Winterset has been a fantastic experience for our family. The infants receive the best care from…read moreteachers you can tell truly care for them. By the time our son was 1, it was clear he was learning so much already, including sign language. That had only continued through the two year old and preschool rooms. All the teachers know every kid, making it feel like one big family and making us so comfortable having our kids in their care!

We have been at Winterset for almost 3 years. There have been ups and downs with turnover, but…read morethings have been wonderful since they got new ownership and a consistent director. My son loves his teachers and you can tell that a lot of the teachers love the kids as if they were there own.

I shopped around and interviewed 4 or 5 places in Lee's Summit before I found this gem…read more Wonderful staff, very responsible and caring. Small class sizes. After we checked out various places around town, my wife and I sat down to chat about it. We both picked this place as giving us the best "vibe" of any of the schools we looked at. Pricing is reasonable. There is a summer session as well if you are into that. My only minor beef, very minor, is that they follow the Lee's Summit schools if weather is "bad". They pretty much call off school at the drop of a hat in LS in my opinion. Additionally, the LS schools seem to have some kind of holiday or whatnot constantly. However, I'd assume most of the preschools are similar these days, so I can't really penalize Traditions for what is probably standard practice. Some of the larger daycares that I jokingly call "puppy mills" with zillions of kids are open more often and close less readily I think. Again, though, it is what it is, and I'd rather send my daughter to a higher quality place versus one where the schedule was slightly more convenient given the choice. We've been sending our daughter here for two years now and I can't think of any reason to consider anywhere else in the LS area. From what I can gather, other parents are equally happy with them. Over winter break, our kiddo was missing this place so much, she was carrying a backpack around asking us to play school with her. That's a good sign that your child is being treated well at school, when they can't wait to go back.

That place is going downhill with no brakes! My 2 year old attended CWS for a little over year…read more During this timeframe, I saw a major decline in quality of care and an extremely HIGH turnover of good teachers. My son got a new teacher every 2 months! I also witnessed several state regulations not being followed and teachers yelling at kids. Do not fooled by the colorful "exploratory" as it's a facade. I let never looked "played in" and I never seen any kids playing no matter what time I would arrive, my son never brought drawing home either. In my opinion, It's not a school; it's Lee's Summit's most expensive babysitting service. Do your research - I would not recommend.

My daughter spent almost three years at Creative World in Lee's Summit, from October 2009-August…read more2012 (ages 3-5). This was by far the best preschool experience she could have experienced. The teachers were loving, caring, and even gave us their cell phone #s when we left so we could keep in contact with them. There isn't high teacher turnover at that school, and most of the teachers were there for the three years that my daughter was. Creative World is not a typical pre-school, and it seems to be closer to a Montessori learning program. Kids learn by exploration and experimenting, and their Exploratorium allows them the opportunity to experience lots of different things. We only left because my daughter was starting kindergarten. If this location had a private kindergarten, we would've kept her there. After our first parent/teacher conference in kindergarten, we knew that Creative World had been the best place for our daughter. She was developmentally and academically ahead of the other students in her class, and I attribute that to the education and care she got while attending Creative World.

I have had a lot of bad experiences with this place from my child being left out side, lied on by…read morestaff and bullied by other kids with the staff's permission not a good place to send your child and if you do I highly suggest you watch the cameras closely. The communication with resolving issues is very poor as well.

From the owner: Check this out: In our ongoing commitment to share a quality experience with every family, we have…read morea new look: A fresh coat of paint, upgraded floors, updated playground, and more! We provide nurturing day care and creative learning in a safe, home-like environment. Our School Readiness Pathway was designed to empower you with educational options to create the most fitting path for your child and to address each child's specific developmental needs. We offer specialized curriculum in our infant care, toddler care, early preschool, preschool, Pre-K/Pre-Kindergarten, junior Kindergarten and private Kindergarten programs. Learn more about our educational daycare for infants and above, plus before- and after-school care, enrichment programs, summer camp, and Flex Care.

