"We have been very happy with this school. The staff is friendly and accommodating, curriculum is appropriately challenging, and my children love attending here."
"I wrote I dont know for the director questions because despite doing both drop off and pick up everyday I've never met her. I have met the 2 assistant directors and love Ms. Sarah. I dont find Ms. Essie trustworthy because there have been times she has told me information about an incident that directly contradicts what the teacher has said about the incident."
"We like the school. We like the activities and play focused learning. We like the app that gives us direct communication with the teacher and real time updates and photos of activities, meals, naps, bathroom and other updates."
"For the most part I have been pleased with the school. there are some great teachers( in her pre K), and there are some o.k. teachers. My daughter is leaving for kindergarten so we will no longer attend school here. My only bad experience was upon her leaving having to pay the full price for a flex pass, and she only used 2 days so they wouldn't pro rate it, even though she will never be coming back. So for me it was a waste of a couple hundred dollars."
"We love his teachers and have such a great experience with his class."
"The teachers are fantastic and go above and beyond despite sometimes feeling like they aren’t heard by school leadership. It feels like for the investment we make in fees the food nutrition should be better, additional activities offered should be more than just in the summer and the child to teacher ratio should be better"
"Disappointing and frustrating. I can't wait until we no longer need daycare. We are close to the end so I wouldn't change facilities for the last year. I would note that the school has gotten worse each year and the director is awful dealing with parents who are paying customers (and we pay a lot!)"
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"Love the teachers! Our son is very happy when we drop him off and pick him up. That’s the most I can ask for at this age (he’s 8 months old)"
"The first year was wonderful. Since the first year many fantastic teachers have left. The attrition rate is unsettling. The replacements are not of the same caliber of the teachers lost. Management does not take steps to develop plans to address issues. Both management and teachers fail to engage and communicate with parents. Multiple attempts to meet with management were denied. There is an apparent lack of resources for the school to run effectively. I would not recommend this school to other parents."
"Overall, the school is great. We've enjoyed the time our two children have had, but as stated above the monthly fee has outpaced the quality and we will be moving our son."
"Love the staff. Cost is prohibitive but currently necessary until other options are available."
"Wonderful! Teachers, curriculum, nutrition, flexibility, the director, all has been amazing from the start!"
"My experience is this school has potential to be great. While the director didn't handle my bus complaint very well and we will not be participating the before and after school program because of her unwillingness to change the procedure, she is generally well-organized. She seems overwhelmed sometimes though and she is pretty sharp in her tone which is a huge turn-off. Also, I am military and receive a subsidy from Child Care aware which is paid directly to the school. When they payment is delayed through no fault of my own, she requires all of us who receive this benefit to keep our account up to date. Then, often, several days later the subsidy is posted to my account and there is a $1200 credit on my account. This makes no sense. We know the subsidy is coming so why make us keep our accounts up to date. It is not as if we receive a refund when there is $1200 in the account. It makes undue stress to military families and negates the purpose of the subsidy which is to help military families because we don't get paid high wages. Overall, one of the better schools in the area - which isn't saying much because day cares in general aren't great; but this school has many, many areas it can improve upon."
"We enjoy the teachers and atmosphere. Our child is happy to come and stay."
"This is an amazing center, that cares for the kids happiness and grow. Is a safe place to grow and have fun. They are dedicate professionals teacher and administrators. "
A rep from La Petite Academy - 8808 , LearningCareGroupCL, has responded:
“We're sorry to hear about your experience. We would like the opportunity to connect you with the regional management to learn more about what is happening at your location. Could you please call our Customer Support line at 800-527-3848 so they may connect you?”