I have been so incredibly happy with Cardinal Montessori. I enrolled my child a few months ago, and…read moreI knew I was in the right place when I ran into my husband's college friends during the tour and realize how many of them are connected to CMA. The environment is very calm and not over simulating for the kids. The focus is on learning and engagement rather than on toys. It's been a great place, and I love that every one of the teachers make a whole-heart effort to learn every child's name - not just those that are in their rooms. The facility is very clean, and they are great about notifying parents of any illness that could potentially be contagious. They hold quarterly meetings for the parents, and hold special events around major holidays. I plan to keep my child here until they are ready to attend elementary school.

Do not lool any further!!!! This school, staff and owners are simply amazing! My nephews visited…read morefor the Summer. I was faced with finding "drop-in backup" care for 4 amazing boys all under the age of 5. We visited Cardinal and was pleased with the professionalism of the staff, the cleanliness of the facility and the convenient location. Thankfully the facility was able to provide back up care. 2 of my nephews typically pitch a fit when they attend their regular school. At Cardinal they were ready to be dropped off and excitingly shared their adventures of the day. One of the boys (2 yrs) still talks about his "passport" he made with his "teacher" (he cannot yet pronounce the last name). Thank you Cardinal!!! Continue to provide excellent service and our youth will thrive in the world due to their superlative foundation

My son is 4 & has been going to Summerlin for the last 3 months. He has a severe speech delay & was…read morea stay-at-home kid with me until Summerlin. He's my 3rd child so I'm very familiar with preschools. This is one of the best, if not the best, preschool experiences we've had! The staff is warm & welcoming. They alleviated my concerns and provided guidance for a smooth transition. They never seem bothered by my questions, calls or emails. Very responsive. The most exciting part is my son has made amazing progress. He's using words more, he's become comfortable in a classroom situation & participates. His outside speech teacher is amazed by him too. He's made great strides & we think he'll be ready for kindergarten next Fall!! A+

Our family recently moved to San Antonio and the Summerlin teachers & staff made the transition for…read moreus so much easier by helping our 3-year-old feel secure and cared for. He genuinely enjoys coming to daycare here each day!

It's a school that honors curiosity over rote learning. That honors emotions over the subjugation…read moreof feelings. That honors the soul over the system. The kids learn through play...how human beings were designed to learn. When people see how WELL their kids learn and how HAPPY they are learning, it's not uncommon for people to get a strange sensation of both happiness and sadness. I believe that's because we intuitively understand that was the educational experience WE were supposed to have as kids but never did. Oh, and the kids are actually sad when they can't go to school and learn new things. That's exactly the kind of education system our nation so desperately needs.

Felt our child was not safe…read more Our child attenteded the Farmhouse program (3-5 years old) in January 2022 and we withdrew him about 4 weeks into the program. The issue that made us withdraw our child had to do with an inclement weather situation. At the time, the farmhouse program was very fluid between indoor and outdoor activities, with the child being able to decide what he/she wanted to do. The problem arose when inclement weather struck combined with a minor COVID outbreak. 1. COVID Policy: If there was a COVID case, the policy was to close the indoor spaces and have the kids be outside only due to not having enough space to safely accommodate all 37 students - this was perfectly acceptable 2. The Inclement Weather: When inclement weather struck (high of 34 degrees), the Farmhouse program remained open and we were given instructions to bundle our kids so they could handle being outdoors for the entire duration of the classtime. We did not feel comfortable leaving our child out in near freezing weather for three hours straight 3. What Puzzled Us The most: our understanding was that all the other programs (Kinder-8th) - which had enough space to safely accommodate the children indoors - were going to be entirely indoors due to the inclement weather. It was only the Farmhouse Program which would be outdoors, and to reiterate, it would be outdoors for the entire three hours of the program We  felt that it would be inhumane of us to send our child out in the cold when we ourselves wouldn't be out there, so we kept our child home during those days of inclement weather. However, as we thought about it more, we realized it would have been perfectly acceptable of the school to ask parents to keep their children those days due to the unfortunate timing of events with the indoor space issues they had and the COVID outbreak. But to make the decision to keep the school open and feel comfortable having pre-school age children in near freezing weather for three hours straight raised an immediate red flag as to other decisions that might be made in the future. There were other smaller red flags with decisions like these, but this one made it very clear we needed to withdraw our child. There were absolutely good things about the program itself that we liked and it is hard to write a review like this given that the program itself seemed to have merit over a traditional school setting. We also intentionally waited 6 months after the incident to write the review so as not to write out of emotion. We hope this review helps others and also would be ecstatic to find out that those policies/decisions have changed.

