The Learning Grove Academy-Carmel

Reviews

• KL

  Karen Lackermann

  Nov 9, 2023
  5.0
  My kids have been in the infant classrooms at Learning Grove for 3 months, and I’ve been very happy. The infant teachers (Ms. Abby, Ms. Dee, and Ms. Jay) really care about the kids, and it makes me happy how excited my boys are to see Ms. Abby every morning. The teachers take the time to chat with me every evening about how things are going, and I appreciate that there is so much reliability and consistency, as well as caring, in who is taking care of my kids.
• RH

  Rachelle Harris

  May 30, 2023
  5.0
  This has been the best childcare my kids have ever attended. The staff is excellent and personable. They are attentive to each child. My son had gained great relationships from everyone here. It’s a great place to send your child
• TS

  Teea Shouse

  Jan 19, 2021
  5.0
  Funshine is very warm and welcoming place my daughter is in the toddler classroom, and I was nervous about her being in a toddler room but her teacher is amazing and I have seen my daughter grow and learn so much in her classroom.
• CM

  Christina Mason Mackrill

  Apr 8, 2016
  1.0
  When it comes to making the big decision to enroll your child into a daycare/school upon which they have always been home with you in your care since day one; is a pretty huge, scary step into the unknown. This decision did not come lightly as I am having to return to work and decided I needed to start researching schools and viewing them. As any concerned parent, I did a ton of research on Angie's List, Google Reviews, as well as our state site and reading inspection reports of schools. Daycare is very costly for families, and being a military family, this is a huge cost that we are willing to make for the right place for our son. I made an appointment four days prior to viewing Funshine Children's Center. I picked 8 places to view, this being the first and most reasonable of the 8. I also was really hoping this would be the perfect place as its location is close to both my home and on the way to my potential employer. Upon arrival, I was standing outside the locked door for about 5 minutes before anyone would open the door. I told them I was here to see the school and I had my 2 year old in tow. The woman looked at me, did not ask my name nor my childs and quickly told me that they would be more than happy to schedule a day for me to come and look, but that today they had a parent's program going on. I told her I had an appointment and was there to see the school. She looked perplexed and apologized and said she could give me an information packet. I asked to see the class and the school. After handing me a folder, she then brought me into the 2 year class and told me the teachers would talk to me and discuss their approach of teaching. NOT ONE of the 3 teachers introduced themselves to me, nor approached me. I walked around the classroom, to absorb everything in it. The classroom looked cheerful and clean. The toys looked pretty worn out and for the most part the children were basically interacting by themselves. I wanted to see the playground and the condition of the equipment, but that was not an option given to me. The school director (I cannot remember her name, but she was a blonde) approached me, introduced herself, and continued to ask me if I wanted to come on another day and make an appointment. At this point, I was pretty annoyed and told her I made an appointment for this day and that my time is very limited (I am also taking care of my father in hospice so my time is limited). I explained to her my schedule constraints and that I did have other schools I was looking at. She did not offer a tour. She said she can give me info unless I had questions. I told her I had several questions in which she then guided me to a break room to talk (not he office). She was not very welcoming, did not ask me my name, nor my son's name. At that point, I was very let down by the staff and it spoke volumes to the care that my child would receive. As I mentioned earlier, daycare costs are astronomical, and for a family to make that decision to spend their hard earned money and trust people with the care of their child is so very important in regards to the treatment received on the front end. I would not trust this facility with my child...they forgot about my appointment, the teachers did not seem anywhere interested in a potential new student, nor was their any caring/interested personality from the director herself. Needless to say, we won't be attending that school as I would be afraid they would "forget" my child.