We started here about a month ago and love it so far. The owner and teachers are so friendly and…read morecaring. The facility is clean and is very informative to parents. Would highly reccomend this daycare in Lees Summit!

Finding a good child care provider for your children is always a difficult task. We moved here…read morefrom California 1.5 years ago and my children 6 months and 3 at the time started at SCC. Angie answered all of our questions and informed us with plenty of packets about the daycare. My kids are still going to this day and they are 2 and 5. Angie has hired excellent staff and my kids have learned so much. They never complain when it is time to go to daycare. Kim and Bailey are in the infant room and they are an excellent fit for the babies. Jessica is in the 1s and she is a sweetheart as well as Miranda in the 2s room. Angie is also great with communication about the kids through out the day if I have any questions. I highly recommend SCC.

I want to share my experience regarding my daughter's short time working at Kid City. She worked…read morethere for two months and was treated unfairly, ultimately being fired without explanation. During that time, we noticed several concerning issues with the facility and how it's managed: * The building was often dirty, with visible flies and gnats in the kitchen. * The teachers seemed unprofessional, not maintaining personal cleanliness, and appeared more focused on babysitting than educating the children. * Children were frequently unstructured and sometimes left outside in very cold temperatures. * The staff rarely answered the phone and seemed generally lazy in their responsibilities. * The facility sometimes had unpleasant odors. Based on our experience, I'm honestly surprised the center is still open. I would caution parents and potential employees to carefully consider this before getting involved.

I have a video recording of this incident but it won't let me post…read more This happened at 9am this morning. IF YOUR KIDS ARE IN THE TWOS ROOM OR AT THIS FACILITY IN GENERAL PLEASE REMOVE THEM IMMEDIATELY. This was our last week after only 3 months in their care because it has been unbelievably bad and making multiple reports. I was expecting to talk to the Director about an injury that happened in their care and that's why I was recording. As I was about to leave, the fire alarm starting going off and since I already have issues with ALL of the teachers (minus infant teachers) I went back to see what my Daughters teacher would do. In the Twos room, this teacher was standing there. Frozen. Picked up a crying child and looked around. I stood at the gate watching her and that's when I asked if she knew what her fire drill was. SHE SAID NO AND THAT SHE HAD NO CLUE WHAT TO DO. A passing teacher says it is not a drill and I say that's my Point and why I was asking. IF YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF KIDS YOU BETTER DAMN WELL KNOW WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY

We were thrilled with Goddard. It's was a BIG improvement over our previous daycare that was…read moreflailing, in our opinion. The staff at Goddard are buttoned up and friendly. Our child loved his time there. The building is fresh and new. Very upscale feel and secure. I highly recommend Goddard.

From the owner: At The Goddard School located in Lee's Summit - Longview, we're more than just a daycare. The…read moreGoddard School is a private preschool, offering childcare to infants and toddlers to pre-k. Our programs are designed to nurture each child's curiosity in a safe and caring environment.

From the beginning we have had nothing but positive things to say about ICA. So glad we found them…read moreand they had availability in line with our timeline as well. Would recommend to anyone!

Our two boys have attended ICA. The first graduated last year and found Kindergarten to be an easy…read moretransition academically. They also prepared me as a parent for the type of challenges my son might experience, which he did, including an ADHD diagnosis. The staff responds well to how different the two boys are. They help them each individually grow as they need to, but give them both plenty of love. I love how much they both love reading because the teachers make reading such an important and "one of the best" parts of my kids' day. The owners are super supportive, the teachers are knowledgeable and loving!

