Wishing Well Academic Pre School

My son has been attending since he was 5 months old. Needless to say, leaving your baby in someone else’s care is always difficult. When I contacted the Director she immediately stressed that we could drop by anytime to see the school. The infants are separated from the older children which is great since it helps to prevent unnecessary accidents. They have 2 infant rooms one for mobile babies and one for babies in cribs. Care takers rotate rooms and everyone is very attentive and they get to know your child really fast. Meals are included in the tuition price which is also an extra since other places charge food and milk. They don’t have a parent night which would be a really cool thing since it could help parents get to know each other. Overall, we have had no concerns with this place and our little one loves going there. My son is 16 months old now and is getting ready to move to the more «structured» room where he’ll have a set schedule and learn his alphabet, songs, numbers, colors and shapes.
Hope this review helps!

My son has been at Wishing Well for almost a year; he was about 5 months old when he started. When I drop him off he is happy and excited; that, along with my experiences with their caretakers and staff, tells me that this is a fantastic daycare.
I found out about Wishing Well through a friend, while my wife had also been told about Wishing Well from another parent.
They have a separate room for newborns/​infants, another room for babies that can crawl, and further separate rooms based on age/​developmental stage. This is a plus, as the first daycare we tried didn’t do a good job of separating infants from toddlers, which lead to an overzealous toddler scratching our then-​newborn child. Here, that problem doesn’t exist.
The caretakers here are very caring. The newborn/​infant room’s caretakers were very observant with respect to my son’s behavior and called out occasions when he seemed upset during the day; they were also good about asking us to replenish his supply of diapers, food, etc., ahead of time. They also suggested times to begin feeding him solid foods, thicker foods, etc., ensuring that he graduates to solid foods.
He is now in the «mobile babies» room. Now that he’s more communicative, I’m reassured this is an excellent daycare. Lately, when he and I approach his current classroom, he squeals happily and writhes around, wanting me to let him go. As soon as I hand him to the caretaker and she sets him down, he races towards the toys in the room and starts to play. On other occasions, he smiles at the other babies and approaches them.
Clearly, he’s having a blast here and already making friends. Knowing that he’s happy and excited to be there is reassuring and sets my mind at ease as my wife and I work during the day.
Other points: the pricing is very reasonable, and administrative staff is very easy to talk to. They genuinely care about providing quality care. On occasion we have found that their caretakers either forget to document some of his feedings, or have misinterpreted our feeding instructions; when we brought up the issue both the caretakers and the admin were very receptive and quick to resolve the misunderstanding.
Ultimately, the caretakers and staff really care about the quality of their work, and my son is demonstrably happy here. This is a great daycare and I wouldn’t want him anywhere else.

Don’t tak your children here… enough said

My son has been going to Wishing Well for about a year now. He’s almost 2. Everyday before one of us, drops him off, we always ask him if he’s ready for school. He jumps up and happily says «yes.» I have had peace of mind for a year knowing that I’m leaving him in good hands. I heard of this place by word of mouth from a mom who had moved out of the area and was heart broken for having to make the decision to move her child out. The teachers care and the place is very clean and very well maintained.
Our family has been through the ringer this year and this place has been very understanding. Mind you, I am a mom who has written a check that has bounced, turned in tuition late, and has picked him up late. I feel that I should state that to give a fair and balanced review. Things happen in life, some which are in our control and other times not.
Stating the above, I could be pissed off at the school for charging late fees for bad checks or for charging for late pick up, but I won’t as I understand that as parents AND adults that is OUR responsibility. What I tend to focus on is the bigger picture and that is that my child is well taken care of. I ask him what he does, he says yes to Singing songs, Reading books, seeing His friends, dancing??? That’s all the assurance I need.
One thing I would like to see in the future are quarterly updates on how my child is progressing or more frequent communication if he’s not so I can stay on the same page.
Thank you Wishing Well!

So glad to see the truth is coming out about this school and the money hungry administration. Please do your research and read the filtered reviews at the bottom!

