My 3.5 year old daughter was admitted and we enrolled to start in the fall. We attended several…read moreevents, and she was beyond excited to have Ms. Shekar as her teacher. My daughter also has food allergies. During our tour and via email, the head of school, Julie confirmed that "I'm happy to provide as many protections in place as we can to keep xxx safe at school." However, when I followed up to confirm exactly what would be done and make firm plans, I received nothing but vague responses such as the above and then complete silence from 6/13 until 7/17 despite follow-up emails. When I finally received a response back on 7/17 within one day it was to my final email saying I wanted to unenroll due to not hearing back for so long and communication being key to managing her allergies at school. To be clear, I was asking for very reasonable accommodations, including: 1) Changing out the soap (the honey & milk Softsoap used has actual dairy in it) 2) Providing 10-15 minutes of education to the teachers on signs of anaphylaxis and administering her Auvi-Q using a tester 3) Understanding whether they would make the self-serve snack safe for her (this was offered on our tour and via email) or whether we would bring her own snacks in (which was perfectly fine with us) so that we could start preparing our daughter My daughter is in full-time preschool right now, so managing allergies at school is not new for us and has been done safely at her current school since she was an infant. To be very clear, food allergies are an ADA protected disability, and asking for 15 minutes of education and changing out soap at minimum is a very reasonable accommodation. The complete lack of response for weeks followed by a very quick response when I unenrolled tells me very clearly that Julie was worried about liability -or just did not want to deal with this. When I was exploring the school, I heard from five different sets parents who had left that the administration was horrible. Even at the end of year picnic I heard that from a parent who was leaving the school. And I naively disregarded that feedback because I figured how bad could it be, as long as the teacher was good the administration should have limited impact on her day-to-day education. I was obviously very wrong. The board also consists of the current head of school's two parents (one of whom was the prior head of school who many people also complained about), which makes me wonder how effective and unbiased it can possibly be. I shared the feedback above with some board members that I could not see an immediate blood relation to, and in fairness I was refunded my enrollment and application fees. That said, whether this was just horrible communication or blatant discrimination, the administration clearly is not effective and will have a bigger impact on day-to-day than anticipated so heed the advice of others and avoid!

From the owner: We are a multi-aged, individualized learning environment that serves students ages 18 months to 6…read moreyears old. Our curriculum is intellectually challenging.

I have been using the Canton KinderCare for nearly 10 years. The staff is friendly and caring and…read morethey feel like family. Both of my children learned to read with their phonics program when they were in pre-k. They are also flexible with our schedule and have accommodated us if we need to change something. I wouldn't think of going anywhere else.

We had our 5 month old child enrolled in their nursery program, we researched a lot of places in…read moreCanton and went with Kindercare because we liked what they had to say during walk through and Nicole was very helpful during orientation. Our child was enrolled for 5 week before we abruptly pulled him out of Kindercare 1st week the head teacher resigns with 2 week notice (they replaced her with another teacher who was a former assistant to the nursery and toddler classes) She was our childs teacher for 3 weeks Within that 5 weeks there was 4 Indecent reports that took place with our child. These reports are signed off on by teacher and Manager. 1) Child's neck was left wet throughout the day from milk and food, causing rash and reaction. We had to constantly remind teachers face to face and in writing to change child's big and or clothing and properly cloth 2) Child had 3 scratch marks on face, teachers didn't know how it happened and said child must have scratched face during nap time. 3) Child has noticeable scratch on left eye, teachers have no clue how it happened 4) Child left sitting on top of Boppy Pillow (Please note our child had only been working on sitting up for 1-2 weeks at this point, the teachers set him on top of the Boppy pillow (Not the horseshoe one, the full Circle Pillow, he falls forward off of pillow and hits face first on the ground, when i show up to pick him up, he has large lump and red mark on his forehead. I ask the teacher what happened and she says he fell forward sitting up and bonked his head on ground, I ask how hard he hit his head because he has a lump and abrasion, she reply's that its wasn't hard at all, at this point i let her know that I need to know how hard he hit his head because he is a baby and cannot tell me if he is hurt, she cant give me straight answer on if he hit hard or not. I ask if there is an incident report, she reply's that she was going to write-up one this evening and put it in his cubby in the morning. At this point you can imagine I am fuming, 5 month old with with lump on his head and teacher who cannot give me explanation of what happened, i just needed to get clear information because he clearly hit his head and i needed to know if i needed to take him to doctor or not. We all know that parenting is very tough and things can happen on a Kindercare has some good caring teachers, but when the safety of our child was in question we had no choice but to immediately pull him the school.

Former Parent, I removed my son at the end of the 2016 school year. My son, completed the 5th…read moregrade at SMA and it was not a pleasant experience, all year long with the administrators and his 5th grade teacher. The head of the school is only concern with protocol and making sure the tuition is paid on time (which our was on time and before the due date). The teachers are nitpicky, with everything the children do. What they want are mindless robots. My son, witness the continuous mistreatment of a boy with Autism and these incidents were reported and nothing happened. I read another review from a parent, if the parent is not a teacher at the school than your child doesn't have a chance. My son was touched inappropriately by another student (younger) and I reported the incident and it happened again with not action taken by the administrator. Come to find out the problem child was a child of an administrator at the school so, I went to the Canton police and reported it... of course action was finally taken by the school. This wasn't the school for our family.

I had to take a double take to make sure I'm reviewing the right place because previous reviews are…read morecontradictory to our experience. My son who has a disability and developmental delays did the toddler summer camp program and the staff were more than accommodating, they handled everything amazingly and made us feel very comfortable. Apart from my son's specific needs, the school program was great, there's a lot of learning and and fun happening at the same time. We are not new to the montessori method, but i feel like schoolhouse exceeded our expectations. Teachers and staff are very friendly. We had no issues whatsoever, a very pleasant experience and will likely enroll our kids in the summer program.

