Disregard all the reviews that are complaining at the director, she's not working with this academy…read moreanymore. The management that currently is here is wonderful. My daughter is been attending this school for the last half of the year and we are extremely happy. This place hire real teachers, licensed, that have proper education and experience. The teacher that we have is extremely talented and devoted, we love her. She constantly brings new lessons, shares her curriculum and plans. My daughter has eczema and dietary restrictions so I bring my own food. My daughter had never been exposed to anything else they watch it closely and very carefully. The school is clean, fresh and modern, uses secure video cameras so you can always see what's going on with your kid. Kids go outside twice a day and spend a lot of time on the playground. Playground is really nice too, not just to show but a real playground where kids really have what to do. Couldn't be happier!

TLDR: Do NOT send your child here, especially if they have allergies! Many awful teachers,…read morecomplacent and rude administration. Our experience at Kiddie Academy has been nothing short of a nightmare. My son has allergies, which was not any trouble to manage at our prior facility and is not any issue at his current facility. KA gave him foods he was allergic to on multiple occasions. On at least two of these occasions, Trisha (accurately portrayed in a few of these other negative reviews) tried to mom-shame me for how I handled the incidents instead of focusing on how egregiously they messed up. After the 4th allergen exposure (that I know of, it was confirmed he regularly was given a salad dressing that contained an allergen though), I reported them to the state. They were supposed to come up with a better communication plan from the kitchen to the teachers about what my child couldn't eat. A few weeks later I found out from my son's new teacher that she had "no idea" what he is allergic to, and that the way she finds out he can't have something is from his prior room's teacher yelling across the hall "don't give that to him!" when the kitchen brings something he's not allowed to have. Absolutely terrifying. You might ask why I didn't just send his food myself. Two of his exposures were when I sent his food! I watched his teachers withhold his food, giving him about 5 minutes to eat at the end of lunch, and blatantly ignore his stealing food off the other babies' plates (he was about a year old for this). At one point they gave him a special treat that was brought in by another kid without clearing it with me first. When I raised concerns about their behavior, he came home the next day with feces encrusted on his tiny little rear-end. Not even a dirty diaper, they just intentionally did not wipe him well and left it. On that note, he came home another time with feces up his back and through his onesie, no explanation given. I hope none of his classmates got pink eye from that one. The teachers in his first room were constantly on their phones, never engaging with the babies. I never saw so much as a book being read to them; they were left on their own to play with no interaction from a caring adult. My baby had very dry skin/eczema and I'd sent in lotion to be used when needed. His teacher quite happily told me that they never put it on him unless I specifically call to ask. It's almost like she was overjoyed at her own stupidity. This is a child who's face was often bleeding it was so in need of lotion, but I guess you can't see that when you're on your phone all day. Overall the administration wants to keep parents out of the building as much as possible. They continue cov1d-era policies where you must drop off and pick up at the front entrance unless you have a reason to go back and talk to your child's teacher. As a result, there is absolutely no sense of community (also they briefly lost a child from this policy, as noted in the state incident reports, yet they continue to cling to their process). I've talked to many other parents that don't even know all of their younger child's teachers' names and wouldn't be able to recognize them on the street. Many teachers are blatantly rude and disrespectful to parents when you do talk to them, and the administration's response is "they're a little gruff". What's tolerated is encouraged - if you cared about the interaction between parents and teachers you wouldn't allow your teachers to act like that. It's unfortunate that the majority of the younger rooms are such an abomination because there are some teachers that are GEMS in the older classes. We had a great experience with my oldest son, who was only there a year before entering kindergarten. However it was so strongly outweighed by the horrors of my baby's experience that I could never recommend this place, not even to my worst enemy.

HGCS is a loving Christian environment, where the teachers and coaches truly and wholeheartedly…read morecare. Jesus Christ, spreading the Gospel, Bible and prayer are top priorities. This environment has produced students who are kind, caring and respectful to the teachers as well as each other. We are blessed and so grateful the Lord has led us to this wonderful place and how Brandon is thriving here!

I have two daughters at HGCS. They both love this school because it is truly distinctively…read moredifferent and distinctively Christian! The teachers have been a blessing to not only my girls but to our family as a whole. I would highly recommend anyone interested to come on a tour and meet some of the wonderful staff. We are wrapping up our third year at this school and are excited to come back next school year. Some of the highlights that my girls enjoy are chapel, Science lab, a daily special (PE, art, music, computer, Spanish) and a visit to the school library once a week.

Great play-based preschool. The staff is wonderful and really cares about the students. I wished I…read morelived in Charlotte when my son was a toddler so I could send him there.

Peace Preschool is hands-down the best kept secret in South Charlotte. We started at a different…read more(large) preschool for my older child and enrolled our younger son at Peace as a 2yo for a smaller, more nurturing environment with every intention of moving him to the large preschool the following school year. Within weeks we realized what a gem of a place Peace is and moved our older child. The teachers are top-notch. From the young 2s to TK (we've done them all!) there is a perfect blend of play and academics. Both of our children have segued easily from Peace elementary school and were well prepared emotionally, socially, and academically. The class sizes are small and the focus is continually on what each individual child needs. They are greeted warmly, by name, from the car line each morning and look forward to school each day. We couldn't be happier with our decision to send our kids to Peace!

My grandchildren love going here! Outstanding classroom settings and fun filled activities. A great…read moreplace for those beginning years.

I have 4 grandchildren and each one started here at age 18 months and now the oldest is in…read morekindergarten. Still have 3 grands there. Director is professional, full qualified educator with a team of skilled and loving teachers. Safe environment with great classrooms and wonderful activities. Couldn't have found a better place for their preschool years.

Steel Creek Elementary is a great school. I'm really enjoying this school year at this school…read more This is our first year here and some of the highlights are it's no uniform, each student get free breakfast and lunch and the administration is amazing. The PTSO is very involved and has a load of programs and activities. One down side is the car pool line. It's huge!!!! You may have made it to the school on time but the wait to actually drop your kid off at the door will have them late. I'm glad the school recognizes this and is kinda lax with tardies. Overall I'm very impressed with the school and hope we continue to have a great school year. Steele Creek Elementary 4100 Gallant Ln Charlotte, NC 28273 2017/2018 School year

According to our 13 year old, the blue waffle has not started growing on the books. It might be on…read morethe teachers and walls.. we're told the graduation of the blue waffle on the books happens in the transition to East Gaston High School. The school has gotten better since the change out of the Principle from Ms. Moore to Ms. Reep. The former principle violated privacy laws by asking some kids to open their Facebook accounts without prior consent of parents. Security at the school is good. Our experience here is few major incidents. The football field is located across the street directly across from the Mt. Holly Library.

Great school, teachers, sports team, and technology. Including smartboards, laptops, computers.read more

Blue Ribbon School!!…read more In Union county, in the Brookhaven subdivision. Great computer lab, in-house radio program, run by 5th graders. Growing school with lots of transferee's, currently building another new wing. Teacher's are caring and responsible.