Jardin Spanish Immersion Academy- Eden Prairie

The teachers and staff are wonderful, but there is something really wrong here. My son has been there for two years and has had at least 6 teachers. The entire upper management has turned over twice. The inconsistency is upsetting to both him and us. We are pulling him as soon as we find another place. It's a great concept, just executed very poorly. Also, most of the 5 star reviews on here are from the corporate staff and not parents.

Great concept, but something's are very, VERY wrong here. The new owner clearly doesn't have the same directives, experience and vision. The overturning staff is, in my opinion unqualified, and from all of the feedback I received from the constantly overturning staff is, that it's quite the hostile environment. You can feel the tension and uncertainty in the air here. My children tell me of yelling and beloved teachers just disappearing and that's a very poor environment for anyone, Especially my children. I have decided to keep my children home with me and quit my job because I want them growing up safe, warm and loving environment. Not one that has an upsetting atmosphere that effects my children so very much, and in so many ways. I hope this post helps other parents.

We simply adore Jardin Magico (Magic Garden). The staff is so friendly and loving to our two kids and happy to see them everyday. They practice positive discipline and really encourage the kids in everything they do. I love the fact that they feed the kids mostly organic, whole and healthy foods (the kids eat more veggies than anyone I know). My kids have attended JM for 2 years now (formerly in Edina) and both understand fluent Spanish and can speak pretty well, too. I feel both my kids will be well-prepared for Kindegarten when the time comes, but we will really miss Jardin Magico.

We took our daughter here and after a number of incedents, pulled her out immediately. I will start by saying that the teachers are wonderful. This issue is with the leadership. My daughter came home with a diaper that clearly had not been changed all day. She had bandages on her thighs that day and when I asked staff to describe them, they were not aware of her bandages. If they had changed her diaper they would have seen the 4 large, neon pink bandaids on her thighs from getting her vaccinations earlier that morning. Because they couldn't recall her bandages, and her diaper was so full/soiled that it was falling off, I can safely assume the diaper was not changed at all that day. When I confronted leadership, I was met with gaslighting. One of the executives let me know that there is a camera at the changing station and they can see that they changed her that day. Having camera's on little boys and girls on near/on genitals is illegal. The state of MN is now handling this matter.

We've had our boys here for over a year. Always two teachers in the room. Very clean, bright, and cheerful atmosphere. There is organic food for all meals: breakfast, lunch, and post nap snack. We looked at every day care option we could just to compare. None of them came close to this. The Spanish immersion is a big plus. The kids soak it up like a sponge. Best part is that the staff is friendly, tirelessly patient, and really care about the kids. My wife and I wouldn't put them anywhere else.

Our toddler attended Jardin Magico for a few months. There were many things I liked about the center and many things I didn't care for. Pros: ~Clean, bright, safe environment~Some of the teachers are truly wonderful~The food is good~Spanish immersionCons: ~I witnessed more turn-over than I was comfortable with in the short time we were there. ~I couldn't agree more with another reviewer who said "the quality of staff is hit or miss".~The kids spent more time strapped in a high chair than I was comfortable with.~It's expensive.Ultimately I would have overlooked the cons if our son had been happy there. We tried it for 3 months. He was not happy. I'm not sure why he disliked it so much but it stands in stark contrast to how much he loves going to the daycare we switched him to. We had heard so many great things about this daycare center so it must be a great fit for some. It wasn't for us.

We've had teachers who are truly fabulous with the children and we love having lasting relationships with them as our family continues to grow.