The Learning Experience - Cottonwood Creek

I was very impressed with the philosophy of The Learning Center, their curriculum and the facility. It was higher priced but the options for childcare are very limited in Colorado Springs. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed in their care for my 2 year old. He would be brought to me with a poopy diaper, dried snot on his face, extremely hungry and thirsty. They were documenting that he was eating 100% of his meals and snacks but he came home famished. They then admitted that they just mark in the computer that all the kids are 100% of their meals. They were going through 35 diapers a week and he was only there 35 hours a week. I started sending 4 diapers a day, then suddenly the same 4 diapers would come home in his bag each day. One time he came home with diapers that were not our brand.The turnover was unacceptable. They were on their 4th director in 1.5 years. The teachers came and went weekly. I never even met my son's teachers. If you wanted to talk to the teacher, you had to make an appointment and then they'd see if they could get classroom coverage for a 5 minute meeting.There was absolutely no communication with the teachers. Any communication was 3rd party through the director.When we started there we were on the 4th page of the sign in log. 3 months later, when we left we were on the 1st page. A lot of families came and went.Owner was not available as he said he would be.

Amazing place!!! We love our sons teacher mrs. Angela. And we love everyone there. Very helpful and very communitive for issues or questions that parents may have

I just enrolled my 4yr old son at TLE- Cottonwood Creek in April 2022 after a really frustrating 7months at RMMA. Ms. Shelby and Ms. Izzy are so wonderful! My son tells me almost every single day, "I love my school mama!". The growth I have seen in him since he started at TLE is phenomenal! I am so proud that I made the change for him when I did (even though I lost hundreds of dollars in my deposit for pulling him out of RMMA before May), or I fear we would have missed out on his 'love of drawing and writing' moment. My son has grown his capabilities exponentially since starting TLE in April. He colors, draws, writes, and is starting to become very interested in words and what they mean. He is focused on letters, sounds, and learning to spell. He points out STOP signs to me and spells the letters out telling me it means STOP! He is a real backseat driver! Personally, my favorite thing is the 'Show and Tell' app. I love getting the photos of him during his school day so I can see him shining bright in his activities away from home. My only wish is that the notifications with photos and daily reports were more consistent. I used to get them daily with photos but now only about once a week and photos only about once a month. I really love the monthly workbooks that are sent home at the end of each month! These are so amazing! I am so grateful for all of the hard work the teachers put into each student and helping them go through the workbooks. I get so emotional when I see how much my son is learning and I'm so proud for him!Kudos to the TLE-Cottonwood Team. You guys are truly the best and we are so happy to be there with you!

I encountered TLE- Cottonwood Creek driving back to work and crazy as I may sound that I had an answered prayer. I googled their information and called and spoke to the director and they had a spot for my kiddo. I needed to go through the enrollment process and from day one my little was has done so well. I know that when you are doing research for schools, daycares, ie ; you read all that they share on their website and it sounds wonderful and it sells your interest. So you go and do a test trial and find out that they do not measure up to what they have describe in words..... That is how I ended up putting my little guy at TLE- Cottonwood Creek .The staff has been wonderful and they truly care and to me actions speak louder than words..... You entrust your child so that you are able to go to work and school, so your hopes as a parent that your kids are safe, loved, cared for and taken care of, fed and being taught what their curriculum that was outline on their website.I appreciate the time that they take to explain to me what goes on and how they rectify anything that they need to do if something does not go correctly in your little ones day. They don't automatically just call parents and say you need to pick up your child because I can't deal with them today.... yes I actually heard one teacher say that when I was in my kiddos school one afternoon waiting to pick them up for a dental appt..... it was so disheartening to have heard that because they have a bachelor's degree in childhood development and Education Specialist . I adore Ms. Miranda, Ms.Crystal, Ms.Sam, Ms.Aleah, Ms.Myah, Ms.Mary Ms. Ashley and the owner. They have been so wonderful and I am so happy that my baby goes to their center.

We ended up having to find day care for our daughter last minute. The Learning Experience-Cotttonwood Creek was one of the only day care in the area that had a spot for her. She has been there for almost a year and we have been happy with our experience. She has some GI issues and her teachers and center directors were nothing but accommodating and supportive during the time we were trying to figure everything out. Our daughter genuinely seems happy to go to school every day and she's happy when picked up. Because of COVID, we do drop off and pick up in the front lobby, however I have heard that we will soon be able to drop off and pick up at the classrooms. Since being there (July 2021) I have only seen 1 teacher leave. All 3 center directors (Sam, Crystal and Miranda) have been there since we started and are extremely nice and helpful. Her teachers (Ms. Lisa, Ms. Tyler and Ms. Ashley) are so sweet and caring. Our daughter has really grown since starting there. We are happy to be at The Learning Experience- Cottonwood Creek.