I cannot say enough wonderful things about Sweet Beginnings. All three of my children have gone…read morethrough the school and it's been such a positive experience, for us as parents, and for our kids. The teachers are so incredibly loving and caring. Not only do they develop them academically, they also prepare them socially for building friendships and playing well with others. We were always kept up-to-date on the classroom activities and any issues our children may have encountered during their day. As a result of such a wonderful experience, all three of our kids adjusted extremely well during the transition to kindergarten. They were above their peers academically, and made friends quickly. I attribute this to the great foundation that was built at Sweet Beginnings Early Learning Center.

I wanted to thank you and Adam! This will be Charlie's last week at Sweet Beginnings and we are…read morevery sad. She has developed, learned and grown so much with your Parkville facility. We love all your staff there.. from Janine, to Liz, to Birdgette, Ms. Martha, Brandi and of course Ms. Rachel! I know I'm forgetting many others but I don't see them as much as the others. I just want to commend you two on such a wonderful job you've done!

I enjoy working at Smart Beginnings. It's challenging and keeps you on your toes. Our management…read moreteam is helpful and great giving out encouragement!

Owned by 2 great ladies who genuinely care about their kiddos like family! It was a joy to work…read morethere & all I saw that they provided to families made it even better.

Both of my children attended Pine Tree Academy. The prices were extremely reasonable, they're…read moreextremely clean and most importantly they took care of my babies as if they were there own. The owner Adrianna is a complete sweetheart and always answered any questions that I had. I would definitely use this daycare again if I move back to Kansas.

Our son currently attends Pine Tree Academy, we recently moved from NY to KS and we are so grateful…read moreto have found Adrianna (owner) and Pine Tree Academy. They care for my son as if he were their own child, they're happy to answer any questions and were especially great with his transition into the daycare, our little guy had a lot of change in a short amount of time and they were so patient and kind offering support during an especially stressful time for us and our kiddo. Now he can't wait to go see his friends every day!

Love this place! Kind, caring, but professional staff; fun, creative lesson plans; and really…read moretop-notch teachers! I recommend to all my family and friends with kids ranging newborn to age 12!

Super convenient location and wonderful teachers! Competitive prices. Fun playgrounds too…read more Definitely recommend to anyone with childcare needs. They have classrooms aging from newborn - preschool, as well as a before/after school child care program for elementary students!

My daughter Wednesday is 2 and started at Purple Dragon Preschool in late September. Before that,…read moreshe was at Primrose. I was initially a bit nervous since Purple Dragon is more structured and has a lot of vegetables on the menu -- but honestly, we've had such a great experience. Clean school and cost friendly. We saved about a hundred per week going here. Makes a difference for our growing family! I can tell my daughter is well loved - she hasn't once mentioned her old school ha! Purple Dragon doesn't have an app, but I don't mind. Ms. Mila sent me pictures during Wednesday's first two weeks, which was really thoughtful. She also told me to check the papers in my daughter's backpack daily -- now it's become a fun little ritual we do together while dinner is in the oven. I can tell this week they're working on D, E & F vocabulary, farm animals, coloring, and colors. We're also practicing pulling pants up and down to get ready for potty training. Ms. Mila even sends home adorable magazine cutouts as "homework" to help with Wednesday's speech. It's small touches like that that make a big difference. A core memory for us: on her second day home from Purple Dragon, Wednesday was dancing and singing their school song all over the house. Chris and I looked at each other like, "Okay... she *loves* this place!" So far, so good! My daughter is happy, eats vegetables *by the bowl* (just wow!), and even though it's a bit out of the way for us, I truly can't imagine her going anywhere else. Thank you Ms. Mila & Ms. Yoselin -- we're so grateful for you.

I went to pre-school here! I learned how to love learning, how to succeed, how to fail, how…read moreaccomplishments can make you feel on top of the world and how important my contribution is to that world. I also learned the value I am responsible to bring as a member of any unit - whether it be my family, my class, my team, or my community. This is where little people learn how to be Big People while balancing fun with challenge.

I have had the pleasure of providing services to Peppermint Patty's for several years. The facility…read moreis always very well maintained and clean and the staff is friendly and courteous. The staff does an excellent job working children at all ages. I personally was impressed with the amount of learning that takes place at Peppermint Patty's and how patient and compassionate the staff was when working with the little ones. There is no doubt that your children will be well cared for at Peppermint Patty's.

