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March 2024 by Courtney Bradley
This place is absolutely amazing! My daughter used to cry during drop off and pick up at her last daycare and really seemed opposed to going. As soon as we switched her to this daycare it was a completely different response! She asks to go to school everyday, including the weekends! She has learned so much and her speech improved to the point where we no longer had to do speech therapy. The entire staff is so loving, supportive, and understanding. It’s obvious our daughter is in a great environment to nurture her development and education. I would recommend this place to everyone!
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March 2024 by Alecia Scruggs
I seriously cannot say enough good things about this childcare center. All of the staff are so kind & my daughter’s classroom teachers, Amber & Adeline are two of the most caring & loving people I’ve ever met and I feel completely at ease knowing my daughter is in their care during the day. My baby does nothing but smile as big as she can every time she sees them! She’s completely in love with them & I can tell they treat my daughter & all of their little classroom babies w the upmost care. You will not find a better place for your infants & children of all ages. I am more than happy that I found this childcare center
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March 2024 by Megan Mccutcheon
Clean, safe, fun and educational. They have different projects every day for my child's age group 4s-5s, which is something great to discuss at the dinner table. Constantly impressed by this school and ALL the staff. They go above and beyond. My son has actually started eating foods that i could never get him to try at home. And he loves all type of vegetables and fruits now. Overall his physical and mental health has strengthened since starting in November of 2023. I cant wait to see all that he can achieve after attending for a year. I have worked in the childcare field and this school exceeds all expectations I've had. Thank you so much to the Learn and play team for everything you do!
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March 2024 by Bethany Wilson
Learn 'n Play has become a family to me away from home. I've worked for Ms. Sharon, Ms. Christie, and Ms. Veronica for a little over 4 years now and going on 5. I know if I ever need anything, that I'm able to go to them about it and they will help me the best they can. They make the workplace feel welcoming and inviting. The staff here is super friendly. They make coming to work fun and enjoyable. I enjoy working here because not only do we have fun with the kids as we watch them learn and grow into smart and independent future leaders, we have fun as a staff as well. The teachers and staff here make learning and coming to daycare/preschool fun for the children and I love being able to see the connections the teachers make with their students. I have worked in many of the classrooms and have been able to make connections with many students over the years and being able to see those students grow up and being able to see how the different teachers they've had help make that happen is amazing. You can tell when a person is doing a job just for the materialistic outcome versus when a person is doing a job because they are passionate about the future outcome. The Learn 'n Play Staff is made up with those who are passionate about the children and that makes a difference in the workplace. You can feel when you are here the family environment and it makes it that more special. I highly recommend working here, it's fun, everybody is super responsive and will help you however they best can.
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February 2024 by Brittany Brown
Hello All, I have been working at learn n play for about 3 years now. I have enjoyed watching children grow in the center and leave for personal reasons and return back. At this center we want you to feel welcomed like it’s your home away from home. I have worked at a lot of center in the area and this one has given me the tools, opportunities and confidences to grow as a person and child care worker. My 9 years old loves the school age room. When school is out during the school year and in the summer and gets upset when he has to stay home. The teachers are amazing and the staff all work together to make sure the children are happy learning and enjoying their time.
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February 2024 by Nelly Rios
My daughter is 10 months old and has been going to this day care sense she was around 5 months old. I was nervous leaving her at first but this day care really makes you feel at ease with the pictures they send you through out the day of her eating, playing and napping. You can message the teachers at any time of the day and vice versa. My baby girl gives a big old giggle and smile as soon as she comes through those doors and that in itself tells a story!
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February 2024 by Rob Cushing
Let me start by saying I rarely leave reviews. It’s even more rare that I feel ANYTHING is good enough for my child. I’m extremely overprotective of her. This is a little lengthy as I feel entrusting your child with someone you don’t know is a BIG decision.
I cannot say enough good things about this center. My daughter is now 20 months and was 6 months or so when we enrolled her. I had her at Children Of America prior to finding this hidden gem. I always worried about her while at COA. She seemed to NEVER want to go and would cry hysterically.
I discovered Learn N Play and my child’s behavior towards daycare instantly changed. I LOVE this place and all of the women that work here are amazing. From the moment I took the tour, I have loved it. It feels very homey and NOT corporate. Each of the girls knows our daughter personally and she loves all of them.
If you are debating which daycare to use for your child - pick this one.
The best compliment I can give is that I have NEVER felt nervous or worried leaving Riley here. I genuinely feel as safe as I would leaving her with a family member.
They feed her healthy meals, she actually learns things while here, she is talking up a storm and has made little friends. I get constant updates about her actions for the day along with pictures of her eating and other random stuff. I know what she’s doing at all times.
The girls who work at and run the facility all take the time to talk to me on a personal level and are all extremely kind. They are professional and nurturing but also funny/fun.
After touring and seeing the place - I expected it to be SIGNIFICANTLY more than other daycares. It’s actually LESS than I paid at the previous place.
I’m a d*** (for lack of better terms) and don’t give anyone undeserved compliments. I love my child and hope this helps someone avoid this issues I had elsewhere.
You won’t regret your decision!!!!