My son has been attending this daycare/​preschool since he was 18 months and now is just about 5 years24 days short. I have seen a lot of day cares which most are just a babysitting facilty. Ms Carol and Ms Dee are very aware of everything that goes on here and if you have any concerns they are always on top of it. Do not velive the negative post by this mother, it sounds to me she did not agree with rules that wishing well has and not everybody agrees and if she didnt she had all the right to pull her child out which knowing all the moms and teacher she didnt get her way. this place is a five star and don not be fooled. They actually care about there kids her and when so many parents do not participate in things they make sure thekids are never affected. Keep up the good work ladies!!! l

I really wish I paid attention to the signs. When my sister told me my nephew cried each time she dropped him off in the morning, I wish I had recognized that as a red flag. When my nephew himself would tell me he didn’t want to go back to school, I wish I didn’t brush it off as him adjusting to a new environment.
When I went to pick him up from school, I wish I didn’t quiet my own concerns that I was able to make it in his classroom without any check in, no security measures. I wish I had listened to my gut when something seemed «off“in Ms. Michelle’s room, when all of the kids looked miserable and terrified to make a noise and sat in silence, no giggles, no smiles. I wish I took a moment to really think, that if the depressing, prison-​like atmosphere I found on my visit creeped me out, it must have been torture my little precious baby.
I wish I had said something. I wish I had given my nephew the benefit of the doubt and not this school.
Above all, I wish the individuals at the Wishing Well lived up to the hopes and expectations my sister and our family placed on them. My nephew was eager to learn, excited to start school, sweet and friendly when he started there. In about a month he became anxious, terrified at the thought of going back to school. Luckily, kids are resilient. He’s at a new school and back to his old loveable self. The sudden change in his mood and visible relief is more evidence that he absolutely needed to get out of the Wishing Well’s toxic environment.
Never again will I disregard blatant signs of distress and cries for help, especially when coming from defenseless child.

The unprofessionalism at this facility is unbelievable! I had many issues in the short four weeks that my child attended this school. The biggest issue that I encountered, was the fact that my child was not eating lunch and it took four weeks for me to finally be informed of the situation. This is unacceptable!!!

If you are thinking about enrolling your child at this facility, please make sure you are aware that this facility does not welcome diversity as far as the development of your child is concerned. Unfortunately, we had to learn this the hard way. Not only were we not made aware of our child not meeting the school’s standards until it was too late, we were also made aware that our child had not been eating lunch. How in the world do you not tell the parent that his child has not been eating lunch for the past MONTH???
An example of their lack of professionalism is the one displayed by their director, Carol when my wife advised her on when my son’s last day would be (the school had given us 10 days). Carol continued to give my wife the cold shoulder and was very short on words and seemed extremely bothered when my wife attempted to speak with her. Leadership starts at the top and trickles downward. What a poor and disappointing example set by this woman.
Please reconsider before enrolling your child at this school. They are also very bad at returning phone calls.

Today was a very bittersweet day for our family. Our daughter Brooke graduated pre-​school today from Wishing Well and it was so sad to say goodbye to a wonderful school. We were so lucky and blessed to have found this school in 2012 after going from one pre-​school to another. From the first day of school, the whole staff has always been so nice, patient and supportive and they care for Brooke and all their kids as if they were their own.
Wishing Well focuses on academics so it isn’t your standard day-​to-​day pre-​school or day care activities. Brooke learned to write her name the 2^nd week she was back in school. At the age of 4, she learned all her site words, do basic addition math problems and now that she is 5 and going to kindergarten next year, she knows how to subtract and do double digit math addition and in no time will learn how to read. This is all thanks to Ms. Carol who loves her kids and brings out the best in each and everyone of them.
The school is very well kept, they serve nutritional meals, they are organized, they communicate with the parents, make it fun for all the kids and probably the most important factor for us was that they really go above and beyond caring for our children.
If you are looking for a pre-​school for your toddler, Wishing Well is an OUTSTANDING school where you can trust that your precious child will be well cared for!!!
Thank you Ms. Carol, Ms. Dee, Ms. Michelle, Ms. Heyde, Ms. Martha, Ms. Valerie and all the other teachers for being a part of Brooke’s life. You have made her first years of school and learning a wonderful experience. It was so hard to say goodbye to all of you today and we will miss you all sooooooooooo much but we are FOREVER grateful and appreciate ALL OF YOU & THIS WONDERFUL SCHOOL called WISHING WELL :)

My son has been going here for the last year and is currently in Ms. Michelle’s class. He loves going to school and has learned a great deal in the last year. He is 4 and knows how to write his first and last names, can count to 30, can write all his letters, knows all the sounds that the letters make and most important of all –he is well taken care of when he is here.
Ms.Michelle is very attentive and caring when it comes to her students and has great communication with parents. The staff and other teachers are all wonderful and I can’t say enough how much my son loves coming to school.
Thank you Wishing Well for creating a great space for kids to learn, play and thrive.

