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November 2022 by Pamela Laws
Grandbaby loved it here
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August 2022 by Tiffinye L.
I've provided a review before, but now that my granddaughter has graduated and is in regular school now, I wanted to offer a review about how they handled COVID and the level of preparation my granddaughter had for regular school. She's now in Kindergarten at Cheatham Hill one of the better schools in the area, and she received a solid foundation at Sheltering Arms for them to build upon. I really enjoyed this place overall. While no place is perfect, I highly recommend it for a number of reasons (see my initial review and this one).Let's start off with COVID and how they handled it: My baby never came home sick, in fact, I've never seen a lot of sniffles with the kids in general in all the time my granddaughter has been attending this school, starting at infancy. Unfortunately, that is not the case at many other daycares. During COVID and after they implemented a special sign in system. They recorded the child's temperature and each parent dropping off was required to wear a mask. They also only allowed some many people in the lobby waiting to sign in the kids. While it was not the fastest process, my grandbaby never came home sick. They were very responsive and meticulous about notifying me when there was potential exposure. When they said that they sanitized the rooms, I felt it was true because the "proof is in the pudding." I said it in my first review, but I'll reiterate, if you are a new parent, esp a single parent (father or mother) starting out.... THIS is the place for you. It is safe, clean, offers scholarships year-round, conscientious, and integrated with other programs geared to help low-to-middle income families, such as iThink Financial came through this year, offering no-fee checking accounts for parents and custodial savings accounts for the kids, plus $50 in the checking acct just for opening it. Plus they provided school supplies and bookbags and a $35 gift card to pre-K students. There were also programs for free or low-cost kid's activities, free/low-cost healthcare access days, food programs, and a host of other things to help struggling families.Let's face it.... daycare is extremely expensive no matter what income bracket you fit in, especially when you factor in the days daycare is closed and you still need to work and your support system isn't all that supportive. So, now, you're paying for daycare and additional outside daycare on those days. It can get pricey real quick. I have to also speak to the family atmosphere and low turnover of staff. Some of the staff there were there when my grandbaby was in pre-K were there when she was an infant. Same with the kids. There were other kids that were there from the beginning as well. The families are nice. No ridiculous melee in the small parking lot. Parents are respectful of the other parents and staff, even with the slow check-in process, which is BIG. I've been to other daycares and saw lots of behavior. Everyone is just nice. The parking lot and grounds are well maintained, I just cannot say enough good things about this place. Now, on to the individuals....Some opted to leave this year and work at other SA locations.... Ms. Angela, Ms. Lariesha, Ms. Cheryl, Ms. Gail, Ms. Valerie.... all of these ladies, I interacted with daily and they were all just the best. They really seem to like and care about your children. I couldn't be happier that my grandbaby had an opportunity to learn under these women. I will miss them all. Ms. Valerie was her teacher this year..... My grandbaby has a really good foundation in phonics and sounding words out on her own. She got that from Ms. Valerie. She drilled the days of the week, the alphabet, handwriting, colors of course, but she also worked with them on their interpersonal skills and behaviors in the classroom and outside of it. She would ask the kids thought-provoking questions that they would bring home and use to interact with the family. They were kids but she talked to them like people and they noticed the world around them. She gave t
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November 2021 by Brandon Daniels
I have nothing but positive things to say about Sheltering Arms. My daughter enjoyed going to school and was above her grade level going into Kindergarten. The staff was always friendly and responsive to any questions.
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November 2020 by Sandra Dillenschneider (Sandi)
We absolutely loved it here. I wish we came here first because we had a terrible experience at another childcare facility but this was the best place for our Alex. Everyone was amazing, Admin with miss Lariesha, the nutritionist, and his teachers Melodi, Chenaka, and Maryam. He made good friends, learned everything he needed for kindergarten, and always came home with fun stories. They made school fun and safe. If we ever had concerns they helped without question. Especially when COVID happened and everything shut down they made sure we had resources like jobs, food, and utility help.
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November 2017 by Guerby Norelus
Son goes here and he loves it. Best pre k program in cobb county. Staff is nice, and clean facility.
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November 2017 by Shan Marie
Love the Daycare Daughter went to Sheltering all the way to prek great teachers and staff now my son is growing here !
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November 2017 by Fay Reid
My child is very Happy Now & so I'm I.
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November 2017 by Crystal Orta
Very good school my 3 children were there
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November 2016 by Ryan Ranocchini
My child didn't end up going here. But the staff was nice and the facility looked clean and organized. Only critique is that sometimes it's hard to get a hold of them on the phone. But there's always a long line to become a student here.
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November 2016 by Jamekia Alexander
Horrible
