My situation is this. I have a toddler boy who seems to have behavioral issues and requires a bit…read moremore attention. The owner asked to remove him for a day for biting, ongoing issue, and then the next day in conversation, she insisted I find a reliable doctor to care for my son. So she took it upon herself to call a local Doctor and explained the severity of the issue with needing another doctor. I feel that was a breach in confidentiality. Also, she indicated that she was losing clients because of my son and doesn't want to remove him because they then would have failed. They have young teachers in their 20's looking after a class full of toddlers. The daycare is convenient to my house, but this lack of ability to handle is not acceptable. Do not send your child here!!

2 weeks out from my return to work date my sons seat was terminated and I'm still confused as to…read morewhy and now left scrambling for a daycare. Here's my story: We began our intro week and we attended 2 mornings.This is all new for me being a first time mom with 11 month old so I didn't know what to expect. They said make yourself at home and stay with your son or wonder off if you like. Things looked great . but then I didn't get a chance to speak with the owner as she was too busy. Then the next day went by and still she had no time for me so I decided to keep my cheque until she did. Now I really did have a few questions because I was told that its all about the child and they get naps and bottles when they need them. But they forgot to mention the mandatory nap/quiet time between 12 and 2. So since my sons day naps are on either side of the time frame I was a bit confused what would happen and had questions. Also didn't get the feeling they would have time to feed my son his bottles with aprox 8 other kids around. So once again the owner said we'd get together to go over my file and chat tomorrow, so I continued to hang onto my cheque and concerns. I left the centre that day said good bye to the "educators" and the Owner on good terms. One of the "educators" even said she foresaw no problems with my sons transition into this daycare. My husband wanted in on tomorrows conversation so I called to ask if she could put some time aside for sure as he would be talking time off work for this and she said no problem but of course asked if there was a problem. I quickly explained a bit but was trying to wait until the next day. I guess She got offended when I said I didn't want my son to spend hours in a crib. She answered my questions, great. We parted saying talk to you tomorrow. Turns out I wouldn't get a chance to ask my other questions because she called back less than 15 min later and said " a managerial decision was made and your sons seat was terminated. You are not a fit for this centre" the rest was a blur I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Also nice to know she made such major decision in such a short time frame. I got very upset so my calm husband called and was very reasonable and wanted an explanation and insisted a misunderstanding had taken place. The owners husband or other owner (whatever) kept spouting decisions been made blah blah. Over the conversation he spoke with both of them and got a few things from them. I guess during my recent conversation I made an derogatory comment about the centre, someone had bad things to say about my demenour and then it was that they made an exception to take on my son, the 9th infant but then decided to not take on another child. Bull crap!!!!!!!! I did something to piss these people off in the few hours i sat on the floor and watched my son play with other kids but no idea what it was. Something very shady about this snap decision that was made 15 min after an adult conversation about the services they provide. I possibly offended but seems a bit childish to take that drastically step. And if you didn't want the extra child why take my $ 30 months ago? 3 to 18 months is the infant side age limits. They seemed more equipt to deal with toddlers who can feed themselves. The questions I was asking were more than reasonable and so was the manner I brought them up. No idea why I was singled out with this very unfortunate and bad experience. So final verdict is the facility was great but management was unprofessional and hard to deal with. Yes I signed the line which gives them the right to terminated our seat at will but really didn't think they would do something like this. Beware, you don't want to be stuck looking for child care 2 weeks before you go back to work! E. MacIntyre April 2013

I was in shambhala school from primary - 6 grade for the amount of money you would spend per year…read moreon education, it isn't better than public school education, which is free.

Attended primary-gr 7, elementary school was good. I highly suggest to put your kids in a different…read moreschool for grades above 5, very awful experiences had by myself and others in the higher grades.

This daycare has changed my child's life !!! The staff are…read moreamazing they are so good with my child . My son looks forward to going unlike his last daycare when he would cry when he got there to now jumping with excitement . They have always been very pleasant and inclusive with my son who is on the autism spectrum. I cannot express how much I appreciate this daycare for the love and acceptance he has received I highly recommend this daycare I would give more then five stars if I could. Thanks for listening.

This daycare has been a dream. They have made my child feel like family. The daycare is incredibly…read moreclean, bright, new and open. There is a very cool play area for the kids behind the building in which my daughter calls the "wooded area" where they have part of the woods fenced off so the kids can play in there and still be safe. My daughter has learned so much thanks to the program they run and also how great the teachers are. The owner is a great caring person and is loved by all of the children. This is an around great place for children and I would recommend it in a heart beat.

