Bright Years West Hartford

We’ve had an excellent experience at Bright Years West Hartford. From the start, we were impressed by the professionalism of the administration, the warmth of the staff, the spacious classrooms, and how clean and welcoming the environment feels. As a two-dad household, it was especially important to us to find a place where our family felt fully welcomed and we have always felt that here. Our daughter started as an infant and has truly thrived. She is clearly loved, well cared for, and known by name by so many teachers, which means a lot to us. The staff are kind, responsive, and communicative, and we really value the daily app updates and photos. Most importantly, we have deep trust in the teachers and administration. Bright Years feels like more than a daycare, it feels like a community, and we’re so grateful to be part of it.

We’ve been so grateful for the great experience for our 2 boys! They’ve learned so much and have so much fun each day. It’s so nice to have somewhere you can trust to be apart of your village!

I feel compelled to write this review because Im not sure we would have survived the first 12 months with twins without Ms Kat and all the teachers at B&E. We adore Bright & Early. The Infant teachers are a dream and made me feel so comfortable leaving my small babies in their care. In fact, I learn new things every day from Kat, Michelle and Maria. They are the best - seriously. I’m confident my girls will have more excellent years at B&E.

Bright and Early has been a great experience for my two boys. The infant rooms are amazing and the staff is very caring and kind. The classrooms are large and they continue to invest in new toys/activities to keep the kids exploring in their rooms. They also spend a lot of time outdoors on a private playground that is nowhere near a main road! Check them out!

I do NOT recommend this school for preschool. There is only was classroom and in my opinion, the led by an awful teacher. Rude to parents , and very rigorous with the kids. I honestly believe she is just shaping our kids to become bullies with the ways she runs her class. If you are looking for preschool with a loving caring teacher for your child, with patience and passion for teaching , THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO BRING YOUR CHILD. My son had an awful experience in this preschool, to the point that he didn’t want to go to school. Everyday he will tell me “teacher not nice” “I don’t want to go to school”. It was very difficult to go to work knowing that he doesn’t like his class. In my opinion, her style of teaching makes it too difficult for a kid to transition into preschool. I left Bright and Early in October 2022, after giving it a good try in this class, because we couldn’t do it anymore. My child never enjoyed that class. He is in a new preschool now and he is been very happy from day one, never again said those words. Since then, about 10 families from the same class in Bright and Early had left for the same reasons. I know this because we all ended up in the same new preschool in West Hartford. We all agree that Bright and Early is a terrible preschool. I find it ridiculous that that teacher still works as a teacher as she clearly has not potential for the task. I also want to mentioned ,that this preschool fails to provide consistency for the children. During the whole time I was there, they constantly either try to reduce staff or are short of staff. Therefore , they move the kids around into different classrooms ( with random teachers) during the day a lot as much as they want. That is very hard on the kids and on the parents. There are plenty of great preschools in West Hartford , I recommend you take your time to look for the right one and not end up in this Bright and Early branch. In my case, even though I explained to the director my kid didn't want to attend anymore and though tantrums every morning before going to school for that reason , even though I talked to the director and explained that this teacher was verbally abusive to me in front of all the children, and that I don't consider her good for the task, ... even with all of that they refused to give my deposit back without two weeks noticed. I think is safe to assume that if your child doesn't like here and you have to go, you won't be getting your deposit back without sticking around for a another two weeks