Oak Forest Academy

We have been parents of Oak Forest Academy kids for almost two years now. We really love the school. The school goes above and beyond with programming (fall festival, summer special programming with HMNS - one example, Grandparents/Mother's/Father's day celebrations, enrichment opportunities, and extracurricular partnerships) to feel like we are part of a community. As with any early childhood education center, the experience is very much about the quality of teachers and caretakers. We have been fortunate to have some incredible teachers with OFA, many of whom genuinely love our kids and continue to have relationships with them after they've left the classroom. We have attended other school/early childhood places in the past, but OFA is definitely among the best. The staff and teachers do care and it shows. The provided meals are also excellent quality, and the school was flexible to accommodate speech therapy schedules and even allow the SLP to come to the school. The environment for older children is more structured and aligned with traditional public school teaching. The facility is fairly new and recently went through extensive renovations. They have a great on-site garden and playground. If you are looking for Montessori, OFA may not be the best fit. If I had any complaints, it is that OFA employs a progress reporting system that often didn't have much explanation, but was universally filled out for each kid anyways at a quarterly cadence. I think the reports are helpful, but they weren't explained in advance or sent home with any additional context or information. This is a very, very minor complaint. Overall, we have loved OFA and would recommend it highly to anyone! OFA is a great place with some incredible teachers.

Oak Forest Academy is both a great place to work and a great place to send your children. The teachers and administration at this school are genuine and caring people who want to ensure meaningful education is at the forefront of a child’s experience. The facility is amazing and full of both indoor and outdoor spaces for children to explore. The food served is incredible and the extracurriculars offered (Spanish, music, art..) are too — I could not recommend this school more - all in all, a wonderful place filled with great educators.

Our children have been at OFA for two years and we have been impressed from day one. Mia is responsive, organized, and clearly has the best interest of the children in the forefront. The teachers are wonderful and incredibly engaging. There is wonderful communication not only through the app, but the teachers are eager to discuss the day and what they worked on with the kids. The facility is exceedingly clean and provides an amazing learning environment. OFA is such a nice little community from the entire staff to all of the families. We know our kids will be well prepared for elementary school.

We have been lucky enough to be part of the Oak Forest Academy community since it opened in 2020. Our daughter just completed the kindergarten bridge program and has had the most wonderful and loving teachers every step of the way. Your child will learn and grow through the expansive offerings that include gardening, cooking classes, and Spanish! There are lots of fun community activities for the family, as well as volunteer opportunities. OFA is very well run and they do a great job communicating with parents. They also utilize an app that allows you to see what your child is working on each day, and include pictures of various activities. The staff, administration, and teachers have exceeded our expectations on every level. We love this sweet school and could not recommend it more!!!

OFA provides the best possible child care for our son. The staff is very communicative and the facilities are exceptional. The daily reports and high quality cameras make it easy for us to keep up with his daily activities. We appreciate all the family events, festivals and themed weeks which provide fun activities throughout the year! My son loves to go to school and we love having a place we both trust and enjoy!