Foundations for the Future School

After speaking to a few folks at this location regarding information, they were extremely impolite. My own personal children have attended other Candace schools and they were never this rude. To speak with adults as if they’re not welcomed or important is extremely distasteful. Shame on this location for not treating everyone as of they matter.

We are so grateful for this school and the community that comes along with it! My child started at Foundations in August of 2025, so we were there right as leadership was changing and through what other reviews have referenced as a season of noticeable transition/the growing pains that go along with it. While we never experienced the former leadership, I have nothing but good things to say about the current admin and how hard they’ve worked to create a welcoming, nurturing environment for the kids. Ms. Nicole has always been willing to listen and address my concerns, and I truly feel heard any time I bring a question or concern to the table. She keeps an open door policy, as do the teachers. We went through a period of time where it felt like a revolving door of afternoon teachers in my child’s class, but I spoke directly to Nicole about my concerns and she addressed them head-on. Since the beginning of the year, it really feels like the admin has found their groove with hiring and the staffing challenges are under control. I’m willing to give grace for the period of transition as I know establishing a solid team of teachers can’t happen overnight, and we adore the teachers we have now! Ms. Lina and Ms. Alia are wonderful with the kids, and I love the daily photo updates of all the fun classroom activities. Chef Kristen knows all of the kids by name, and my child looks forward to going to Kristen’s Kitchen for extracurricular cooking time each week. Foundations has been a great fit for us and we look forward to continuing here!

Foundation for the Future School has been the best decision we made for our son to attend there! My son looks forward every day going to SCHOOL not just a day care facility. The teachers are interactive with the kids and parents. There are so many fun events each month for the kids to participate in from: science and art days, scholastic book fair, recess time, learning time, popsicles on the porch, and of course all the fun classroom parties for holidays. Right when you walk in you can feel the warmth and energy that the school director Ms Nicole and her direct staff brings. Thank you for all you do!

Review is based on the duration my child was at the facility. Aug 2025 to Dec 2025 - (3 to 4 months) Child attended school from age 2 and 11 month to 3 and 3 months. Class- Seahorse and Seadragons. We enrolled our child during a major change in leadership at the school and there were some pros and cons. Pros- • The new director is involved and had open door policy with parents, and this made her approachable and truly listened to the parents’ concerns. She was an elementary teacher previously thus she could understand both the teachers and parents’ concerns. • Facility has well maintained classrooms and gym space for the children to play. Well-lit classrooms and clean spacious lot. They have inside or covered areas for children to play on cold or wet days. • They also have extracurricular activities (paid separate from tuition) for children to participate- just note that it is during the afternoon circle time or playground time and your child may miss this for the extra activity. Cons- • As mentioned, we joined during a transition in leadership and like all companies, there was a great exodus of great teachers mentioned in previous reviews of the school. This left the classes severely understaffed and the director tried as much as possible to hire teachers and some were clearly inexperienced. In the 3 months that our child was enrolled her class had 6 different afternoon teachers as none would stay for long. They simply could not provide the low class ratios as advertised. • There is the usual staff politics that tends to spill over in parents’ presence that made it harder to be certain that things would get better. • The curriculum has been watered down, and this has been mentioned by numerous reviewers, and some older teachers at the school, did mention this to parents. The children do not learn or are not challenged like their peers in other schools. This is not the fault of the director nor the teachers as they follow the policies and practices of Cadence education. • There is lack of diversity, but they cannot control this either as it is the choice of parents where they choose to take their children to school. POC this may not be your 1st choice. The transition of leadership and introduction of cadence education has really reshaped the school so far its challenging, and I hope after a year, or 2 things will settle and the school will be better staffed with experienced educators.

We have been at foundations since Dec 2020, and I have to say these past 4 months have been the best in our time here. We have seen foundations through being sold to a corporation, multiple admin changes, and questionable hiring practices in 2023. The current administration is doing such a great job. The communication has never been better, the events and special touches remind me of when we first started. The parent engagement seminars are a great resource. The director greets parents daily even if she is in her office. You can tell she really cares and will make the time to discuss issues or concerns. In the past, I have voiced my opinions about the ratio of teachers to children and while they were within the state guidelines, it just seemed chaotic. The previous administration gave excuses, while I feel the current administration has acted. Over the last few months the ratio is very good with only 10-15 kids in my child’s current class. The facilities are top notch, the teachers are great, and the administrators are doing a fantastic job with communication.