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Grace Early Learning Center
6725 Montgomery Rd, Elkridge, MD 21075, United States
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Je
Review №1

This school is amazing. Highly recommend if you live in the area. Great administration and teachers.

gr
Review №2

I like the place Sharon and Eric realy know what they are doing.

Fr
Review №3

Since management changed here at Grace, my husband and I are more than happy! Our son is learning more than ever; we are confident that he will be ready for grade school. Our oldest son attends the summer program this year, and he also had a blast!

Ir
Review №4

This school took a disappointing dive in the past year. I was trying to be patient during management change but they just didn’t cut it. Very disorganized, staff seems overwhelmed and it’s easy to see why. They have DOUBLED their rates for next year and for the life of me I can’t figure out how they are rationalizing this unless they have hired Mary Poppins. They claim it’s because of the curriculum but the same curriculum is implemented much more effectively elsewhere. There is undo stress put on the teachers and it effects the children. The classes are too big. I was told they would only be 15 kids per preschool class. Last year we ended with 23. This year we were at 20-22 when I pulled my son out. Do not waste your hard earned money here or your child’s precious time. The one teach there that I trust has plans to retire soon.

Ca
Review №5

I love working here with Mrs. Sharon & Mr. Eric they are really about making changes to there center & their employees. I believe when you come into a new center as a new director coming behind the past director that had the center in a mess it does take time to get it together. A lot of these reviews were under the leadership of the previous Director not under Mrs. Sharons & Mr. Erics leadership. Im glad to be here & look forward to all the new ideas they have for the center. Best wishes to you Mrs. Sharon & Mr. Eric.... Im glad to be on board with you guys working in the Preschool room.

Be
Review №6

From the time I called to set up a tour, to the time my child has started this school has been great! The directors and teachers are open and easy to talk with. Im actually going to be sad that my child wont get that homey feel once he goes to kindergarten next year.

Tr
Review №7

I cant speak for other. However, my sons experience here at Grace was the best since new management has taking over! His teachers were awesome and so supportive with his challenging behaviors LOL. It was sad leaving do to a new job and moving out of state. The only problem that I had was the playground and classroom needing upgrades.

Sh
Review №8

My DD started her daycare here since she was two. Overall its been a smooth ride. Teachers were nice and accommodating, new management staff have been responsible and all. They did have quite a turn-over rate on the assistants though, and the management has been keeping quiet on the change of staff. Parents were caught off-guard until they realized that the teachers were not there for a while.

Se
Review №9

Started off great - our kid went here from age 2-4, but with the latest director, we coudlnt get any responses to any of our inquiries about our childs learning progress. In addition, they seem to find any excuse to shut down the center - they even once closed because their phones went down! In addition to dismissing our concerns about our sons progress, they dismiss any sort of constructive feedback about the events they hold. Muffins for mom, Donuts for dad, all starting around 9/10am, which obviously doesnt work for working parents. If you have a stay at home spouse available to pick up the slack when they decide to close for no reason, this might be a good fit for you. If you are both working parents, stay away! In addition, if you compare pricing to other (OUTSTANDING!) daycares in the area, you get way more bang for your buck elsewhere - even the top rated #1 pre-school in america is cheaper, which is where we moved, and its FANTASTIC!

