I can't say enough great things about Malvern in Erial. Childcare decisions are not something to take lightly, and I am so thankful we found Malvern to take care of our girls. Our twin girls have attended Malvern since November 2024 and we have had nothing but a great experience. They are learning so much. Their social skills have improved so much! The teachers and directors are fabulous! I rave about Malvern to everyone and anyone, because what they get is truly so valuable! We love Malvern read more

We absolutely love Malvern of Erial. Our daughter was in a previous daycare two years ago where she experienced some challenges with adjusting and expressing herself. The teachers and the administration, unfortunately, did not have the childhood relational skillset to effectively address the challenges with positive alternatives and lessons. So, we pulled her out of that school and enrolled her in Malvern. Although it was a bit uncomfortable for her at first, in a very short time she adjusted and became very excited to attend school every day (weekdays). The administration and teachers have helped our daughter develop so much over the past two years. The dedication, commitment to teaching, and overall love, care, and safety shown by the administration and the teachers is phenomenal. The curriculum is very stimulating and encourages our daughter to process problems, stretch beyond her challenges, all while she is enjoying herself. We truly appreciate Maggie and her staff for all that they have done, and for all that they continue to do for our daughter and her friends (classmates) at Malvern of Erial. Thank you and please keep up the great work. As mentioned, it really is appreciated. read more

Everyone at Malvern of Erial has been amazing. I cannot say enough about the teachers and the Directors. We walk into the building and they know every child. I have watched a child have a difficult time with not listening and the way Ms. Maggie handled the situation and got on the ground with the child explaining the situation for the child to understand really showed the care the Malvern staff has for the children they care for. Keep up the amazing work. My daughter has truly grown because of the Malvern of Erial. read more

NEVER TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THIS SCHOOL! IF YOU LOVE YOUR CHILD NEVER TAKE HIM OR HER TO THIS SCHOOL. READ ALL OF THE RECENT REVIEWS, NOT THE OLD REVIEWS. We had our child in this school for 3 months and the last month we only had her go for 1 week before we took her out. I had walked into the school in December and told my wife that I did not want to put our daughter in this school but my wife had said this is the only school that is open and the other schools that we did want were not taking anymore applicants. She and I want the best for our daughter and she and I were both hopeful. We had asked and brought up things to them about things we wanted our daughter to improve on since she was a COVID baby and was reserved. The second day our daughter was there, a girl had purposely spilled yogurt on her. We let that slide because we figured kids are kids which is okay. The problem persisted with the same child who was bullying our daughter. The second month that same child had played with our daughters shoes while they were sitting on the carpet and she had nudged or pushed our daughter into a chair. Our daughter hit her head and my wife and I were both shocked. We had asked to see a video and they had said they couldn't show us the video and then the following day, the teacher had said we need you to sign an incident report. Our child cried to us that night and said she is scared of this girl that was bullying her. Mind you our child was going for half days. We brought it up to the teacher and said keep the girls away from each other cause our daughter is not an instigator. The teacher agreed that she was not an instigator and that our child is sweet. That made us feel at ease. So the last and final month where we had our child go for only a week, my wife was getting her ready for her to go to school one day and I had gone downstairs to get her cereal, lunch box ready, and to get her shoes out with her jacket ready for her to wear once we leave, she was crying to my wife saying, "Mommy, i don't want to go to school, I'm scared of my teacher and I'm scared of said girl". My wife didn't bring it up to me because she was thinking it's probably cause all that was going on.I took my daughter to school that day.Went to the second floor and set her down where all the kids were. I had then approached the teacher and asked how my daughter was doing in school. She had said, she's very shy, doesn't talk much to everyone, and she's timid. I had also asked if she was making friends. The teacher then rolled her eyes and said she's fine. I found that to be odd. I had asked her why was she being so defensive and aggressive all of a sudden and she said, Everything is fine. Right then and there is when I realized something was going wrong. I called my wife at her work and then told her what the teacher had said had said to me. I immediately said to her, I want my daughter out of that school once the day is over. She happily agreed. So the afternoon came and I went to pick up my daughter. She had ran to me and said daddy, I love you and I miss you. As always I picked her up and held my pride and joy to my chest and said you too bubs. I held her while I walked down the stairs and went into the office and told one of the supervisors of the school that we are giving you the 14 day notice that our daughter will not be attending this school. She said in a fake voice "aww I'm sorry to hear that and we talked for literally 2 minutes and said I'm sorry i can't talk to you more but we have another parent that wants there child to come to this school so I will have to cut this short" I was in utter shock. I realized right then and there that these people only wanted my money and didn't care for my daughter. But in all honesty, my daughter is in a NEW SCHOOL. Loves her friends, teachers, and it's newer than this dungeon that smells. We are paying more but it's worth it! My daughter is my life and I am writing this as a Dad so think about it, a dad writing this. Don't go to this school! read more

