Premier Learning Early Childhood Education Center

Our son started at the Mission location when he was an infant. He transferred to the Metcalf location when it opened and he's been there ever since. The facility is safe, convenient and centered around the child. We've adored all his teachers and he loves going to school. My husband and I really appreciate the hours and, Premier doesn't have the typical spring break, holiday break or teacher in-service that would require us to find backup care. They also have fantastic activities and healthy food!

We love PL! Our two children went through the entire program, from Infant to Pre-K and blossomed when they got to school. We were so pleased with how they celebrated our child's personality and strengths, while providing a safe and structured environment. When our 20mo daughter was ready to potty train, they followed her lead! It wasn't convenient for them, in fact she was the only child in her class to do this at the time. We worked together, with awesome open communications, and had her potty trained in just a few weeks. We really appreciated how they put our child first, communicated and partnered with us to ensure consistency at home and school, and worked to help her accomplish her goal. This type of care and guidance was provided consistently throughout our experience their for 5+years. We highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for quality child care!

Premier Learning is a wonderful and loving place for children. The staff is amazing and works very hard to ensure the child is safe and loved. I absolutely agree with the HighScope Curriculum Premier Learning has to offer. The owner Angela Bertocchini puts her heart and soul into both centers and looks after every child and staff member. She is very smart and so pleasant to talk with. She is always there for any questions or concerns parents and teachers may have. If you are considering a fun and educated learning center for your child/children Premier Learning is by far the best choice. Hannah M.

This is by far the best childcare center in town. I have toured a lot of centers in KC and after entering Premier Learning, meeting the owner, director as well as some of the staff I immediately felt comfortable and welcome. My daughters have been students at premier learning and have had the best experience there. I'm so pleased with how much they have learned and how much fun they have. It's a huge comfort to know your children are well taken care of. Highly recommended!

This school is dangerous. Teacher should have been arrested, not promoted!!! My daughter only went here for TWO WEEKS. In those two weeks, my four year repeatedly told me her teachers were mean and she did not want to go to school. We had to drag her through the door crying. We witnessed other children also begging not to go into the classroom. The teachers did not greet us when we walked in at all, until I complained that no one was even saying hi to my child. They say they use conscious discipline but my child was put in timeout and threatened, and the director seemed clueless about the principles of Conscious discipline. When I picked my child up on April 2nd, she immediately told me that the part time teacher in the room had grabbed her "really hard and it really hurt". She put both hands on her hips when I asked her how she was grabbed. When I asked why, she self reported that she had gotten off her letter and was not listening and the teacher was upset. However, that night at bedtime I saw the bruises on both hips in the shape of fingers and thumbs. It took a few days for all the bruises to appear fully. I kept her home from school and demanded they check their cameras. They tried to say that they couldn't find any incidents. Eventually they were able to find the incident based on all the accurate details my 4 YEAR OLD was able to tell us. I watched it and it was concerning to say the least. The teacher chased after her, grabbed her on both hips and then held her under one arm squeezing her, brought her to the other side of the classroom and put her down in a chair and pointed in her face. You can tell how angry the teacher is on the video, you obviously cannot tell how hard she grabbed her. My child scratched her at this point trying to protect herself and was sent to the office. The school agreed that the teacher should not have picked her up like she did and she is "young and inexperienced". They had just hired her. But then instead of firing her they promoted her to full time teacher in that room. They kept insisting that the bruises did not come from the teacher and they think it's a coincidence. They sent me many screenshots of Google searches on how long it takes bruises to form. It had been 10 hours from the time she was assaulted to the time I noticed the bruises, plenty of time for a young fair skinned child to bruise. People can bruise immediately . They made several comments about how they don't think the bruises happened at their school and stories of other parents who had reported them and ENDED up losing their children. This felt like a threat, like they would do anything to protect themselves. Their decision to promote the teacher was very concerning and I ended up pulling her from their care. They also kept all of my money. I paid 1800$ on the first for the whole month and the two weeks prior and was told sorry you have to give a month's notice and was not refunded at all. My child is traumatized from this school and has ptsd symptoms. She can't even be in a daycare setting anymore because of this school, she just cries for her parents and feels unsafe. It is truly heartbreaking the damage these teachers caused. They should all be ashamed of themselves. I hope no other children here have had this happen but I would be shocked if it hasn't happened before or since. Don't take your children here.

We have had a wonderful experience with both of our children at Premier Learning (Mission location). We find the staff to be friendly and approachable. The facility is safe. The hours of operation are appropriate for a working family. Premier Learning has been a great fit for our family.