Great Bridge Presbyterian Preschool, Chesapeake | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

I pulled my daughter out by early November last year. There were issues with exclusion towards my daughter by 3 of the other girls. We also had another outside activity with these girls plus the teacher of the preschool and the cruel treatment was not hard to see. Noticed even by the outside instructor who had all the girls together and admitted how awful the girls behaved towards her. Spoke with the other parent plus the preschool teacher of my daughter. The teacher said multiple times that there were no issues but clearly there were. Seen by myself and the outside instructor to the activity the girls were also in. Also spoke to the other parent who admitted she wouldn’t have her child apologize because she didn’t think her daughter would mean it and she shouldn’t have her do it that way. Great parenting, no wonder. It was a complete fail for the teacher to not address the mean girl behavior. However, the teacher and her kids plus the other mom with her kid were friends so that explains a lot. When I met with the person in charge she had little sympathy and simply explained it as, “it’s the age” & that it’s a part of growing up for the kids. Unbelievable. No wonder there are so many issues with kids as they grow up in schools. So unhealthy. She didn’t even suggest the idea of placing my daughter in a different class. Just that it was normal to happen. Again, wow! It took a few months after pulling my daughter out to rebuild her confidence by involving her around better more inclusive people and kids. Wish I hadn’t even enrolled her there. Maybe other classes are better but the management was awful. Big regret. On a more positive note the other teachers seemed nice and the school was clean. They did a good job making it appear wonderful at the open house. Can’t say it seemed incredibly safe with other side door access and didn’t love the drop of/ pick up chaos.

Our daughter attended Great Bridge Presbyterian Preschool from Pre-k 3 through Kindergarten. We loved the small class sizes, family environment and the way the staff loved and cared for the kids they were entrusted with. It made a great experience for her (and for us)! Spanish, music, STEM, additional virtual reading resources and readers from the local library made for such positive learning and fun. Our daughter was ahead of the curve for first grade readiness thanks to the amazing teachers at GBPP. We are so thankful for this school and the servant hearts of their staff.