My son attended this school from his infancy through age 2. At first, we really loved the staff and…read morethe care they provided for my child. Once he moved from the infant side to the toddler side, though, we started to have problems. My son would come home from this school with mysterious bruises and scratches and we were always told that it was from rough-housing with another kid. Then we saw that one of the teachers from this school was arrested for child abuse while at this facility and we immediately pulled our son out. Turns out that all of the marks on him were given to him by a teacher and not another student. I didn't blame Park Avenue for this at first as there will always be bad apples that slip through any screening process, but they refused to accept responsibility and even allegedly physically threatened another parent who complained of this issue. Also, don't forget that this institution is owned by Tim Davis, the former Orlando Police officer who shot and killed his own son. Every time I drive by this place, I hope to see it closed but that has yet to happen. NEVER take your child here.

I just started sending my son here for pre-k he goes half a day here for free. My son has never…read morebeen to child care before so I thought he was gonna give me a hard time when I dropped him off but his teacher was great in helping him feel safe and comfortable. So far he has had a great day!

Never mind, I can't even say that the kids are safe any more. We had an issue with Ms. Stephanie…read morewhen my son was at this school where my son said that she flicked him in the back of the head. I pulled him out of this school a few weeks later for several reasons, one being that I was not convinced that she didn't touch my son. Today, 3.5 months after we left this school, we had a ruler out to measure something and he said, "This is what Ms. Stephanie used when little kids were bad. She went like this," and demonstrated being tapped with a ruler on his hands. Recalling that just from seeing a ruler after being at a new and better school for 3.5 months makes me convinced that they are physically abusive to the children that attend here, as well as being a rotten school with terrible teachers. Keep your kids away from here.

My son attended Higher Standards for a little over 4 years, from the age of 1 until August, 2012…read more The ONLY reason I enrolled him someplace else was because he was starting kindergarten and was no longer able to attend Higher Standards. As far as I'm concerned, it gets no better than Ms. Phyllis and the staff at Higher Standards. At no point in time was I ever worried about leaving my son there and if there ever was an issue, I never had a problem speaking with Ms. Phyllis about it. My son respected her and the rest of the teachers there and as we drive by everyday, he says how much he misses it and wishes he could go back. We even had some issues adjusting to kindergarten and a new school and I was able to call on Ms. Phyllis for guidance/advice. She even had a meeting with my son and told me to never hesitate to call on her if I needed her for anything.

This place started out nice for me but then became a daily problem the moment my kids got sick…read more Even with a doctors note and medicine the owner forced me to take my kids out of their care and recommended I keep them for 2 weeks. It's a family run business so they can work with you on payments, that was nice, but it's also an issue. The mother and her daughters run the business and they're children attend. Which is likely why they gave me so much issue about runny noses and a cough. They are caring but tend to be loud with the children, and really don't like communicating with the parents, and do send home homework. I highly recommend you go somewhere else, unless you have no other choice.

Shinning stars is a loving and fun center. The owner Ms . Dubois has a big heart and you can see it…read morewhen she greets you in the mornings. The atmosphere is welcoming and the center is very clean. Her staff is highly trained to work with kids. My grandson loved it. And if he is safe and happy thats what really matters to me.

My niece currently attends Kids Together. My sister and brother in law did in depth research when…read moresearching for a preschool for their daughter to attend, and they could not be happier with their experience thus far. My sister has to be one of the most OCD people when it comes to health, wellness, and cleanliness. So I know that she would not let my niece spend any amount of time in a place that she did not feel was sanitary. Secondly, kids are bound to get sick, just like us! There's no other way around it. Should I quit my job because I catch the cold my co-worker has passed around? I also find it terrible that one of your issues is "endless fundraising" to charities. There is no pressure to donate. It is completely voluntary. Furthermore, I find it appalling that you are complaining about fundraising for great causes such as "breast cancer." My sister happens to be a cancer survivor, and I've sadly lost several family members to this terrible disease. So if my niece's school wants to take one small step to finding cures for terrible diseases, then I say, more power to them! As far as contributing to the education of our youth's teachers, I completely agree with the other good reviewer. In today's economy, teachers are being let go, budgets cut, and education going on the back burner. I am more than happy to contribute to the training of the teachers who are enriching and educating the lives of our children. After all, they are our future. Also, lots of schools ask for help with supplies. So it's not out of the ordinary. And again, my sister has never felt pressured to pay for anything outside of the regular tuition. Lastly, the comment that got me the most heated when reading this awful, uneducated review, was the fact you were complaining about spending time doing an art activity with your child on the weekend. Are you kidding me? I thought most parents look forward to the weekend to be able to spend that quality time with their children. What an artistic and fun way to do this! I actually have two of my niece's artwork pieces proudly displayed on my refrigerator. She was so excited to hand deliver her artwork that she did specifically for her favorite aunt and uncle. By the time I got to the end of the review and read the complaint about teachers' gifts, I was down right annoyed. I find it nice for the preschool to offer up suggestions for those parents that want to get their children's teachers a thank you gift. I've seen several of my friends ask for teacher gift suggestions on Facebook. If someone can provide a list and make it easier, all the better! Next time you feel the need to leave a bad review of any company, I suggest you bring real disadvantages to the table, instead of these ridiculous ones. I also suggest maybe doing something fun this weekend with your children; if it doesn't take up too much time in your busy schedule!