Check it out, finally they have a new play ground… so cool… I want to play i want to play i want to play i want to play… naaaa i’m to old to play. But the kids love it…

My 4 year old daughter Katie has been attending Wishing Well for the past 5 months and I have never seen her happier. We tried the whole home daycare thing and she was miserable. In the 5 short months that she has attended Wishing Well She now knows how to write her name/​spell her name, count to 30, complete 48 piece puzzles. List the days of the week and recognize what the current day is and she is now trying to tell time. My husband and I are blown away by how advanced she has become since enrolling her. I can honestly say I was not able to write my name until I was about 6 and she is four.
The staff there is great! Everyone is always smiling and greets you warmly. My daughter talks about her teacher Ms. Michelle on a daily basis and on the weekends tells me how much she misses her. The thing I like the most about this place is when I was checking out other preschools everyone wanted me to setup an appointment for a different day and when I called Wishing Well I was told to «come on over at anytime» which was great because I felt they had nothing to hide. You should never have to set up an appointment to check out a preschool.
All in all I am 100% satisfied with Wishing Well. My daughter is striving in her academics and genuinely enjoys attending.

I just saw the first Unilocal review for the school, And I have to tell you, As first time parent I was lucky enough to find the perfect school to my little girl. Since the first day, We went to the school to meet the staff, and see their campus, THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND VERY, VERY FRIENDLY, My daughter is a toddler now and she started attending Wishing Well when she was 16 weeks old. Our daughter pretty much spend all day at the daycare, and I TRUST the staff at Wishing Well like if it was me the one staying with her all day.
There’s few signs that shows this place is one of the best:
First you can come in unannounced to check on your kids at any time and they have no problem with it. Our daughter is always very exited and happy to be there. she has never, ever been left there crying or sad about staying there.
When our daughter sees any of the staff in or out of the school she gets very happy to see them and they get very happy to see her too.
The administration is very professional, the kitchen makes home made food every single day for the kids. they don’t keep asking for fundraiser like any other daycare, they are very flexible and understanding in every
daughter got a very light fever due to teething and I got call by the administrator to be informed about the fever and I was told if I would like to pick her up before it turned into a real fever, when I arrive to pick her up, for my surprise there was the school president holding and caring for my little girl, waiting for me to pick her up. I can keep going writing about all the good things they offer for the kids here, but if the review gets too long YOU’LL GET BORED of reading it, and loose interest but if you want to know more about them, send me a message, I’ll reply with my phone number and respond to all your questions. Also I’m sure if you go around the time the kids are being pick up and ask administration if is ok to randomly approach any of the parents to ask about the school, they will be ok with it, they are one of the best around and have nothing to hide.

Wishing Well is an exceptional school with very caring owners and teachers. Our daughter was enrolled in the infant program and she thrived in their care. Initially, looking for a day care was very stressful as this is our first child. The thought of leaving her in the hands of strangers was unthinkable. Ms. Dee and Ms. Carol really helped to calm our nerves. When we first enrolled our daughter Ms. Dee invited me to call or stop by anytime to check on our daughter. I did and Ms. Dee was more than happy to share with me how my daughter was adjusting. At first she really struggled to sleep in her crib and to nap at all. The teachers in the infant program really worked with her so that now she sleeps through the night in her crib and no longer with mommy and daddy. She also spit up… alot! No one got frustrated and they spent the time to burp her and keep her upright after she ate. They took the time to get to know her so that they could provide the best individualized care. Each morning that I dropped our daughter off she always smiled at her teacher letting me know she was in good hands and she felt safe!
Wishing Well was also the cleanest school that we found. And we looked! The toys are new, the teachers do not wear shoes where the babies are playing and the room is very calm. I would recommend Wishing Well to anyone!
Unfortunately due to a change in jobs we had to move our daughter. As soon as we knew we had to make a change I cried and cried and cried! Her teachers were really sad to see her leave and on her last day they gave her a gift with a card signed by all her teachers and a handmade book with pictures of our daughter and the footprints of all her friends!
Again we were having to look for a school and after having the best (Wishing Well) I was not confident that we would find anything that came close. While we found a suitable new daycare (at twice the cost) it really doesn’t compare to Wishing Well. Maybe in the future we will be able to return to Wishing Well but in the meantime we will definately keep in touch!

