Schools near Hamilton, OH

“My daughter has been attending Sharon Hill since she was 12 weeks old. Since the beginning Adena, Heather, and Thelma have been very welcoming. You can tell they value maintaining good relationships with both parents and children. As a first time mom, they make it super easy to feel comfortable leaving my child with them and knowing she will be appropriately taken care of. Communication is always open and I know I can receive updates at any time. My daughter is always excited to go to daycare and I can tell she really loves her teachers.”

“This Kids R Kids location is wonderful. After a horrible experience at another location, I moved my child to this location. The difference is like night and day. They are so much less chaotic and seem to care more about the children in their care. The amount of turnover in staff is practically non existent. The directors, Arielle and Alexis have listened to any concern that I have broached and are quick to fix it. I highly recommend this daycare center and my child is thriving here.”

“My son is enrolled here currently and we signed my daughter up to join him next year! A wonderful school where the teachers care for each student as an individual and the parents get to have direct impact.”

“My daughter was at KGS three days a week from the time she was 2 until she started kindergarten this past fall. I can’t speak highly enough of our experience there.One thing I love is that it’s privately owned and not part of chain — I felt like that gives the director more discretion in how she chooses to run the place, and I came to trust her decision-making 100%. We loved every teacher we had, and experienced far less teacher turnover than at the daycare we switched from, which gave me so much peace of mind.My daughter had the same both lead teacher and assistant teacher in her preschool room for two full years, and was extremely well prepared for kindergarten. She is now at a Lakota school, and when assessed at the beginning of the year her kindergarten teacher observed she can count to 100 by both 1s and 10s. This is one of the learning goals for the *end* of kindergarten, and her teacher told me it’s fairly rare for her to see a kid who can already do this at the beginning of the year. I wish I could take credit for this myself, but it was all Ms Tarynn from the traditional pre-K room!I look back on our time here fondly, and would recommend it to anyone.”

“A little backstory for you: I was invited to an event consisting of attending church + breakfast afterwards. I am cuckoo bananas for breakfast, and upon seeing this my stomach hijacked my brain and made me rsvp yes despite the fact that I haven't been to church since I was 5. To solve this predicament I recruited my catholic friends to teach me their ways, and invited my dad (a good catholic) to come along. The event was not at this church but I didn't feel like reviewing the one I attended so get off my case. Needless to say, my friends failed me. Anyhoo back to the program:I entered the church 4 minutes before mass started. I spotted the little bowl of water I'd been warned about and watched as my dad did the forehead chest tap thing (FCTT) (I have later learned it is the sign of the cross but I'm sticking with my abbreviation). I knew this was my moment to do as I had practiced, but I froze like a deer in headlights and scampered away like a mouse, running from my sin. I prayed to God that he wasn't watching, which I thought defeated the purpose of my prayer, and is a plot hole in Christianity they need to patch up. Before we entered our seats (which people called a pew, kinda like the sound you make when you shoot a finger gun) my dad kneeled down with no warning and I feared the power of Christ had taken over his conscious. But then he did the FCTT, got up, and looked at me as if to follow. But once again I stood there stupefied and just sat down. What ensued was an hour of standing up and sitting down between songs like a game of stationary musical chairs. As the mass started, with no warning they started a song, and everyone flipped to a page and began singing faster than you could say "God bless you" (which for me is .46 seconds). I stood there assessing my options. I could just keep my mouth shut and accept my ignorance, hum silently and sway to the beat, try and sing the words a second after they said them, or just move my mouth to fool everyone into thinking I was hip to the catholic tunes and that I listen to the catholic top 40 countdown on the radio while helping the children. I chose the last option. This was harder than I anticipated because in between songs, people would chant words in unison without being prompted. The priest would be talking then out of no where a rumble of voices murmuring "THE HOLY SPIRIT" would come out of nowhere. No cue cards or nothing. 96% of the time I couldn't understand what they were saying because they would mutter everything. The only one I could understand was when the pastor would pray for someone (most often named James) and then we would all go "lord hear our prayer". Piece of advice: if you want Him to hear your prayer, then stop mumbling. PRONUNCIATE PEOPLE!Only one time were we prompted to do the FCTT, and I messed it up. Personally I would benefit from a warning 30 seconds before so I have time to stretch, do a few practice runs, and do some visualization of me successfully doing it. Another time I thought we were doing it and I scrambled to get in position, but instead we were just placing our thumbs on our foreheads, and I messed up so bad my dad started laughing at me. In addition, I was not a fan of when we had to shake other peoples hands as they said "God be with you" and I mumbled "ok" or "back at ya." As we neared the end of the hour, I secretly hoped they would forget about communion, but sure enough they remembered and I awkwardly sat there as my own father left me. I considered going, but seeing how much I had goofed up all day long, I decided it would be too risky, which meant that the 10 minutes I spent the night before practicing in the mirror had gone to waste. While I was left alone in the pew, I realized that I should have come on crutches, as a nifty excuse not to take communion. But it was too late. It was even more awkward when I had to get up to let the people back in the aisle, and they acted overly nice about it, but I could feel their judgements. Overal”

“I would like to express my deepest gratitude and appreciation to the management for creating nurturing environment full of positive experiences and treasure moments we had there.”