We had a homeschool field trip here today and I highly recommend checking it out. Amazing value for…read morethe price and it was so clean and organized. Everything was so fun. There was actually a really good structure to the event which I figured there would not be based on previous reviews. Check it out, it's a lot of fun for the kids! All of the farmers were super cool too.

Real life farm and nursery school has absolutely amazed me! They provide a fun environment while…read morenurturing individual needs. It is refreshing to see from year to year the same staff. It shows that staff are well trained and want to be there and are happy to be there! My children come home each day content, excited to share their day and want to return each and every day. This facility provides amazing age appropriate activities that extend past real life farm to make it fun for the kids. I have paid triple at other facilities and wondered where the money goes. It is great to see that the money is invested into the clean facilities, the staff and the students. Thank you Real Life Farm and nursery school for your dedication! You shine high above the rest!

I rarely give out kudos because you have to really impress me before I do. I have been a part of…read morethe Paradigm family for over a year and I am giving kudos to them. First, this is a woman run business and it is run VERY well. The owner makes sure that she complied with all laws and rules and ensures that her staff does the same. I have never gone there and the center hasn't been clean, I am weird, I even looked in the bathroom when touring for the second time prior to going there to see if they really did clean. They were spotless and did not smell. The staff is very warm and inviting and they treat you as if you are their family. They are open with anything going on in the center, even if things may not directly affect you. The staff takes very good care of the children, they teach them in everything they do, whether it is pointing and saying what an object is or having their daily curriculum. ( they even do this at an infant level ) Since the pandemic, the owner and the staff have ramped up their cleaning, which is amazing because they were very meticulous prior to the pandemic. I was very scared as to whether if not I should send anyone to school and let me tell you, the Paradigm family stepped up even before the orders were issued by the governor. They wear masks, clean even more often, have masks at the front if someone outside of the Paradigm pod has to come into the building. They keep up on communication of new rules and practices they are implementing just to keep everyone informed and safe. I will continue to recommend Paradigm anyone that asks where they should send their children. Not just for the academic portion, but for the love they show every child. My little one loves it here and asks to go to shool multiple times a day and when we get there, barely says goodbye before running in ( they are just learning how to speak. ) everyday. If you are looking for a place where you can breathe not just during this pandemic but everyday, I highly recommend The Paradigm Family. Yes, I am a REAL parent and yes, all my little ones will be going here!

My twins have been going to Paradigm for almost 3 months now and I think the women are very sweet…read moreto all of the children. I love that this is not a chain, and also love that this is owned and operated by two sisters. It definitely has that personal feel to this daycare. I really like supporting local owned businesses.

My son is thriving at Goddard Canton, and loves going to school everyday. The new owners are doing…read morea wonderful job with this location. The teachers in my son's classroom are so friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable. They upload pictures to their app and are very organized in how they relay information about my child's daily activities. They do so many activities with his class, and I can tell it's having a huge impact on my son's development. We are very grateful for them, and in just a short time they already feel like family. The staff is professional, warm and have been very responsive to my son's needs. I highly recommend Goddard Canton.

I decided to check out this school upon the glowing reviews I heard from friends and neighbors who…read morehad their children and or grandchildren attend previous years. I went and toured the school and it appeared to be a great fit. But "all that glitters is not gold"!! The owner is nice and Admin/front desk people were always pleasant. But teachers were subpar to say the least. They were immature, unprofessional, don't know how to communicate and lacked compassion for the children. I even overheard on more than one occasion, a teacher yelling at the kids when picking up my child. Also, as a whole the school needs to communicate better when things are going on within the school. For example, whether it's announcement for picture day, spirit week, or illness has the potential to be spreading around the school. As parents we are busy heading to work,etc. and may not have the time to stop and read what's on the wall(s) of the school. In cases I mentioned above the school should be sending out emails to parents not just sheets of paper posted around the school. Because by the time a parent may have the time to slow down and read it maybe too late. All in all, this was my experience and believe there are better schools to choose from in the Plymouth-Canton area.

My daughter attended beginners inn & burned her hand on a steam heat pipe that should of been coverread more

My husband and I have a 3 year old and an 18 month old that have attended The Beginners Inn since…read morethey were each 3 months old and we absolutely LOVE it. We personally know the owner and director and I honestly have nothing but wonderful things to say about them! My kids love going to daycare! We have experienced the infant, toddler, Little Sprouts, Young Explorer's and now Pre-School rooms and every room is fun, organized and well-run. Especially the infant/toddler rooms where the teachers have to keep track of feedings, naps, diaper changes, etc - everything is always documented and recorded. All of the teachers have been friendly, kind, helpful, and genuinely interested in my kids' learning and development. We would (and do) recommend Beginners Inn to anyone looking for high quality childcare in Canton!

We LOVE this school! My daughter has learned so much in her time here and is excited to start…read morekindergarten here soon. I honestly couldn't be happier with their program- we have seen a lot of growth in our child's skills and she absolutely loves school. If they went through elementary school, we'd stay for that too.

From the owner: We develop a partnership with our student's parents, so that together, we can provide a nurturing…read moreeducational experience for your child. We are located on the west side of Canton, MI (at the intersection of Ford road and Napier road). Children will enjoy our academic program, large playground, and growing food in our child gardening area. We offer a well-rounded Montessori preschool and kindergarten education, including child care, for children ages 3 through 6. Half day morning or afternoon programs available.