Reviews & Ratings for Patterson Avenue Child Care

10/03/11

Friendly & Affordable, One of the best child care centers

by mumma24 at Citysearch

I have my youngeest son currently enrolled at Patterson Avenue Child Care. All three of his oldest siblings also attended this facility. All of my children have excelled and I contribute this to the excellent learning curriculum that Patterson Avenue Child Care offers. My youngest son who will turn four at the end of December, is not only able to write and recognize his letters, numbers, and colors, but he is also recognizing words. He absolutely loves coming and seeing his friends and his teachers, and on the weekends he gets upset because he doesn't understand school is closed. It's a great facility where learning is fun and is intergral part of the daily routine! The playground is just fantastic, it has fundamental toys that help motor skills. I have nothing negative to say about the director, Ms Jeanna (who we all love and adore), the staff, and the facility. I would highly recommend this child care center for any child between the age of 2 and 5 years.

09/27/11

Highly recommend!

by aveandpsmom at Citysearch

I have my youngest daughter at Patterson Avenue Child Care and she is extremely happy and social. I love the teacher to child ratio, my daughter gets plenty of love and care. The different projects that they complete are very cute and creative. I have always had my children in private and I am completely happy with this facility, the staff, and the location. Jeanna is wonderful and I am greeted everyday with smiles, hello's, and genuine kindness. I would recommend PACC to any mother/father that wants their child to be well taken care of, treated fairly and kindly, and I cant think of anything I would change. Thanks PACC - I am a happy mommy!

09/15/11

Big No No!

by FaithnLove at Citysearch

This program is not what they say they are. They claim to be Christian but they are extremely rude. The director was very unprofessional, sarcastic and snappy on the phone as well as in person. Would not recommend this day care! I do not want my child treated in this mannor, nor be taught that this is the way to act. Very dissapointing.

06/13/11

Wonderful Child Care and Preschool

by Amala at Citysearch

Our son attended PACC for several years and is now a Kindergartener at a local elementary school. He has recently been accepted into the gifted program. I attribute his success 100% to PACC. His K teacher even told us "I don't know where he went to preschool but they did something very right". The staff are friendly, professional, and just wonderful. I still stay in touch and he will actually be spending his summer there this year. I would recommend this over any preschool in the city. Not only did I love the school he loved it too.

03/10/11

What a wonderful place for children!!

by Lugar3 at Citysearch

I am a nursing student that was assigned to Patterson Avenue Child Care as part of my studies in Child development, I have nothing but good to say about them. Being a parent myself of a 8 year old son, I wish I had known about them when my child was in Child Care.

The interaction between the staff and the children is great. The programs they have for the children far exceeded my expectations. The Child care center that I took my son too did not compare to Patterson Avenue Child Care.

They have an instructor that gives them lesson, writing, reading, adding, I was totally impressed. The lunches they serve were all nutrionally balanced, the children were well mannered and well behaved. During play time in the play area, the staff interacted with the children, they had story time, puzzles, painting, drawing, and on rainy days they have a movie!!

The staff is very dedicated and have much love for the children, its great to see that.

I wish I had known about Patterson Avenue Childcare when my son was going, he most definately would have attended!!

Kudo's to you all there, I was very impressed and think you all do a wonderful job. Thank you for having me there!!

Debra

09/22/10

SIMPLY THE BEST!

by tdorc at Citysearch

September 22,2010

I'm so appreciative to the Patterson Avenue Child Care givers for all they've done for my little girl. I was looking for a place where children are ‘cared’ for, a nurturing environment that not only allows them to be children, but one that also teaches and supports their developmental skills. I’m so glad that I found this and much more in Patterson Avenue Child Care. I was amazed at how quickly she transitioned into the new program and it was evident that it's because the teachers know what they're doing.

I love..love..love the well-rounded program because the kids get to be kids when they play, and then transition to a learning environment several times in the course of the day. My little girl is always very proud of her art-work, math, and sight-words just as much as she loves the music class.

