A Child's Academy Preschool - Gainesville, Florida

Michael H.

We have had our daughter here for a year and we have had a wonderful experience. Ms. Cindy is amazing! She has fostered such an amazing, supportive learning environment. Our daughter was having a bad experience at a previous daycare and now she is thriving! Ms. Theresa is so engaging, thorough, and so friendly! We feel very secure in trusting the teachers there to look after our kids. Our son goes to their after-school program and that has been great too. Highly recommend ACA!

lew W.

(REMEMBER: Take everything I say with a grain of salt because everything I recall was through the eyes of a preschooler, but there is an actual weight to what I say because, well I went here.)

So I actually went here as a kid(baby? Toddler?) and I have mixed opinions. For starters I would say that they have good staff, they treated me well and maintained expectations for good manners. There was one day during nap time and I threw up(don't know how it why so I won't blame the food) while playing a game with my hands. The staff swiftly helped me clean up and that was great.

My main concern is that (from my experience at least) there was a lot of religion based education that was definitely prioritized over basic things like math and science. I recall they taught us the alphabet with biblical words(not exactly a bad thing but I did think I should mention it) I remember a significant portion of learning time was dedicated to teaching about Christianity.

As far as I know there wasn't a program that my parents signed up for to teach me this, they have stated on multiple occasions that they were UNAWARE about what I was being taught until I "came home talking about the Bible and Noah's Arc" so that means my parents were unaware that I was taught the Bible, and a lot of Christian beliefs(which ie generally something you want your parents to know!) so do acknowledge that. I will note that from the videos it seems this preschool has definitely changed for the better.

Overall I would generally give this preschool a 2.5-3.5/5 rating, so an average of 3/5. I would definitely say this school's strong points are definitely its environment and staff (at least when I attended) the staff were always kind, but I would watch out to make sure your kid is getting the right education, just to be safe.

(THIS IS ALL FROM MY EXPERIENCE WHENEVER I ATTENDED HERE AS A PRESCHOOLER, REMEMBER TAKE EVERYTHING WITH A GRAIN OF SALT!)

Thanks!

Destiny C.

Amazing school!!! My baby started going to the school when he was about 5 months, at first I was nervous about him not being at home, they quickly gained my trust. The staff are amazing especially Miss MaCayla ( my son absolutely adores her). My child is visibly happy and exited to be at school when I drop him off. I can’t think of a better place to send my child.

Amaira C.

My husband and I love ACA, all of our daughter's teachers have been great! When she was in the infant room Ms. Tia would send home art projects every week we loved that. Now that she is in the one year old class she is also thriving. They read books everyday, sing, dance, and we can see her vocabulary growing so much! Ms. Anahi and Miss. Alexis are such wonderful teachers and I know my child is loved and taken care of like one of their own.

vampiresdontsparkful

Poorest experience ever with the owners of this place. Could never get a hold of them to talk things out about billing. In email for summer camp signup it says 186 a week but then charge you 220 a week? How does that make any sense at all. There are multiple roaches through out the center as well. Teachers have been exceptional I will say that for sure tho. But I will say the turnover rate is absolutely terrible as well.

Monique R.

Love this daycare! This is my daughters FIRST time being in school & she loves the school & her teachers. Becky is the best! Always smiling and sweet. The teachers are amazing as well. My daughter has grown so much.

Monika C.

Ms. Anahi is wonderful with my son Tobias! All of his teachers are great with the kiddos. I’m always updated on things that take place throughout the day, and when I have questions I get an immediate response. My son is thriving in his classroom and all of his teacher do a great job! I’m sorry I don’t have all of your names but I do thank you!

Sahara B.

DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILD HERE. When i mentioned a teacher yanking a child, the director Becky, dismissed it completely. If your child is in Ms. Chantelle’s class, I would withdraw them immediately. There have been multiple accounts of them over charging us. When we decided to withdraw our child, they made multiple multiple excuses and said they could not care for him while still trying to charge us for the care we’re not receiving. They do not teach your children at all, they barely even provide babysitting services when they consistently ask you to pick your child up. We have not been compensated for any time they they have decided not to accept my child that day. They refuse to compensate us for the multiple months we were overcharged over 200$ a month. This place is ridiculously unorganized and unprofessional. Save yourself the time and protect your kids.