The Nest Schools

"Thanks to Ms Tia and Ms Arianne I feel at peace every morning when I drop my baby off. They are the best teachers I could ever ask for my little one, he runs to hug them every morning. Ms Vicki, Ms Mayra, Ms Tia and Ms Arianne, I don’t have enough words to thank you for everything you do for us. We are so blessed and grateful to have you all 4 to take care of Nicolas."

"My baby (15 months) just started at this facility and love every minute of it. We have access to the cameras to pop in and see what he is doing. So that’s a nice security blanket. I love that this daycare isn’t just “babysitting” but they are actually teaching and he’s learning new things. He is in the Ducklings room right now and his teachers are VERY patient with not just him but all of the kids. Ms. Myra, the director, (I hope I spelled that correctly) is so welcoming and warming. On my baby first day he was having trouble at nap time so she took him into her office and sang him to sleep. 10/10 recommend, who knew I’d feel so safe with a daycare."

"We love The Nest Schools! They have tentured, amazing teachers and have always taken care of us. My son absolutely adores his teachers (Mrs. Maria, Ms. Agnes & Ms. J) and has just moved up to the next class. They have a ton of fun activities for many holidays and occasions (including Mother's & Father's Day), plus I get adorable pictures and keepsakes! I love to peek into the classroom and watch my son zoom around using the parent WatchMeGrow app! They know my son so well and attend to all of his needs as they arise plus follow any schedule I may give them in regards to feedings and naps. I listen to their recommendations and evaluations, as well, since my son spends most of his time during the week with them. We picked this place based on the reviews and it is mid-tier with price point. We toured over 12 daycares/schools. This school as a numerous amount of enrichment programs, healthy meals and even provide free diapers and formula to their infants classes. Again, majority of all the teachers are tenured which speaks volumes. New teachers are put through an intricate training program and then mentored by a senior teacher before they start on their own. I will 110% recommend this school to parents who are looking for a loving, family/community environment for their child to grow up in. My son goes here and his future siblings will be attending here as well! Thank you to all The Nest Staff for their love, care and hard work that they put towards the children. I do not recommend taking the negative reviews into account when considering this school, as many of those are either personal issues, preferences or first time parents who may not understand how children interact with one another in a group setting. We are in the age of technology and kids from Kindergarden through college are all learning on tablets now. No daycare is going to have zero incident reports, especially with toddlers. They are kids! They are going to bite, scratch, cry and many other things to try and communicate while they learn how to process their emotions. Even at home, you cannot prevent all bumps, bruises and tumbles. Any older reviews are from previous management or before it became one of The Nest Schools (The Foundations Academy). Every daycare/preschool that my daughter went to had an annual price increase, the only reason she did not attend this school is because she started 1st grade when we moved to the area. Everyone is dealing with inflation and the increase for this year was minimal compared to the quality care that our child receives (the price decreases the older they get). Of course the increase goes towards they teachers as well. I spoke with one of the teachers who was leaving and they loved The Nest at Towne Lake! They had a better opportunity in a new career and will miss the school and children so much. There are always two sides to every story. Also, please know that if you do not want the school to give out your information to other people you do not know, please do not be upset when they respect someone else's privacy in the same manner. People are more quick to post a negative review than a positive one, so looking at the number of positive reviews The Nest has is impressive! I work in HR and can comfortably say that this school operates in a professional manner and takes all incidents very seriously. This is an amazing place for children to grow and develop and I highly recommend them for your consideration!!!"

"We started with the Nest last year and chose this daycare because of the curriculum and clean, bright facility. We liked the teachers right away and really felt that our daughter warmed up to them immediately. After awhile we had a few concerns with some biting incidents and set up a meeting with the director and while we discussed the issues at hand, we felt that overall she made a lot of excuses and dismissed concerns with a “I’m so busy” attitude. After awhile we started to notice other concerns such as maxing out the ratio in our toddlers class. While this is technically “allowed”, this very obviously caused the teachers to be overwhelmed and led to them to feel frustrated (understandably) and find ways to keep the kids occupied such as using their tablets to entertain the kids with shows. We addressed this concern with the assistant director and director and were told that screen time was not allowed and it would be corrected. However no additional support was given to the teachers so they once again used the tablets later on. I ended up calling the regional director and finally the problem seemed to be addressed as the teachers received another teacher in the classroom and the tablet usage seemed to stop for awhile. Another disappointment has been the complete lack of any celebrations - even mothers and Father’s Day - due to “not excluding other families”. I found this to be more of an excuse to not spend money and disappointing to not give the kids opportunities to have celebrations and include their community and families. Additionally, due to the splash pad being broken, the kids didn’t get a single splash pad day all summer in this extreme heat. While they did do a water field day once instead, it was disappointing that we pay a premium for this location and they couldn’t get the splash pad up and running through the entire summer. Finally, with the price increase effective in September 2023 we decided we were going to leave because the 6.5% increase doesn’t seem to align with the quality of this daycare. Not only is there not enough teachers, most of the teachers we loved have left, there are no celebrations with community/family, and the problem that I addressed numerous times with the tablets that was fixed for awhile once again started and is still TO THIS DAY occurring even in our daughters new classroom, but at this point we’ve given up and just let it happen since we will be leaving. Overall I’m pretty disappointed with the administrative team and the lack of care to address concerns and provide a community and family friendly environment, especially considering the price tag of attending this daycare. Leaving 2 stars for the incredible teachers we had that are still there - namely Miss Haley, Miss Ty, and Miss Lauren. Hopefully that 6.5% increase goes towards a great pay raise for them."

"We love the Nest School! This is our son’s first experience with school and play with other kids. The moment we arrived for our tour, the assistant director showed us the live stream camera that’s in his classroom and playground , we knew this will be the one. She also took us out to the playground for him to play. You would’ve think, all schools should have live streaming, but nope! Not only that, all of the staff in the school knows our son’s name by heart, and everyday they are all so welcoming! We went from going part time to full time, because how much he’s learning from school and how much he loves his teachers and friends! If I could give more stars, I would because they deserve it all!"