Merryhill Preschool

My child has been in this preschool for almost a year. We enjoy the many activities that are made available to the kids. They have gymnastics, soccer, music, book fairs, and more. They have fantastic family events to showcase the work and fun the kids are having. I love the consistency of the curriculum, the openness of the administration, and the engagement the teachers provide. We also enjoy seeing what our child works on via the Links app. Merryhill delivers a fantastic learning environment, and I recommend this preschool to everyone with kids 0-5.

Our son has attended Merryhill since Summer of 2020 and has learned academically, but also socially. His kindness, sharing, sympathy and generosity is learned at school and reenforced at home. We are very thankful for Merryhill Preschool at Danbrook! The faculty, syllabus, communication, celebration and everything you want for you child age 6 weeks to Pre-K school aged youth is beyond 5 stars!

Be careful sending your child to the Natomas location especially if your child is on the spectrum, they will make your child feel less than and terrible. Our son was at Merry hill from September 2021-January 2022. In that time, he was there twice a week( Thursdays/ Fridays) . We paid $320 weekly just for them to discriminate against him for being autistic. They pride themselves on being acceptable and tolerable of all children but only want the spoken and "easy" children. The teacher had 10 kids( which she complained about dealing with ( it's not a big deal but I'm a teacher that deals with 33 daily)), she was always on the tablet and looked miserable. They force the kids to take 2 1/2-3 hour naps and if they don't want to sleep they must lay on a hard cot until they're given permission to get up. The principal (Christine) is unethical and refused to have us bring an aide for speech and behavior(extra support because he's shy)unless we signed over our rights to sue them if something sinister happened. Our son wanted to be near the teacher (comfort thing for his autism)which she didn't like because that would mean she would have to do her job. He didn't feel comfortable napping there so they couldn't enforce their 3 hour nap upon him. Eventually, we pulled our son for their discrimination against him and placed him with a wonderful at-home speech and behavioral company that he attended weekly alongside attending preschool in the afternoons. Sadly,Christine tried to pit parents against each other and bullied me into leaving. She gloated that she was friendly with an investigator for childcare facilities. I had to go over the investigators head to get a fair investigation.She didn't even want to pull the cameras to check for abuse and mistreatment(son's random limping). Our son was subjected and forced to stand outside the classroom with no shoes or socks(for God knows how long), developed an unexplained limp(several occasions), bruises and the list goes on. Ultimately, we left because they discriminated against his disability, tried to cover it and lied about his developmental abilities ;when we had his doctors and speech therapist tell us otherwise. It's all about money for them. Towards the end, we had to file a compliant against the facility for negligence, mistreatment and disability discrimination. The discrimination office stated I have a good case to sue for discrimination but we cut our loses because we were over them. They think they won because our son isn't there anymore but we won because he's thriving and speaking now.

I give 5 stars because my granddaughter is heads and tails above after being here, they are great in that resprct.....now Merryhill preschool in Natomas had an exposure with a positive result. They close the school down for the week, my 3 year old granddaughter gets 30 mins twice a day and we're still paying full price. We don't even get a discount because they are supposed to give them breakfast and lunch, now this? Am i irked? Yes. And my daughter has to miss work. Yes we choose to send her there, but really? Twitter and yelp here i come.... Rant over

My son, age 3, has been attending Merryhill since he was 3 months old. At every age, stage, and every classroom transition the staff have been incredibly supportive. They not only prove their expertise, but also demonstrate transparency and open communication. As a type-A mama, I am always reassured that my baby is in good hands. Not to mention that he has developed such fabulous relationships with his teachers, and comes home happy. Thank you Merryhill for taking such excellent care of the most important person in my life!

