Rising Generations Early Learning Center, Lanham | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

This is a bit long so sorry in advance: My son was terminated because he was having some behavior issues. I understood that this is a Zero Tolerance school. But was told all efforts would be made to avoid termination. When my son would get in trouble, when we talk to his teacher she would act if it wasn’t that bad or things were said like “he not the only one” or “you know how kids can be sometimes” but then he would get written up by the administrator, Mrs Cherise. And upon speaking with her my son’s behavior was much worst. So the communication there was bad. As a parent I refuse to say my child is perfect but for Mrs Cherise to tell me it’s Zero Tolerance policy and then for your teachers to not uphold that policy was confusing and frustrating. Sometimes when i would pick up my child and children were in the class throwing things, screaming hitting, some of the same things my son was accused of but we were told since it wasn’t during “instruction time” it wasn’t as disruptive…..so i guess the rules only apply during certain times. Really? Mrs Cherise is unprofessional and has poor communication skills. She would have a snarky tone and never had anything positive to say about my child. The only teachers that assured me that my son although may act out from time to time, it’s fine cause he is trying to adjust were miss Porsche and The afternoon teacher Mrs Kris. They were the only two who seemed to really understand and care about making sure we make the behavior better and all Mrs Cherise was concerned about was writing him up. His main teacher Miss Jermeka was a young lady who you can tell was overwhelmed and not trained. I’m not even upset at the termination, I wasn’t looking to change the policies for my child, but I find it disappointing that after a conference with the administrators(which the teacher did not attend by the way) we spoke about different techniques to help my child’s behavior, none of that was tried. My husband and I did many things to talk to our son and discipline him. We expressed the willingness to do whatever it took as a team with the staff and they expressed the same. They could have even suggested programs since they saw the behavior and maybe theirs wasn’t the fit for him. They just didn’t want deal with him he had only been in the school 2 months. To see a team of “educators” just write off a 3 year old cause he is having a little trouble instead of trying to nurture him and help work together for his good is sad. My son is stubborn at times but he isn’t just a horrible child. The afternoon teacher even told me that. All that on their website about “working together for the kids” is a lie. They need to train their teachers, Mrs Cherise needs to work on her professionalism.

I loved the building but I hated the way management handled issues and concerns. Like other reviews, I have a strong willed child. He hated to even go into the building. I witnessed he was fine with a few of the teachers. I just never understood why he would resists walking in the front door. I spent time in his classroom every morning. We received threats of termination for behavior issues. I received emails about my lack of parental involvement. I was enraged and consulted a few professionals in child development. They all told me to trust my child. I transferred him to another school. He started running into his new school building every morning. His emotional health improved. He was 2 at the time. So i can’t really ask him what happen. I believe Rising Generations is not equip to handle strong willed children. My child is a natural leader. He is kind, quick witted, and high energy. None of those traits are a good combination with Rising Generations. Please consider your’s personality before enrolling them at Rising Generations. There are so many other great options in the area.

Rising Generations Early Learning Center is THEE BEST center I’ve come across thus far. They are extremely professional and more importantly they look after your child as though your child were their own. They take pride in building up OUR next generation! My daughter attended this center from the age of 1yr to 4yr. During that time RGELC devoted time in strengthening her educational, social and motor skills. By the time my daughter hit kindergarten she was reading at a second grade level and I have RGELC to thank for that. She entered kindergarten knowing a beginner’s level of sign language and a few foreign languages, again thanks to RGELC!!! I could literally go on and on about the pros of choosing this center because I stand firm behind their greatness! The only thing I regret is NOT being able to put my new baby in the center due to my location change. If you place your child in their care you WON’T regret it!!!