I’m truly amazed that the teachers, with the guidance of their extremely knowledgable and caring director,Jeanna, do so much with the kids in a small setting.Before coming to Patterson, she attended a much bigger day-care, but got very little out of it.

This place is indeed a home for our kids away from home. Every day I’m reminded that I should have brought her here long before now, but I’m glad she got here.

Unlike other "big" day-cares where nobody truly cares about the kids except the money, you guys have shown that your priority is A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT!

Thank you so much!

05/13/10

Loving Care at Patterson

by MamaWrites at Citysearch

I have a hard headed son that needed extra TLC. He participated half-day at Patterson for a series of months to help him make his transition to a new state. My son brought with him certain challenges, and the director and staff worked with me to help him. They listened and supported me and tried a number of approaches to help my son work out his behavior. They were incredibly patient and gentle. We eventually figured out that he needed a highly structured, Montessori-like setting, and they referred me a place that could provide that. At no time did I ever feel that this was a rejection. More likely, I was able to view my son's change to a new school as a point of growth.

I recently visited just to let them know how my son, who is going to pre-school with his sibling, is now doing. Not only did they remember us, but they were still interested in our well-being. The classrooms were busy with children learning and receiving instruction. The play-yard brimmed with happy sounds of play. The staff and children were cheerful and content. The business was absolutely clean and orderly.

This environment is best for children who thrive in a multi-age atmosphere and need a casual approach to their day. All children, however, will enjoy the affection of conscientious teachers who communicate openly and regularly regarding the progress of your children. Your child will come home with artwork and academic work. My son always talked about what he learned there and the friends he made.

I am so thankful for the love and support from the staff at Patterson.

• Pros: Large number of teachers per student and lots of love

04/24/10

Quality Care at Reasonable Rate

by EbMartin at Citysearch

I have had a very good experience with my child at Patterson Child Care. I am expecting and sincerely hope that their new addition will be completed so my infant son will be able to go to school with his big sister. Very caring, loving staff. Have always been there and willing to help us for special situations. I like the open door policy and the recognition you receive as you enter each day.

I am overly please and highly recommend.

• Pros: Loving, caring atmosphere
• Cons: Small

09/25/09

BEST DAYCARE IN RICHMOND, VA

by dnr01 at Citysearch

I know God led me to this daycare because I was desparate for a warm, nuturing, loving Christian based daycare with preschool and my daughter didn't fit in well at the commercial large daycares such as La Petite, Primrose and even Victory Tabernacle. We needed something more family oriented. She just turned 4 and has been there for over a year now and can count to 30 easily and knows her letters and wants to even try to read too! She is so happy there, the staff and director are awesome, they treat the children like they are their own family - with lots of love, patience, understanding. There hasn't been any turnover rate on teachers either, same ones for over a year now! They're there to help with anything - even last minute babysitting emergencies! Great price too which was a huge concern for us as well! AND my daughter has asthma and they are great working with her treatments as needed! They have become a part of our extended family.

• Pros: Family oriented, no turnover rate on teachers, lots of love
• Cons: no field trips, but they have things come to them sometimes

06/01/09

Pleasantly Surprised

by KAC01 at Citysearch

My daughter has been attending PACC for almost a year. She has absolutely thrived. She's 2 1/2 -- knows her ABCs, her numbers, is constantly improving her motor skills, and her vocabulary amazes me every day. PACC works with the children on a daily basis on a varying curriculum that meets my daughter's ever growing curiosity. In addition, there's time for music, stories, and crafts. Also, the children are mixed in age -- which allows for the younger ones to learn by observation of the older ones. My family needed a daycare with flexibility and PACC caters to that need -- with a variety of attendance plans available -- from 1-2 days a week to full week. My one hesitation when we first started was the space -- at 1st look it can be unsettling. HOWEVER, the staff have use the space available in clever ways to ensure the children have a great place to learn, play, and engage with each other.

• Pros: Great staff, Engaged Activities, Flexible Schedules
• Cons: Small