I have never felt so compelled to leave a review. Let me give you a clear picture of how this…read moreschool operates. I reached out on a Monday about availability. The owner and director, Kailee, promptly replied with enthusiasm, telling me multiple spots were available for my child's age group. Great news, right? We toured the school on Wednesday. Kailee greeted us, led us to her office, and began her sales pitch: teacher-student ratios, art shows, the "extras" they offer. Not once did she mention teacher names, qualifications, or experience--things any parent would want to know. When I asked about staff education or degrees, she had no clear answer. "I think one might have a master's degree," she said vaguely. When I asked about handling challenging behaviors or redirection policies, again, no clear answer. For someone running a school, that was alarming. The tour itself? Fine. Saw a dirty fishtank. Typical corporate franchise feel. Nothing special. She handed me paperwork, explained the enrollment steps, and told me all I needed to do was register if I wanted the spot. So Thursday, I did exactly that. I got the doctor's forms, submitted everything, and checked off her entire list. Then Friday morning, I receive an automated message saying I'm on a waiting list. Confused, I email Kailee for clarification. That's when she replies: "Hi Charlotte, It was such a pleasure meeting your family & sweet CHILD. I loved watching her excitement for the learning space. We'd love to have her join our school community! Unfortunately I was mistaken about the Tuesday/Thursday space when you toured- I have a space in the Older 2s class, but CHILD is just a bit too young for this age group & would go into the young 2s instead. The Mon/Wed space filled right before you registered by a family that toured earlier in the week & completed their registration just before yours. I'm so sorry that the space is no longer available as it was when you toured." No apology for the bait-and-switch. No professional courtesy to call me when she knew the spot was gone--just excuses in an email I had to initiate. So not only did it take her days to "realize" my daughter's actual age--even though I gave her birthday in the very first email--but I'm also supposed to believe someone conveniently toured and registered before me? Here's the truth: If you want transparency, if you care about teacher qualifications, behavior policies, or basic honesty, look elsewhere. The GOOD news: Fort Mill has plenty of ABC Quality Rated schools, where teacher qualifications, safety standards, and curriculum quality are regularly evaluated. This school is not one of them. Save yourself the time, stress, and disappointment. The director avoids accountability, doesn't answer calls, and communication here is minimal at best. TL;DR: This place will sell you frills, avoid your real questions, and then pull the rug out from under you. Warmly, Someone who actually wants a safe, quality environment for their child--not just a place to drop them off without standards or oversight. :)

Our child was born right before COVID, we didn't take him to a lot of places his first year. He…read moredidn't go to school until TK. We were afraid how he would interact around other students. He was very quiet and to himself. We were on a waitlist for Oakcrest, then a friend of ours recommended Ivybrook and their half day program. We took our son on the tour and fell in love. His eyes brighten and he was so happy. The registration was seemless. Kailee was very professional and answered all my questions and concerns. Our son is much more talkative, less shy, and plays very well with other children. His first day of school, he asked me to turn around and take him back. The staff is super attentive to him. If there were any issues or concerns in the classroom, they were handled immediately with care. He's learned so much here at Ivybrook, the only thing we regret is not taking him here sooner. We've noticed how much our son has grown, how well he speaks, how much he enjoys school and we love every bit of it.

I'm so sad to write this review, but feel like with all the waitlists for daycares in this area…read moreit's important to share. We moved from NY last year and had LOVED our TLE in Yorktown. It was a no brained then to transition our two boys to the Tega Cay location. We were disappointed from day one. The infant room was good for the most part, attentive with food, breast milk, and diaper changes. Once in the Toddler A classroom they taught good nap habits and for the most part were great with my youngest. There were several teacher changes so after a while we received no updates from them, and saw our son no longer progressing with his speech. For our oldest, we told them he was just turning 4, but they put him in a room with 2-3 year olds. There was an immediate teacher change and the kids stopped doing any workbooks or had any control in the room. I complained and then suddenly he was moved to a room with kids advancing to Kindergarten for the following year. This was night and day and he flourished. Unfortunately the head teacher retired and they merged two classrooms into one. Almost 30 4-5 year olds with only two teachers. Again we saw these teachers overwhelmed and our oldest seemed to no longer be progressing. It boils down to poor administration. These was very poor communication from the Director who took a long time to respond to parent inquiries or emails. Teachers often complained to us about lack of support from the Director, hence the turn over. We ultimately moved our boys in less than a year to another local school and are very happy there.

This place is a mess! - teachers are inexperienced and the…read moreplace is understaffed. One teacher had the longest nails I had ever seen and the school had no policy around it! How can they handle infants? I found my kid sleeping on the dirty carpet many times. They also show iPad during diaper changes etc. - front desk is a shit show... they are always all over the place. They upload pictures once a week because of some weird photo approval policy. No other daycares I know do this. - they say that they have video and you can watch in the office but it's a sham. The video is rotating between rooms and it barely stays in your child's room for a few seconds. We pulled out our kid very fast after seeing how terribly this place was run.

So far, our time at Lakeshore has been stellar. We live on the Peninsula so the location is…read moreawesome. We aren't members of the church and aren't particularly religious but the curriculum (while Christ centered) isn't rammed down your throat. It's a small school with smal classes and all of the faculty seem to genuinely care about the kids and the community. Since the space is so small and their reputation is good, I'd recommend registering as soon as you can. We were wait listed for a short time before availability popped up.

