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My daughter loves her Smart Start Family! Smart Start has exceeded all of our expectations. We love all of the classroom activities and our daughter has learned/grown so much since she started attending. Her teacher (Ms. Eli) has also been with her since she started at the Central location and our daughter LOVES her. We also love that they have a vegetarian menu and supply 3 meals/day which is included in the tuition. We moved out of Jersey City but still make the commute in so that our daughter can continue to foster her relationships with her classmates and teachers. I recommend this location without hesitation.
Never send your kids to Smart Start, local parents FB groups for horror stories about this location.
“This unfortunately doesn't surprise me. This is one of the MANY reasons why we pulled our son out. It was 5 years ago, but the same ppl are still in charge and clearly implementing the same shady rules. And they own ALL the locations, so this doesn't just apply to the Central Ave one. They were constantly looking for reasons not to pay teachers, such as mandatory training days, many told us they were still in school yet the owners told us all teachers had graduated (who's lying, the teacher, or the owner?), and turnover was SO high and my kid cried being handed off to new people every week. Again, among many, many other issues. I also love how you wrote a very well thought out email about your safety concerns, and the reply only addressed your pay, which you didn't even ask about. I wouldn't be surprised if "HR" was one of the owners. They lie through their teeth and then try to blame you to cover themselves. I've seen and heard countless stories like that”
UPD: The response from the owner is bizarre, as I never worked as a teacher in any schools, I work in IT. Second, I didn't post any other reviews, a simple search can prove it. Surprised with such aggressive and nonsense response.
“This unfortunately doesn't surprise me. This is one of the MANY reasons why we pulled our son out. It was 5 years ago, but the same ppl are still in charge and clearly implementing the same shady rules. And they own ALL the locations, so this doesn't just apply to the Central Ave one. They were constantly looking for reasons not to pay teachers, such as mandatory training days, many told us they were still in school yet the owners told us all teachers had graduated (who's lying, the teacher, or the owner?), and turnover was SO high and my kid cried being handed off to new people every week. Again, among many, many other issues. I also love how you wrote a very well thought out email about your safety concerns, and the reply only addressed your pay, which you didn't even ask about. I wouldn't be surprised if "HR" was one of the owners. They lie through their teeth and then try to blame you to cover themselves. I've seen and heard countless stories like that”
UPD: The response from the owner is bizarre, as I never worked as a teacher in any schools, I work in IT. Second, I didn't post any other reviews, a simple search can prove it. Surprised with such aggressive and nonsense response.
How do you not have a background check done when someone is around the infants!!!! Not only that you make people work for free for a week with children whose parents paid tuition!
You have strangers who could easily pick up a baby and do something terrible and walk out and have no information to give to the police ect . Not only are you scamming workers during this very tough economy but endangering babies ????
Crazy
You have strangers who could easily pick up a baby and do something terrible and walk out and have no information to give to the police ect . Not only are you scamming workers during this very tough economy but endangering babies ????
Crazy
We moved to New Jersey when the world shut down during Covid. Many daycares were shut down or not taking any new students. Luckily, we found Smart Start.
From the very beginning, the staff was pleasant to work with and gave our son a very loving and exciting environment. He loved going to school everyday, seeing his teachers and his friends. We were impressed with what he was learning daily.
Then, some time later, we had our daughter. Once she was old enough and we enrolled her, they reminded us why we loved Smart Start so much. When we dropped her off, she would throw herself off of me to go to her teachers.
With my wife and I both working full-time jobs, Smart Start has helped us more than they know. By providing meals, it meant we could spend more time with the kids at home instead of meal prepping. Closing at 7 meant we can pick up our kids with peace of mind after commuting from NYC.
Thank you to all of the staff who have worked with Grayson and Olivia through these years, they miss you all. And a special thank you to Ms Cynthia, who always heard our concerns and worked with us to resolve anything.
From the very beginning, the staff was pleasant to work with and gave our son a very loving and exciting environment. He loved going to school everyday, seeing his teachers and his friends. We were impressed with what he was learning daily.
Then, some time later, we had our daughter. Once she was old enough and we enrolled her, they reminded us why we loved Smart Start so much. When we dropped her off, she would throw herself off of me to go to her teachers.
With my wife and I both working full-time jobs, Smart Start has helped us more than they know. By providing meals, it meant we could spend more time with the kids at home instead of meal prepping. Closing at 7 meant we can pick up our kids with peace of mind after commuting from NYC.
Thank you to all of the staff who have worked with Grayson and Olivia through these years, they miss you all. And a special thank you to Ms Cynthia, who always heard our concerns and worked with us to resolve anything.
Being a new mom finding a school is such a scary experience. However smart start academy has provided me with reassurance and confidence that my child is in great hands. I can’t thank you guys enough for making this transition easy for me as a new mom to get back to my norm. Very clean, well organized and staff is so well mannered thank you.
I can’t stress enough how much I love SSA Central location. I’ve been looking for a daycare for my son for months and speaking with the staff I just knew this is the daycare for my son. He has an awesome time & the staff are very caring and nurturing. He's always excited to go in, and getting daily updates through the app puts me at ease. Can't recommend enough.
I love Smart Start Academy ! If there's on place I can recommend any parent to put their child in for proper child care is this wonderful place. The staff there are always on top of things, and they really care about the children. My daughter has been going to SSA since she was 13 months old and now she's almost 2 and a half! She's learned a lot since she's started going their and even made some friends. I couldn't be amore happier for her. The best part is that you can also check in with your child with an app and they have cameras to make sure everyone's safe. Could not recommend them enough!
Love this place! Teachers and admin staff are respectful, friendly, competent and responsive. They really care about their students. My son is at the preschool and they provide different activities each day, he loves it! Shout-out to the amazing staff at SSA central, you're the best thank you!