Discovery Tree Schools

If you’re looking for a daycare for your newborn, don’t bother coming to this place. I placed a nonrefundable deposit down a couple of months before my wife was to return to work from maternity leave. The director Kim told me a spot could possibly open up in 6 months. I emailed her and called her to follow up after the 6 months and she never returned my email or call. I called the other Discovery Trees that I was on the waiting list for and was told that a spot could open up in a couple months. My daughter is almost 2 years old now and not one call from Discovery Tree to inform me of any openings.

My son Nate attended here from ages 2 – 4 and I loved this place. The environment is very hands on, tons of items and things from nature children can manipulate and use the sensory/​fine motor skills with a huge emphasis on creativity and imagination. My son learned so much in this environment I was very impressed. He loved coming and was sad leaving every day. The teachers were all kind and the site director Kim was attentive to child/​parent needs. It’s very nerve racking to entrust your child in someone else’s care and Kim was so considerate during this transition. I know Brianna is no longer there but she was also amazing with the children.
Only issue I ever had was a bratty child that would pick on/​injure my son and other kids on multiple occasions. I wish the school had more of a zero tolerance policy on violent behavior — like they state in there handbook. It got to be extensive enough for me when I was picking him up one day and watched this boy come up from behind my son and slap him so hard in the face it knocked him down. I was irate, my son was a whole head bigger and I always taught him to be kind to others and I unfortunately had to teach my son how to fight back because the «talks» they had with the bad child’s parent didn’t do crap and he kept acting out. Other than that one issue, I would rate this school 5 stars, and pray that child got into some serious counseling before he got too old and habits become permanent.

I have been very pleased with how the new teachers in the toddler room have bonded with the children. They are both very nice ladies that seem to care a lot about the kids. I like that they have complimentary styles, both a little different from eachother. It has also come to my attention that DT is improving and expanding the curriculum for the toddlers and preschoolers. This should be a nice improvement a long with the caring teachers.