Merryhill Preschool

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• June 2024 by Priyanka Gaba
  Every thing was good . My son has learn so much from this school. I am really really thankful to the teacher who helped Yuvaan in his journey of preschool and got him ready for the next chapter of his life . special thanks to miss. Samina . who has worked really hard on Yuvaan in his potty training and also overall .miss. Samina did a great job on him .
  The only concern i had was on the day of graduation , there was an unfortunate incidence happen . A man become violent and blown up my son's graduation balloon and it also hit me .I felt there was some kind racist behaviour towards Indians ,which
  I personally experienced in Merryhill on few occasions .Other than that , everything was fine .
• June 2024 by Katherine Taylor
  Our son has been at Merryhill for more than three years. All of the teachers and the principal have been amazing. The life skills, academics, and caring environment have impressed us. I don’t have to worry about my kid while I am at work. He is not yet four, and already reading and writing his name, months of the year, and some other words. The art projects, social time, outdoor play are great. Other families at this location are also very friendly. It has been a wonderful school for these important early years. Thank you, Ms. Robin, Ms. Cita, Ms. Kamal, Ms. Tea, and all of the wonderful staff!
• June 2024 by Amanda Turner
  We love Merryhill! Both my children have attended and I feel so grateful for the love and attention the teachers and principal (Ms. Robin) have for my children.
• May 2024 by Coach Tee
  I love Merryhill Preschool on Danbrook. I have been apart of this community 15 years I have had 3 children, go through this school, and their educational growth speaks volumes compared to their peers in their current schools. The principal Ms. Robin greets all the children and parents with a smile on her face everyday. Her door is always open and she makes sure the communication is at its highest by sending parent weekly words and reminders. Ms. Jordan and teachers there are so nurturing and loving. I feel confident in knowind when I drop off my daughter everyday she is well taken care of.
• May 2024 by Jamie Bielski
  My 3yr old and 5yr old have been attending this daycare since infancy. Working in healthcare, it is nice to have a place that opens at 0630 and closes at 6. The balanced meals are provided to the kiddos as part of the package deal. I like the consistency in the teachers there and they have a low staff turnover rate. Everyone from the principal/asst vice principal and all the teachers and aides are very warm to the kids in giving them hugs and communicate with the parents daily and escalate any issues as needed.
• May 2024 by Breonna
  My son has been going to merryhill since he was 8months old he is now going on 4 this year and i absolutely love merryhill my son is so advanced for his age I would highly recommend !
• April 2024 by Meli Rodriguez
  My children (5&3) had been home with me from birth until we found Merryhill. My office went from WFH to In office. I was worried my kids would have a hard time adjusting but the staff at Merryhill Danbrook is absolutely amazing. When I called to tour the location Mrs Robin answered the phone, she was able to work around my husband schedule and bring us in for a tour the same day. My husband is in the Army & Mrs. Robin & Mrs Jordan have made it easy to navigate the benefits the Military offers to our family. Our 5 year old tends to be more outgoing and wild, Mrs Wendy & Mes Miriam are amazing at understanding, encouraging and guiding her. Our 3 year old absolutely adores Mrs Kamal. She’s so sweet & caring all while teaching respect and how to follow rules. Ms T is so great with him, encouraging him and allowing him to grow into his own. Mrs Kamal & Ms T worked with us to potty train him.
  When you come in you can feel the care & love the entire staff has for the children. Mrs Heidi in the early morning drop off to Mrs Cita & Mrs Parmila for late pick ups.
  I know my children are in good hands and learning so much. The improvements they both have made since starting Merryhill August 2023 are beyond our expectations. Our 3 year old can identify all the letters & tell you the corresponding phonetics sounds to each. Our 5 year old has made huge improvements socially and emotionally.
  
  We are so happy we found Merryhill Danbrook for our kids and absolutely recommend them for your child.
• April 2024 by Ines Livingston
  My Child has been here for almost a year. We love the school. Merryhill provides a curriculum that meets young kids where they are while promoting engagement. They have many family engagement opportunities, such as fall festivals, ice cream days, book fairs, parent-teacher conferences, etc. They use a links app that shares pictures and what our kids are working on. Finally, they partner with vendors to come in and provide various activities for kids, from cooking classes to gymnastics, soccer, and more. This is certainly the place to learn and grow for kids zero to five. I recommend anyone with kids zero to five enroll here. The teachers and administration are wonderful.