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February 2024 by ceyonna lewis
It's taken me a while to write a review due to not wanting to respond based on emotion. My son attended the 2 year old classroom at learn n' play and initially the curriculum, his staff, and the exchange of interactions between him and his staff at this preschool exceeded my expectations. My son attended learn n' play for approx. 9 months before he began to display some behavioral concerns. His classroom staff, the asst. director, and front desk staff collaborated with me in figuring out how to best support him, which I greatly appreciated; however, I honestly feel as if they grew tired of him (i.e., increased mundane interactions, increased expectations of me physically assisting to provide support during the school day, etc.) and the leadership team gave up on my son. I was initially informed by the assistant director that my son would be in special education classes due to blowing raspberries. Several weeks later, the director contacted me and asked for permission to refer my child to tested for mental health concerns, which was a condition in order for my child to stay in programming at learn n’ play. I am a mental health therapist (LPC) myself and would have taken my son to get tested had I noticed any concerns out of the ordinary. I also received a second opinion from his pediatrician and she did not observe any concerns that would warrant testing either. With that being said his doctor and I concluded that he is an active 2 year old continuously learning and exploring things in his environment. Each child learns and behave differently. The director made the decision to unenroll my child from learn n' play with short notice. It's just disheartening because now when we drive past the school he points and ask to go play. There were other concerns that I experienced as well; however, my main concern was the recommendation for mental health services for a 2 year old. I don't want this review to discourage families from enrolling their child at learn n' play if offered the opportunity; however, if you are recommended to take your young child to get tested for mental health concerns, I encourage you to get a second opinion from your child's pediatrician. To Ms. Brittany and Ms. Bethany, many thanks and appreciation for being patient with my son and working with him to teach him what's developmentally appropriate and what's not.
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February 2024 by Melody Taylor
I would HIGHLY recommend not enrolling your child in this daycare. They are very rude and disrespectful, especially Veronica. Ever since my son started attending this daycare, I regretted my decision of enrolling him. Veronica always had something to say about my son and always called me EVERYDAY to come pick him up. She wanted me to pay her an outrageous amount of money when I was on subsidy in order for my son to attend the daycare but how can I work to pay the money if I had to come pick him up everyday for normal child behavior? They would tell me that my son was being too loud around nap time and wouldn't lay down. Instead of them putting him up front until nap was over (like a normal daycare does) they would call me to come get him. Veronica had the nerve to tell me that my son had either autism or adhd and that I should get him tested...FOR NORMAL 3 YEAR OLD BEHAVIOR!!!! She then proceeded to tell me that she believes that 1 on 1 in home daycare would better suit him. Mind you, 1 on 1 in home daycare isn't covered by subsidy and costs more. It would also isolate my child from other children and he won't know how to communicate with children his age when he has to start kindergarten. I told Veronica that I was getting ready to start a new job so I couldn't come pick him up anymore. She gave me an attitude and told me I had no choice I had to. Like how would you feel if you had to cut your money short to come pick up your child because a "supposed to be" daycare can't handle your child? Veronica told me that she has 30 years of experience with children and it definitely doesn't seem like it. They couldn't even change my son's diaper!!! They would always call me to come change his diaper if he refused to allow them to do it. If you are going to let a 3 year old control you then I don't know what to tell you. The final straw was when they called me to come change his diaper while I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT!!!! I had my mom go get him and I told them he will NOT be returning to this mistake of a daycare.
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January 2024 by gary wood
This place is horrible the way they treat people
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November 2023 by Savannah Wolfe
My daughter has been going here for a couple of weeks now, in the garden room, and so far I've absolutely loved the experience we've had. They send multiple pictures throughout the day and update you on every nap, diaper, and feeding as well. I struggle with separation anxiety and being able to check in whenever has really helped me!! I'm so thankful I found this center.
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August 2023 by T W
Thank you to Miss Miyah and Miss Dee. My son was in the Garden class from six weeks old and the Pond class after progressing from the Garden. I appreciate the attentiveness of these ladies.Thank you Miss Emma and Miss Veronica. My daughter was in the school aged room for before/after care and summer day camp. I appreciate these ladies for their great care.Thank you Miss Christy, Miss Jenna, Miss Bethany, and Miss Theresa for creating a safe space for my children to learn and play.Our family will miss each of you.
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January 2023 by Abby Duncan
friendly staff and they do a great job with my 2 year d daughter!
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January 2022 by finnessa randall
The only reason I am giving this daycare a three star is for the teachers in the infant class room up until the twos classroom they deserve all five stars!!! Also, my son has learned so much being here. Ms. Brittany has been amazing!!!!! My son can be in his moods but she always knew a way to make him feel loved and appreciated and it made me feel comfortable that he was in good hands. But here is the issue, the last two weeks I was getting phone calls everyday (not that I mind, and lucky enough I am able to answer) about my sons behavior. He is 3 years old and has been attending this daycare since he was 3 months old. They pretty much told me without saying it that they were frustrated with him and he needed to be in a place where it was "smaller class size". Ms. Connie even caught an attitude with me after saying why don't he have his own space at home, like why is that any of her business of how our home is set up. So once I caught an attitude back she then goes on to say I apologize for my tone it is just the frustration with him. That was a turning point for me, on my college graduation day (what a damper). Today I had made the decision to pull him out. As a single working mom, I cannot get phone calls everyday asking me to pick up my son. As much as I had to take UNPAID leave from work due to the amount of covid outbreaks throughout the year and because they told me he needed to be picked up. Once he changed classrooms to Ms. Aidee I only seen her twice and the two times we spoke she did not even want to look me in the face and only said negative things about my son. And, you would think she would at least say goodbye to my son as the other teachers did being it was his last day, she did not even come out the classroom to say a word. This experience has not been bad, but once that I feel my son is now a nuisance and no longer appreciated that is when it becomes a problem, I cannot come to work comfortably or not knowing if I will have to leave again. So I say this to say, if your child even has a slight problem as most people do we are human. DO NOT ATTEND! they do not have the resources to spend any extra time with one child or even come up with techniques to make it a better experience for everyone. Kids are kids and trying to work through things and overcome them should be the goal, he has never had a problem anywhere else he goes. It just shows me it was time to move on.
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January 2022 by Chafa Grant
Staff members are horrible to the children & parents!
