Eastside Christian Academy

My child is learning SO much here, the teachers are incredible, and the facility is amazing! Love these guys! more

We could not be happier with ECA. Our two children have been attending for more than two years. The prior director was recently replaced and there have been a few new teachers added but all of them seem very friendly and professional. The teachers that work with our children are very loving and seem to be quality well educated teachers. In my opinion, the teachers that have been replaced probably needed to be. We have been happy all the while but the changes have shown a great deal of improvement even still. Our children come home singing songs they learn at school and talking about Jesus. There have been days my daughter has cried when I was trying to get her to leave the classroom because she wasn't ready to go home, we think that is a pretty good testament. Our kids are happy at Eastside. We are 100% confident in our choice for our children’s early years. It’s a great feeling to know that we don’t have to worry when our children are at ECA. The commitment of the teachers, the love to our children and the Christian atmosphere are so important to our family. The NEW director is WONDERFUL! more

My wife and I have been very pleasent and polite with ES Christian Academy. Not to mention we have always paid on time. After our four year old started saying that she was afraid of her teacher, hated school, etc. we spoke with the director several times. Ultimately the teacher in question was terminated but only after we notified ESCA that we were withdrawing our daughter from the school. After this we were told we had not made our payment; which we had. This was resolved however a week later we were notified a second time that if we did not make payment within two days it would be turned over to collections. I had to call and once again point out that this was their error. I had the director email my wife a letter saying that this had been resolved just in case they convienantly forget to fix this issue again and damage our credit. PLEASE USE CAUTION and good judgement when considering this facility. Many of our neighbors and other parents within our church community have spoken of similar circumstances. We do not recommend this Academy to anyone. more

Like most families, we ARE and WILL ALWAYS be a double income family just to make ends meet so working is not an option. My husband and I consider ourselves as ""laid back and easy going parents"", and obviously, when it comes to both of our children, we will do whatever it takes to protect them and to ensure that they feel comfortable with their surroundings while working our full-time jobs. Back in 2006 our son was attending a different daycare at the time. I will not go into any details about the other daycare but I will say that things got ""out of control and ugly"" to say the least. Someone upstairs must have been looking out for my family because a spot in their 2 yr. old room was about to open up at Eastside Christian Academy. We have had (and are still having) a WONDERFUL experience with ECA. Their daily curriculum, creative projects and fun activities, field trips, computer, music and swimming lessons, parent and community involvement is only part of it, Don't even get me started on the Christmas and Graduation programs that make me cry like a baby. Hands on and experienced teachers who genuinely care for the kids. We would like to again thank all involved with the extra special care and attention and support that was given to our daughter when she had some health issues as a baby. The only downfall is that the parking lot gets crowded during peak hours. Our son is in the 1st grade now and our daughter is about to move up to their 3yrs old room. Let's face it, not everyone is going to be pleased with everything and everyone and that's okay. My personal opinion about daycare in general is to communicate with the staff, but let them do their job. Your child (being of speaking age or not) and your maternal instinct will usually give you a idea of how things are really going when you're not around. Both of my kids started preschool at 3 months old so trust me, moms, finding a good daycare is one of the most important decisions that you will ever have to make. I am not joking when I say that there have been several times when my children did not want to leave the daycare because they loved it so much. That really says it all if you ask me! If ECA has a waiting list...grab a spot! A reputable facility like Eastside Christian Academy will always have limited spaces for the most part. more

I interviewed many daycares in the eastside area before choosing ECA. I had trouble getting a call back & they still are not good about answering the phone, but the daycare is affordable & the teachers care about my son. They listen to everything I ask as a parent and want him to succeed. They keep in communication with us if our child is sick or not acting like himself. The other teachers know him by name and know our family. They are making changes to their menu to create healthier options, and the director is very positive and interested in keeping the parents happy. I wish there was a larger parking lot and that they opened before 7:30 am, but I have no plans to move my child from this daycare, and I consider myself a picky mom with very high expectations. I am proud to say my son goes to ECA. more

The assistant director mentioned in the previous review is no longer there. They are in the process of re-vamping their image. My kids have been there almost three years and we have had mostly good experiences. I'm encouraged by their recent efforts to hire quality teachers and put a strong emphasis on learning. more

i went for a tour because i was looking for day cares for my toddler. i was treated like i didnt belong there, the director didnt even speak to me, the asst director did the tour which was 5 minutes long. I felt rushed out the door, didnt even offered pricing range, nothing. just said: ""if you want to join heres the number, and the paper work you need to fill out, you have a good one"" rude rude place. I will not even consider this place, just by the first impression i got Pros: nothing good to say more

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Beware- Parents please proceed with caution when choossing a daycare provider. more