Kinder Prep Academy

Very positive experience for my 3 year old as well as my 9 month old. Each child is different in this world and each child has their own personality so to label a place as bad because your son or daughter may have had a bad experience is unfair. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the staff members from the owner down to somebody who just came in to clean. My children enjoy going there my son especially loves each time he gets to go outside and play in their play area. Everything about this place was a positive experience and we recommend it to any parents out there that are looking for daycare or any type of loving environment

This school is great if you want your kids to be taken care of, loved, and taught at an advanced pace.
It is a family owned business and you can tell that they all treat each other like family, the students included.
The daycare age (6weeks-​2years) does not have a curriculum but they are loved beyond words. The teachers back there are so pleasant and love my baby and the other babies like they are their own kids and grandkids.
The 2 year old class up to the kindergarten have a curriculum that is very advanced. When the kids move on to grade school, I believe they are more than ready. Kindergarten is being taught 1^st grade work. The classes below them (2 years old to 5 years old) are being taught things that no other daycare offers. They don’t just sit around and play all day. They learn computers, colors, shapes, how to spell, days of the week, months, holidays, about other cultures, about careers… anything you can think of, it is on the lesson plan for them to learn. They do art everyday, the play games, they go outside and the kids love it.
The have special classes here like gymnastics, dance, PE, karate and more (different companies come in and teach these).
You do have to bring your own lunch in for your kids and I do not mind this because my baby is picky and I get to pick what she likes and what is healthy for her. So if you’re a health nut, this is great for you because you won’t have to worry about what they are serving. They do offer breakfast for the kids for us parents who drop off early and they also offer snack.
The only thing bad I have to say about this place is that the owner can be a little sassy sometimes but if you really sit and talk to her like I have had the chance to do, she has a heart of gold. She wants the best education for our kids and that I admire. She loves every single one of our kids.
I have read previous reviews and they don’t do this place justice. Kids must be signed in and out everyday. The whole building is filled with cameras inside and out. My kids and everyone else’s kids are watched carefully. If a teacher can not have their undivided attention at the moment, everything is caught on camera and can be replayed. I feel as though my kids are safe and having fun.

I was initially excited to place my child at this facility. They had a good location and a long history of ownership. On my first visit I met with the owner and when I asked what the curriculum was for the 6 – 12 month old children she told me there was no set curriculum and the qualification of the care providers was «love,» or something to that effect. Okay, sure, maybe that age range is a bit young for all of that.
I was asked to provide food, drinks, diapers, wipes, and a pack-​n-​play for my child. Okay, that was probably worked into the lower price.
On his first day at the facility my husband picked up our child and the care providers were across the room on their cell phones. These young women were later let go, and I was told it was because they were not being attentive. Chock one up for addressing the issue I suppose.
A month or so into care I drop my child off in the morning and the care provider asks me how my kid is feeling. A bit puzzled I say, «Why?» She tells me that my child had hit his face two days prior and had a mouth full of blood. They applied ice and didn’t call me, which is fine, but I was also not notified of the injury until this passing conversation. Which brings me to communication and safety. You do not need to sign your child in or out at this facility. The door is unlocked and, sometimes, there is a woman at the front desk and sometimes there is no one in the lobby at all. When a policy changes or something needs to be communicated it is put in a note and sent home in the child’s belongings to be found at some point in the future.
Overall, most of the care providers were qualified in «love» and were very sweet to my child. The breaking point for me and my family was the unprofessional behavior of the owner. As with any facility you sign a contract. This contract, as most, states that the facility will be closed for holidays but that payment will still be required. This is standard and perfectly acceptable. However, the way in which the policy is written allows for, effectively, any day of the year to be determined to be a holiday by the owner. Therefore, when we received notice that we would be expected to pay the full rate for care over the two week period during Christmas and New Years, when the facility would be closed six of the ten days (inclusive of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, the day after Christmas, New Years Eve, New Years Day and the day after New Years Day), we were more than perturbed. Technically only two of those six days are holidays. The reasoning was to give the staff long weekends as Christmas and New Years Day (again the only two holidays) were on Thursdays. I was instructed to use my vacation time (if I had had any) to cover their staff’s vacation. Classy.
I wasn’t the only person perturbed by this and was told that many families withdrew their kids due to this application of the policy. As a result, the procedure for withdrawing a child changed and you were now required to give the two weeks of tuition (in cash) directly to the owner. Notice via red paper sent home in child’s bag. And good luck scheduling that exchange. But the scheduling isn’t as bad as the interaction with the owner who immediately goes on the defensive, interrogates you as to what you did with your other (teen) children on the dates they were out of school over the holiday break, and berates you for not thanking her for caring for your child.
This facility is okay. It doesn’t have a waiting list, which isn’t a huge surprise. The rates are reasonable, but you get what you pay for. If you deal solely with the care providers they are mostly professional and pleasant. If you have to interact with the owner, watch out. And beware of potential last-​minute closures on Groudhog Day and maybe even the day after Groundhog Day ;)

When we first started bringing our daughter here at 8 weeks old everything was great. I am not sure what has happened over the past 3 years but this facility has become a constant disappointment. The owner is more worried about making money than the safety of the children and the moral of the teachers is horrible. The way that the owners treat their staff is not worth the minimum wage they are getting paid, and the way that they talk to parents is degrading. Their «bite policy» is a joke. They rather keep children that are harmful (drawing blood and leaving scars) to others than lose money. I have made many recommendations along with numerous other parents on how to make the rooms better and they laugh us off like nothing we say matters. They are a great at «showing» how caring they are, and how well their establishment is run… this is a joke. While some of the teachers are AMAZING, it is not worth the trouble of dealing with the owner and there «policies», or the other teachers that are there for a paycheck and do nothing but yell and scream at the kids all day. My daughter’s self-​esteem and attitude have changed drastically in the past few weeks after removing her from this establishment along with the other children that have changed locations. I highly recommend looking at other locations, and comparing their policies, price sheets, and looking into more reviews about Kinder Prep Academy. I do not recommend this place!