The Rhoades Preschool

"Great program from Ms. Roseanne for the Pre-K kids. Thank you so much for a great year."

"My son switched to Rhoades when they opened the new preschool fall of 2022. We could not be more happy with our decision. He was in the pre-k classroom with the wonderful Ms. Rosanne. My son has grown so much personally and academically within the the welcoming, little campus. I love that they integrate music, math, Spanish, and science into the curriculum and of course your ABCs. We have met so many great families. The principal Ms. Cheryl is so kind and loving. She made me feel so supported. My son is starting TK in the fall at the elementary!"

"My daughter just graduated from the pre-k class at the Rhoades School, and we are very happy with her experience there. We came from another preschool where there was little to no academic instruction and where it also felt very impersonal. Within a few short months of starting at the Rhoades preschool, our daughter was writing and beginning to learn how to read. She also made some great friends. We were so pleasantly surprised with how much she grew and learned during her time there. The school also incorporates art, music, math, and science. The teachers and principal are so warm and welcoming. You can tell they truly care about your children. I know my daughter is now ready for kindergarten, thanks to the Rhoades Preschool!"

"Our daughter's first year at The Rhoades Preschool has been the best decision we made. She has met so many great friends here and looks forward to going to school every week. She's learned so much from her Pre-K teacher Ms. Roseanne, Now knows her ABC's, numbers, vowels and so much more. I couldn't be happier we are grateful to her & all the teachers here that have helped with her growth, Including the wonderful Principal Mrs. Molenkamp who is so loving and kind. We've had a great experience for it being her first time in school. She will be continuing TK starting Fall very exciting! We will miss this little campus and all the great people we have met here, We are leaving with so many great memories and looking forward to the next chapter. Thank you Rhoades! :)"

"I wanted to share an honest review of our experience at the Rhoades preschool. My family was really excited when Rhoades opened the preschool campus in August of 2022 and we truly tried to be as supportive as we could be for the staff and children. There were a few kinks that needed working out in the beginning of the school year, which we were very understanding of and supportive under the impression that if there were more serious issues that our concerns would be listened, but unfortunately that was not the case. Cheryl is the preschool principal and she is very friendly during one on one interactions, but if you bring an issue (hitting, class overcrowding, staffing concerns, poor communication) she is extremely dismissive. I had a few concerns that I hadn’t voiced because I didn’t want to bombard them, since I knew other parents were voicing concerns, but when the issue of overcrowding was really bad, Cheryl decided to split the classes by their age. My son was suppose to go on to the class preparing for prek and I even got an email from Cheryl telling me he was going to move up, but then another email saying that after talking to his teachers, he really liked a new teacher that started and because of his bond with one teacher she thought it was best to keep him back. I protested against keeping him back unless for academic reasons but the decision to keep him back was made by Cheryl and the teacher my son really bonded with quit a month later. When I approached Cheryl about moving him up, she told me the class is at its limit and legally she couldn’t do anything unless we wanted to move to Tuesday, Thursday which we could not do. I had a meeting with the head of school, Ms. McDuffie, who apologized and agreed there was a lot that needed to be addressed at the preschool campus. Ms. McDuffie then told me that before Rhoades had a preschool program that they saw a noticeable difference from students who started at Bright Horizons. The head of the Rhoades school resigned in May, before the end of the school year. We also decided to pull our son before the end of the school year."