Grace Community School 4735 Orange Grove Boulevard, North Fort Myers, FL 33903

"Back in July 2023 a new couple took this place over. A young couple who appear to be 19 years old running a daycare. So with that behind said, I took my children out. I went in there this morning to retrieve my tax document. I was nice to the couple at the front, the girl had a bad attitude, not personable at all and all I can say is that I am so glad I pulled them out of this rusted trashcan while I could!! Not only that but my older son went into kindergarten fully un prepared. My younger son is currently at kids world preschool going through an entirely more advanced program and it is a NIGHT AND DAY comparison for almost the same price! This weird, cultish facility needs to be SHUT DOWN."

"I must say… we have been gone from this school for months now…. But after seeing how my son is thriving in his NEW daycare is very telling on how just a small change in management can change everything! My son started with Grace at 10 months old and I loved it, he loved it. The teachers adored him and I loved them for it! When this location got new management a few months back it seemed off… not as welcoming not as fun for the kids and my son just wasn’t happy. I was getting calls about how my son was “misbehaving” not engaging in “circle” time and being distracting… he was 2.5 at the time. I was threatened with suspensions for a 2.5 year old…. Really?!? The final straw was being told by his teacher that he is a “bad” child and he is “wild.” That was it… I withdrew him after so long at Grace. I have faith that if management never changed we would still be there as I never had these issues before. But fortunately I found a much more inviting environment for my son down the road where he is thriving! He is even in the same class with one of his classmates from Grace… that child’s mother also withdrew her children from Grace the same week due to the same issues she was having. Grace…. I highly recommend you look into management at this location, very disappointed with how it all changed. It took a lot for me to write this review as I have been sitting on this for months but I needed to let you guys know how disappointed I am with the new management change. It was heartbreaking leaving Grace on our last day but I guess change can be good…. In this matter maybe management should have NEVER changed."

"I did not think I would be writing this First day! Today was the very first day of school ever for my son. He is 4 going to turn 5 on Sept. 1st to make him eligible for either pre-k or kindergarten. After taking a tour it was decided he would be placed in the kindergarten class based upon his age. I feel personally he is too young considering he has never been away from me before and we are not from Florida. The tour deceived me to be honest. When my husband and i took him to school there was nothing normal about it. Nothing welcoming about it. Coming from New York this was something we were just not used to considering even the other schools the children were attending in our neighborhood had meet n greets with their teachers. I don’t even know the teachers name at Grace Community. Bizarre. The people we saw today were all different from when we took the tour back in April. But he was so excited. Sat down and said hello to everyone but clearly overwhelmed by all the kids. He didn’t even cry he was so excited. 90 minutes later we received a call that he was just having too much fun it was distracting. It’s the first day. I honestly find it disturbing that a school that even has a daycare cannot control my child who isn’t hyper and doesn’t behave badly ever in that short of amount of time. I heard no mention of a tantrum or anything. Never heard of such a thing. Maybe talk to me about it after school if it’s such a problem? They inform me that he was laughing and wrote on another child’s paper. He is 4! Oh my goodness How horrible! I think of The horror stories I have heard about bullying and kids beating other kids from other parents and my kid wrote on another kids paper. Hope the other kid is alright! I am told that how they handle this is I have to come in for the next couple of days to work with him when they get paid weekly to work with children. And if this doesn’t work, he will be suspended at 4 years old. My jaw dropped I picked him up. This was not going to happen. He was labeled the bad boy in front of other kids who told me my child was bad because they don’t know any better and they absorb their surroundings. I realize we are living in a world where children are rushed to become robots or whatever they are trying to do but they are kids. Sorry he was excited, maybe smiled, laughed and is cute. He is 4 years old! He is extremely animated. My son can read, I have been working with him a lot. He needs to socialize that’s the biggest thing. What ever happened to compassion. A little girl pointed and told me he was bad. Nice. Definitely made an example of my son within the first hour of school for him ever. They gave me not one indication of him behaving badly. I don’t like to call children “Bad” but I am well aware of when a child is behaving badly. I babysat my entire upbringing for multiple families. I’ve met the wild into everything boy. He grew up to be just fine and he wasn’t “Bad” and he was way more hyper than my son. Trust me I am well aware of a kid that you cannot control. That isn’t my son. It was the first day of school ever for him. These people just don’t care. Perhaps we could have discussed putting him in pre k. Instead they are trying to get rid of you because they want children who will just sit there and keep their mouths shut. This is not the right fit for anyone who truly cares for their child and wants their kids to thrive. So run far away. I am heartbroken for my son and truly disgusted. It is hard enough not being from here let alone trying to raise a little boy in a world completely different from the world you were raised in. FYI considering another child was suspended in another review for literally nothing other than being an innocent precious child, Very telling. I am so sorry to that other parent that had to deal with that also. Just awful I do not appreciate the owners response considering I was not told on the phone and when I picked up my child that any children were in any danger. Ridiculous. All you care about is money. Im stopping payment for the 90min. I am reporting you."

"Grace community School has been great for my 5 month old. She has hit milestones so quickly I'm glad she's in daycare. She's already trying to sit up, crawl and talk. The lady's that take care of her LOVE her. I also enjoy getting daily pictures of my daughter while at daycare . It puts my mind as ease to see her so happy at daycare. We go to the North Fort Myers location. I would highly recommend them. We plan on keeping her here until she starts school."

"We are extremely happy with how our child has been cared for here. He has been attending since he turned three months and the women that work in the infant room absolutely adore him and treat him as if he were his own. He never cries at drop-off and reaches for every single one of them when we arrive. The app is wonderful as well, we get multiple photos and videos every day and we know exactly when he eats, naps, and is changed, we can also pay with the touch of a button each week which is super easy and convenient."