Advantage Learning Center

We are first time day care parents, so didn’t know what to expect. Well, glad to say our expectations have been exceeded. Our daughter absolutely loves this school. It is safe, clean, friendly, so organized. They truly focus on preparing her for the next step. Would recommend this center to anyone, in fact already have.

This is an immaculately maintained center. If nice appearances are what you are after, this is the center for you. The child care experience is not up to standard. I don’t know how they maintain their NAEYC accreditation, but maybe it is because Advantage does so well with keeping up appearances. I don’t know ANYONE who is happy with their ALC experience, and I suspect owner Beverly Maxwell is writing her own positive reviews periodically. When I let the center know my child wouldn’t be coming back, the response was «ok.» They were not at all interested in WHY I was not bringing her back. Management blames the center and staff shortcomings on their hard working teachers or former staff. As a last resort, you as the parent will be blamed. Additionally, I have witnessed children being physically and verbally mistreated in the center. But don’t take my word for it. I could just be a disgruntled parent. Check out what the complaints are against this center with the state’s child care division using the full name «Advantage Learning Center.» These are not the easist reports to read, but you will quickly see a pattern of being out of ratio, and a willful disregard for the laws regarding the proper supervision of your children.

I was enthusiastically recommended ALC by a coworker whose two boys both attended and loved the center and are thriving in public elementary school now. We took a tour when pregnant with my first child, really felt comfortable there, and put ourselves on the waiting list. When we needed to quickly find another child care provider for our 2.5 year-​old after our in-​home day care provider was diagnosed with a terminal illness, we were fortunate enough that there was an opening on short notice. With a second child on the way any day now, we had wanted to wait until after she got used to the baby before changing things up with a new school, but when we no longer had that option, we were thrilled that she adjusted extremely well to ALC when we needed to make the switch. She loves her days at ALC and openly talks to us after every day about all the fun and learning she experienced and the new friends she has made. She knew the names of and raved about all of her teachers after just a couple of days. I love that the teachers have gotten to know our child so quickly and really appreciate the personal daily verbal and written assessments when I pick her up. Very glad our daughter is enrolled in ALC.
Note: It saddens me to see the 3 other reviewers that had such opposite experiences, but please take them with a grain of salt. I know numerous parents have posted very glowing reviews and Unilocal has either hidden or removed those reviews — very suspect business practice.

I’m stunned to read these reviews, as both of my children went to ALC and we LOVED it there. My younger son was a high-​needs child — he has Sensory Integration Disorder, and Pat and the staff were thoughtful, kind and sensitive. He was a nightmare, but they refused to give up on him! We put him into a small home daycare for about a year until we felt he was ready to go back to a larger facility again, and they welcomed him back with open arms and he thrived.
Both my children started kindergarten well prepared and adjusted, and ALC had alot to do with that.
I highly recommend ALC and am willing to talk to anyone about our experiences there.

ALC is fine as long as you don’t have any concerns or problems. However as soon as you do and try to work with the school leadership you will find the response defensive, dismissive and lacking true concern for the well being of the kids.

I wouldn’t send my kids to this school if it was the last place on earth. The Director is careless and awful and over promises services and programs that don’t exist within the school. It is an over glorified day care and they do no teaching.
I had two kids there for over 1 year and in that year the turnover was massive. This school is also very expensive and you will not get what you pay for. Pass it up. I promise you, better places to be, that are way more nurturing, more affordable, and way less drama and nastiness!