"The infant room teacher is amazing. My toddler still begs to go see her. She has been at the school for 15 or so years, the only consistent face at the school. My son, who we pulled out about a year ago also adored her. The director and asst director clearly care about the kids, but I think their push to make a profit (which I understand is part of a business), may drive some of the turnover issues. They also keep the teacher numbers too low at drop off and pick up so that the student/teacher ratio is off most of the time at those hours. When my son still went there at age 3, I would sometimes drop off and he would be one of 20 kids in the room with just one teacher and some kids in the room were only 2. When you have to deal with kids going potty and needing help, kids crying because their parents left, kids fighting over toys, etc. that must be extremely stressful for the teacher and unacceptable for a parent."
"Center was initially great. There has been high turnover and no consistent staff. The center smells like mildew as soon as you enter. With the high turnover, it is hard for my child to get the consistency of the same teacher and establishing a routine. Things are not regularly posted in the app regarding what the children are learning. I’m not convinced that the children are learning anything during the day and that a curriculum is being followed. Overall, there has been poor communication unless it is initiated by the parent. There has been a downward spiral. While the teachers seem to care about the kids, overall I’m not happy with the center overall."
"We've only been with this school since October, but we have had an amazing experience. My daughter has learned so much in the short amount of time. She comes home singing songs she's learned and has definitely become more helpful with cleaning up her toys. She is actually excited to go back everyday and even asks for her teacher on the weekends."
"Friendly , Responsive and Caring"
"Overall, we have truly had a great experience with La Petite in Dumfries. The staff feel like family and I think they truly do care about the kids. They have compassion and really try to work through problems in a constructive way. And Ms. Pam is sincerely the best director!"
"They will work with you on cost!!"
"Over all I do love this School and the people. Sometimes it is heart breaking walking by the nursery seeing a baby who is crying and not getting any attention. I don't know if I would feel comfortable having a baby of my own attend this school. On occasion I have also seen or heard the way a teacher I. The school yells at some of the kids and I hope my daughter is not spoken to in that way."
"Horrible, would never recommend anyone's child attend this facility."
"The staff at the Dumfries location are awesome. They treat my child as if he is there own. at first I was nervous because this was my child first time at a daycare academy but the staff help me to ease my fears. I'm so happy I enrolled him into this academy."
"We love the energy the director of this school gives towards our children."
"We love the energy the director of this school gives towards our children."
"Everyone who works at the center is extremely friendly and my son loves them all. It makes me feel very good to see my son interact with everyone."
"The Program Director at the Dumfries location was informative and very engaging with my child."
"Everyone who works at the center is extremely friendly and my son loves them all. It makes me feel very good to see my son interact with everyone."
"The teachers at La Petite show genuine care for the social and cognitive development of children in their care."