Minnieland Academy at England Run

I can NOT say enough amazing things about this school. The director (Ms. Jaimie) is absolutely phenomenal. I have been working in the childcare field for 18 years and I am insanely picky about where I want my own son to go. Ms. Jaimie made me feel immensely comfortable and built a level of trust very quickly. My son's first few days with Minnieland England Run were remarkable. He was eager and excited to go in the morning, and he had already grown attachments to some of his new teachers. Ms. Alexus was the first teacher he met and very quickly formed a strong bond. She treated him like an individual and made him feel safe and loved. Ms. Maddie was quick to offer him a cup of their class-made jello on his first day and she made an effort to make him feel safe and welcomed. Ms. Taylor....he LOVES his Ms. Taylor. She's not even his teacher, but yet when he was in her care, she made him feel important, and wanted. And Ms. Noreen, the love he has for this woman is real. Every morning he looks forward to seeing Ms. Noreen, telling her about whatever he has on his mind and she listens and responds each and every time. And his current teacher, Ms. Shanel. She recognized that he needs to be challenged academically, and also acknowledged his need for more social and emotional growth. She works with him one-on-one as often as possible. He always comes home telling us about Ms. Shanel. I can't thank Minnieland England Run enough for the love, time, patience, and respect they have shown my son and us. <3

We love minnieland of England Run. From the moment you come in you will notice it is like a family. All teacher and staff are amazing and they truly care for the children. The director is amazing, she is always available to talk. She is always looking for ways to make the school better, and ways to bring new opportunities and activities to the children. They go above and beyond to help the kids grow and thrive. I'm so happy we are part of the englan run minnieland academy fam!

England Run is an amazing center. The teachers are extremely nice. The Director, Resa and Assistant Director, Whitney are wonderful and are always available to answer any questions I have. They are so very caring. The cook Noreen is always pleasant. My daughter has been at this location for quite some time and I have never felt more safe and comfortable knowing she is in good hands. Thank you so much to the staff who has cared for my children as if they were their own

As a former employee at England Run and current mother to a child who attends Minnieland, I cannot begin to express my love for the staff, program, and happiness that consumes us each and every day.

I had a very particular idea of the kind of environment I wanted my child to be a part of when I was searching for an early learning center. I was drawn back to the England Run Minnieland because honestly, there was not another center that met me expectations like this one. The moment my daughter was enrolled she was welcomed with so much love and positive energy. She amazes our family by the new things she learns each and every day with so much enthusiasm and excitement. This is what parents look for in an early learning center.

Minnieland @ England Run is shaping my daughter into a well-rounded, confident, smart, and happy individual. The curriculum and encouragement from her teachers are preparing her for the future in a way that makes her want to learn. The positive energy and constant communication from the directors and her teachers makes me feel beyond comfortable and confident my daughter is in the best care. I couldn't ask for a better group of people or program for her. She truly is "learning in a loving environment".

I could write for days about how happy I have been with Minnieland at England Run. From our very first visit on they have exceeded my expectations. I work mostly from home but needed a place for my 11 month old son to stay one day a week for the occasions where I needed to go into the office. I looked at nine different daycare centers, including a few other Minnieland locations, from Fredericksburg up to Arlington where my office is. While they all seemed competent I had an immediate comfort level at the England Run center that I hadn’t felt anywhere else. I toured with the Assistant Director, Tracy, who greeted me at the door and immediately made me feel right at home. She showed me the entire center, answering my questions along the way. She introduced me to the ladies who would be my son’s teachers, and immediately I was impressed. They were all so nice, and two of them had each been there six years or more, which says a lot. It was obvious that they truly enjoyed their jobs, enjoyed the kids. Afterward both Tracy and the Director, Jennifer, spent almost a half hour talking to me and answering more questions. My son had previously been enrolled at another center that a friend recommended and I left because I was really unhappy with them. Tracy and Jennifer were able to answer every one of my concerns. Two days after our tour I got a note from them saying how much they enjoyed meeting me and thanking me for coming in, and my son got a note from one of his future teachers, Mary, that she enjoyed meeting him and hoped he could come back soon to play.

I enrolled Sam a few days later and every day that I take him reaffirms that I made the right choice. They are always friendly. The rooms are clean and well organized. The teachers are fantastic, and even though our son only goes once a week they remember details about our family and life outside of daycare. They really go out of their way to make sure that our son still gets to participate in all of the curriculum items like art, reading, and music. It’s clear that even at that young age the teachers are focused on teaching, and not just babysitting. In fact, even at only one day a week I feel like our son is greatly benefited by attending. They really help our son to transition comfortably when I drop him off, and it’s obvious that each teacher really cares about the kids. I’m not sure how they manage it but I’ve never seen any child just left to cry, even for a few minutes, which used to happen often at our previous daycare. I have never had a single concern with this center; I know each time I drop my son off that he is in excellent hands at the most caring, competent and well-run center anywhere in this area.

