By JPurcell at Citysearch March 23, 2011
Both of my children have gone to the Shiny Penny and have loved it. Their preschool program works to develop early readers and writers. I am a teacher myself, and my 5 year old started Kindergarten way ahead of the game thanks to the Shiny Penny. My youngest child is eight months old and has been their since he was eight weeks. I love the fact that it is a small facility with wonderful staff members. They truly make people feel like a family and take awesome care of kids. ...read more
By Kathy Johnson at Citysearch July 29, 2010
This place istso fake. They pretend like they care about the children, but one day I surprised them and caught a worker being very cruel to a child. I immediately removed my child. I heard froma member of my church that that they were recently evaluated by the State and are now on probation. Stay away!!!! I contacted the State as childcare ratings and all information are public record and the information was correct. Do your homework! ...read more
By Love Kids Stop February 27, 2010
My son is 2. His teacher is amazing. She potty trained him! This was such a HUGE help. Everyone said he was not ready but she did it! Mrs. Donna is amazing! Elaine Torbett is the owner. She is also a truely amazing woman. I like all the girls that I have met so far and my child does as well. I would recommend ANYONE to bring their child there. My son has learned a lot and he is only in the 2 year old class. If you bring your child there you will love it as well! ...read more
No matter what your child’s age, every parent wants to encourage their development and help them to reach those important developmental milestones. There are several things that parents can do to help this process along whether it is gross or fine motor development. ...read more
Afterschool care is an important thing when both parents work. You want to make sure that you have the safest and best possible afterschool caregiver to take care of your children while you are working. It’s less clear how much you should pay your afterschool caregiver for watching the children.... ...read more