Gaetz Kiddie Kove

My two kids attended Gaetz Kiddie Kove and they absolutey loved it there! Staff was always welcoming and friendly. The kids would come home with so much fun artwork and learning new things everyday. Good structured program to get the kids ready for school. I highly recommend.

My son went to Gaetz for the first two and a half years of his life and we had a great experience. He always looked forward to going in the mornings. They communicated throughout the day on an app with photos and updates on eating/naps/pottying which was really nice to able to follow along with.

We had a great experience at this daycare/preschool. Our children attended for nearly 3 years and we never had any complaints. The staff was very friendly and communicated clearly. The program had great structure and our kids loved the teachers.

Both of my sons were here for two years; they were happy there, generally. My older one recently 'graduated' and is in Kindergarten. I pulled my younger one out due to what I believe amounts to bullying of other parents' three and four year olds by leadership. The particular events did not concern my own kids, so I will not elaborate much there. Personally, I have witnessed and heard multiple reports from other parents what seems to be more or less unwarranted yelling by some teachers at students. I realize everyone makes mistakes and yells sometimes, and that yelling on it's own is not overly concerning but in conjunction with other things (including the number of kids in the preschool room now; maybe half of what it was one year ago) is telling. Further, most of our kids favorite teachers have left within the last 6-10 months and it isn't clear why. When we put in our two weeks notice of leaving last month, no staff asked why or commented on it at all, which I found surprising. Recently, the staff in the preschool room also did not receive/greet children upon arrival to facilitate transition/create a welcoming environment. This was a change from previous months and made our mornings difficult; it was unacceptable, to me. While my kids and I had ok experiences there, I know several who have very recently had awful experiences. I have experiences with three other childcare facilities in addition to Gaetz (due to job changes/moving) and can confidently recommend enrolling your kids somewhere else. Unless something changes, I think the facility is performing below average relative to other similar schools.

My son has attended Gaetz Kiddie Kove since he was 8 weeks old and it has been such a great experience. He gets so excited when he sees his teachers. He brings home adorable art projects and all of the staff are very friendly and caring. As a working mom, it brings such peace of mind to have found such a nurturing environment for my child.