I can't say enough great things about A+! My 2 year old has been there for over a year and we love…read moreit. He loves all his teachers and surprises me everyday with what he is learning. I am so thankful to have found a daycare that cares for my boy like their own. Highly recommend!!

Often as parents we try and explore every option for our youngsters and choose what we believe is…read morein their best interest. I thought I was making the correct choice for our son by enrolling him in this facility. Unfortunately, I have realized how very wrong I was. I strongly caution anyone that has a child with dietary restrictions to think twice about enrolling their child in this facility. They do not respect parents wishes or children's needs with regard to food. If your child is vegetarian or lactose intolerant be especially careful due to the fact the try and feed your children "hidden" products to which they are unable to consume. Some examples are dairy products in mashed potatoes or vegetables cooked using Ham. Even when caregivers are aware of the restrictions they will feed your preschooler items they are not supposed to consume. When I expressed my concerns to the director's attention my concerns were labeled as "unfounded" and met with a hateful tone.

What an amazing staff and school! Both of our boys absolutely loved being at this school and the…read moreteachers genuinely cared about each student. They knew every child on a first name basis and kept parents regularly informed on a child's progression. We will miss them! Highly recommend them.

Voted the "Best of Hampton Roads" for 2013. It is certainly an amazing school with a wonderful and…read morededicated staff.

Great loving place! Love working there and everyone truly loves the children. The staff work…read moretogether as a team to provide quality care. There is staff that have been there for over 5 to 6 years, which is long-term and early childcare.

DO NOT TAKE YOUR INFANT HERE!!…read more Our 12 week old was dirty when I picked him up, with crusties and dried spit up in his neck and hair, and he was slumped over in a sit me up chair that's he's not old enough to sit in, and he was surrounded by a bunch of toddlers (including one who was incredibly sick with an awful cough and snot running down his face who kept grabbing my sons hand so of course now my child is sick) who shouldn't be in the same room as he.They didn't follow the eating instructions so he was spitting up like crazy and was covered in it. On the second day, according to the app they use, they didn't change his diaper for 7 hours. 7 HOURS! Lastly when we told them we were pulling our son, instead of asking why we were doing so after just a day and a half, Andrea said that they just wanted to remind us that according to the agreement we have to pay for 4 more weeks bc they required 4 weeks notice and that they would be happy to continue to watch him. It was so sad. I took our sweet baby home, gave him a bath and just held him and cried what an awful daycare experience.

I love this school. The staff are amazing and my husband and I consider them family. The infant…read moreroom is incredible. They are so caring for the kids and are always doing projects and helping the infants reach their milestones. Could not imagine my infant going anywhere else.

