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August 2024 by Stephanie Duque
Absolutely love the learning environment and all the teachers are always so welcoming and kind! They are so involved with the children’s emotional and educational development. I love the Christian foundation. My heart is always at peace knowing that my son is in safe hands. I see his confidence grow as we prepare for Kindergarten next year ?
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February 2023 by Amanda Lauer
Best daycare ever!!!
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February 2022 by Kamie Wood
Faith based, follows a biblical and academical curriculum, great owners and great staff! A home away from home setting! Everything you need to get your little one ready for elementary school!
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December 2021 by Meagan Burgess
I have used DSA for 2 of my children and they have always been GREAT!! My childen loved going there and always talk positive about the teachers there. They are clean and affordable as well! One of my favorite things is they always accomodate my son waving bye to me through the window (he has always done that since a baby) it really helps establish security with him and with myself! I am so thankful for these great ladies/gentlemen!!
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August 2021 by Kristi Carnahan
We looked at a couple other options for childcare in the area and were relieved to find the warm, welcoming environment at DSA. Our 3 year old felt instantly at ease with Kamie and that has helped the transition from home care to a preschool setting. We would 100% recommended DSA to anyone looking for a great preschool.
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July 2021 by Danny Gentry
Our DD joined Sonshine Academy at 2. They were very understanding to a child separating from home for the first time. The teachers and staff are always so kind! It has been two years and now she’s starting VPK. She comes home happy, excited about her day and looking forward to the next one. The school puts out a calendar every month, has lunches, activities and other things listed. Would definitely recommend bringing your little one over to Debary Sonshine Academy!
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July 2021 by ALEX William
I had an unpleasant experience at DSA. My 3-year-old son was not provided with any assistance during the initial days of transition. As per owner Mary, she had some preconceived notion that DSA won’t be a good fit for him and came to this conclusion within 3 days of him being there. He was provided no assistance or time to transition from his homely environment to the day care setup. My son is not used to sleeping on the floor and this was the major issue, someone had to help him. But DSA’s problem as they say is that they are understaffed. We tried our best to help our child during his nap time, but our offer was disrespectfully denied and we were not allowed to assist him or his teachers.I would not suggest this place to anybody whose needs assistance, transition time etc. We trusted the positive reviews here and were excited to send our child to DSA, but it turned out to be our worst customer service experience in DeBary.
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July 2021 by Meagan Winchell
I have used DSA for 2 of my children and they have always been GREAT!! My childen loved going there and always talk positive about the teachers there. They are clean and affordable as well! One of my favorite things is they always accomodate my son waving bye to me through the window (he has always done that since a baby) it really helps establish security with him and with myself! I am so thankful for these great ladies/gentlemen!!
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July 2021 by Tania Johnsey
Hello Ms Mary..Thank you for your response to Alex’s feedback. While looking up a place for our 3 year old son, we were glad to see the positive reviews. Your mission statement and the daycare ambience were promising. However we are highly displeased to admit that we had an unpleasant and unrationalised experience at DSA.If 2-4 weeks is a typical transition period for a child without an undiagnosed developmental disability, we want to know why our son was given only 3 days to transition to a totally new group environment from a personal care home environment. We are still waiting for a written statement from you rationalizing what prompted you to make the decision to discontinue him within half a day of you interacting with him. We have not received any warning letters or any information of a disciplinary action that you have taken to help the situation. You had not communicated with us to know what would work and what would not work with our son to help his time at dsa. We were more than willing to give in our time and co- operation to make the transition easy for everyone. I would not be surprised if any child has difficulty napping in a new setting with total strangers or acts different from the other kids during the initial days.We need to provide your assessment of our son to the next setting to know if they have enough resources to provide a caring atmosphere for our son. As parents, we are offended by your lack of communication and abrupt decision.In order to make it easier for the next set of parents who may be treated as we were at your setting, I would suggest that you conduct an interview with the child and the parents and have some screening questionnaire so no other parent would have to wait for 4-6 months to get into a daycare and be dismissed in 3 days because, as per your reasoning the center doesn’t have enough resources to take care of the child.
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July 2021 by Derrick Glover
Great staff. Extremely friendly n knowledgeable. Will go above n beyond for the kids and parents.
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July 2021 by Kristi Carnahan
Hands down this preschool has been the best for our 3 year old. She went from grandma care 5 days a week to school 5 days a week and has transitioned well. It’s been about 10 months and she has made so many friends including all her teachers. Would 100% recommend this preschool to anyone I know. Staff has always been comforting and supportive and we love the journey!
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October 2018 by David Gillen
We were so blessed that both of our girls attended Debary Sonshine Academy while attending Debary Elementary School. The safe and secure environment created by all the staff was first rate. The spiritual learning lessons they received are also still shining thru both of them to this day. We will be forever greatful to Ken and Mary for the positive impact they and their staff have had on the lives of our daughters.
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October 2018 by Nancy Dominguez
Mr Ken and Mary are awesome! My girls learned to have more patience and learned how to work as a team. Thanks for bringing good family values to your after school program!
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October 2018 by Tonya Lynn
Both of my children have attended Debary Sonshine Academy and Armored Academy (the after school program at Debary Elementary), and I can honestly say that Ken and Mary have instilled wonderful values in my children. Ken and Mary are the most genuine, caring people I have ever met. I'm extremely grateful to have them in my life and the lives of my children. I HIGHLY recommend DSA for the care of your little ones...It's more than just a daycare, it's more like a family. They are WONDERFUL!
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October 2018 by Kristy Swegheimer
My son (17 now) attended DSA for 5 years and now my daughter (7) has been attending for three years. Great caring staff, I highly recommend.
