Children's Learning Adventure

"I absolutely love CLA Keller! I currently have one child in their Voyagers 3 class and it makes it so much easier to be away from him all day knowing he enjoys his time here. His teacher, Mrs. Claudia is wonderful! She genuinely cares for the kids and it shows! He has learned so much being in her class. They do art, read books, learn spanish, and of course still have play time. I am thankful everyday for teachers like her and great daycares like this one. Every employee here is kind and makes you feel at home. Thank you CLA Keller for all that you do for my babies!"

"My 4 children have attended CLA for 3 years and I have had some ups and downs with some of the staff there. They have turned over some of the people that my children have grown to love and this was a little concerning to see because the obvious question is, "why are so many good teachers leaving?" Well we never really got answers and I suspect we may never know all the details but my reason for making this post is to recognize a teacher who, in the past month or two, my children have grown to love. Ms. Jaime is amazing!!! As a parent I am very cautious about who my children open up to, but Ms.Jaime has proven herself trust worthy. She is always smiling, and engaging the children. A couple times I walked in as she was giving instruction and she was firm but not mean. She seem to desire understanding and was patient to verify that each child recieved the message in their individual capacity. I am confident that when my children are left in her care, they are in good hands. So I wanted to take a brief moment to highlight a few things that I have observed from this amazing teacher because I believe it is important for those seeking safety, security, and a place from your child to grow academically, then Children Learning Adventure will steer them in the right direction. I also have to take a moment to acknowledge Ms. Melinda and Ms. Crystal. My daughter currently has Ms. Melinda and my son who is now gone to kindergarten had Ms. Crystal last year. I can see the passion and love they have for the youth, and I so appreciate all these 3 have done for my children. These are the pillars that have kept my family there while the company was switching so many employees!!"

"The school is in the works of turning a new leaf, but it’s just not there yet. I’m uncomfortable with my daughter being there and did not feel like she was receiving the best care out there for the price. On a brighter note the new director is very open to handling any situation that may come up. If you bring it up any concerns to her she will handle them quickly and effectively. I do believe this school will one day get all the things worked out and be all that it can be while under her direction. Just right now, I do not trust them to care for my daughter while they get everything in order."

"I’m writing in hopes to reach the eyes of a senior leader or owner of this franchise. This was the first summer I enrolled my son at the Keller, TX location. It started out rough, but I just figured it was because it was a new environment for my son. He cried almost every day while attending this location due to unkind words from other kids and sub teacher behaviors. One of the descriptions of this company is a loving and nurturing environment, and that is not what we experienced. I brought this up to the leadership team at week two, they did listen to the concern and said they would follow up on it. When they called back, the director had said the teacher wasn’t aware of the unkind behavior but she would keep an eye out. For me, that was good enough for now. A few days later I dropped my son off and heard with my own ears the little girl my son described being mean to another student. Ms. Jennings, the main teacher heard it to and immediately spoke with the little girl about this and was very supportive to my son after that. If I wouldn’t have heard that interaction, I’m not so sure anyone would have believed it. The director never followed back up with me after that. Ms. Jennings, the main teacher, did do a very good job at keeping her ears open and comforting my son for the rest of his time there. She is loving and nurturing and I appreciate all of her efforts, she is a gem. The rotating teachers are the problem. My son has gone to the primrose since birth and then to Pre-K full day at the local school. I have never had a problem with him crying - ever. Not in any of the time he has been in childcare. We wanted to try out CLA because it looked fun and to give him a change of experience before the school year started. It worried me that he would cry almost every day at some point, but I did trust Ms. Jennings and my son did too, so we kept him enrolled. On our last day (yesterday), I was dropping my son off. Ms. Jennings was out that day, and when my son saw that she was out and saw the sub teacher he started to get tears in his eyes. The sub teacher looked at him and said “oh no, so is he going to cry all day like he always does?”. Those were her exact words, right in front of me. I can’t even begin to imagine what she says to the kids when a parent is not standing there. I immediately took my son and left. I spoke to the director about this and requested a refund for the day. This is not acceptable and frankly scary that you employ teachers that act like that around children. I want a senior leader to be aware of this so it can be fixed, because it is not being addressed well at the local level. I want to say thank you to Ms. Jennings to fulfilling the mission to this organization and for being so loving to my son. We will not be back, and I hope this review will help other parents make an informed decision. I gave a “2”vs a “1” only because of the main teacher, that did care and worked hard to help this situation."