Spectrum Station

LOVELOVELOVE Spectrum Station. Highly recommend them for childcare/​preschool. Their education based curriculum is a great way to provide your child with a solid foundation of early education. We originally started our then 2 yr old son part time (they offer as little attendance as 1 day a week or 2 half days) but slowly worked up to full time because he is learning SO much. They offer extras like birthday parties, school photos, monthly date night care, even free morning coffee for parents. The teachers worked with me to help my son with potty training, and the Hooked on Phonics programs has improved his reading. I toured 4 different schools and SS was the most expensive, but I feel is WELL worth it!

I LOVE spectrum. My son loves spectrum. He’s been going for a couple of months and I couldn’t be happier. I love how everyone always greets you when you come in and when you leave. Not only the teachers, but the director and other stuff all know your kid by name and always say hi. My son is learning so much and absolutely loves going, he asks to go almost everyday. He’s 3 and when he first started going he was having a hard time pronouncing some letters, but in just the couple of months he’s been going he speaks way more fluently, he can spell his name, he recognizes every letter, and he loves to learn. He’s just thriving. I am a huge worry wart when it comes to my son, but I feel so comfortable leaving my son there everyday. They have a million cameras everywhere, they do fun events, I just can’t say enough good things. Definitely well worth the money spent.

Spectrum Station is the best kept secret in childcare/​education around these parts. I’m actually surprised I’m the first to review them on here. I’m a stay/​work at home mom who was frazzled to the core back in March 2011. My three year old WOULDN’T potty train, and I was at a point where I was getting more interrupted throughout the day that I just couldn’t catch up with anything, particularly my sanity. I begged and pleaded with my husband to help me find a place we could send her part time during the week. Partly so I could get my wits back to a normal level and also because I felt that our daughter needed to be in a learning environment and start socializing more with peers. She’d only ever been home with me and I’m NOT a good teacher, at all, and being around me all day wasn’t going to afford her a good base for socializing later on. Then there was the potty training part, we tried and tried, but all she would do is cry and have violent fits when we’d attempt it. I gave up, and decided someone else was going to have to intervene. Internet search after internet search found me some really great places, but something was always amiss– either they only took potty trained 3 year olds or they were too pricy for even part time. Then I found some places and emailed them. One place took 2 weeks to get back to me, the other, never actually did. Then I remembered «the little place by the casino.» I looked them up, found an email address and sent off for some info. I heard back from their founder/​owner Jan, the very. Next. Day. She was very informative, friendly and polite. She said our daughter would be a good fit in their ²⁄₃ combination room, where they’d be able to get her caught up with pottying as well as start in on the early ed & socialization she needed. She gave me a quote right away that not only fit into our budget, but the time frame offered for «part time,» was the longest by far we’d seen. Jan then set up a time for us to come in and visit, and we did a few days later. Jan herself gave us the tour. I was so blown away. Their facility is well laid out, clean and they not only provide care to your child, they offer a TON of benefits to the parents and the family as a whole! Dry cleaning and once a month parents night out are just to name a FEW! Jan took us thru some of the rooms and the teachers greeted us warmly and let our daughter interact for a bit while we chatted more with Jan. She gave us some paperwork and said they had an opening for part time for us, and that we could essentially start the following week. I was sold. Spectrum wasn’t just a great facility, the people there were just so outstanding, they treat everyone with such importance and they all genuinely LOVE their jobs. So April 5^th was her first day and we’ve been going ever since, half days twice a week. She was completely potty trained by the end of May. Early on, she would sit and «try» on the potties at school without a fuss but still wouldn’t at home. So finally we just decided discipline was the way to go at home. She was just working us so a time out or two was all it took for her to start going at home but I credit Spectrum for getting the ball rolling on it for us. She’s also developed incredible skills from all her learning she’s getting and is a completely different 3 year old than she was back in March, and she just transitioned from the ²⁄₃ room to the pre-​school room. Last week they had a zoo animal visit and the teacher told me she touched a snake! My husband and I wouldn’t even do that! I can’t say enough good things about Spectrum. The Manager Michelle greets us every day when we come in and again when we leave, all the office gals up there are polite and cheerful. They stay super busy all day long but still take the time to acknowledge all the parents coming in and out all day. The teachers are friendly and informative and are all hand picked with the utmost care, they don’t just let anyone work for them and I like the exclusivity that brings. They have a great curriculum and offer tons of extra curricular (some are «intra» curricular so to speak, they go during the day) like dance and Gymboree classes. We have taken advantage of the Gymboree and our daughter loves it. I could go on and on…
Now the only thing keeping this from being 5 Stars is that they don’t have a location in the middle Northland area. We attend the one by Ameristar but they also have a Platte City location, they are of equal distance to our house. So I drive an hour round trip for each time I drop her off and pick her up, and truth be told I HATE the industrial district I have to drive thru in Randolph. I’m always smushed between huge semi’s and large work trucks. That said, we’re going to keep our daughter there as long as we can because it just makes sense and it’s worth it for the quality of education and care she is getting.
Thanks to Jan, Michelle, Miss Hanna, Miss Stephanie, Miss Rachel and all the staff at Spectrum Station!

After visiting more than a dozen other centers, I could not be happier that I chose Spectrum Station. Even though we live in Liberty, it is worth the drive to know that our daughter is with the area’s best provider. The staff are all extremely knowledgable and experienced, and they are also incredibly nice.
The environment of Spectrum Station is one of warmth, serenity, cleanliness, good health (only fresh food!), and genuine learning.
I give Spectrum Station my highest recommendation on one of the most important decisions for any child’s future.