Everyone has been amazing in helping our girls learn and grow. The teachers have provided…read moreindividualized plans when needed, as I'm realizing teaching isn't always a one size fits all approach. Our girls enjoy the activities there and look forward to sharing time with their peers and staff. I believe the programs are truly valuable and will prepare your child(ren) for the world ahead.

We had a wonderful experience with this after-school daycare program. The staff has always been…read morecaring, attentive, and supportive of my son. highly recommended

We had our 3 year old in their preschool. We felt the expectations they had were not age…read moreappropriate. He was expected to sit still quite a bit and when he didn't, a hand stamp was withheld. He started to show signs of stress (putting his hands over his ears) so we felt it best to remove him.

My kids have been attending this summer camp for years. I love that they continue to learn through…read morethe summer and don't even know it. The field trips match the theme for the week and have a matching educational component to it. My daughter looks forward to going every week.

My son and daughter have been going to BE for a few years now and they love it! They do the after…read moreschool program and summer camps. They enjoy the enrichment, crafts, field trips, and playing with their friends. The staff is amazing and always quick to respond with any questions I have. I would recommend this to anyone looking for after school care or summer camps. And the parents night out are great for me and my husband to have a date night!!

My kiddos attended VMPS for 3.5 years (age 15 months - 5 years). We were really happy with our time…read morethere and I find myself recommending the school at every chance possible. My family takes education seriously, and at VMPS, my kiddos learned all they needed to get accepted into two prestigious K-12 private schools. We also felt nurtured and learned and practiced all of the fundamentals of good behavior at VMPS. I don't write reviews often, but felt compelled to do so for this school; especially considering the mixed reviews below. I can't speak for everyone's experience, but outside of rare special parent-approved activities once we made it to the pre-K classrooms, I never saw or heard of my kiddos watching television at school. The classrooms do not have televisions in them. And all of our full-time lead teachers had years of teaching experience and I never questioned their qualifications or care. Trust me, I would have said something. We were enrolled in one other preschool before switching to VMPS. Actually, the school referenced positively in another review on this site--that's part of the reason I wanted to respond here. We left that school and enrolled in VMPS after 3 months of substandard care there -- best decision we made for our family. Not one school is perfect for everyone. Over 3.5 years, as an involved parent, I gave plenty of constructive feedback to VMPS. That said, I was always respectfully listened to and often accommodated. Necessary changes (like re-evaluating my kiddos class level) were made promptly and to my satisfaction. My kiddos graduated from VMPS this COVID summer. Although we're no longer there, we think of VMPS often, wish them the best, and hope the school continues to thrive in Fort Mill for years to come.

They removed this review in google although I have the emails to show the communication with the…read moreowner. very sad with this school. Truly disappointed that Lisa the owner cares about the business but not about the well being of the kids. We had to unenrolled our son due to back to back incidents with the teachers . Despite the multiple complaints and opportunities that we gave the school they still didn't want to work with us with the unenrolling fee. We were forced to take our son out after many issues and he stating the he didn't want to be in the school anymore. Lisa deleted and added messages in the parents app as she pleased so the rude messages from the teachers will not appear. He was moved to his old class where he felt safe, but this was done after multiple incidents and we lost the trust in the school. One of the teachers in the afternoon class was rude to me and told me to lower my voice , and be quiet when I was telling my son to roll his mat to come outside. As an adult, the tone made me feel uncomfortable, as if I was being reprimanded. I can only imagine how a kid will feel if that teacher is talking to them in the same way she did to me. Lisa decided not to work with us and charge the full upcoming month just because we saw it is not safe for our son anymore. How can we keep our son in that environment? Will definitely raise this with best business bureau. Parents be aware the employee turnover is high and that says a lot!

My daughter has been attending here since 14months. She has grown with the teachers and they have…read morebeen very welcoming to our family. Originally she was still on breast milk when we started we had no issues with milk being distributed they follow the standards and go above and beyond for quality control still to this day when it comes to food or medicine. All lunches are refrigerated and heated up daily per standards. One of my favorite things is the standard they hold the teachers to and don't mess around when it comes to safety they will report themselves for something other schools tend to overlook. A few teachers have changed classes to be a better fit for the curriculum. In the evenings teachers are sometimes used in other classes to cover and make sure the student to teacher ratio is still good. Our daughter had been with them almost 3yrs and the the knowledge she comes home with is amazing since this is a STEAM program school. We have looked at other schools (to see what else is out there) One other nice thing they have is a machine called halo I think and it's a sanitizer that's also used in nicu units of hospitals. This past cold and flu season was a breeze I feel a lot of it attributed to this machine and the diligence of the staff on making the kids wash lots

I'm giving this school a rating!!!!!!!!!!! Very professional preschool!!!! My son goes here and I…read morecould not be more blessed to have him attend this school. His development has come along way!!!! All the staff are so kind and loving!!!!!! Everyone when dropping and picking up there children are welcomed with a smile and love!!!!! It's truly an experience for any little one and there parent!!!! I have had my son go to several schools in the area and this one by far over exceeds all my expectations. 150% recommend to anyone