Gloria Dei Lutheran School & Child Care II

I truly love this school! My son enjoys all of his friends he has made since starting in the toddler program and now in the preschool. The teachers have bent over backwards helping him succeed and learning new skills. Every teacher has been wonderful and commutative when it comes to him and what they need from us to help him. He has done so many fun things like a parade for earth day, concerts, field days and more! Gloria Dei has been a blessing we never knew we needed. I will forever recommend this school to anyone who asks.

I have had an association with this school for over a decade. The staff truly cared for and nurtured our children like they were their own. Great sense of community. Best Private School in the area. I am in education and the elementary foundation that my children received far surpassed what any public school district in our area could provide. Our two oldest children attended through 5th grade. They transitioned amazingly and flourished in the public school setting; going on to graduate college. They often speak of the wonderful memories they have from their time at Gloria Dei. Our youngest began in child care at age 3 and continued through the 3rd grade. She since is thriving in public school academically with the foundation Gloria Dei provided. Beyond the education, they mold kind and good students with a wonderful sense of right and wrong.

We found Gloria Dei by chance when we first moved to town and instantly fell in love. The staff automatically makes you feel at home and like your child will always be cared for and communicated about. The curriculum is top tier and they still manage to fit in fun and age based lessons in church. The admin go above and beyond for the students and staff. It’s a place where you will always be treated like family and greeted with open arms.

Absolute terrible experience. Our son (2 ) was to start his first year of preschool here but what happened was nothing short of a nightmarish experience. On his second day of school he came home with his pinky in a bandaid with a chunk of meat missing out of it and the teacher aid just told us he pinched it on something. That was red flag 1 Keep in mind it’s September 12 right now and we haven’t even completed 3 weeks of school. On our sons 9thday of school (ever) the director of the school calls to tell us our son won’t nap and we have to pick him up because of that , and if we want to have him continue to go there we would have to pick him up for nap time 11:30-2 . She went and hand picked him out because he was throwing a tantrum and wanted him out of her school immediately. I want to emphasize on this point specifically that on the day she called us September 10th the director told us she had him sit in her office with her. I do not know what happened that day but the following morning our son WOULD NOT GO he was terrified of that place after September 10th and being with that lady. He hid himself in the bedroom in the corner when we said we were going to school,ripping his clothes off and more specifically after this day transpired. HE WAS TERRIFIED. She called us on Tuesday on week (his 9th day) three and told us to figure something out by the following week because they lack any empathy for a toddler trying to adjust to school life. This lady kicked our two year old son out of their program because he didn’t take naps. And they tried to get a 2 year old toddler to sit in a room quietly for two hours and acted like that was going to go over well. Our son didn’t even complete one full 5 school week before this evil vile person pushed him out. 1/5 stars all the way around for this place.

Parents, this is the best school in town!! I have attended the school since I was 3 and I am now in my 8th grade year here! My parents are members of the church and I have been a member since birth. I absolutely love this Church and everything it has to offer. It has a sizable but comfortable congregation that is always very nice and welcoming.The school facilities are great and the academic system is everything I need and more. I thank God every day for the blessing that is Gloria Dei and it’s wonderful staff