Highland Congregational Preschool Kindergarten Daycare

My granddaughter was at the preschool from age 3 to public school Kindergarten at age 5. They take great care of the kids and teach preschool and Kinder.

Safe and sound and a wonderful staff!

Helga

The teachers at first seem to be great with your kids. My daughter would cry every single time id pick her up. She would recognize the route to school and would cry when dropped off . Tmy 1 year old was around 3-4 yr old. They are not around the kids their age. She would arrive home & I'd find bruises. It would either be caused by other students or perhaps the teachers. My daughter would be playing at home and would yell out the kids name that would bully her at school.
My mother had an incident with the staff there. LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM, & most of all not the people you'd want your kids to be around for 6-12 hrs a day.
My mother entered and saw my daughter in the corner of the room being bothered by another student. Meanwhile 1 teacher looking after 3 classes put together into 1 class. Sitting in a corner. Spaced out not even interested in actually doing her job.
The older white lady that's in charge fled out her office very aggressively yelling at my mother. If In a child care facility the person who is in charge is not capable of approaching someone to handle a situation properly then unfortunately the place should shut down .
Lack of safety for the children. ANYONE CAN WALK IN. The front office is an absolute mess. It is not clean. There's a trapped smell that is very unpleasant. My daughter didn't last 3 months there. & it's very unfortunate that people have no other option because they work full time.

My child started here as a baby 18 months. This school is only good for daycare but for us not good for education. Everyone here is great and caring except for Ms. Wendy she's by far is the worst and Lazy Kindergarten teacher ever. Far as teaching your kid how to cook and explore objects she's fine. But she yells and make your little one feels bad and insecure about learning and expect the parents to do her job. This was before the pandemic. You basically spending money for only child care but not education. She only has patients for kids who were already taught at home. My child is now in public school and it didn't take my child no time to learn everything that was needed. My child confidence is so much better and gets outstanding on everything. My child complained about Ms. Wendy constantly and I believed my child because in person she comes off as warm and caring but once you start talking to her about the complaints she's has no patience and she comes off very cold When explaining. I knew my kid wasn't making things up. She thought my kid was quiet but my child was playing it safe until my child got home to tell me how she was towards my child and a few other kid. She needs to retire. My child is relieved to be away from Ms. Wendy. And we are so proud of our child and new accomplishment. And may I add Ms. Wendy will make like your child doesn't want to learn but she's intimidating so of course the child will shut down. I knew the whole time my child didn't have trouble learning and I couldn't wait for My kid to attend another school. MY CHILD IS DOING EXCELLENT

I would love to take my child to visit the rest of the teacher that are missed. But I'll wait until I hear that Ms. Wendy has retired. She doesn't deserve anything for teachers appreciation she does no teaching. But she can cook in a croc pot in class.

Remember this is my experience don't base your judgment off of my experience. Hopefully some changes have been made since my child has Attended. Other than that it's a great place for daycare. But shoot your shot for the educational part.

All of the other teachers and assistants are great and the Director is Awesome.
Good luck!

My son just started this program October of last year. He moved from a home daycare where he was since an infant to a preschool program at age two. His dad and I put a lot of care into looking for a school/center type program that we felt comfortable with. Both of us love the Preschool; from the teachers to the directors we are thankful for them and our son being able to have this experience. I like the structure and the daily reports and all the crafts you get at the end of every month (especially around holidays). My older son who is 11 also started going here for the before school program. Once again they have amazing staff and it is just an all around great environment for children and the cost is affordable. As a mom of four kids I would highly recommend this daycare/school.

Both of my children attended this facility and it was amazing. The staff is loving and caring toward all children and go out of their way to ensure that every child is treated like the special little people they are.

The post by Reanna A is very surprising. As someone who was not only a parent but a former staff member, I can attest that this is a false claim perhaps made by a disgruntled employee whom has spent several months wilst unemployed devising scenarios in which her subpar work performance was not the reason for her unemployment. Obviously this person is someone whom can not have accountability for their own actions. In addition for a brief time she had my child in her class and I was completely underwhelmed by her teaching style.

This is a fantastic school and I hope the review of one unhappy past employee will not keep you from giving your child this amazing experience!

everyone is very friendly, my son at other daycares he was always scared and crying, here at Highland Congregational my son loves it, he loves his teacher mrs. k she is awesome. I recommend this place, its clean and excellent staffing and they have up to kindergarten their class size is small so my son will be here til kindergarten.

Absolutely love this school for my girls. My daughter is doing homework, tracing her name, speaking in full sentences when she was having trouble with this at her old preschool. Affordable pricing. The teachers and directors are so sweet. They are very engaged with the children. I'm so glad I switched my girls to this school.

This school is amazing. It was really hard for me finding a school I felt comfortable leaving my son at, and the teachers and director are amazing. Between the holiday activities, the compassion from the teachers, the activities in the class, the facilities and overall care and love everyone provides my son- this is his second home away from home. Thank you for proving a wonderful environment for my child.

I would NEVER recommend this school to anyone. Staff belittles children, humiliates them, and is verbally abusive. They hold children back and keep them in younger age groups for behavior issues instead of setting up behavior plans to benefit the child and family. Children with challenging behaviors are also isolated and intimidated instead of included and guided through their obstacles. Very little support is given by staff,director, or pastor. Please be aware of the severity of immoral actions occurring in this center.

I LOVE this school. My son started off in the toddler room with Ms. Daisy, moved to Mrs. Kay and now he is in Ms. Michelle's class. My daughter started off in Ms. Michelle's class, moved to Ms. Irma's class and is now in Ms. Wendy's Kindergarten class. I LOVE this school I can not say that enough. I have been with them for over 3 years now and they have been nothing but the best to my kids and to my family. All of the teachers are so welcoming, so loving and treat my kids like their own. My son has excelled and has matured so much with this group of wonderful individuals. Each class has their own set of curriculum's for the age group in the class and they really work hard to make sure your children are not only having fun but excelling and moving with the class. Ms. Wendy is seriously an angel from God sent to my daughter. My daughter is struggling right now with reading but Ms. Wendy is so supportive of her and supportive of me in helping her at home also. These are just an amazing group of people. I am truly truly blessed to have found such a wonderful school that cares for my children and their education the way that I do!

As for Reanna's comment, I disagree 100% I personally as a parent have never seen any teacher or the director (Mrs. Christine) ever mistreat a child, verbally or physically. They offer an open door policy and their doors are never closed. Any parent can come in at any time and take a look into their child's classroom (which I have done numerous times). Please do not let one rude and false comment stop you from taking your children to this amazing school!