Our experience with this school has been deeply concerning from a safety and management…read moreperspective. The school consistently appears to be understaffed, and families frequently receive messages asking parents to keep their children home due to staffing shortages. In addition, there have been multiple state violations, poor communication, and several incidents that we feel were either undocumented or not appropriately addressed. As parents, the safety and well-being of our children are our highest priorities, and unfortunately, we no longer feel confident that this school can provide a safe and reliable environment. Due to these ongoing concerns, we are actively seeking a different school for our children. Based on our personal experience, I would not recommend this school to other families.

Our family has sent 3 kids to this school over the last 5 years. My favorite part about this school…read moreis the community of friends, parents, and kids it's created for our family. Currently we have an infant with Ms Tresa and Ms Brittany and a Pre-K'er with Ms. Sarah. Ms Tresa and Ms Brittany are so warm and make it 10000x times easier to drop her off each morning... they also do a great job keeping to the schedule I've requested for our baby. Our Pre-K'er blows me away with how much he's learned in Ms. Sarah's class. The way she integrates academics, emotional intelligence, and social and community responsibility has done so much to shape my kiddo. Highly recommend considering this school for anyone in the market!

My grandbaby is "precious cargo" as they say. This school is staffed with educated, caring,…read morewelcoming, encouraging teachers that are making a positive impact on their students (no matter how young)! Thank you for loving on these little people.

Excellent preschool with a huge emphasis on letting children be children! This school is…read moreallergenic, banning all peanut products for the safety of your kids. Many service projects, and a community within itself. If you're looking for a preschool for you 6mth-5 year old Woodmont Christian is the place to go!! And the director Ginny is absolutely wonderful!! :-)

We are so grateful to be a Grow Academy family. We have been at Grow for 5 years now - both my…read morechildren are well taken care of and have grown so much academically, socially, and developmentally. The teachers are fantastic and care deeply about their students! Also, my kids LOVE the meals Grow provides - breakfast, snack, and lunch. Cannot say enough good things about this program!

It's an incredible preschool! The staff is so caring and attentive, creating a nurturing…read moreenvironment for the little ones to thrive. The classrooms are bright, colorful, and filled with engaging learning materials. They have a fantastic curriculum that focuses on both academic and social development. The teachers are passionate about what they do and go above and beyond to ensure each child receives personalized attention. The facilities are top-notch, with a safe and secure playground where the kids can have fun and explore. I highly recommend Grow Academy to any parent looking for a preschool that truly cares about their child's growth and development. It's definitely a 5-star experience!

My thinking is if you send your kid to day care, and trust someone with being a part of the…read moreupbringing of your child, then it had damn well better be a five-star experience. My wife used to work for TN DHS, which is the state agency which among many other things, audits child care programs and rates them. So, needless to say, she knew what to look for and had heard horror stories about the industry going into the search. Child care programs are assigned zero to three stars based on many criteria including education, compensation, educator/child ratio, etc. I am sure most parents don't look into these before packing off their little ones, because there is a rather large facility near my house that is PACKED and is a zero star place - all of this info is public information. So when we started looking for a place to take care of our impending child, my wife who is ultra picky anyway, ascended to a higher plane of selectivity. We looked around a LOT, and there were a ton of differences even between the high-ranked places. We found one place we really liked, but it was one of the most expensive in town by a HUGE margin. Then we found Cheekwood. One of the big differences with Cheekwood was the way they seemed to have people that genuinely loved children as we toured. And by that, I mean it was like the love for one's own child, not just 'people who like kids'. So that really resonated with us from the get-go. Their excellent track record with the state all the way across the board didn't hurt either. Now, 22 months into it, I can say I have been very, very pleased with the level of care this facility has given my son. We started him off when he was around four months, and the staff at Cheekwood has been amazing every day since day 1. We get great feedback on our son's progress and he always comes home with something new he has learned that surprises us. They have also been fantastic accommodating our special religious and dietary needs for our little guy, too. So yeah, Cheekwood Child Development Center is the bomb. It may be tough to get into, but there's a great reason for it.

This is so much more than simply a "daycare". This truly is a great preschool educational…read moreenvironment. My children were much better prepared for school thanks to the great caregivers there. I feel like my time with Cheekwood was a great benefit for my children.

We love Southern Stars! Our 2 year old has been enrolled for several months now (he started in…read moresummer camp), and we are very happy with it. It's a cute little building and the teachers are friendly and great at updating the parent app. My favorite part of the day is getting little updates about how my son's day is going. The other kids seem nice, too, as do the other parents. Has great energy and we love the Montessori approach and that was the main reason we chose this school. They also have a great early-care and after-care program which is helpful. Our son is always very happy to go to school and it seems like he has a great time there. We love it! OH- almost forgot! One of the BEST parts is that they have a wonderful meal program! We are vegan and they have awesome, healthy menu options. It is such a load off to not have to pack lunch/snacks everyday and I love that he is getting to explore different foods than he usually has at home.

Our family has been attending Southern Stars since Jan of 2022 and we could not be more pleased…read morewith the school, the staff, and the families in the community. The Montessori approach and classroom design have been wonderful for our son and his independence is carrying over into our home environment. The teachers and the director are extremely attentive and communicate with our family. Honestly could not be happier with both the academic program and the weekly summer camps!