• November 2022 by Shwana P.
  Our child was a student in the infant room (November 2022) at Merryhill Danbrook in Sacramento. His teacher Linda who is caucasian decided she wanted to put my child and three other children who are minorities in a photo and caption it "Four little monkeys jumping on the bed". Initially my heart sank when I saw the picture of these black and brown BABIES and the word MONKEYS.Then I studied the photo further and saw that the children had been positioned for this photo and they were all looking at Linda while she took this photo. We still have unanswered questions. How did she get the kids to sit still like that? How did she force them to sit still? No child is jumping. No child is singing. No monkeys are in the photo. Why did she use that caption?The rooms being recorded is a selling point when you are touring the facility and you can view the footage at anytime. NOT TRUE. Suddenly the footage of this incident was no longer available after 14 days. A COMPLETE LIE. Why? They had something to hide.I took my child out of school after speaking to the principal who stated she would tell the teachers to be more "sensitive" with their posts which was a red flag for "COVER UP". I told her that Linda needed to be FIRED and my child would not return until she was FIRED. . They LIED and said she was fired. She was NOT fired. The next day I find out she was offered an opportunity to go to another school to discriminate and spread her hate for people of color. They (Robin, Lisa or Stacey) NEVER denounced her behavior which says to me they agreed. They ALL covered it up.Also they will NOT clean the carpet or floors. They refuse to. Instead Robin told the teachers that We said to leave my toddlers shoes on all day so I would not know that the floors still had not been cleaned. I knew the floors were not clean because his socks were very dirty daily.Although the floor is where most infants spend most of their time throughout the day and the school had a RSV outbreak, the floors still had not been cleaned.BEWARE THE "LEADERS" at these facilities are not capable of putting the children's needs before their budget no matter how much you pay on time and in full.
• September 2022 by Anne N James N.
  Our son has attended Merryhill since Summer of 2020 and has learned academically, but also socially. His kindness, sharing, sympathy and generosity is learned at school and reenforced at home. We are very thankful for Merryhill Preschool at Danbrook! The faculty, syllabus, communication, celebration and everything you want for you child age 6 weeks to Pre-K school aged youth is beyond 5 stars!
• June 2022 by Mal B.
  Be careful sending your child to the Natomas location especially if your child is on the spectrum, they will make your child feel less than and terrible. Our son was at Merry hill from September 2021-January 2022. In that time, he was there twice a week( Thursdays/ Fridays) . We paid $320 weekly just for them to discriminate against him for being autistic. They pride themselves on being acceptable and tolerable of all children but only want the spoken and "easy" children. The teacher had 10 kids( which she complained about dealing with ( it's not a big deal but I'm a teacher that deals with 33 daily)), she was always on the tablet and looked miserable. They force the kids to take 2 1/2-3 hour naps and if they don't want to sleep they must lay on a hard cot until they're given permission to get up. The principal (Christine) is unethical and refused to have us bring an aide for speech and behavior(extra support because he's shy)unless we signed over our rights to sue them if something sinister happened. Our son wanted to be near the teacher (comfort thing for his autism)which she didn't like because that would mean she would have to do her job. He didn't feel comfortable napping there so they couldn't enforce their 3 hour nap upon him. Eventually, we pulled our son for their discrimination against him and placed him with a wonderful at-home speech and behavioral company that he attended weekly alongside attending preschool in the afternoons. Sadly,Christine tried to pit parents against each other and bullied me into leaving. She gloated that she was friendly with an investigator for childcare facilities. I had to go over the investigators head to get a fair investigation.She didn't even want to pull the cameras to check for abuse and mistreatment(son's random limping). Our son was subjected and forced to stand outside the classroom with no shoes or socks(for God knows how long), developed an unexplained limp(several occasions), bruises and the list goes on. Ultimately, we left because they discriminated against his disability, tried to cover it and lied about his developmental abilities ;when we had his doctors and speech therapist tell us otherwise. It's all about money for them. Towards the end, we had to file a compliant against the facility for negligence, mistreatment and disability discrimination. The discrimination office stated I have a good case to sue for discrimination but we cut our loses because we were over them. They think they won because our son isn't there anymore but we won because he's thriving and speaking now.
