Courthouse Academy

This is my daughter's first year at Courthouse. She is in the 3's Spanish Immersion classes. At first, we were nervous that she wouldn't adapt as quickly to a school setting however, her teachers and the admins are so great with the kids. She loved it after the first day! She says everyone in her class are her best friends including her teachers.

They work on the basics with the 3's: numbers, letters, colors, cutting with scissors, hand eye coordination, writing/tracing, and music and art (I'm sure there's more that I didn't cover.) My daughter is in the Spanish Immersion class. Two months in she knew how to count to 10. Now she knows some of her colors (red, green, blue, yellow, black and white.)

I love that they offer a variety of after school activities such as Mini Med School, Soccer Shots, and Rock-It Science...just to name a few. When you sign up for any of these extracurricular activities, they send you a weekly update on what they did that day.

I'm not sure if all teachers use the Appletree app or something like it, but my daughter's teacher sends us daily updates on what they did in class that day AND pictures of all the kids. She also keeps us informed of future events, like if there is a bake sale, book fair, class party or school closings.

I would highly recommend Courthouse Academy to any parent looking to enroll their kid.

I want to take a moment to express our gratitude on how well the transitional has been putting our daughter into Courthouse. Having to put your child in daycare has several anxieties alone but having a great team at Courthouse made it much easier for us. I especially want to recognize all the teachers in the infant room- Last night I received a call from one of my friends frustrated at her daycare and their inconsistency with her babies teachers. It made me realize that we are very happy with ours! It gives our family a peace of mind when we see Emily smile and recognize them in the morning. We like that they provide us a lot of feedback with Emily and what she may need, even on days that may be more rough. I believe in the importance of a great team and I wanted to recognize that you have a great one in the infant room. Even the ladies on the other side of the infant room. They've all been very warm and approachable with us and you can tell they work HARD keeping the babies happy throughout the day. I know it's a hard job so I wanted to let them know we appreciate all of them!!!!

A cheerful, clean school with new building. Teachers and front desk staff are pleasant and welcoming. The price includes some "extra" classes once a week, but like many preschools in the area, there are other "extras" like soccer available for extra money. For a regular day, the start time is 9:30am, which is late if you have anything else going on in your morning. I personally think they do this do get you to pay extra for the "extended day." Also, snow days are not made up for, so in 2015, I think this has been 8 or 9 days so far this year... And we are still paying the same price. Their justification is extra days built into the school schedule but I'm not sure.

Spanish immersion, at least at the 3 and 4 year old level, means the teacher's aid will speak only in Spanish. The main teacher will speak in English and will not necessarily be fluent in Spanish.

Pick up and drop off are a pain, especially if you have other small children. You must walk into the school to your child's class room through the front door. The parking lot is a long lot parallel to the school building. If you are not lucky enough to get one of the first three spots, then you will be walking 50-100 yards to the front door and then 50-100 yards into the building to your child's classroom. If you don't have other kids, this isn't too big a deal, but again with with small children, it's a pain.

Prices are competitive with other preschools in the area (many of them are chains), but the PTA will send home (optional) fundraising materials at least once a week.