Te
Review №10

UPDATE: So the center decided to kick my son out b/c of the below review I wrote. Two week notice and a BS excuse having nothing to do with behavior problems, disrespect, or non payment. Pretty much confirms how the center is run and the wonderful, thoughtful decision making that is always in the best interest of the children. Pure pettiness.However, we just received notice his classroom will be getting a new teacher (having had numerous changes with assistants already this year). If they hadnt terminated our services, this would have been the last straw for our family.ORIGINAL POST: My son has been at this daycare since he was 2 (hes almost 5). We loved his 2 year old teacher who no longer works at Grace. She taught the children & my son knew his letters, numbers, days of the week, seasons, colors, & left from right hand at the age of 2. A few of the assistants she had were horrible (non-attentive, lazy, etc.). When my son moved to the 3s classroom, all went downhill. The teachers werent teachers at all, but terrible babysitters. The kind that made you wonder if they even liked children. Every time I picked up my child, they were running to give me bad news about him, never anything positive. The issue was they had no structure or control in a classroom full of 3s. I was told by another teacher some of the staff would yell and pull on the children if they werent listening. I stayed in the Directors office and had a full blown argument with one of his teachers in that classroom. The staff knows me well (b/c of all the issues weve had) and thank God Ive taught my son to tell me everything b/c I didnt trust (and still dont) anyone at this school. I emailed the Director & people in charge repeatedly requesting my son be moved out of the classroom or wed be leaving. They moved him to another classroom with a better teacher (he was placed in the 4s when he was 3). I felt ok leaving my son at this daycare b/c his 2 year old teacher looked out for him. She made sure he was listening & none of the teachers were ill-treating him. Unfortunately, she was fired less than a year ago (she was the strongest teacher they had in school) for missing too many days (even though her days off were approved for needed surgery). My sons father and I decided not to pull him out since he is getting ready to start school and we didnt want him going through too many changes, otherwise we would have left when the two year old teacher was let go. My son is getting ready to go into Kindergarten and doesnt know what he should. He has regressed since leaving the 2s classroom & barely knows his letters. We are pulling him out of this horrible daycare in June - we can pay less money for camp with better care. This daycare has had 4 different directors in 2 years & numerous turnover. A new person quits every other month (the good ones). My sons class has had more substitute teachers this year than I had my entire 12 years of school and they have no control over the kids. I think the school forgets or doesnt know that children this age need and thrive off consistency and routine. The staff do not have control over the children at all (go in and do a tour at 8am). The teachers yell at the children & use bad language in front of them. My sons favorite thing to say is Jesus Christ and he definitely didnt learn this at home! The daycare is closed more than other daycare centers in the area. Toys & equipment are old. They charge you for everything and the money clearly doesnt go back into the school. Kids dont learn. Last year, a staff member broke a toddlers arm and the staff tried to hide it. Last summer, they painted and rearranged classrooms and had them inaccessible during the day (all the kids were stuffed in one classroom while paint fumes were all over the school) and STILL closed for an entire week the very next week (to do what, I dont know) You paying for bad babysitters here. STAY AWAY!!

Ki
Review №11

My little one loves his infant teachers! They, sing, do tummy time and play with the babies they just dont sit around with them.

Ti
Review №12

Wow! I just heard one of the children in my childs school is getting kicked out of school b/c the parent wrote a bad review online. I didnt believe it at first, because thats bullying, but it was just confirmed by the parent this morning. I wanted to come online myself to see what was said to have been kicked out of school. I decided to leave my own comment about my families experience at Grace. Its true there have been numerous directors, a lot of turn over in staff and inconsistency over the past few years and its still continuing. There were a few families and teachers that left once this current Director, started and the firing of the Two Year Old Rooms teacher and assistant. There was a letter sent out last year about an infants arm being broken while under the care of the school. I also heard about a child getting a black eye from an accident with a teacher a few months ago. Ill be honest, a lot of what I see in these reviews are true - the daycare isnt the best. You can hope to like a teacher and hope they stick around. The tenure of the teachers and assistants of this school is short. The current Director is not personable like Ms. Jenn and Ms. Amy were. We often saw them visiting classes and talking to parents and children - Ive never seen Ms. Sharon do that so I cant really comment on her. Ive walked in the am and have seen lots of children together in one room, not enough staff, kids fighting/crying and at one point, one of the teachers yelling to the top of her lungs at one child. The assistants in the afternoon dont seem to like children very much, are always sitting, talking among themselves. One time I went to pick up my child and the assistant was sitting on the bench outside with her eyes glued to her phone. Didnt even try to hide that she was on her phone or put it away when she saw me or anything. We are still at Grace due to price and location, but with them trying to increase tuition rates in June, not sure well stay. I called KinderCare up the street from Grace and with the increase, theyll be the same in cost and KinderCare has more tenured staff, better curriculum, and seems to be a happier environment all around. I dont know, its been nothing but constant changes at Grace and they cant seem to figure it out. To me, if teachers are frequently leaving, thats a sign.

Am
Review №13

A friend who worked here was discriminated. Most classrooms were out of ratio and teachers do not know how manage their rooms. This place is not the best.

Am
Review №14

Discriminates against their employees and owner doesnt know how to run a daycare!!!!

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2.9 Rating
  • Address:6725 Montgomery Rd, Elkridge, MD 21075, United States
  • Site:http://www.gracechurchchildcare.org/
  • Phone:+1 410-796-4561
Categories
  • School center
Working hours
  • Monday:7AM–6PM
  • Tuesday:7AM–6PM
  • Wednesday:7AM–6PM
  • Thursday:7AM–6PM
  • Friday:7AM–6PM
  • Saturday:Closed
  • Sunday:Closed
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