Do not recommend parents to sign up their child to this school. It all starts from the top …read more. administration is horrible, will not take the time to speak to you about a concern. Promises to get back to you at a specific timely matter only to not give you answers. Even after trying to reach out to them, and showing up to the school that your child's goes to (Manatee Charter) they are quick to consider parents trespassing. Not every child is disciplined equally. They're quick to suspend children without reaching out to parents about on an incident that occurred the day of but will get in contact with parents several days after. No classroom structure. Teachers do not communicate well with parents! My child fell behind on a week's worth of work because the teacher will not include us on the classroom email . I even sent messages on dojo and on students planner about it was told that the test wouldn't count. Our biggest concern was not the test, but the fact that our child wouldn't fall behind amongst the rest of the students. The school over all is not organized. Students are not being monitored, they're roaming around school grounds. They're short staffed. Several parents were shocked on how many staff's they had this school year 2023-2024 compare to last school years. The school is now on principle #2. Several of us parents were told from former employees to have our kids removed from this school asap, we wished we would have done it sooner. No recomiendo a los padres que inscriban a sus hijos en esta escuela. Todo comienza desde arriba... la administración es horrible, no se toman el tiempo para hablar con usted sobre una inquietud. Promete comunicarse con usted en un momento específico y oportuno solo para no darle respuestas. Incluso después de intentar comunicarse con ellos y presentarse en la escuela a la que asiste su hijo (Manatee Charter), rápidamente consideran que los padres están invadiendo la propiedad. No todos los niños reciben la misma disciplina. Se apresuran a suspender a los niños sin comunicarse con los padres sobre un incidente que ocurrió en ese mismo día, pero se comunicarán con los padres varios días después. Sin estructura de aula. ¡Los profesores no se comunican bien con los padres! Mi hijo(a) se retrasó en el trabajo de una semana porque el maestro no nos incluye en el correo electrónico del salón de clases. Incluso envié mensajes al dojo y a la agenda de los estudiantes, me dijeron que el examen no contaría. Nuestra mayor preocupación no era el examen, sino el hecho de que nuestro hijo(a) se quedara atrás con respecto al resto de los estudiantes. La escuela en general no está organizada. Los estudiantes no están siendo monitoreados, están deambulando por los terrenos de la escuela. Tienen pocos maestros e empleados. Varios padres se sorprendieron al saber la cantidad de personal que tenían este año escolar 2023-2024 en comparación con los años escolares anteriores. La escuela ahora está en su segundo principal . Varias personas ex empleados nos dijeron a varios de nosotros, los padres que sacáramos al nuestros hijos de esta escuela lo antes posible, deseamos haberlo hecho antes.

I would give zero stars but that's not an option so one has to do. I went to the school when I was…read morein kindergarten up until I was in the third grade, it was good my first two years but when I got to second and third it got really bad. Their food was always undercooked. It was full on disgusting. The teachers and the staff were so disrespectful and rude for no apparent reason. the bathrooms and classrooms were always dirty. It was just an overall really bad school. also when I left in the third grade, the school was at a -D grade, so I don't think that made it any better.

I want to take a moment to thank the staff at MLA for going above and beyond for my child. They…read moreunderstood his academic and social needs and helped him in every way. Thank you for everything!

My children have attended here since 2015. We did relocate years ago for a bit over year but came…read moreback. My children have excelled here! Smaller classes help with more one on one teaching and learning! The staff is great! All are very welcoming! They offer Spanish and art as well for extracurricular which is fantastic because my kids are now learning to be fluent in Spanish. All teachers have their own wonderful ways of teaching our babies. We love all of them! They are patient and kind and pretty cool in my opinion. We are all basically a really big family!

Love this school, good, clean location. Most teachers appear to be trying hard. Support the school…read morewith some renovations to parking perhaps.

We had 2 children attend. One was treated pretty well, but the 2nd child learned nothing for the…read moretime she was there. It was very disappointing for them

This is our first year here, and our kids have excelled even in the first few weeks. I have seen a…read moredifference in their confidence towards their academics as well as their manners. My kids are more aware of their surroundings and others around them. This is huge! Especially since all four are growing in these things :)

Thank you to Smarty Pants Preschool for taking care of both of my babies! One from 13 weeks to VPK,…read moreand most recently my daughter at 4 months. There's not many people I trust and I'm so thankful for Jillian Hernandez, her family, Lauren Nicole, Makaela Redmond, and all of the SP teachers! Thank you from Chloe, our littlest smarty pants! In regards to the negative review, it is common place for many daycares to follow even school calendars. The practice of having the school close so that the staff can celebrate holidays with their own family is well known in advance and practical for keeping happy teachers for decades. Smarty Pants stayed open for me and my family during COVID lockdown so that we could work. Tuition is paid for closed holidays so that staff can be paid. I completely disagree with the one star review listed here. You pay for the quality of care you receive.

Steer clear! We enrolled our two-year-old here 10 months ago, and we have had numerous issues with…read moreJillian (one of the owners). Anytime we have brought up a question or a concern, her immediate response was to threaten to "release us" from our contract; basically, if you don't like the way she does something, she has no interest in discussing it and would be happy to leave your child without daycare (obviously, any place good has a waiting list). Which is exactly what happened to our family a couple of weeks ago. The facility electively closed the entire week of Thanksgiving and still charged tuition, and I questioned the fairness of that closure and payment: see the attached photos. Smarty Pants cashed our post-dated check a week early, "released us from our contract" the next day, and will not return our NUMEROUS attempts to reach them about why they won't return $275 they took from us. There is rapid turnover with the teachers, as well. Jillian acts like they run a non-profit and is constantly asking for "donations" (we spent $150 on our child's back-to-school supplies). Everything about this place is a money-grab, and there is no true relationship with families.

Risen Savior is the most beautiful and welcoming Preschool I've ever seen! My kids love attend this…read moreamazing school. The staff truly work together as a team!

My grandson has been attending RSA preschool for the last two years. It has made the world of…read moredifference in his ability to read, and socialize with other children. They are opening a new kindergarten in the fall, they have a wonderful staff and offering.

At first glance I loved the school. I loved the big classrooms and combined grades and the fact…read morethat they offered education through high school. But after having my children in the school for a year I was greatly disappointed. The teachers are very sweet especially in lower elementary but I feel like my children learned almost nothing. They complained that the classroom was noisy and it was hard to concentrate. There was zero emphasis on classical literature, somehow, reading "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" qualifies as sufficient for their classroom literature. The kids sat on the floor all day and my children complained that their backs were hurting. Many of the classic Montessori manipulatives were rarely used. There was no music class. Rarely did they do art. My children, even the upper elementary child, never brought home home-work. The Christmas program was honestly the most atrocious thing I have ever seen. The children stood outside in mosquito infested grounds for an hour in shepherds costumes and literally did nothing but stand there as props while the principal and pastor relived their fantasies of being stars and sang all the songs. There was open fire in the torches and straw everywhere. I was on the edge of my seat as children filed closely past the open flame. I just knew any moment the whole stage was going up in flames including baby Jesus, who was a real newborn. I honestly almost stood up and said something in the middle of the show it was so nerve racking. This school needs to put the children's safety before their own desire of having their own personal American Idol for themselves. In that moment, I realized, if this huge issue is an oversight, then what about all the smaller things. I feel like this is a terrible place if you want your kids to get a good education. If you are just wanting somewhere to stick your kids where they learn about the Bible, but education or safety is not a priority, then by all means, spend the $11,000 per student to send them there. I feel like i really got ripped off. I feel like my children are no more educated than they were a year ago, in fact, I feel like they actually regressed.