The children are amazing, as are the parents! Management, on the other hand, is definitely lacking…read morein a few essential areas.

please pay attention to the negative reviews. we did not and I really wish we did. Mass teacher…read moreturnover, short staffed, dirty classrooms and major safety and security problems.

f You believe Education is the key to your child's future, Linden Waldorf School is the right place…read morefor your child's dreams to come true. I researched all other top private schools in the area, only to realize that Linden's Staff and Teacher's are a notch above the rest. They are trailblazers with their unique Curriculum, Culture and Philosophy. I can say this because every person who chooses to work at this school has only love in their hearts for inspiring children to become the best version of themselves in this wonderful environment. We are fortunate, feeling blessed to be able to have our child attend. The Waldorf methodology has been in practice for over 100 years and throughout the entirety of the globe. It's both time-tested and more relevant than ever to preparing our children for the unknown landscape ahead. The positive feeling from when you enter this incredible campus runs deep. You will be filled with optimism for your child's future. I highly suggest applying early to not have your child miss out on a once in a lifetime experience. Linden Waldorf is a very special place with the ability to take what's known now and shape new possibilities for the future.

Here's what the five stars are for: -The warm hearted…read moregreeting from the first call to admissions to yesterday morning's drop off. -The food train (more than one round) rallied for my family when I got long haul Covid after the first months of being here in the Linden community. -The relentless communication from one of our subject's teacher that my son was really struggling and that he really needed attention around this and the meeting, emails and text answered so timely and my sons response to excel at that level of commitment and care. -The Square Dance Chili Cookout. 'Nuff said. -Our grades teachers being seriously so fun, authentic and committed to both of my children's development in their time. Coming from another waldorf school it differed in the approach to academics, especially because where we were was K-12 and Linden is K-8. My kid got his butt served in the Academic area but the teachers worked with him closely to get him up to par and now he's excelling. -Not once has a teacher or admin not heard out my request or concern without action and/or empathy. -My middle schooler having some crazy great relationships with his teacher, like asking me to have them for dinner. -Strings Program has changed my Son's life. These relationships support my family to thrive in so many ways. I appreciate the efforts of the school in these seriously challenging times. I'll say, it's not utopia and it's not perfect but when I got up in there and reached out, did my part many came to meet me there. I think I'll stop there.

Our first experience with a daycare option was Belmont Weekday School. We entered our two year…read moreold, lively, energetic, strong-willed, boy. After a couple of short months when our little one moved up into the PreSchool 3 room, we had been having regular trips and meetings to the school to discuss behavior. Our three year old spent time after time in the Directors office due to tantrums which we quickly learned were egged on by the teachers in the room who have been with the daycare for too long for others to notice. During a parent teacher meeting, the teachers slipped us a pamphlet to work on ourselves and stated, "Sometimes the behaviors are outbursts due to the parenting". We quickly departed that school and were so grateful to find that this was not the norm. Our little one moved to a nearby day school where the teachers embraced the challenge to provide the best opportunity for all the kiddos. Enter us now into elementary school and our kiddo is thriving due to care and kindness in the daycare system! Highly recommend avoiding Belmont Weekday School for your daycare/preschool experience.

I am very disappointed with my experience at Primrose. I started sending my little one there half…read moreday, and already at the third day I realized something was off. I sent her 4 days half day the first week, and 3 days half day the second week. That's when I decided to give withdrawal notice and quit without hesitation. I'm relieved she is not there anymore, and we started in a new daycare FULL-DAY and she is already doing better, and I take her home being her normal self. We started there because the facility was supposed to be top notch. That's not the case at all. I'm relieved that my child is no longer there. The lack of care and attention is remarkable. And my kid as well other kids needs were not prioritized. It started becoming a priority only when I gave notice that my kid wasn't going back. That's when they started calling and saying "we will be more considerate of your kid crying and feelings, and we will try not to let her cray all day". And I know kids need time to adapt, but no one really genuinely helped her or took time to care. She was left to cry while laying there who knows for how long. And the app that they use to update parents and provide pictures? Forget about it. No feedback was ever provided on how her day went. Her updates were not updated, and when they were it was because I would call and ask. And even then, there were inconsistencies. For example, changes of diaper while napping, or updates about her drinking her bottle but I would go and pick her up and her bottle was still there, or that she woke up from her nap while I was literally entering the classroom and she was sleeping AGAIN. Pictures were sent only the first day, and that was it. Bottom line, they would leave her to cry and cry herself to sleep constantly. Not to talk about lies. They would constantly say she didn't cry she had a beautiful day, while the little one was still sobbing. Or the day I went to pick up her stuff, on of the directors at the entrance told me "your little one is cuddling in the classroom". My kid never went to day care that day, she was already out of there. Those are just examples, but I could go on and on. And she was there just for a very short period of time. And I already feel awful I sent her to such a horrible place. This place is not a daycare, is a money making facility. PLEASE, DO NOT SEND YOUR KID HERE. LOOK ELSEWHERE. THEY ONLY CARE ANOUT MONEY AND NOT THE CHILDREN.

My son joined at 5 months old, and he loves his teacher, Ms. Dulcy! The Directors really care about…read moremy son, give me live updates daily and treat him like family. Ms. Kayla and Ms. Jamie are incredible, so grateful!