Little Scholars Academy of Maumelle West Campus, Maumelle | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

Our daughter started in the nursery at 6 weeks old and Ms. Janice and Ms. Angelica were wonderful, caring, professional and attentive. I felt very comfortable with them and trusted them wholeheartedly with my baby girl. After my daughter was a bit older, she would give huge smiles to both women and hold her arms out to be held. Ms. Janice even referred to herself as Granny to my babe. I absolutely love them. They really worked with my baby on tummy time, then sitting up, and eventually she learned how to hold her bottle. It was fun to have them share my daughter’s experiences during the day with me.

When my baby was close to 9ish months old and closer to being mobile, they transferred her to the next room. Ms. Sarah also had a good relationship with my baby and gave me good feedback and reports at the end of each day. I enjoyed working with her.

We moved to another state recently, so we are no longer enrolled in LSAM. And we weren’t in the second room as long as the nursery, so I wasn’t quite as comfortable/well acquainted with all of the teachers in the second room. My daughter was in the second room around 2 months.

I wasn’t particularly looking forward to my daughter transitioning to the second room. On our very first visit to tour the nursery, one of the teachers threw a blanket at a boy who was crying and throwing a fit in one of the baby seats. The blanket hit him on the head. Which, it’s a blanket, it’s soft, but I would have been upset had it been my baby. I would have expected the teacher to walk a few extra steps to hand it to him. She was working on preparing bottles for other crying/hungry babies and probably just was trying to keep them all happy at the same time. But, it still bothered me.

We had one incident where my daughter pulled out some Poly-fil from a bouncy chair she was playing in, put it in her mouth and choked. Fortunately, one of the teachers was quick to clear it out of her throat. Then they threw away the chair. They didn’t call me at the time of the incident, they told me at the end of the day when I went to pick her up.

The other thing I struggled with in the second room was that my baby would be sent home in dirty outfits when I had several clean outfits in her diaper bag, and messy fingers, food in her hair, and sometimes still had a wet diaper.

When I brought up my concern and expectations with Ms. Amanda, the director and owner, she was very respectful and worked with the teachers and followed up with me to make sure that my baby was getting cleaned before being sent home and that I was satisfied.

The second room was okay, but it just wasn’t as wonderful as the nursery.

My last gripe, was that we were never able to get the video stream of the rooms to work. The website was clunky and the video never loaded. So, that was a disappointment.

Unrelated to my experience, was one incident in one of the older classrooms, one little girl was left outside on the playground and found by a woman who worked next door. The school fired the teacher and was available to talk to any parents who had (valid) concerns. It was in the news. The girl was fine, and the parents pulled her out of the program. But, I thought I would mention it as it did happen during the year we were enrolled.

We have currently been with Little Scholars West Campus for 9 months now, my daughter was 1yr and 7 months when she started. Her transition from home to school went smoothly with the help of administration and staff. Our favorite teacher is Ms. Yaya, our daughter talks about her constantly she has definitely made a great impression on her. So far our daughters social and communication skills have grown tremendously under their care. She is able to recognize colors and some numbers right now. She enjoys circle time, singing, reading and loves her friends. She pretends to be the teacher at home and we can tell what she is seeing and hearing, we appreciate that what we see are positive things. We feel she will be well prepared for preschool when the time comes. Potty training has been we going well also with the help of the staff. We also love the leadership and accountability Mrs Janice holds families and staff to to provide the best and safest care possible to our little princess and other kiddos.

My daughter has attended Little Scholars Academy of Maumelle (LSAM) since she was an infant. The director and management team are very organized and hands on. The staff is friendly and quick to answer questions or concerns that may come about. The preschool teachers understand that preschool is a vital time of growth and development and I am proud that the curriculum introduced at LSAM fosters both intellectual and physical growth while creating a learning environment that helps preschoolers to achieve early academic milestones. In addition, the school offers parental resources that give parents access to Internet tools, reading materials, and lesson plans to continue the learning strategies taught in the classroom at home. Overall, the school provides a safe learning environment and curriculum that gives children a strong foundation in a variety of subjects and preparing them for a successful educational journey.