for taking such great care of our girls!

We have been incredibly pleased here. We have experienced both K-5 and JH with our two children…read more Teachers care and the education is excellent, but the focus on students being good people is the most important aspect for us. Our kids have grown personally and academically with adults around them who care.

As a graduated senior of previously going to the school for 6 years, I can guarantee you that this…read moreschool has a very strong elementary school foundation. But do NOT send your kids here for middle school and high school. Thales has extremely poor curriculums, space, and funding for the JH/HS. Specifically on the Cary campus. While I spent my time at Thales each year there would be a significant amount of staff leaving the school. Every year almost all of the teachers would be new. The reason why is because the school is in so much debt that they are making budgets cuts to teacher salary. While also using a building that is so small for the students. For reference, there are not many kids at the school at all. There is 10 freshmen, 5 juniors, 6 seniors, 13 sophomores. But yet the hallways are always crammed with such a small amount of kids because the buildings they chose to have were not mean't to have a school in. My senior year, there wasn't enough staff due to them all leaving, so me and my friends were eating lunch on gym bleachers everyday, since there is no cafeteria, and there wasn't enough teachers to have us eat in one of there classrooms. Thales academy is a 7,000 dollar a year school, but you could get a much better experience at any other public school. DO NOT send your kids here, look for a different private or charter school as an alternative. This school is atrocious.

I love it! I love it! This school is amazing definitely recommend it, the teachers are extremely…read morenice and the office lady's

On March 21st, 2025 My wife, Jessica Bowerman received a voicemail from Dr. Miles stating an…read morealtercation took place between my son, Lafeomia Elias Bowerman, and a young lady. Voicemail- Dr. Miles called me back at 3:02pm after calling her at 2:47pm. Dr. Miles explained she did not know what lead up to the incident happening but that video evidence looked as if they were playing, the young lady struck Eli with a hoodie, and Eli turned around and slapped her. I asked Dr. Miles at what point was my son suppose to be able to defend himself to which she replied "when there is no other option." I further prompted Dr. Miles to give an example of when defending one's self would be appropriate. She gave the example of two young men in a restroom, one cornered with no way out, would qualify as self defense. I agreed to disagree with Dr. Miles but thought the punishment was appropriate due to the allegation my son had slapped a young lady. I got home from work around 3:45pm and spoke with my son and he explained he had been racially slurred and struck twice with a hoodie by the young lady. I sent Dr. Miles a message on "Class Dojo" explaining my concerns. She did not reply on class dojo. Later that evening, of March 21st, 2025, Dr. Miles gave me a phone call at 7:17pm. She was apologetic for not relaying that a racial slur had taken place leading up to Eli slapping the young lady. She stated she had merely 'forgotten' about the racial slur that lead to the young lady being physical. She insisted Eli did not act in self defense but only retaliated to being verbally, and physically assaulted by this young lady. She was adamant that Eli should have continued to just walk away and tell someone in administration. I vehemently disagreed with Dr. Miles throughout the conversation to no avail. It's my belief that my son acting in self defense and did not 'slap' young lady out of any anger or vitriol. March 24th I went to the school around 7:15am to speak with Dr Miles. She lied about keeping the punishments discreet stating that she gave Eli's punishment to him while in front of the young lady and sent him on his way while handling the young lady separately. When confronted with the handbook not stating what is or isn't self defense she deflected. Eventually she conceded we would not agree and directed me to Mr Akiona. We spoke and he was in agreement with Dr Miles in the idea that Eli should have kept getting hit until he could find someone to tell. I refused to let them put my son through "in school suspension" and checked him out. They changed my son's punishment to out of school suspension due to me refusing to let them put him through in school suspension. I submitted a grievance form through Cleveland middle as well as obtaining a copy of the incident report which states "When leaving third core, Student I called Student K a slave and sling her hoodie towards him. Once out of the class room and in the hallway, Student K slung her hoodie again( possibly hitting student I with it this time). Student I then smacked student K in the face." Although Dr Miles made several mistakes in her incident description anyone with a decent amount of common sense can realize she got the students, I and K switched around toward the end of her brief incident report. I've reached out to Jeff Elliott who's is the Dirext of Cleveland City Schools as well as Doug Moore, who is the director of student services and handles student discipline and safety. I only seek for my child to be treated fairly and to not be harassed and attacked. I refuse to let my son be a victim. That includes the young lady that verbally and physically assaulted my son, as well as the administration that decided to punishment my son for defending himself from racist bigotry and physical attack. I look forward to Cleveland Middle School rectifying the situation, although I have doubts they take racism and physical abuse seriously. Lofemoia Bowerman

Hey, there is really helpful police officers everywhere my kid lost their AirPods and they found it…read moreand gave it back and there is really bad library teachers the library teacher is so mean

Went in on a rainy Saturday afternoon. They have anything from western wrangler purses to hand…read morecaned baskets to crystal necklaces. Must say that the vase we got looked about 10x the asking price. Such a great way to support local in the most unique and personable way. All staff there were so sweet and treated us almost like family.