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WILD About Learning Academy
1100 SE 22nd St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States
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Ba
Review №1

Love love love WILD! I couldn’t imagine taking my children anywhere else. My daughter is thriving in so many ways. I love their nutrition program and their love of seeing our littles learn and grow! I am so blessed to have you all at wild helping teach and shape my little girl into an amazing person…THANK YOU WILD FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND

To
Review №2

Wild has been amazing for us. They got my daughter on a schedule, socialized, and so happy. They are amazing at teaching in every little moment. From learning how to hold a spoon to going off to kindergarten…so blessed to have Dina and the wild team for my kiddos!

Am
Review №3

I had an emergency situation and needed childcare immediately. I called the owner Dina Ford and she got my baby in right away! They are all so kind, welcoming, and my daughter loves all the teachers!

Ra
Review №4

We were immediately accepted and given placement due to an awful emergency situation with another center in town. Dina is so kind quick and professional and not to mention a true advocate for children. The center is warm with earth tones and the entire staff is warm friendly and knowledgeable on DHS code. My girls are both super happy with their teachers and classmates so far and I couldn’t be happier. I’ll shout it from the mountain tops of how amazing Dina and her staff are!

Au
Review №5

We absolutely love WILD About Learning Academy! Both of our kiddos attended this school and have done extremely well there. Our oldest, now in 1st grade was MORE than prepared to begin Kindergarten and was ahead of the game academically. Our daughter is still at WILD currently. She loves her teachers so much and talks about them all the time. The staff has been more than helpful navigating her communication struggles. They have a speech therapist come to the school to assist her with this on top of all the hard work they do within the classroom everyday. We are grateful to the teachers and ENTIRE staff at WILD. The owner is so kind and generous and runs a tight ship. The staff is well organized and very friendly! They have an amazing management staff and it really trickles down to each and every employee. If you want to feel COMFORTABLE leaving your kiddos, you will choose WILD About Learning Academy!

Am
Review №6

I absolutely love WILD! After only being at WILD for one week my daughter who has learning disabilities was putting full sentences together thanks to a group of teachers that care for the children in their class that learn at different rates! They take each child into consideration when planning and helping them to learn! Thank you WILD!!!

Co
Review №7

Some of the 5 Start reviews you see are from staff members.

Be
Review №8

My wife and I recently discovered the Parents Night Out service that WILD About Learning provides, where on some Saturday evenings they will watch your child (for a fee, of course). We had never brought our son here before, but we did take advantage of this program for the first time recently. We couldnt have been happier with our experience. The teachers seemed very friendly and the school has a nice cozy decor. Plus we really appreciated having a date night for the first time in a while!

Ch
Review №9

We LOVE Wild!! I was SO nervous for my son to go to daycare. I had no idea what to expect, and the whole staff made it as painless as possible. Everyone knows my little boy by name, they say hi to him in the hallways, and are just all around so sweet and caring towards him. They have always been very organized and do a great job of communicating with their parents. I highly recommend!

Ka
Review №10

I’ve mostly worked in preschool settings and out of the ones I’ve worked at I trust this center the most. I’m expecting my first child in January and now I understand being scared to drop your child off with someone besides you but this center I would feel very comfortable with.When I first started working there I remember walking in and the environment being calm and having a feeling of safety.The teachers work well with the children and Dina truly cares about the kids and how they are treated.The food that they serve is very good and nutritious,which can be hard to find in a childcare setting.The kids receive love and attention.Plus the ratio of student to teacher is the best which is very important in a childcare setting. I trust this place.👍🏻

Co
Review №11

We LOVE WILD! My child has grown soooo much since starting school there! They treat my child like their own and love all the children equally! Cleanliness is very important and they go above and beyond to ensure a safe and clean environment for your child!

Ka
Review №12

Hands down best place to take your children!! Great environment and amazing staff!!

AL
Review №13

At first I liked this daycare. The director was nice, facility was clean, and the teachers seemed kind. After the first couple days of taking my two-year-old son, he started to have extremely bad separation anxiety at drop off. When a certain teacher was in his class she grabbed him so he would be comforted. But a few times when there was just one teacher in there that teacher would continue cleaning and never attempt to comfort him. He would literally just stand in the same place screaming, scared, and confused for up to 5 minutes before he calmed down. I held my tongue trying to give the teachers the benefit of the doubt knowing they had to clean. After about 9 times of taking him I decided it wasn’t normal for workers to not comfort a child at drop off so I unenrolled him. I worked at a daycare and we would be in huge trouble if we ignored a crying child at drop off, especially if his mother was standing there. He is at another daycare now and there is a night and day difference in him. Drop off is great because the teachers actually bend down and talk to him so he can form trust with them. That is what Wild was not doing. My son couldn’t form that trust. This is the ONLY daycare he has ever been at where this has happened. I talked to the director and she told me, she agreed the teachers could improve on that and she will show them how…but they technically didn’t do anything wrong by not comforting him because the teacher talked to him out loud while she walked around cleaning, which I guess counts as comforting to them. She also said the way I drop him off has a lot to do with why he has separation anxiety. Then, followed that up with, I’m not judging you, I’m just trying to help you. I know that is completely false because he does great at every other daycare he’s been at. I fully think he does well at other places because they take time to comfort him at drop off so he can build that trust. Anyway, what I’m saying is Wild can probably be a great place to take your child; I just had a bad experience. The director asked me to give them a chance to fix their mistakes, but I said no because I shouldn’t have to tell someone to genuinely comfort a scared child. Then she said, “When he wasn’t being comforted you should have gotten me immediately so I could correct the teacher.” That was followed by her claim that they did nothing wrong…Now they are charging me for 2 weeks notice- a period of time in which he will not be attending because I’m not comfortable taking my child there.

Ka
Review №14

Attentive teachers and clean facility! My son loves his class and I am always well aware of what is going on and what they are learning!

iP
Review №15

All they care about is money. No passion at all for kids any kind of development.

Sa
Review №16

I loved it at first. They helped my son learn alot of things then a few months in I started noticing some red flags for me. Ine being that several times during the cold season when my son was having ear infections I would see pictures of him in fb without his hat that covered his ears on that I asked him to put on. Second my son was always really thirsty and hungry after daycare and it wasnt until I came and picked him up one day and confronted them that I was told well he doesnt eat very good here when on his daily connect would almost always say he ate most or all of his food. And why wasnt I being told he wasnt eating good!!!!!! And so when I finally decided to take him out. I went to pick up his meds. One med was missing it a prescription for his allergic reactions. To be given to him incase of emergency break out. They were not sure what happened to it other than possibly being thrown out for being expired. First of all this is a prescription drug and second why wasnt I told that it was expired and being thrown out so I could send a refill!!! I am so upset about all of this.

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  • Address:1100 SE 22nd St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States
  • Site:http://www.wildnwa.com/
  • Phone:+1 479-271-9453
Categories
  • Preschool
  • Child care agency
  • Day care center
  • Private school
Working hours
  • Monday:Closed
  • Tuesday:7AM–5PM
  • Wednesday:7AM–5PM
  • Thursday:7AM–5PM
  • Friday:7AM–5PM
  • Saturday:7AM–5PM
  • Sunday:Closed
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