Running a pre-school is hard, and Merryhill has it down to a science. I didn't realize how amazing they were until my 5yr old started public school. They provide lunch to ALL the children, plate it and encourage them to eat it. In public transitional kindergarten my kid has to stand in the lunch line and figure it out herself. Merryhill wipes her nose, applies sunblock and helps her get her jacket on in the cold. The teachers at Merryhill watch the children attentively in the play yard, if it's too hot, I've seen Ms.Sandra and Faye spray water on them and keep them in the shade to stay cool. I am glad my 3 year old is still there. We picked Merryhill because of its proximity to our home, but my hubby like them over Tutor Time, or Little Blossoms, because they are more academically oriented. They follow an early development program and always update parents on your child's progress. They are nurturing to the children, admin staff works hard, the facility is always clean and they have alot of extras to keep the parents involved and happy. The front office staff is always hustling to meet compliance numbers and ratio's so it's nice to know they are sticking with CA's regulations. Christine F. the director, is ALWAYS there. If she isn't in her office, she is usually out doing something FOR the school or getting additional training. She has a sunny attitude and so does Ms. Nicole and Ms Angie at the front desk. They are really on top of it. I am a BUSY working parent (so is my hubby), they accommodated my travel schedule and always gave our kids as much attention and care as they others. My first child attended from 21months on, they really help encourage with the potty training. Of course she cried every day at drop off for a few months, but that's individual to each child. Once she bonded with a teacher she was fine. They do try hard to comfort children with separation anxiety while tending to the other children. I had both my toddlers in there for a year. Their baby care is amazing, you can come by during lunch to nurse your baby or leave your own milk. EXTRAS that we liked: they periodically do a Parent's Night Out where they watch your kids so you can have a date night. Around the holidays they do them more frequently so you can do Christmas shopping. Fall Festival, Spring Carnival, and Waterplay in the summer is always a treat for the kids. Here's a secret, some of the teachers will moonlight as babysitters and that's a huge benefit because you are bringing home someone your child is already familiar with who has CPR and all the important certifications. DOWNSIDE. It's one of the pricier pre-schools in the area, and you only get one week of vacation (waived), but you get what you pay for. And this is top notch. Keep in mind that they have really long hours so if you take advantage of the full day, which is almost 12 hours of child care, you are getting a good value.

Christine failed to communicate with me and in result put my daughter in danger. Instead of contacting me she decided to make a decision that wasn't hers to make. She should have followed protocol instead of letting her personal judgment cloud her job description which doesn't include her personal opinions.Christine called me today to act as if she wanted to apologize but instead called to debate about whose fault it was that my daughter was put in a messed up situation as a result of her personal judgment. I'm shocked that she would call to tell me its not her fault but my fault that my daughter was not protected. I wish my daughter never attended this school.

My son started at Merryhill in September 2023 and we've had a great experience with both teachers and admin. My son is autistic, so I was nervous about how he would be able to adjust to this new environment, with brand new adults. Thankfully, his teachers worked very closely with my son to help ease his transition and were transparent with me all along the way. He now enjoys going to daycare and will run up to his classroom and greet his teachers with a hug. They have also been incredibly accommodating to my son's therapist, who are there daily. His therapists have told me numerous times how impressed they are with the teachers, confirming that they have really taken the time to understand my son and his needs. We are grateful to have found a place where my son can thrive.

Our child was a student in the infant room (November 2022) at Merryhill Danbrook in Sacramento. His teacher Linda who is caucasian decided she wanted to put my child and three other children who are minorities in a photo and caption it "Four little monkeys jumping on the bed". Initially my heart sank when I saw the picture of these black and brown BABIES and the word MONKEYS.Then I studied the photo further and saw that the children had been positioned for this photo and they were all looking at Linda while she took this photo. We still have unanswered questions. How did she get the kids to sit still like that? How did she force them to sit still? No child is jumping. No child is singing. No monkeys are in the photo. Why did she use that caption?The rooms being recorded is a selling point when you are touring the facility and you can view the footage at anytime. NOT TRUE. Suddenly the footage of this incident was no longer available after 14 days. A COMPLETE LIE. Why? They had something to hide.I took my child out of school after speaking to the principal who stated she would tell the teachers to be more "sensitive" with their posts which was a red flag for "COVER UP". I told her that Linda needed to be FIRED and my child would not return until she was FIRED. . They LIED and said she was fired. She was NOT fired. The next day I find out she was offered an opportunity to go to another school to discriminate and spread her hate for people of color. They (Robin, Lisa or Stacey) NEVER denounced her behavior which says to me they agreed. They ALL covered it up.Also they will NOT clean the carpet or floors. They refuse to. Instead Robin told the teachers that We said to leave my toddlers shoes on all day so I would not know that the floors still had not been cleaned. I knew the floors were not clean because his socks were very dirty daily.Although the floor is where most infants spend most of their time throughout the day and the school had a RSV outbreak, the floors still had not been cleaned.BEWARE THE "LEADERS" at these facilities are not capable of putting the children's needs before their budget no matter how much you pay on time and in full.

Too expensive don't wast your money. Doesn't matter if your child is sick and hasn't attended school they will still expect a payment.