Cole Academy

We’ve been at Cole academy just under a year now and we love it! We started when my daughter was 3 months old and she’s about to turn 1. The staff is SO caring and great with communication. They really love and care about those kiddos and it should shows!

We love this school! Our two boys have attended Cole Academy for the last four years and I cannot say enough great things about our experience. The staff are all so caring and make personal connections with the children. You can tell they really care about each child. Other parents are always amazed by how much our kids know and how well mannered they are. The staff and administrators are very intentional about partnering with parents on any concerns and communicate both good and bad feedback in a thoughtful way. The school is always super clean and welcoming. We are so thankful to have a great school for our kids!

I was fortunate to tour several area daycares in 2020 just before everything closed up for awhile. This was my top choice even then. I had read that it was hard to get into but we kept trying. Once my little one was here a few other places had room for us, but I kept trying at Cole Academy and am so glad I did.

Each room is a stepping stone for the next. They work on age appropriate skills through play. So many places seem to be either free play all day or overly strict, this is the happy middle. The building is kept secure and if they are not right at the front desk it is easy enough to find the director or assistant director if additional assistance is needed.

I am completely confident when I leave my child there that they are being loved, nurtured, and taught as if I was leaving them with family. The teachers meet my child at the appropriate level for their developmental stage. We have been there almost 2 years and I cannot imagine going anywhere else. Any concern or issue (all minor that you would experience anywhere) is dealt with quickly and compassionately. Not only have we been thrilled with every teacher we have encountered, the director and assistance director are amazing. I am big on communication and having doors closed to parents made that extra difficult over the last few years, but they made it work and found ways to keep us all on the same page.

I watch how the interact with other families and children and consistently there is a level of respect and compassion you don't often find. I have seen them take a child who was "having a rough morning" and turn that around within minutes before settling them into their class. Which helps not only that child, but the whole class.

Cole Academy doesn't have some of the bells and whistles you see at some places (constant video feed available to parents, etc). Honestly though I prefer that. It helps keep the cost down, and I am able to focus on my work without constantly access to check in on my child. I trust that my child is in good hands and don't feel the need to check even if I did have access to such things.

We all know it takes a village to raise a child, and I am glad that my village includes Cole Academy. I will have no problems turning the second baby over to them in a few months.

We are so grateful for Cole Academy and the personal care and love they show our daughter. We were patient and waited quite a while to get into this daycare and I'm so glad we did. There are reviews out there complaining about the waiting process (hello, that's everywhere... be grateful they don't charge an application fee to get on the waitlist)!.Consider the fee to be that you need to call and continually tell them you want your child to go there). I believe that the fact that this facility stays full without needing to do much to promote themselves should speak volumes to potential parents looking at Cole Academy for daycare.

None of the negative reviews I read said anything bad about the care your child receives - in fact, the negative reviews were from people who didn't get in/did not have backup plans/or seemed mentally unstable. The negative reviews consist of whining that they did not get in or were not treated like royalty because they are important people - guess what, to them everyone is important so that's why you were not treated special.