"Words cannot describe how exceptional Ayesha is as a daycare provider. From our daughters' first…read moreday, she treated her like she's one of her own. Our daughter can't stop talking about everything she does while at daycare; between playing hide-and-seek in the playground to all the running games and slides, to playing with her friends and doing arts and crafts, she loves it there. Ayesha always sends pictures to us while they're playing; our daughter is always excited to come home and look at the pictures of her with her friends. Our daughter looks forward to going to Ayesha's each day and she is always happy when we pick her up, happily jumping around, singing and dancing, full of life, brimming with energy. "A great teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart." Ayesha has indeed made my daughter highly independent. Since my child joined Ayesha's daycare her level of confidence and cognitive and motor skills have improved. She now wears her own shoes, socks, gloves, jacket, is potty trained and can use toilet independently, knows how eat and drink by herself using fork and spoon, speaks very clearly, using sentences of five or more words, tells a story in complete sentences, understands the concept of time, knows how to recite poems, songs, stories, and rhymes, and to our surprise, she even baked a pizza for us at home and boxed it. She tells us about all the projects she did at the daycare pointing at each one of them in the activity book Ayesha sends home every Friday (particularly the snowman project), and we were so happy to learn that she has learnt so much. Special mention to the Father's Day project, our daddy is super happy to see #1 Best Dad in the world project that she did. Always puts a smile on his face when he sees it . She is ready to advance to preschool with confidence now and that's how incredible Ayesha has been. I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see daily, and you learn from them. Our daughter has indeed learnt a lot from Ayesha, and we are very grateful for the friendly atmosphere Ayesha provides at her daycare and sending our daughter to Ayesha has been the best decision for our lives. It's been an incredible experience for both us parents as well as the child. We feel so lucky to have found such a wonderful childcare provider. We more than HIGHLY recommend Ayesha as a daycare provider and thank you, Ayesha, for everything! "Humble on the Outside, Confident on the Inside". This quote is so true to what Ayesha truly is. She is so humble and kind on the outside and confident on the inside. This humble quality of her interspersed with warm and welcoming beautiful smile and brimming confidence is something we truly admire in her. A happy child is a happy family! Thank you for creating a second home for our daughter in your daycare and it is now indeed a home away from home. Thank you, Ayesha, for being a STAR and lighting up our family with so much of abundant joy and happiness. You are a "HERO" in our child's life! Thank you Ayeshah - Regards Mady and Arya

From the owner: A dayhome with a beautiful space for kids to play, learn and grow together.read more

The Maple Tree Montessori School is a beautiful and calming space, designed lovingly for preschool…read moreaged children. I've been spending some time here lately, practicing yoga when class is not in session. The school is open-concept, consisting of one large room with hardwood floors and large south facing windows. There are lots of neat looking supplies for art projects, plus a full kitchen where I'm assuming fresh meals are prepared for the kids attending classes. If you're looking for a place to send your kiddies to preschool, you should look into the Montessori approach, which focuses on developing children's' skills in a safe and creative environment. If you have the chance to attend a yoga or meditation class here, you should take it. The space really is lovely and it's nice to be privy to different educational settings within the Halifax community.

Plus side, nice clean space and lots of creative supplies. Fresh baked muffins and healthy snacks…read more Montessori learning and kids yoga and music which is awesome. Teachers were very nice. Negative side, on top of a higher rate for this daycare, all food is not included; you must provide fresh fruit or vegetables daily for snack, there is no progress or feedback for individual students and they do not pack water for their daily park/playground trips as there no toilet in the park, and do not always get outside twice a day, as per standard. Also, the schedule is around the private school sked so if you are working parents, prepare to try to find care for your 4/5 yr old 18 days around Christmas, March break and the last two weeks of June (when there is no childcare camp program at that time of year). Felt like parent teacher night was just a general speech by the owner talking to/at everyone, only interaction with other parents was the last day, nothing to encourage relationships and friendships like other daycares I have experienced. Would be better if they gave individual feedback from teachers on how your child was doing, progress or creativity, even just something they did or if they had a good day, drop offs and pick ups could be warmer to make parents feel welcome.

Worst school ever ! Teachers are not doing there jobs and are getting lazier each and every day!…read moreThere not Strict enough . It's normal for some kids to go to the office 2 or 3 times a day if that happens I think they should get detention or in school suspension but to the staff it's all in the days work. Teachers are not helping the kids and it seems like they don't care. If someone does homework and they say it's due tomorrow and your the only one who has it done they push the date it's due farther and farther from the original due date and the person who brings it in on the actual due date would not get extra points or even a thank you ! They mistake sass for caring about learning, they also have no control over there're students! Most of the teachers at SHJH are not professional . The teachers are unreliable and only come to work for the money , you can tell because the amount of laziness !