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Minnieland Academy at Sully Station
5801 Stone Creek Dr, Centreville, VA 20120, United States
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Minnieland Academy at Sully Station

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Su
Review №1

My daughters experience at this academy has been great! She loves her teachers and all the activities done through out the day. Both the director Ms. Megan and the assistant director Ms.Jessi are wonderful and help with any questions or concerns we have as new parents. My husband and I were a little worried about our daughters transition but it was the best thing we could have done. This is a great acadamy!

La
Review №2

We are thrilled with the care and attention our son receives here. He loves his teachers and they are always prompt to let us know what he has done that day and how he is progressing. The few times he has gotten hurt (bumped his head or scraped his nose) they always call and let us know what happened and have a report for us to see when we pick him up. The directors are caring and always quick to answer our questions. You can tell the teachers and staff genuinely care for the kids and are at the top of their game. We trust them 1000% and know hes in good hands while we are at work.

Al
Review №3

Our son has been going here for 2 weeks and has really loved it! The teachers are very nice and the kids are kept busy with outdoor play time, activities, reading, etc. So far we are very happy with enrolling our child here.

Je
Review №4

My daughter went to this daycare from infant to preschool. The teachers were very nice to my little one. Previous directors were friendly but since they changed the directors/front desk people things were getting very disorganized. The new people were also not responding to my emails quick enough, and they were not nice to my kid and me.

As
Review №5

My toddler was enrolled in this preschool for less than 6 months before I had to find a different placement for him. His classroom was extremely unorganized and chaotic most of the time when I went in.The thing that actually made me have to remove him immediately was an issue of reoccurring severe diaper rashes. He was not being changed enough and when he was changed was not being cleaned thoroughly which resulted in severe rashes and soreness. The first time, I emailed the director and she assured me she would speak to his teachers; she followed up with me and said they would be more vigilant. The second time I spoke to the assistant director in person and called the director later on. Again, she spoke to his teachers and assured me that it would not be an issue again. The next week when we got home after pick-up I went to change him and he screamed and cried and his bottom was so red and rashy that it had bloody spots and was he was still dirty from a previous BM. I immediately went to Minnieland and collected his things and told them we would not be returning. The director was nice enough but clearly she was not checking in on what her teachers were doing.There were also several other small problems. Like not reporting accidents that occurred accurately, the teachers responding to my questions about my sons day by speaking to each other in spanish before answering me back, dirty toys, unclean practices like piling all the toddlers coats and/or blankets in one giant pile, losing his coat/jacket/extra clothes despite them being labeled, etc.We did like 1 of his 4 teachers from his room, she seemed very kind and loving and my son was comfortable going to her. We also liked their outside area, however, I felt that they spent a lot of unstructured time out there.Overall, I wish I would have removed him earlier. It was not a good experience and I would NOT recommend this school.

Am
Review №6

I waited a few months to write a review for this place and my feelings havent changed at all. We chose this place because of the hours available. The establishment is HUGE! The infant room is very big with lots of toys and places to roam. And the prices are reasonable.However, if I could give this place negative stars? Theyd get a negative 1000. I dont know how this place is still in business.I can count how many times I would show up at 6am (remember we chose this place for the hours) only to have to wait in my car for 30 minutes for someone to open the doors. Other times Id come in and nothing was ready... lights were off and beds were not made. So Id stand there not sure what to do bc I couldnt just leave my baby in there alone. And I couldnt even take her out of the car seat bc she would be asleep and the beds werent ready.I cant tell you how many times my kid had severe diaper rash from this place. So bad it would bleed and require a doctors visit (and shes never had it again since leaving this god awful place). Not to mention after closer look at the toys which are all dirty and old, some were even broken, but the kicker? My kid was playing with a red box when I came to visit for lunch one day. After examining the box, it had a big white label on the side that said SHARPS ONLY. Yeah. I mentioned it to the staff (which some were very hard to communicate with since they didnt speak much English) and they said they would take care of it. Seriously.. I dont care how much you clean or sanitize a medical grade sharps container but I am NOT ok with this.I think Minnieland also called me once every two weeks to come pick up my daughter because she had a fever. Which was ridiculous bc when we got her home, there was one instance where she actually had a slight fever but the rest of the time she was fine. And my kid was there only three days a week so Im pretty sure Ive paid for at least two weeks worth of daycare that they didnt provide.My baby also came home with bruises and red marks which were never explainable. One day she had a huge red mark on her face and I got 3 different stories of what happened. One lady said she must be sunburnt bc she went outside that day but it had been in the 40s so I was upset that my 8 month old would be subject to sun exposure and the cold without proper care. Then she changed her story to say maybe she didnt go outside that day. How frustrating! So I asked the director to see the tape for that day and she told me (after a week of not responding) that Minnieland does not record. What?? Whats the point in having cameras if they dont record? So I called the regional office and they also confirmed the cameras in all Minnielands do not record and they use the cameras for training although Im not sure how thats possible. I felt as if i had been lied too considering when we visited the place, the told me they have cameras to monitor activities but apparently, they serve no purpose for the parent. Also the regional manager was rude and very difficult to speak with. She told me that maybe my kid just gets diaper rashes because some kids just get them a lot. Then she told me that I must have misread the sharps only label and it probably said Shapes Only... pretty much she had some dumb excuse for every concern I had and didnt seem at all concerned with addressing them. So I did-enrolled my kid that day only to find out the same day that she caught RSV from Minnieland. What a great farewell gift!I waited to write this review because I wanted to be sure that my concerns werent because I was an overbearing first time parent but having had my kid in a new day care for the last 3 months with no issues and an amazing staff, this was in no way an issue with my standards. Its just that Minnieland at Sully just is a terrible establishment with a terrible management staff at all levels who are more concerned with making money than actually taking care of the kids.

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  • Address:5801 Stone Creek Dr, Centreville, VA 20120, United States
  • Site:http://minnieland.com/
  • Phone:+1 703-449-8123
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Categories
  • Day care center
  • After school program
  • Kindergarten
  • Preschool
  • Private school
Working hours
  • Monday:6:30AM–6PM
  • Tuesday:6:30AM–6PM
  • Wednesday:6:30AM–6PM
  • Thursday:6:30AM–6PM
  • Friday:6:30AM–6PM
  • Saturday:Closed
  • Sunday:Closed
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