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March 2024 by Holly “Hol”
My son’s been in this school since it opened. Please go else where ! They have had such a turn over in directors since being apart of kiddie academy they’ve had 5 directors only one of which was good and understood parents concern. Now you’ll get a young girl who doesn’t care about your child’s needs. My son has food allergies and he was given the food he’s allergic to. Owners could care less. They don’t follow the “curriculum” you’re initially sold on. I’ve had many of my son’s friends go to other daycares now. It’s very sad. Recently I’ve seen a regression in my son. Sad face stamps are placed on his work. If you want a miserable kid and to be spoke to like a child come here. If you want a good daycare this isn’t it. Please read the negative reviews as they will all say the same. The good ones are from some of the owners.
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March 2024 by Alexis Pierre
My daughter goes to this school and she loves her teachers and the extracurricular activities the school has to offer such as dance & ballet. I love that the school teaches young children character & essential which is so important to develop at an early age, and prepares our young scholars like my daughter to be successful and ready for kindergarten!
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March 2024 by Michelle Moylan
My daughter has just started here and I’ve been so impressed. Monica and Andry the Directors, are so passionate and helpful and the ladies who look after my daughter are wonderful. They’re attentive and gentle and treat her as I would. She smiles at every drop off and is still smiling when I pick her up. I couldn’t recommend this place highly enough
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February 2024 by Mervat Boutros
Owners soooo unprofessional, what happened today at the school made me understand the reason why the staff walked out.
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February 2024 by Pamela Cabrera
Finally found a center where I can leave my daughter for a full day and feel at ease. The staff is nothing short of wonderful. They are caring and kind, from the front office to the teachers. The director Ms. Castillo is always available when needed. It is evident she takes her time to get to know us parents and remembers our children by their names, that’s priceless. My daughter’s teacher Ms. Ghazala is heaven sent! Patient, kind, and communicative. She always has such a positive attitude and the children love her. Over the past months the change since first opening has been tremendous. From the communication style with us parents, organization in the classroom, food being provided, and quality of education being provided. It is excellent. Ms. Castillo truly has made a difference in how things are flowing and makes me feel very comfortable with leaving my child here. I am very pleased and will recommend this place to anyone seeking childcare.
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February 2024 by Frank C
If I could give it o stars, I would. This center in Rutherford is managed by the most unprofessional and careless staff. Parents please don’t get blinded by the fake smiles, cameras, and the look of the building. This place invests its money in its looks and appearance but doesn’t invest it on hiring actual USA college degree educators. They pay very low salaries, therefore the staff you’ll find here only have minimal certifications (at most) and the one who actually has one, is worthless because she lacks common knowledge of kids normal behaviors and genuine vocation to manage an institution which main goal should be to nourish young minds with genuine love, care, and knowledge. All kids have the same boring routine, they are not expected to talk, walk, move or think for themselves. The kids are not allowed to be kids here. Please, please parents do more research on where to take your kids for care and education and don’t be misguided by their forged google reviews. Do your family a favor and take your kids someplace else.
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January 2024 by F C
A cold bad decisionThe school has shown no values or humanity towards our son and family. They make decisions based on money not on genuine care for the kids. Their staff is unprofessional, careless, and uneducated. They charge a lot of money posing as a learning institution that cares for the wellbeing and education of children but they are barely a daycare with “teachers” who only have certificates not real professional qualifications and training. The current director, Andry, is nothing short of an unethical person who likes to gossiping behind the parents’ back while posing as a caring person.This center is a disrespect to our community and families. All the good reviews are due to the staff coercing families into giving them. I would recommend to any parent looking to enroll their kids into this place to do proper research, ask around and I guarantee you that you would never let these people take care of your kids.Update: Response to Director: of course you have record of my son, my son was on your center from September to November 2023. This was the worst experience and a nightmare to our family due to the lack of care, profesionalism and basic humanity from Director Andry, assistant Monica, “teachers” Ghazala and Habiba. I would NEVER in my life would recommend this place to any parent.
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January 2024 by Agata Krzyzanowska
We are super happy with Kiddie academy. My son loves this place and learns so much. Teachers are so caring, attentive and very knowledgeable. I am impressed how much my son learns every day. Thank you to Miss Smita, Tamara, Dayanaras and Michelle for taking such good care of my boy!!!