“We have been a part of the TutorTime family for almost three years now. I cannot say enough great things about the teachers and director. They are extremely caring and have great communication. A bonus - I love that we have access to cameras in the classrooms and get so many videos/pictures of the happenings throughout the day. We have been extremely happy with the care here!”

“I love this place!!! they have the best teachers in the world who care so much about the kids! My daughter absolutely loves it there, the teachers in the infant room are amazing with her, she lovessss the teacher with the purple hair and is really attached to her- shes great! 10/10 would recommend to anyone(:”

“Goddard of West Chester has been an amazing experience for my two children!The other day, my son asked if we could go in a little earlier than normal because he said “I just love it so much there!”.Amazing teachers and staff, would highly recommend!”

“My son has been to a previous KinderCare and we liked going there as I used to work there also, however with changing jobs and moving, my son was put into this KinderCare center. My son has only been there for about 6-8 months and yesterday was his last day due to my summer schedule. While he was in this center for that short period of time, he made some friends and learned some new things, but most importantly he had lots of love from his teachers and management there! He would come home almost daily talking about his teachers and management in a positive light! He would always come home saying “Mom, I had a good day!” With the biggest smile on his face! We felt the warm and welcoming vibes from the first day he started and still did every day after! My son is very shy and doesn’t like new people nor strangers, the staff always made sure to help get him in the classroom or keep him in while I left if it was ever needed. The staff here is so friendly all the time and just over all happy! We have loved every bit of our several months here and are sad to go! If you are looking for care in the area, please keep this center in mind! This was our little village and we are forever grateful for them!”

“We went here for several years. There are pluses and minuses. The location is nice. I like that it's off the main road and with a wonderful outdoor space. I don't understand day cares in parking lots with tiny outdoor spaces. They've definitely tried over the years to keep it clean and maintained. The biggest drawback is that the kids are confined to one room. They're nicely sized and go outside a lot, but compared to other daycares that have gyms and such, it's certainly a drawback. The most important thing though is the people they hire. It's been a bit of a mixed bag there. We had some truly wonderful teachers and some I didn't like. They have had some turnover issues here and there, but have some great teachers that have been there a while. It's tough to be great right now with difficulties hiring and places being understaffed, but we never really considered going somewhere else, which I think says a lot.”

“I've been a lead teacher at Agape since 2016. I have a bachelor's in education and 26 years of teaching experience in a wide variety of settings. I *could* work or teach anywhere! I chose Agape for these reasons: the staff is amazing! We support each other, care for each other, and pray for each other :) The school is excellent! I love the devotion to each and every child's development. I also love the community connections and the relationships we develop with the families.”

“We sent my kids here for two years and it was an incredible experience! Management was fantastic and the teachers loved my kids like their own. They were always great at sending updates via the app and I loved getting the pictures and videos each day. It helped me stay connected to them during the day. During pick up, no matter who I picked up from, the teacher was always knowledgeable about their day and if there was anything to report. It was nice knowing we were dropping our kids off to spend so much time at a place that they loved going and knowing that the teachers loved them.”

“I cannot say enough good things about Creme de la Creme. I have 3 kids and we have tried a few different daycares over the years and not one comes close to the quality you’ll get here. I only regret that we didn’t make the switch sooner.In preschool, my daughter gets 2 specials each day including culinary, bowling, Spanish, art, yoga, and more. This was what drew me to the school initially. I love that she has different activities and isn’t just in the same classroom all day. The school is clean and when you walk in you’re greeted by the same smiling faces each day and they know my kids by name. They have a secure fingerprint enabled lock at the entry and each person is asked to use it and not hold the door open for others. I feel my kids are safe knowing that not anyone can access the building.There seems to be far less turnover in teachers here compared to other daycare centers we have been to. Tuition is a little more than some of the neighboring schools but you get so much more. The teachers seem happy.For the holidays the school puts on a trick or treat event and a breakfast with Santa. During these occasions the school is decorated beautifully and the classrooms have different themes and stations. The teachers and admin dress up. It is clear they put very much effort into these events to make it special for the kids.My oldest daughter has attended their summer program and she has enjoyed the themes and weekly field trips.My mom who is a pre-k teacher herself in a different state came with us to pick up and drop off and she was blown away by the center. We were on waitlists for preschool and infant room and each time we got a spot sooner than we initially thought and we were so thankful for that. Highly recommend!”