Stonybrook ELC is one of the two best preschools in Gahanna. It offers small class sizes and two…read moreteachers for each class. The director of the school, Becky Kidwell, is very sweet and accomidating. She often stops in the classrooms to get to know the chlidren and their families. The staff is very warm and is devoted to helping prepare the children for school. The curriculum has an academic focus and the children learn to write their names, bring items from home to share for each letter of the alphabet, enjoy singing with the music teacher once a week and benefit from a very nice outdoor playground and an inside gym room with equipment, parachuttes, balls, and scooters. The school does not do field trips, which differentiates it from the other local preschool at St. Luke's. Like all schools, some teachers in this school are favored over others, and the teacher responsible for the 5-year-old preschool class is one of the best teachers I've ever met. She is warm, keeps her kids in line, ensures they are ready for kindergarten, and truly cares about the welfare of the children. The school offers two-day, three-day, and 5-day programs and all of its classes are half day (9-11:30 or 12:30-3). The rates are very affordable. Registration for the following year opens to the public opens in February every year and some years, spots in the school fill up quickly-especially for the morning programs. On registration day, parents often line up at 6am. While the school was founded by and is housed at Stonybrook United Methodist Church, they do not teach religion in the classes and the preschool is a seperate entity from the church. The school hosts a Halloween Parade of Costumes, a Thanksgiving Feast, Valentine's Day and Christmas parties, which all classes participate in. My only complaint with the school is that it does not offer curb-side check in for children. This is a minor detail but, for me, it meant that I had to park my van and lug my 3-year-old and her 1-year-old twin sisters in and out of the crowded hallways with all the other parents for pick ups and drop offs-no easy feat. Our experience with this preschool for all three of my children has been excellent.

My youngest child attends this preschool and she absolutely LOVES it! The teachers are so warm and…read morecaring towards their students and they challenge the students' abilities to prepare them for Kindergarten. They get the kids singing, dancing, playing, and learning. I was amazed at how much my child learned her first week! 100% reccomend this preschool to anyone looking!

Review for playground only…read more Set back behind and beside the building, this is a huge play area. Parking isn't too far away. A few benches for parents. Fenced in, many play pieces. One big playset but also lots of other stuff, some on rubber mat areas. Baby K loooooved it. Lots to climb, big and small. An in-ground merry-go-round. Just loads of fun. Sign says closed during school hours, which of course makes sense.

I feel so lucky to have found this daycare. I knew the owner when she was a nurse, prior to…read morestarting this daycare, and actually found this daycare by (happy) accident during an open house. Courtney was an excellent nurse and now I can say she is just as excellent in childcare. Courtney is always happy and upbeat and its sets the tone for the whole place. The staff is kind, caring, and attentive to details. Every time I come to pick my little one up I find him involved in some sort of activity and I know that not only is he being well cared for, but he is also learning as well! I feel so grateful for finding this place!

From the owner: - We are a private, natural/organic center that focuses on play based learning…read more - Low children-to-staff ratios. - Highly trained staff in CPR, First Aid, Communicable Disease, and much more. - Registered Nurse on site. - Brand new fire and security system complete with 24/7 locked entrances and exits. - Monthly price gets you unlimited access to our facility during our business hours. (Monday - Friday 6:30 am - 6:30 pm) - Enrollment includes additional activities such as sign language, Spanish, yoga, etc.