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January 2024 by Alexandria Andreoli
My daughter came to this school in September not knowing her alphabet, letters or how to right her name. In just three months it feels like she’s a different kid. She knows letters, recognizing words, knows how to write her name and so much more. Ms smita has really put in the effort and dedication to my child for her to excel. I couldn’t be any prouder.
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January 2024 by Jorge Montoya
My daughter has been going to Kiddie academy for a year now. It’s the best decision we made. Her teachers are amazing, her learning skills have improved a lot, she’s more engaged.
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December 2023 by betty li
- 1 year reviewMy daughter has been attending Kiddie Academy for one year. I couldn’t imagine sending my daughter anywhere else. I always knew my daughter was in great hands from the moment I dropped her off, and she always left daycare with a smile on her face.I simply do not know how we get so lucky to have Ms. Dayanara as my daughter’s teacher. We appreciate all the love and care Ms. Dayanara put in to get my daughter through this year. Her progress has been beyond impressive. My daughter loves her teacher and friends very much. Any family would be so lucky to have Ms. Dayanara. I highly recommend Ms. Dayanara to everyone. She is the best!- 5 month reviewGreat school! My daughter was transferred from Apple Montessori. She has attended Kiddie Academy of Rutherford for 5 months. She absolutely loves the school, teachers and staff. She didn’t want to leave school when we picked her up. Teachers are super sweet and amazing.I really like the administrative team at Kiddie Academy. I was so impressed that the Director provided me her personal cell number when I registered my daughter. She said that every phone call is an emergency to parents. The Assistant Directors are supper nice as well.The school is sparkling clean and tidy at all times of the day. It smells so pleasant whenever I walk in. Most importantly they have small class sizes and leveled learning have enabled my daughter to gain confidence in her learning abilities.If you are looking for a place for your child, I highly recommend you stop in for a tour. In general, Great school and great team!!!
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December 2023 by boskey parikh
My son is going to Kiddie academy Rutherford since they open and we are very happy with his growth academically and socially. We love his current teachers ms. Smita and Ms. Tamara. They take personal interst in our child’s day to day activities and and give attention to his needs. I like how their class is organized and the type of activities including alphabets writitng, letter recognition, and other interactive activities. They also have cameras in the class room which is a plus for us. We are happy with the management and would recommend to anyone who is looking for day care in the area.
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December 2023 by NELLY AYALA
This establishment can't be called an "educational childcare center" because in order to do so, the personal has to be qualified and be able and willing to teach and educate. My personal experience with my grandson is something that I don't wish on any family. Ms. Gazala is rude, strict and has no charisma and vocation to work with young children. She liked to yell and pull my grandson from his arm so he woud stay sitting down (not realizing that a young 3 year old boy who has never attended daycare and has a lot of energy needed instruction and care not strict and rude treatment). He came home with a black and blue on his arm and was having nightmares every night. All this was done while cameras are rolling (but sadly not all parents look at the cameras) so you can only imagen what happened when they pulled children away from the cameras to be "disciplined". When the director was approached, she stated that she was her start teacher and wanted all her other equally unqualified staff to be just like her. Parents, don't make the mistake of sending your young children there. The pain and trauma they inflated on my grandson and family is so big that I decided to write this review. Do your research, there are plenty of good institutions around the town. Don't go by their look, or even the reviews of some parents who have been asked to give these reviews so their "good rating" is not lowered but what is really happening there. A child's early educational years are the foundation for his or her future development, don't just trust any place like this one who only posts "nice" FB and Instagram pictures but deep down they are just a business trying to make money and don't really care about the impact they are having on young children.
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December 2023 by Adonai
The best decision ever made sending my son to Kiddie Academy. The stuff and teachers are amazing, very involved in the development of my son with love, patience and always joyful! Never have to worry about my son when I drop him off. They treat him like their own and has help him grow tremendously in his development!! I thank all the teachers who help in my son's development especially Ms. Smita.
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December 2023 by ankit Patel
It's over a year we have our child in this daycare. We are really happy to see growth of our child. Camera system is very relieving to make sure our child is doing well. Ms Gala, Ms Kristle are really amazing teachers. There class seems very organized and we love the kind of activities they do to make our child learn new things. We highly recommend this daycare. One of the best daycare in this area
