Episcopal Early Learning Academy

My children attend this school. Ms Marina and Ms Sabrina in the infant room make a fantastic team. Both have years of experience in the childcare profession. They keep the room very clean, are attentive to the baby's needs, and their passion for children is noticeable. I felt so lucky to have found them because they are just wonderful at what they do. Ms Lynn in the 3 year old class is very professional, patient, and has a passion for teaching. She leads a nurturing and structured class which facilitates a wonderful learning environment for the older children. The Director of the facility is very attentive to day-to-day operations and also is continuously implementing new programs and activities which I LOVE! Overall, we've had a great experience. The management team and teachers care very much for their students. The facility is clean and very well put together. The environment is welcoming and is full of children's arts and crafts.

What an amazing school! It is a warm, nurturing, and safe environment. Learning is going on all of the time! The teachers come up with so many creative ways to engage the children in reading, writing, math, and science. The children are loved and challenged to do their best. I love seeing the art work in all of the classrooms and hearing the children singing up and down the hallways. The playground is really unique and fun for the kids. I have taught in several preschools, and this one is the best!

This is by far the best daycare. Our kids love going to "school". The teachers are always doing activities with the kids, spending time with them not just playing but educating at the same time. The teachers are great and care for all the kids like they are one of their own. It is definitely a family environment and a place I could not live without. Thank you Episcopal Early Learning for taking such good care of our kids.

I enrolled my 3 month old here when I returned to work. I was very impressed with the tour and the director at the time. I quickly fell in the love with the teachers in the infant room. They were very experienced and attentive to my son. The downfall came quickly with children coming to daycare sick and not being sent home. My son was sick ALL the time and I missed more work and kept him home then he was there. In 2 1/2 months he had multiple colds, double ear infection, viral croup and RSV. I frequently complained about the babies coming in being sick as well as the teachers but it seemed to fall on deaf ears. I also felt that the infant room needed more attention in the sanitation department with the rug and toys that these children all played on and with. A week before I pulled him out the new director did send a letter home regarding children coming to school sick and was trying to address the issue however it was a little too late for me. The ER, hospital bills, prescriptions and sick visits on top of paying for daycare when he was rarely there became too much for my family. In the 2 weeks my son has been gone from this school he is finally healthy and I get to see his fun, smiley personality again. I do want to be clear that the 2 primary teachers in the infant room were really great and took good care of my son. The only other issue is there was a ton of staff turn over so throughout the day there many different teachers coming in and out of the room which was not comforting. Some days I would see 5 or 6 different people caring for my child, too many hands in the pot for me.

When I began at EELA over 2 years ago, I was thrilled with the commitment to small class size, diverse lesson plans and high quality teachers. Most, if not all, rooms were filled to capacity and in the rare case that a child left the center, the spot was filled almost immediately. I am sad to say within the last 6 months, all the above points are no longer valid. Lack of a safe environment, excessive teacher turn over, hiding pertinent information from parents, multiple tuition increases, removing military discount, reducing vacation from 1 free week to 1/2 off one week & the inconsistency in enforcing policies are the reasons I had to remove my children from this daycare. My oldest left due to kindergarten and I want to be clear that the infant teacher is amazing. I would have continued care due to that fact alone if the center had not combined my 6 month, learning to sit and crawl infant with older mobile babies. Since the classrooms have been combined, he is constantly knocked over, bumped and has been out sick or sent home multiple times. Very few original or long time teachers remain and the staff is quite young. Based on personal observations from live cameras, I question their experience and certifications. Seeing someone read a magazine while my baby is on the floor mat, to me, is unacceptable. I expect the adult in the room to be on the floor with the children if they aren’t involved in feeding or changing a child. My final concern relates to the multiple teachers or temps in each classroom after the morning teacher leaves. At least 5-6 different adults have been present when I pick up, none have ever introduced themselves to me and I have been asked more than once, “Which one is yours?”