• May 2021 by Heidi P.
  My son, age 3, has been attending Merryhill since he was 3 months old. At every age, stage, and every classroom transition the staff have been incredibly supportive. They not only prove their expertise, but also demonstrate transparency and open communication. As a type-A mama, I am always reassured that my baby is in good hands. Not to mention that he has developed such fabulous relationships with his teachers, and comes home happy. Thank you Merryhill for taking such excellent care of the most important person in my life!
• May 2021 by Kathy N.
  Merryhill is one of the best preschools my son has attended. It was difficult to find a good school during the pandemic. The teachers are so kind and loving. My son has excelled in many learning areas since he started. My son has attended for a year now and is very sad to leave this fall for kindergarten. I recommend this location to other parents who need a trustworthy school for their kids.
• April 2021 by Karen H.
  My children attended Merryhill Danbrook up until my youngest's last year before Kindergarten. A new job location prompted us to find a preschool location closer to home and the new job. We had left prior to the pandemic so I cannot comment on their current operation, but I certainly have strong opinions about the several years we experienced there. Even though it has been a minute since we were enrolled I thought that our experience should be shared because, to be honest, I am shocked that there are not more reviews sharing similar experiences. Most of my complaints are about administration and the common practices that I witnessed at the campus as a whole and go beyond experiences with my own children.The only reason why I am giving any stars at all is due to SOME of the teachers and the well developed curriculum. Although a vast majority of the teachers do not implement the curriculum standards posted on the exterior of their classrooms, those that do most often have students that are able to reach impressive academic achievements. Very few students may have the one or two teachers at Merryhill who actually incorporate the WEEKLY required skills into their WEEKLY lesson plans. Check the weekly skills to see if ALL of them are included in the teachers' lessons plans EVERY WEEK. Even if administration claims to review the lesson plans, I encourage parents to look for themselves regularly. Many teachers may not make an effort to include the required skills into their weekly lesson plan due to the extreme demands asked of staff. I have often found teachers cooking, giving other teachers breaks, and doing the dishes. The concept of student to teacher ratio is stretched to max at this campus. The Beginner classroom may have teachers beyond what licensing requires, which is great in theory. However, the extra teachers are used to give the other teachers their morning and afternoon breaks which absorbs most their day. When there are 24 children ages 18 months to 3 years old in one large room where half are potty training (lots of accidents the teachers have to help clean up) and the other half is still in diapers, extra eyes are required to monitor the rest of the children. When the "extra" teachers are pulled from their classrooms to give breaks, the teachers helping with potty training and diapers are unable to look behind them to maintain the structure of the classroom. Therefore, these teachers are unable to observe and intervene with children biting, potty accidents, bullying, and injuries.Another example of how administration stretches teachers beyond what's appropriate is regarding any of Merryhill's "extra" programs. Periodically, families have the option to pay extra for children to participate in cooking, dance, "music", and/or art. The same teachers that are expected to implement a class lesson plan for the week are the very same teachers that are pulled from their classrooms to teach these "extra" programs; for example, your child's teacher could be teaching all the kids who signed up for the "extra" program instead of implementing the very lesson plan posted in their classroom. If your child is not included in the "extra" program then he/she will be relocated to a different classroom that can accommodate your child while staying in ratio. So the students of the "extra" program teacher will be peppered throughout the rest of the school. This may mean that a 5 year old would be separated from their class and have to sit in on lessons and play time designed for 3 year-olds and vice versa. Some 2 year-olds are also known for being moved up into the Intermediate classrooms. So even though you are paying $1,400 a month, your child will not receive the lessons posted in their classroom if he/she is moved to another class for a few hours every day of the week of the "extra" program. With lunch, outdoor play, and nap times, the weekly lessons simply cannot be taught in fractured time if the teacher is forced to divert f
• January 2020 by ChrisTheDuckboy
  It is cool So hellll yeah