I disagree with the negative comment from Kristin T. My daughter has been at Wishing Well since she was 18 months old. She will be 5 years old this August. I fell in love with this school, the administrative staff as well as all of the teachers. My daughter loves them as if they were family! I feel because of this school and how well they are with the children my daughter is at a higher education level then she would have been in a regular day care. They have a way of making learning fun and interesting. They keep the kids on a schedule and that is important. As for the hot days… we live in the valley and yes it gets hot but if and when it gets too hot the kids are inside. It saddens me that a person that knows so little about such a wonderful place would bash it negatively. My daughter is in kindergarten now and this will be her last year. That saddens me… I love this school and all they have done for me and my Daughter. They have helped to teach her discipline, manners, respect and have been beyond loving and caring to my daughter. I have always felt that my daughter was in a good and safe place while I as a single parent was away at work. I would and have recommended Wishing Well Academic preschool to my friends, family and anybody looking for a GREAT place for their children!
Thank You,
Heidi G.

What was presented to me in black-​and-​white was not what was happening. My son was enrolled in the pre-​k program for ages 3 – 5, and that was what I was paying for tuition. Later I was told that he was enrolled in the toddler program, even though it didn’t match my tuition or what was written in the information packet.
The written schedule I was given regarding my son’s program was a misrepresentation of the children’s daily routine. Again, I was following the pre-​K schedule that matched my son’s age and my tuition, since that was in the packet of information I received, but my son was being served lunch at 11 a.m. [didn’t match any of the 3 schedules] and was put down to rest at 11:30 a.m., not 1 p.m. as indicated. Had I been aware of the actual schedule, which was not what I was given in writing, I would have never enrolled my son since a nap at 11:30 a.m. would not have worked for him.
This then becomes a question of what was he doing? He was eating lunch when he was supposed to be involved in creative play or math and science exploration. He was resting when it was supposed to be lunch and recess. When was he learning? Was nap time 3 hours instead of the 1 ½ that I was told?
I had to pay $ 100 before I was given the packet of information to take home and review. This was the norm because, according to them, it was a waste of paper to hand out packets to people who might not enroll their children. It’s hard to know if you want to enroll your child without written information, but then that information wasn’t accurate anyway.
The facility has no website, no email contacts, so there is not a constant flow of communication. I felt in the dark and had no idea what my son was doing. If the schedule had changed, I was not provided a written document indicating that, nor was I told by anyone, although that has been denied by staff.
The other real safety issue to me was the fact that the children were outside from 3 p.m. until parental pick-​up. All of their belongings were brought outside and they were not allowed back in their rooms. When I asked about this, if it was a year-​round situation, I was told yes «unless it was raining or 103 degrees.» I was not comfortable with my son being made to remain outside in the afternoon heat and sun without an option to stay in the room. Sometimes 90 degrees is too hot for young children to be outside, but there was not any shift in the schedule, from what I could see, to accommodate the heat of summer. Again, I was told that 103 degrees was not what was said to me, that I had been told that kids stayed in if it was in «the upper degrees.» Not true. Why would make up a number like 103? Not my style.
My son was overheated when I would pick him up and would subsequently melt down on the way home, crying for 15+ minutes, something completely unlike him. On his last day there, when he fought me about going to preschool and told me that «it wasn’t good for him,» I knew there was something very wrong. My son has never been clingy and doesn’t have crying jags that last more than a couple of minutes. This was not my normal son. Three weeks with only 6 days of actual attendance [we were on vacation part of the time] was what it took to realize this was not a good fit. Had I not picked up my son early one day, I would have never been aware of the drastic difference between what I was told was his schedule and what it actually was.
The message: Parents beware and perform due diligence. What you’re given in writing is not necessarily what goes on. Ask lots of questions and pop in at various times of the day. Pay attention to your child and any emotional changes.
This facility is more interested in rules and money than in clear communication about their program. It may be a perfect fit for some, but it was an awful experience for me and my son.