Mother's Day Out Preschool 1072 Old Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23464

"A cesspool of sickness. Nephew has been going since September and has been sick in and off again. Since September (it’s now February) it’s been a cough, fever, runny nose, etc. over and over. Do they clean? Do they sanitize? Parents should be reminded over and over to not bring kids with fevers, etc. What are they doing???"

"My two children have had great experiences at this school over the past two years. The teachers are warm and caring, and both children learned a lot. The older classes put on music programs and went on field trips. They have small class sizes and small student / teacher ratios. We're a little sad that our oldest has aged out and will be to attend another school next year."

"My son has had a wonderful education from this school. He has always had small class sizes and the kindergarten teachers are amazing."

"My daughters experience here started out wonderfully! Her teachers were great! This preschool was also highly recommended to me. Recently my daughter stomped her foot and yelled at her teacher after being reprimanded for sitting on another child. All good! I'm all here for that. MarySue, the director, called me that day and proceeded to tell me what happened and how we can move forward and help my daughter to learn better behaviors. Then she proceeds to tell me that my 3 year old daughter is being hateful, disrespectful and that she won't succeed in her future if she does not change! She also said that she didn't want the other children or the TEACHERS not to like my child. Completely inappropriate in my opinion for a director of a preschool to speak so negatively about a 3 year old child to their parent. I think she should have just let me know what happened and come up with a plan to correct and not tell me her personal opinion in my child or what her future may or may not look like. I called to talk with MarySue about my concerns and how that made me feel very uncomfortable even bringing my daughter back there after hearing how she really felt about my child and this woman pretty much laughed at me. Stood by all of her words and told me that I was taking it the wrong way. She did not want to hear what I had to say and was not willing to take responsibility for the inappropriate comments that she made. She almost immediately suggested I remove my daughter from the school. Which by the end of our conversation I agreed this school can't handle my daughter and isn't a good fit for her so I did remove her. I'm not saying don't bring your kids here but if you have a very headstrong child I would definitely think twice about it. This has upset me so much I don't even know what to do about it. So I decided to make this review and share my experience. I'm giving a 1 star because the way that MarySue, the director, handled this situation was extremely inappropriate to begin with and then when I called with concerns the disrespect I received from her was unbelievable. She didn't even want to listen."

"I can't recommend this school highly enough. My daughter attended Mother's Day Out, and her confidence and love for learning grew noticeably from her time there. The teachers there do SO much for the children. They have daily crafts, hold special programs and parties, and the teachers go above and beyond to get to know your child and take care of them. I only have positive things to say about this great place!"