Growing Minds Learning Center

Hello, I want to say a few words about this best kindergarten and the best teachers. Let me start by saying that we came from Ukraine two years ago, we don’t understand English at all. We don’t have many friends here, and my son was very attached to me. That’s why I was very worried about how he would go to kindergarten. We chose this kindergarten because it is a few minutes drive from us. I was very worried about how it would be, the teachers don’t understand my child, he doesn’t understand them, and besides, he’s not used to being with someone without me. My worries disappeared literally in a few days, I can see how the child liked it, but I’m not saying that it was easy, especially for the teachers, because my son is very active, noisy, he’s not used to a large number of children, and his behavior attracted attention, and especially when the son can’t explain what he wants, because he doesn’t know English, it was even worse. But these wonderful teachers found an approach to him, not knowing the language, taught him to count in English, also letters, he is already starting to say words in English. I am very grateful to the teacher Ilyushka and the director of this kindergarten for their love and help. Also the kindergarten goes on excursions, and they opened up wonderful places for us that I didn't know were here, and we were at the Christmas show for the first time, it was something .., I really liked these people. Also in the kindergarten there is a wonderful program where we see during the day when the children have lunch, when they fell asleep, also photos of what the children were doing today. I recommend it to everyone, it will be hard to say goodbye to you when we go to school

I am so grateful for the caring staff at GMLC. My son has been going there since 2022 and I have never had an issue. All the teachers are wonderful and engages a lot with the kids. I have seen a tremendous improvement in my son’s learning over the years. The teachers are always open to communication and they have always kept me informed of anything my son is doing. The facility is always clean and well maintenance. Overall, I am very happy and stress free sending my child to GMLC. Mrs. Mia is awesome, couldn’t ask for a better daycare center!

My son Kason has been coming here for going on 3 years, and I absolutely love it here. After having a negative experience with a previous daycare I was weary. However , they have been nothing short of amazing for my family and I. They keep open communication constantly with pictures and messages, as well as helping my son with any problems he may have. They even helped me extensively with potty training and has helped with his speech as well. They treat you like family and love your children as their own even through their hard days. My son will continue to go through 4k and I will bring any of my future children here as well. We love you and appreciate you Growing Minds. 🤍

This daycare is a poor excuse for child care. Most of the reviews are former or current employees. My child went here for two years and it was a horrible train ride that never stopped. If there were open spots in other daycares I would have moved sooner but complacency kept us. This daycare is a revolving door of childcare, between the two years my child went here, he went through 8-12 teachers in one class room. They cannot keep staff nor train them properly. I one time had a staff member text me and tell me my child had a fever of 110 degrees. It was in fact, 100.1 degrees. They promise an array of services but only deliver on a couple of them. Teachers will smile in your face and tell you they love your child but to the director will tear down your child. The lack of communication and accountability is horrible. One time my child had an accident due to nap time and was sent home to me with only a T-shirt and a full pull up, no pants, and no socks. It was 60 degrees that day. I have plenty of evidence of negligence and lack of common sense. They also accused my child of being violent and having autism multiple times. My child was screened by multiple agencies and it was determined he is not autistic and the structure of the daycare needs to be changed. But when you mention this to the owner, she gets defensive. Criticism is not take well here. I have witnessed other children hitting people. And witnessed a child smacking the teacher in the face multiple times. And those children were not labeled as autistic or difficult. This daycare is a civil case waiting to happen.

My daughter has attended this daycare since she was 6 weeks old, she is now 2.5 & our family loves it. She is very advanced thanks to the help of her teacher, Miss Shawny. The director and teachers treat us like family, they keep us updated on her developmental progress and her daily progress with photos and notes. The teachers are very professional, patient and kind, i would highly recommend this daycare to anyone in the area who is looking for a safe and supportive environment for their child/ children to grow