Early Explorers Academy is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 2716 Dixie Highway, Waterford, Michigan MI. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Early Explorers Academy receives consistently high praise from parents, with all reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents highlight the owner Eman's genuine care, dedicated staff, strong educational programs, and family-like atmosphere that has positively impacted their children's development and learning outcomes.
Enrolled my toddler here for about a year! She learned so much here. She is advanced for her age now and I give a lot of credit to this daycare! Shoutout to Nel!!!
This place is a decent daycare if you really are in need of a place for your child…. Turnover rate is crazy, most staff are not very knowledgeable of caring for children let alone babies. They don’t tend to children with special needs, teachers and staff will treat your child like they are difficult and alienate them. This daycare is not culturally diverse, they cater more to Caucasian community if you want to be honest. My child never recieved a real learning experience while here, just mistreatment which has heavily affected his my child’s well being and happiness. These women here are very deceptive and unkind. They treated my son very portly while there. A week at a new daycare and his attitude and demeanor has changed increasingly to the point he is talking and eating more. One day I came in to pick my child up from class to witness his teacher carelessly kicking a ball aimlessly throughout the classroom which could’ve easily injured others, she just laughed it off nonchalantly. They will allow your child to go all day without eating if no issue is made about it, then blame it on the child not wanting to eat without reattempting or offering other options. There have plenty of times where my child was also sent home soiled or/a face full of dried mucus. When asked about it the teacher’s response was “It must’ve just happened?” Depending on the child, they do not encourage positive redirection, I was scolded for pulling my own child away from being attacked & intimidated by peers while the teachers sat back, said nothing and waited for my response only to accuse me of mistreating someone else’s child just for protecting my own.. If you Bring your child here please pay attention to any change in attitude, appetite or demeanor of your child. Once again this place is a decent day care if you really need a daycare but I do not recommend if you are looking for a genuinely caring, culturally diverse, academically, child focused day care. This place is ran as a buisiness, you clock in and you clock out. Staff are always on their phones in the classrooms and not really attentive to children especially if they do not bond with them.
Our family has attended Early Explorers for just over 8 years. Both of my children have attend since they were infants. The owner, Eman is so generous and truly cares about all of her families. The staff is caring and attentive with students and goes above and beyond to make sure all students are thriving. Honestly the staff as well as administrators have become a second family to me and my children. My children are always so excited to attend and see their teachers each day. As our last month with EEA is coming to an end, we are truly going to miss everyone so very much. Thank you so much EEA staff and administrators for caring and loving my children for all of these years. If you are looking for a great childcare center, Early Explorers Academy is the place for you!
The absolute worst daycare. They aren’t transparent about billing and are happy to let you rack up late fee before letting you know what’s going on. The staff is lazy and more than Willing to allow your child to pee through their pants because they refused to change diapers or are too busy on their phone. The front office is an absolute joke. I cannot recommend staying away from this daycare enough. They do not foster a loving and inclusive environment, and if your kid happens To get on the bad side of these evil women. They will ostracize them and make the environment. Very very painful for your child to be in.. If you have the option between this daycare and a junkyard dog, I would probably pick the dog
I am very thankful for this daycare. My kids came here last year after a very bad experience at another daycare and we were in need of a new daycare immediately. We were lucky that EEA was able to accommodate and it was the best decision for my kids. I love that Eman (owner) is very receptive to feedback and concerns, and I have never felt dismissed. On the other hand I appreciate the open communication with the teachers when my kids had a rough day. No parent ever wants to hear that their child wasn’t nice to another child but teachers need to communicate that to parents to keep the environment safe and fun for the children. My husband and I currently drive 30 minutes out of our way to take our kids here. This is not your “corporate” daycare but has a family feel to it. Another review mentioned that some of the teachers are young (they are early 20s) and I have no problem with that. They have provided awesome care to my kids and that is what it comes down to in my opinion.