My son attended Malvern from infants to pre-k. Once leadership changed, I noticed a shift in the way the school was run. Previous leadership Jen & Kate were amazing. When they left, I should have also. It was between Goddard & Malvern. Our family stayed loyal to Malvern. The school would smell like soiled diapers at times and the appearance was not the cleanest. Educators Mrs. Patty & Mrs. Christine, worked really well with my son. When he turned 3 he was written up every day & I was either called up to the school to pick him up or disrupted from teaching my own students. My son is one of the most awesome sweetest, caring young boys who needed some prompts & stern love from his educator. How do you not take control of your class and navigate how you want it run by utilizing techniques to match the child. Especially when there's 2 teachers and only 9 kids. I'm a teacher in a city school & I adhere my teaching style to suit my teens needs. When an entire staff shifts and changes so does Childrens behavior. Kids today are brilliant & notice change and are great judges of character. Malvern became a revolving door with short staffing when leadership changed. The school is not equipped to handle youth who needs a little more time to adapt to change. They kicked my 3 yr old out, who is now thriving at Goddard school. So disappointed and feel like I should have supported Goddard long ago. Glad our family was able to locate a school that's not calling me everyday and shares good reports of my 3 year old daily. What a relief. Very Disappointed Educator read more

We just pulled our son out of this school after 3 years. When we first enrolled, the leadership that was there had been at that school for over a decade. They were friendly, welcoming and really cared about the kids, the school and the staff. When they both left at the same time maybe a year or so later...I knew that something was amiss but at the time my son had really great teachers so the impact was not as directly felt. Fast forward to now, this school has had multiple leadership changes, some people you do not even get to know or see before they are gone. My son had fantastic teachers but administratively this school was less than stellar. Once my son was moved to a new classroom, we started having a host of issues with the Pre-K teacher...I believe she will be moving to their Get Set classroom so BEWARE. My son never had any behavior issues until he was placed in this teacher's class. There was no attempt by the teacher to figure out the issue, to speak to him to get to the heart of the matter and speaking with the teacher was a nightmare. She had no answers, did not seem empathetic to any of the students. Frankly...I believe she may know what she is doing from an educational standpoint...but she may not like children...some of the other teachers for the older classrooms came across like this as well. I brought these issues up to the administration and they replied with an email that they would look into the situation, monitoring the classroom and the teacher. I am assuming they made the teacher aware of my issues because it was at that point that the teacher stopped speaking to me when I would go to drop off my son. Ridiculous right? In the week that the administration failed to follow up on my email, my husband and I found a new school and made the decision to disenroll from Malvern. It was not until I sent an email that we were disenrolling, which was over a week later after I sent my initial email regarding the teacher, that I received a response back that they had done an observation and had intended to call me to discuss. I am confused as to why it took so long AND why a second email related to disenrollment had to prompt them to reach out. Either way...glad to be gone. My child deserves better and we had better at that school once upon a time which is the reason why it was really disturbing to encounter a teacher there that was not like the warm and welcoming teachers we worked with previously. If you want to roll the dice and enroll your child...be my guest....there may be the possibility that you luck up and get the right combination of folks as they have since added new teachers and once again changed leadership which leads to a better outcome than we did however.... if you are looking for a stable atmosphere with consistent leadership and teachers that have been there, put the time in and developed relationships...this is NOT that school and you should look elsewhere. read more

Wow !! After being at this school for 2 years I have nothing but good things to say about this organization and their leadership. I consider myself to be very picky when it comes to my son and he has enjoyed all of his time here. The professionalism of the staff is much better than the school we came from(Goddard)... I am very happy with The Malvern School of Erial .... I have already reccomended several of my friends to take their children there!! read more

My grandson attends this school since he was an infant..he's now 3 yrs old..they are the kindest most accommodating women I've ever known.. when my daughter was recently hospitalized he was left in my care..I have never had to bring him to school before but they reassured him and I and made us both feel reassured and safe...I will never forget their kindness read more

My wife and I went to the school for a walk threw and later that day we called the director to let her know we will be choosing them. I told her we would be in to leave a deposit she said no rush so I told her I would be in on a Tuesday while this was a Friday we were speaking to her. Come Monday she leaves a voice message saying she gave our spot to a family that could start 2 weeks sooner than us. I asked If you wanted your money so fast all you had to do was ask I would have come over sooner. She said its a first come first serve and that the other family could start sooner so you're going to have to be put on the waiting list. She gave a verbal commitment to us then dropped us to make a few extra dollars due to the sooner start date. All i can say is my experience was not professional and I would not recommend doing business with such a company that treats people like that. Funny thing is when I asked her what was the point of getting a deposit if it didn't actually hold the spot she just didn't get it. read more