Well, if you want the facts about St. Teresa's, look right below my review to Colleen's, who gave a…read morereally great review of STA. I'll share a personal story with you. Nan Bone, current president of STA, was kind enough to let our company teach both ACT and HSPT classes on campus at STA. I loved working with the girls, who range from sassy and smart to quiet and thoughtful. As a single-sex-educated guy myself, and a brother to three sisters, I love to see these young women thrive in an environment where they aren't battling for male approval as they learn more about themselves. My second cousin, Sr. Mary Grace Heiner, taught here in the 1960s and when I discovered that fact, and her name on the ground floor of Donnelly Hall, I took a pencil rubbing of it and sent one to my Dad and kept one for myself. A Heiner was once again teaching at STA. The campus itself is gorgeous, and set within a beautiful and historic neighborhood near Loose Park. I've said this in another review, but when your school looks lovely and old, or even dignified and new, you will inspire, subconciously via architecture, your students to strive to achieve to match the tradition within those walls. When you construct schools to look like jails or DMVs, can you blame kids who are bored or skip class? There's a great story about how the trees got to STA also. The Mother Superior contracted with a gentleman who brought them from...Swope Park. It was only later discovered by the city and while that gentleman received his reprimand, you can imagine that those trees were not removed. And today, they decorate the already lovely STA campus. If you have a smart or serious or fun-loving or artistic or quiet girl - or just one you think needs her own space to develop - consider STA.

There's no rule about reviewing high schools, right? Well - I've spent more time here than at any…read morerestaurant or boutique in town so why not! STA is an all-girl Catholic high school. This review could be enormously long because I have so much to say about this place - so I'll break it down rationally. I know most yelpers are younger, maybe don't have children yet. BUT if you are considering raising kids in the future in Kansas City, it's never to early to consider where you'd likely send them to schools and coming from a graduated student - there's no better source to hear it from. Year it was founded: 1866 (and being 142 years old means it is the OLDEST school west of the Mississippi River - a little fact that's drilled into our heads as freshmen). Size: 530 students (my class was 100). Teachers: STA teachers are a mix of feminists (to teach the young women right now) and liberal artist-types. You get very personalized attention because the school is so small - the student to teacher ratio is 12:1. Personally, I loved my teachers and my adviser (it's like homeroom) and even the secretaries and administration - I had a heart for all of them by the end because the school's too small not to gradually get to know them over the four years. Students: They come from over 65 grade schools. Mine was in Kansas and transferring over to a Missouri school might not sound like a big deal - but MO Catholic grade school cliques run blood deep, haha, seriously! The good thing is, the campus is too small to be exclusive with friendships - we called ourselves a sisterhood and took the title seriously. Academics: Here's probably the most important thing about the school. It's a liberal arts education - I read a crap load of Jane Austen freshman year to make me absolutely sick of feminist literature, but that being said - it's academically intense and comprehensive and everyone is very motivated to want to be academically sound. No one really wanted to be the 'slacker' when I went there - everyone was too concerned with grades and college to not work hard. As I remember - we were all a bunch of little neurotic perfectionists - wearing Birkenstock and red wool sweaters (fun fact about our sweaters: they were flame-retardent, the fibers would melt under a lighter - it's been tried many ties over). My BEST ADVICE: Get your kid or future kid or cousin or whomever is considering STA to get into the honors academic program. This is where you want to be as a student - the administration gives you fuller attention, you take all of the courses that top colleges are looking for, it sets you on a track for success beyond the four years of attendance. It was the best decision of my life to get in the program (thanks to the wisdom of my two older sisters having gone through the school and discovering that sometimes, non-honors students get the shaft in placement and opportunities). AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS (and trust me, they don't advertise this information) is to attend their morning math class in eight grade (call and ask about it if you are interested - but this tip is as good as GOLD). Soul The heart of the place is this: girls roll out of bed, no makeup and roll in by the random hour established as the start of an official school day (7:46 was always weird to me). Girls love journalism here - STA has a nationally acclaimed newspaper (The Dart) and girls love soccer here (we've won countless state titles). Girls here may be initially hesitant of the no-boys aloud thing - but after about a day, they figure out it's an opportunity to get to know themselves without the stresses of the opposite sex. I can say honestly, that all girl schools are not for everyone but they are certainly for some, for shy girls who want to get loud (cheesy but true), for girls who are following family tradition (people's grandmother and mothers and aunts have gone here, mine included), for girls wanting a sisterhood instead of Saved By The Bell - it's what I chose and I've never regretted it for one day in my life.