This was my toddler's first chance at daycare and I was counting on this place to provide a…read morenurturing environment for my child. Instead they let him cry the whole time he was there, and out of two weeks of going they only picked him up once. I watched on the camera app (which is very grainy and has no sound) and the teachers would literally just ignore him. There's no cameras outside and I had enough of this place when I surprise picked him up and he was sitting outside in the heat next to the door scream crying and no one was paying him any attention. They said he had been crying the whole time. I literally can't believe it. Pick him up! Nurture him! Help him feel safe! Instead they took away his stuffed animal puppy and just let him cry. Sending my 18 month old boy to this place is my biggest regret as a parent so far.

AppleTree already gets 5 gold stars fro me HOWEVER, it was not until my son started Kindergarten…read morethat I realized just what a great job they had done with him. He was totally prepared for Kindergarten and is even ahead. All the work he is coming home with is stuff he has been doing for the past year. I don't know what else I can say other than I am totally impressed with AppleTree Day School and miss them very much now that we are in school!

My Daughter is 2 and has been attending LODS since she was three months. With her being my first,…read moreand nervous to leave her when I had to return to work, the staff was so friendly and encouraging and made me feel comfortable knowing she would be in good hands. I love their use of the communication app and love receiving updates and photos of her day. If there's ever anything urgent, they call so they're sure I'm notified and she has already learned more than I could ever teach her while working. She comes home teaching me the songs and dances she learns in class, has an amazing vocabulary and already knows so many words in ASL that I hope to continue with her. Forever grateful to LODS and their amazing teachers!

Little Oaks Discovery School is so much more than a school! For the last 7 years, LODS has been…read moreour family and my kids home away from home. Every person there truly treats your children as their own. Ms. Jeanette, Ms. Tenni, Ms. Mellie, and every teacher there are literal angels! I remember the anxiety I had when I began searching for a daycare for my first daughter, but when I walked into Little Oaks that all completely melted away. The way learning and love is incorporated there is something that I have not seen at any other facility. My daughters and my whole family have felt so special and heard and taken care of during our time at Little Oaks and that is a gift that I will always treasure. My daughters have had such amazing hands on learning opportunities while there, including growing their own plants, milking cows with a dairy farmer, and learning from first responders-just to name a few! My daughter and I felt so confident when she started kindergarten because we had no doubts that she was ready both socially and academically because of how thorough LODS had been in preparing her. I have referred countless people to LODS over the years and I will continue to do so even when my daughter ages out this year. If you are considering childcare for your kids, look no further than Little Oaks Discovery School!

So grateful that we decided to make the switch to this daycare, and has been worth every penny. Our…read more16 month old son has been there for the past month and has already made a huge leap in his developmental growth. The daily pictures and notes we get from the teachers have made the transition from his old daycare easier. The communication from the facility staff helps us feel like our little guy is in safe capable hands. Our son is now excited to go to school everyday. Highly recommend!

Very clean school with teachers and staff tentatively really care about the kids. Meals are healthy…read moreand organic. Classes are well-structured w fun appropriate educational activities. I have checked out several daycares over the years for my kids, especially since we have had to move some. This is by far the most caring, clean, well organized daycare I've seen. I have a 3 year old that has attended for one year, and my five year old attended before transitioning to Kindergarten.

My son is currently in summer camp and he is having an absolute amazing time. The staff here are…read moreattentive and engaging. Special shout out to Mr. Jon Capraro who has been such an amazing addition to the staff. Summer is near its end and we will transition back to the after school program but I know that the amazing care my son gets will continue. Highly recommend this daycare to everyone.

We love love love this place! It is so hard going back to work as a new momma and especially as a…read morefirst time parents but we could have not been more at ease with CLH Helotes. Our son has been here around 6 months now and he loves all of his teachers. He smiles when he sees them and gets so excited to see his friends and classmates. All of the staff here is wonderful and so nice. We live in Alamo Ranch where there are tons of daycares but we drive all the way to Helotes to bring him here. I would definitely recommend them 1000 times again and again.

The director and staff do not care for your feelings or your child's feelings. I had my daughter…read morehere for a couple of months and overheard the staff members talking about my 6 month old daughter. Saying how difficult she was. Told the director and she did nothing. The second incident my daughter came home with horrible diaper rash. When I took her to the urgent care they had told me it was the worst diaper rash they had ever seen. It can only be caused from the daycare not changing her all day. When I told the director she had told me they would move her classrooms and keep her from the teacher. The next day the director had me drop her off in the same classroom with the same teacher!! Ridiculous. I pulled her out immediately.

My kids have fun and feel so loved at school! Jennifer is always kind and helpful. The place so…read moreclean and bright. Such a happy place.