A Childs Hideaway- South

As our family’s time at A Child’s Hideaway is soon coming to an end I figure it’s about time I wrote a review. my daughter has attended here for a little over a year with some time in the daycare room and now in pre-​k, she absolutely loves to go to school to see her friends and teachers. Ms. Teri, Ms. Julia, Ms. Frances and Ms. Shelby are all awesome (just to name a few). My daughter says a few of her things to do are to color and paint. She also rather enjoyed the winter program. The curriculum is a nice mix of play based and academic. I see some of the reviews saying they have too much outside time, the kids are 3,4 & 5 for crying out loud… Let them play! Anyway. The facility is clean and bright. Their in house chef cooks excellent meals for the kids (peanut-​free school). Their outdoor area has a nice play area and a shady grass area. The director Brenda is also awesome, friendly and clear on billing, always ready to answer my many questions. Also the cameras for parental viewing is probably my favorite part, I don’t watch her all day, but it’s definitely comforting to be able to log in and check up on our child throughout the day.

We have been a part of A Child’s Hideaway family since 2011. Both of my children attend programs at this center and we love it. We’ve always had a very positive experience with the teaching staff at the school. My son completed the pre-​K program at ACH and we definitely felt he was well prepared for Kindergarten.

We enrolled our kindergartner over here for after-​school care. There is very little emphasis on building academic skills. It’s ok for building social skills. We had 2 significant problems:
(1) They were very difficult to work with during the registration process in terms of payment and staying open to accommodate us.
(2) More importantly, since we were only in the «PM» program, we didn’t even hear about the center being closed on a certain day. Had to pick up my child from the school office at noon on that day.
The one bright spot is Ms. Francis who is a good teacher and connects with the children very well.

We enrolled our then 3 year old daughter last fall and we have seen much improvement in her social skills in how she enteracts with kids and adults. She enjoys going and we really enjoy the teachers and staff. We selected this place because it was close to home, however, with the positive changes we’ve seen in our daughter we couldn’t be happier. I think their set up is very good. One side is for older pre-​school kids and the other is for younger daycare kids. We are on the daycare side but they are already teaching her the beginning skills of reading and writing. Their conflict resolving is also pretty good. My daughter will come home and tell me «You get what you get and don’t throw a fit». Although this a small example, these small things really help with her eating habits and how she conducts herself at home.

I actually want to give a 3.5 stars.
Yay points: Clean, small, variety of programs (half day, full day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days etc), afterschool for Weibel kids, great backyard and great toys. Academically reasonable (better than many other schools). Nut free school, webcam and very reasonably priced considering they offer so much (including snacks and lunch).
Booo points: Too much outdoor time given (in a full day program it would be almost 6 – 7 hrs if sending a child for 11 hrs). Pre-​K only 4 days. No field trips. Academically not as good as challenger or stratford.

Is there a negative button on here? There truly isnt a page large enough to express my dissappointment in this place. lets just put it this way I spent… Im sorry… I wasted a year of my time as well as my childs time trying to conform to some imaginary set of BS rules that the staff of this place seem to follow. I was told that they cared about the welfare of my child and reassured me with time and understanding that they would be able to make some kind of difference. I suppose they did that but the difference they made couldnt have been more negative… The director is more like a dictator who enjoys sitting at home and calling the shots via telephone from a computer screen and camera at the school and the head teacher who is there most of the time wouldnt know what a positive comment was if it bit her in the face. I was told the I needed to have my child“EVALUATED” which I did in blind faith of their suggestion and what I learned was the only people who needed their head examined was me for listening and them for even suggesting it. I was asked to leave their establishment with a emailed letter from the director. No phone call no text no meeting ! No Class !! the best thing they couldve done was ask us to leave. Now I dont have to worry about peeling my child off my leg and leave him in this horrible place. Since then we have relocated our son into an amazing school. Hey Brenda maybe youve heard of it. Kings Kids. this is an example of a loving enviroment. We havent had one problem and the only thing we changed about how we do things is WHERE we do them. Hey childs Hideaway !! Bite me grow up and do your job!!!

My 3 yo child goes here and he loves it. I selected this school because I liked how the teachers handled conflict resolution, the facility is clean, and the playground is spacious and inviting. I also appreciate that they handle all snacks and lunches.