Even though I wish I could recommend this daycare because I believe some of the teachers are really…read moregreat at what they do, I wouldn't recommend anyone taking their child here. We encountered issues and when we addressed them with the director, we were given excuse after excuse and things continued to deteriorate. Then, a new child in our child's class started biting other children including our daughter, and sometimes it happened every day. The director's way of handling the situation was to 'continue to train the staff and monitor the child more closely.' Needless to say, the behavior continued and then they started removing the child who was being bitten (not the child who was actually biting other children) and taking them to a younger classroom so they had to miss out on the activities happening in their class. We finally had to remove our daughter from this center when it became clear that nothing was going to be done to protect the children being victimized by another child who had displayed a clear pattern of behavior that needed to be handled in a more deliberate fashion but went largely ignored. Another child who was being victimized was also removed from the center about the same time as our daughter by her parents because they were met with the same response from the director. Our daughter was also constantly sick, which may be a given when a bunch of children are together all day. However, it resulted in her having to have surgery and she was STILL sick all the time afterwards. Now that she is no longer attending this center, she no longer struggles with being sick constantly. And, of course, when we addressed this concern with the director, we were met with excuses. The main root of the problem at this center is that the director is incapable, or simply unwilling, of actually solving problems, and instead resorts to blaming the staff and making excuses to placate the parents. The teaching staff did everything they could to help us with this situation but their hands were tied since the director wouldn't do anything about it. The turnover rate at this center is ridiculously high, and is reportedly due to the director making it a hostile workplace that teachers don't want to work in. There are also reports of infestations of mice and cockroaches in the buildings.

Let me start by saying given the scandal at St. Patrick's North, I was completely against putting…read moremy child in a religious preschool. Then I met the staff at Metro Church Preschool and that went out the window. Metro is a smaller congregation on the corner of Brighton and 48th St. The Preschool and Daycare are a primarily family operation. My 5 year old daughter is not just ready for Kindergarten, she is above the curve and reading and managing at a second grade level and I attribute it to Miss Robin, the preschool teacher. Everytime I picked my daughter up these past few months I heard "We're going to miss her." Now a lot of places say this and they are being trite. Not the staff at Metro. They are deeply involved and take very great care and responsibility with each child in that building and they genuinely love every child. Now I have not used or gotten feedback on the infant care program, but if it is anything like the preschool, it has to be outstanding. If you work at Harrah's, North KC Hospital, Cerner, or anything in that area, Metro is just a 10 minute drive up the road and well worth it for your child's development. It is by far the best child development pregram I have encountered and I thank them whole heartedly for giving my little girl a running start on school.

Our two little boys goes here M-F 7am-5pm. Our boys started to go here when our oldest just turned…read more3 and our youngest was 15month old. The staff are super friendly and they update us with all the improvements our children are achieving. Our eldest is allergic to tons of food since he was diagnosed with G6PDD and he's also lactose intolerant. Beyond happy that Metro Church Academy was able to accommodate his special diet. They also teach well, seeing the improvement of our eldest child's knowledge with shapes, numbers, animals, letters and etc. They also send us a log sheet for my youngest that contains information like what and how much he ate, time and duration of his naps, potty changes, etc., everyday. Every morning, our kids wakes up excited to go to daycare and gets sad when we pick them up in the afternoon. The other kids are also friendly, they greet us and our kids as soon as we get there with 'good mornings' and they say "goodbye friend/s" to each other by the time we leave. My husband's employer is helping out with our childcare payments and Chris, who manages the academy was so helpful in communicating with the people in charge (in my husband's employers' side). They also gave us 15% discount since we have two children enrolled at the same time... Would recommend this daycare to other mommies/daddies. Additional info, we migrated here in the US last Dec. 2015 and our kids speaks a little english. They adjusted really well in daycare and our 3 year old learned to talk much faster than before..

Love this center, can't say enough great things the owners and staff are really great! Happy Hearts…read morehas taught our child so much,she has autism and they have been patient and loving with her,she has been there a few years and was ready for kindergarten. Highly recommend!! Thank you to all the staff!! Jerry Washington