My children were in daycare at Harvest Ministries (HM) for eight months before we pulled them out…read more One of the main reasons we chose this place was because of the overwhelming number of positive reviews. But I can tell you that this place has numerous problems, and will outline why I don't recommend this center: 1. A wise person once wrote in a review that you should always check inspection reports for any daycare facility you are looking to send your children too. HM never had any inspection reports posted because they are a religiously-exempt facility, and UNlicensed despite their care.com flyer saying they are. However, as I checked back to post the link, they do have an inspection report posted; apparently some complaints triggered the state to do an inspection (they still have to comply with VA code even though they are religiously exempt from other state requirements). That report (http://www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/cc2.cgi?rm=Details;ID=41580;search_exact_fips=199) indicates numerous egregious issues, like failing to get background checks done on their employees (are you kidding me?!), not ensuring children are immunized, and failing to meet required staff-to-child ratios. 2. This facility has a TV in every room and they use it to babysit the kids. Every morning the kids watch TV from 6-8am (approx..) and again in the afternoon when they wake up from nap, from 3:30-6pm. That doesn't include the other movies and shows they watch throughout the day. So if you work regular hours, your kid will probably get exposed to 2+ hours of TV a day. 3. The teachers yell at the kids ALL. The. Time. They also threaten. I once observed one of the teachers taking a group of kids to the restroom, and she said to them in a stern voice, "If you don't have to go potty and you're just making it up you're going in time out." So if a little kid felt like maybe she had to use the bathroom but wasn't sure, she was going to get punished for trying. Totally unnecessary. I have also observed teachers grabbing kids by the shoulders, yelling at them and saying things like, "if you don't calm down you're going to lose your playtime!!" Instead of positive discipline, they just yell a lot. I noticed this negatively affecting my 3-year-old in his behavior when he came home - he would be defiant and irritable. While pretty much all kids this age have tempers, he would really only act this way when he came home from HM. 4. Safety concerns: One time while I was dropping my younger child off in the infant room, I noticed a remote control lying on the floor (yes, they even have a tv in the infant room, though it is mostly used to play music videos of nursery rhymes all day), so I picked the remote up off the floor and placed it on the ledge out of reach, saying "this is a safety hazard and should be kept away from the little ones' reach". The director mocked me, saying, "We've never had an issue with it." "But don't you see," I said, "they could get into the batteries - it's a safety issue" The battery cover wasn't even taped shut. "Whatever makes you feel comfortable" the director said to me in a completely sarcastic and condescending tone. Like I was the one overreacting. Isn't it plain common sense to keep anything with non-screwed on batteries like a remote out of babies' reach? 5. The toys are dirty and rarely cleaned. On more than a few occasions, while settling my younger child in to the tiny play area in the infant room, I noticed dirty, grimy toys with so much filth on them I had to put them aside and tell the teachers that these toys needed to be cleaned. I'm not a clean-freak but it was disgusting. 6. The center does NOT want you, the parent, to see your child in their classrooms. In fact, you, the parent, are not allowed to walk around the facility "unsupervised" (this is what one of the teachers actually said to me). EVERY other daycare center we have used has had an open door policy with parents. But I was told I needed to drop off my kids at the front and they would take them back to their classrooms, the only exception is the infant room. But when I would stay for a few minutes and play with my little one, I'd get text messages from them saying I needed to just drop her off and go so she would learn to be without me. This lack of encouraging parents to be involved really bothered me. The director told me they do this to mirror the public schools, but I now realize that's a big cover-up, because there are myriad other ways they don't mirror public schools. In retrospect, I wish we had never allowed our kids to go here. I wish there had been reviews saying what it's really like there, and we would have made a different decision, but we assumed a daycare run by a Christian church would be a great environment. The fact that they didn't do background checks on their employees alone is completely reckless and inexcusable.

They are absolutely amazing! Up until COVID hit only family and friends kept our little one but…read morewhen COVID hit our friend's in home daycare had to shut down. I was terrified about sending her anywhere else but then I found Harvest Ministries! I bawled my eyes out after dropping her off the first day in the parking lot. They were so sweet and sent me pictures throughout and kept me posted. Our baby girl absolutely loves it there now! I am so blessed that we found them.

Great school / daycare. It's Clean. Secure facilities. Good communication through an easy to use…read moreapp. Photos sent throughout the day on the app so you know what your child has done and helps if you are missing them! I have felt very comfortable sending my son there for several years. All of the teachers and staff have been kind and friendly.

Wonderful place to work! The school is clean and very well equipped. My children love coming to…read morework with me everyday!

My son has been going here for 2 years. The staff has been amazing. They even helped work with him…read morewhen we were doing speech therapy.

Courtney and Jessica have been the directors since the beginning. Jordan and Kendra are amazing…read moreteachers. I would recommend this location to all!

I've had both my children go to this school. My older son has been here since he was 2 and went…read moreall the way through the Private Kindergarten class. He had the best Kindergarten teacher last year and I would send him here 100 times over. My youngest son has been here since he was eight weeks old and is thriving here! It's so comforting to see how much he loves his teachers and how much he is learning already. If you're looking for a learning center over just a standard "daycare" this is your place!