I can not say enough great things about Minnieland Academy at England Run. My 5 year old had a hard time with child care/virtual kindergarten environment at a different facility. Whitney Murphy and her staff at Minnieland have been wonderful helping him adjust to the school/child care atmosphere. I get daily feedback and the big kicker is communication. I would highly recommend them!

Highly recommend. My daughter has been here for almost a year and has already learned more than I ever imagined. She's doing great in her class with writing her name, saying her alphabet, and counting. I am very happy and so is my child. I couldn't imagine going anywhere else! Thank you Rebecca and staff at Minnieland Academy at England Run! Y'all have done so much for my daughter that I don't think you realize how much you have done. Keep up the amazing work and care for all of the children there!

Minnieland has always been very helpful with me and my son. I can remember when I first moved to Virginia I was late coming home from a meeting and there was an accident on the freeway. Of course being new to the area I had no idea how to get around it. Ms. Roxanne called me and stayed on the phone with me while she directed me through the back roads to get there. I of course was freaking out I have never been late to pick up my son and she was so calm and patient with me I will never forget it. I can honestly say that I feel comfortable sending my son here. He loves all the teachers and tells me that daily. Thanks Minnieland for all your help.

I can't say enough good things about the center, the work well with the children. They are professional and always have a warm smile, you can tell they care about the children. During the pandemic they have been firm on following all CDC and VA suggestions and I trust my children are in great care. Thank you for all you do!

I love all the teachers and staff members so much. My daughter has been going for almost a year and we haven’t had any problems. They inform us on how she is doing throughout the day and they are very clean.

We started here in April 2018. My son has adjusted well and loves his teachers. The staff is great and friendly. We’re very happy here!

My kids love it here. Very attentive staff. They are really helping my kids learn so much and they even got my picky toddler eating a few more meals.

Love Minnieland!! The Director, assistant director, and teachers are amazing

The people are amazing they love my son, and he loves them 🥰

The teachers are very nice and hard working.In the infant room is always clean and they thought my son Matthew alot of things.I would also like to give credit to ms.resa and ms.whitney for all their help and to all the staff and kitchen staff.

Minnieland would have got a zero if that were an option. My kids have been going to Minnieland for almost 2 years. Since than my child has been forgotten about during both breakfast and lunchtime. My child takes the bus from school back to Minnieland in the afternoon where they were responsible for giving my child lunch. The day (the director )Whitney Murray got fired for having a family altercation in front of the school-age classroom (my child included) they forgot to feed my child lunch. When my child told the teacher she was hungry and didn't get lunch the teachers response was snack is in an hour. My child went ten hours that day without having a proper meal. When I spoke to the area director about the issue she apologized and said she forgot to tell the teachers to feed the bus riders. This is not an excuse!! When I asked if she also forgot to give her staff a lunch break she had no response. This is just one of the many things that has happened at this Minnieland. Now I have no choice at this point in minnielands ability to make sure my child gets lunch after coming back from school I have to take time from work to call and have someone physically check to make sure someone doesn't forget to give my child lunch. I want to speak to upper management above Amanda Kay so somebody needs to reach out to me ASAP!

My daughter fell while in the teachers care here. (Children fall, especially toddlers, I understand) No one saw it, witnessed it, or documented it. When I picked her up in the evening and she had a giant blue knot on her forehead, all of the teachers looked at me clueless, saying they had no idea what happened. THEN tried to tell me the bruise was there in the morning when I brought her in. I told them I had photos of her from the morning, before I brought her in, then suddenly they say “oops, we were looking at a health observation form from a different morning.” Took talking to corporate and pulling tapes to find out what happened and while even then they were ADAMANT on not showing me the tapes, best they could come up with was that she fell, and not one of the three teachers in the room, one of whom (according to the camera) was right next to her, saw it happen. When I questioned the corporate employee on why I was still not allowed to see what happened on the camera for myself, she told me “we are a company based on integrity, and honestly, if they had done something abusive or neglectful, wouldn’t it have been easier for them to have lied about what happened, instead of being honest and saying they didn’t know?” That’s the level of professionalism I received. Being told that they must be honest or else they would’ve lied better. That was the specific incident that made me take my daughter elsewhere. Beyond that, my daughter was CONSTANTLY sick this winter, and i thought it was from just being in a daycare, but has not been sick once since leaving Minnieland and attending a new daycare. She’s had multiple colds, the flu, RSV, roseola, etc while attending this school. It didn’t seem the most sanitary at all.

The director, upon my daughter’s first week there, asked me how old she was, and decided to give me her concerns on how my daughter was not walking yet. (She was not even a year old) and then added how my daughter was not even crawling “the way that she should”. My daughter is now 17 months and walks fine, it was hurtful to hear an unwarranted medical opinion from a daycare manager.

Also, finally, I’d like to note that I think it’s ridiculous that in an attempt to shine through all the bad reviews, that the assistant director, Whitney, will make a good review on this site about how wonderful the director and assistant director (herself) are. Reviews should be left by unbiased parties unrelated to the company, seems really dishonest.