Primrose School of Apple Valley

I have had my daughter in a few different daycares, all in a different city. I had heard about Primrose through other family and friends and decided to give it a shot! We enrolled her and she began learning faster than we could keep up. It was amazing how much she would tell me she did in a day during our 45 min car ride home. She would sing, and dance, and continued to tell us what she learned day to day.This year, she started into Kindergarten in our school district. In November, when they closed the schools due to COVID, she was expected to be full distance learning and complete numerous packets for her work. She began to "hate school" and didn't want to go to school, even though she stayed home.We heard there was an opening in the Private Kindergarten and without hesitation, dis-enrolled her from our local school and placed her back at Primrose. Within the week, she was back to loving school, singing and dancing. Nothing makes my heart melt more than her smiling and giggling as she tells me about her day and how much fun she had.If it wasn't for Primrose, I can't imagine where my little girl would be in the realm of her education as well as her mental health. Even though school is back in session and she would be welcome back in our towns school, we refuse to pull her from Primrose and will make the 45 minute one-way drive every day, as it is more than worth it for us and her.

Overall experience: This is my 5th daycare in 3 states. And this center is top notch! From the moment you enter the premises you know they care. The level of care is off the charts and this center is a favorite of mine. I work full time and dropping my kids off at Primrose everyday really eases my mind. I know they are in an environment where they are cared for and where they are learning. Experience in learning/readiness: I have seen my children continually learn and we have seen growth in their readiness. I have a 5yo who has been at Primrose for the past two years. I have no doubts that he is ready for kindergarten. Primrose's curriculum prepared him for kindergarten not only with the information but by helping them become independent. They also focus on the whole child. When we first came to Primrose our 5yo was not eating very many things. One of his teachers was super concerned and constantly encouraged him to try new things. Now he tries all types of new things. When things go wrong: Several months ago a serious accusation was lodged against my son. This mama bear was ready for battle!! The Director of Primrose took everything really serious and started fact finding without any accusations or choosing of side. She interviewed teachers and a few students in a gentle (the kids didnt even know they were being interviewed) and caring manner. The issue was resolved without incident. To me a true test of a school is when things go wrong. Things went very wrong this time but the folks at Primrose stepped up and handled it with care and a thoroughness that speaks to their commitment to excellence. Pick up/ drop off:Pick up and drop off are pretty easy. You get a key fob to gain access to the building, you log your children in and out on a computer. Recently I took the kids out of school for the day to hang out. I did not check them in and did not leave a note in tadpoles (awesome app)...so the school called us to check on them. With all the hot car deaths this small action really touched me. This school cares and they show it! Gosh, I have so much to say! I still have not talked about the app (tadpoles that tracks all the kids do during the day and you get photos) or about the healthy lunches and snacks by the in house chef. I haven't touched on the fact that the chef makes a cake for every child on their birthday...or that families are celebrated monthly. Some may say the cost is too high...but you get what you pay for. If I can't be the one watching my children I want to pay for the best..and the best is Primrose!!!