Do not listen to the illiterate person who wrote the review below. If you read through her horrible…read morereview and notice all the grammar and spelling mistakes, it completely discounts her ability to professionally rate a school. I will address some of her issues before I tell you how amazing this school is... So-called disadvantage #1: First of all, a 2 year old's bowel movements are unpredictable, if the toddler cannot tell the teacher he has pooped, it may take a few minutes for her to notice it.. Secondly, the sickness that your child was experiencing is a normal part of the child getting his immune system prepared for the rest of his life. It is unavoidable for children to be well when around other children but it helps prepare them for society and future illnesses. And FINGER is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R... your toddler may have learned that already from his Kids Together, go ask him. You must've forgotten to add to the advantages the part that your 2yr old was sitting down independently reading a book,which is amazing. So-called disadvantage #2 I have never once been specifically ASKED to sponsor a teacher for training. There is a generic request sent out to parents that would like to voluntarily participate. There is no pressure, no guilt.. just the ability to educate teachers to assist in educating your child. Personally you should have attended these classes and benefited from the English/writing classes. The ADVANTAGE is that the teachers are more prepared and it helps keep the costs of running the daycare down so your tuition is reasonable and the teachers can get paid more. So-called disadvantage #3 This disadvantage infuriated me.. this is what is wrong with our society. LAZY parents who do not want to invest time in educating or even spending time with their child. And I quote: "I did not see any reason that I have to spend time to do art work from the daycare on weekend, just because my child is too young to do anything" No child is ever too young to do artwork and it saddens me that you feel you should not help them on the weekend. It's selfish and pathetic. The teachers are trying to create an environment for parents to do something fun with their children and show all their friends what they created. Imagine how proud your child would be to walk in and talk about the amazing artwork he got to make with his mom/dad this weekend.. instead you probably just sat him in front of the TV all weekend because you needed some time to yourself. So-called disadvantage #4 I believe the list that was sent out was help the parents that CHOOSE to give gifts out. There were no requirements, no judging.. only voluntary. So-called disadvantage #5 First of all, this school hasn't even been open for 10years. Secondly the retention rate of ANY school (including the one your child currently attends), will always be low because of salary and the stress from watching 12 children all day. Clearly you cannot handle watching one child on the weekend because you are complaining about spending time doing art work with him.. Now, that I have disputed all of your disadvantages, let me tell everyone else some of the advantages you forgot to mention... #1 - This school has an amazing security system set up in which the parents must enter the clean and welcoming lobby and enter a password specific to each family. Only then can you gain access to the children and their classroom. I have yet to enter the lobby without a front desk manager, who always has a warm smile for me and my child. (They always know her name too.) #2 - Art work of the children are displayed EVERYWHERE! My child loves running to her room and seeing her friends and her artwork. She is so proud of it and happy to show me what she did. #3 - This childcare is Gold Seal Accredited from the department of children and families. They have a NAC accreditation as well which is something every parent should look for in their childcare, regardless if they attend this one or not. http://dcfsanswrite.stat... Also, if you look at the reports on the provider page, you will see almost perfect Inspections from the department of children and families. If you go to their website and look at the 'honors section' you will see other awards they have received throughout the community. #4 - The children are REQUIRED to wash their hands when they enter the classroom. This was amazing for me to see because it enforces health and general cleanliness of the children and the room. #5 - Their disciplining involves redirection instead of punishment. I don't know about you, but I prefer this method when someone else is left with my child. #6 - My daughter has LOVED all of her teachers. #7 - Flexible days #8 - Big kid cafeteria! I've reached my word max but I love this school and so does my child, highly recommend this school and happy that the previously negative reviewer has left.

Clean and courteous environment, there safety's for my Child…read moreis top priority along with them have nutritional meals . There staff is friendly and always eager to help. My child loves being here and with all the different courses and curriculum couldn't ask for better.

Not only have I worked here for 5 years come October but both of my children have attended. My…read moredaughter started when she was 2 and a half and all her teachers loved her like their own my son started before and after school care and they are amazing with him. He is on the spectrum as well as adhd and he can be difficult Or have a rough day especially when changing medication but they are always amazing with him. Loving him and keeping him calm. I couldn't ask for better teachers for my Kids or coworkers along with the most amazing front desk staff Ms. Wendy Ms. Angi Ms.Jamie

La Petite on Old Winter Garden Road is a wonderful place. Director, assistant director and Staff…read moreare professional, friendly, and very personable. My son and my niece attend and they are always excited to tell me about their day. I am confident that my child is in a safe and they are learning.

I'm giving this particular facility 2 stars because of the actions I've witnessed and treatment I…read morereceived while my child attended this child care facility. The director and some staff members act very unprofessionally. Also staff members are too aggressive with the children as witnessed by several parents I've spoken to as well. I urge you to carefully review this establishment before enrolling your children, look at the meals that they are receiving, and ask your kids(if they are able to speak) how their day was in detail. This was not my choice of La Petite establishments, but I bared with it until the actions of the staff/director became too negative for me to feel comfortable having my child their. Due to several concerns, I withdrew my child. Take heed. Your child's overall safety, happiness, and well being is top priority.

Review is for infant care I am a first time, overbearing mom…read morewho loves her little girl more than anything. At 7 months of age i was hesitant to send her to daycare but wanted to go back to work part time and also needed more time to get things done. I could not be happier with the care my daughter receives here. There are two live cameras which I check in with frequently throughout the day. Any issues or concerns are immediately addressed by the director and rectification is communicated with me. The women who staff the room are nurturing and truly care about the babies. I specially like that they hold them to bottle feed and rock them to sleep. She is never just laying there crying, they are very attentive. Highly recommend!

This location, Conway, has been very disappointing. This was…read moreour first year at this location for the summer program, previously spent 4 years between childcare, prevpk,vpk, and summer programs at Lake Underhill with an excellent experience. Conway seemed to be lack of staff. Communication never aligned, excuse after excuse. The director seemed to avoid conversation and wouldn't speak to me unless I would engage into conversation. The Summer program was not followed though. Over half of the activities and field trips never happened. One of the fieldtrips my child attended didn't even have our permission to attend!?!? Lack of activities was very disappointing. What were we paying for? $1600 for what???? Live The video definitely displayed the lack of supervision of the children at most times. Children pushing each other and none the wiser? Ridiculous! The language being tolerated while at camp and coming back to my home was very unnerving. Lunches, we'll as I know, the facility follows a health program. I was never provided a weekly menu. Child would be picked up hungry. This has been very disappointing experience. The only positive out of this experience was Ms Turner. She was amazing.

I was skeptical about enrolling my daughter in this daycare center because of the location, not…read morehaving security cameras and the children ratios per teacher. But I enrolled her regardless of all that to try it because it had good reviews but in MY personal experience I would not recommend this center because they accidentally were going to give my daughter's dad a different child who wasn't our daughter and the teacher insisted that the wrong child was ours and he obviously got mad and requested to have our daughter given immediately. And that is a parent's worst nightmare because the only thing that went trough our mind was that our 9 month old baby could have been stolen from this daycare since they confused the babies and no one in the staff asked her dad for proof of identification, when I was told that they ask for identification when a child is picked by anyone else who didn't drop off the child that day. And I'm not sorry for writing this review even though they did apologize for the situation because we're talking about children's life here and it is a very serious mistake that could have gone south very quickly. And on top of that my daughter arrived that same day starving, because since she didn't like the mac and cheese they had given for lunch (she is 9 months) well, they offered her some baby food 3 hours later but no milk was given because "she didn't seem hungry" but once she got home she was crying horribly and had a 6oz bottle, her dinner, dessert and another bottle of milk. So yes, my daughter WAS hungry and no one did anything to help that, when I provide her special formula and ANYTHING she needed. There is NO excuse to neither of these situations and I'm really disappointed of what we went through. Because believe it or not I've had nightmares since that happened and HOW do I trust another daycare with my daughter's care from now on?

Excellent teachers, loving caring and understanding...my love…read more His daycare. The director has a lot of knowledge about her business and always have a smile and love to give to the kids. I really recommend this Center..another thing is they know how to work with Special needs kids.