Primrose of West Allen, Merryhill in Plano, and Sunshine International School

I only went to the Primrose in Plano at Spring Creek/Coit, but preferred Merryhill over it and have been happy with it for a year now. I thought Primrose didn't pay enough attention to the kids (as evidenced in my tour) and didn't like the split room that shared 2 classes - don't know if that's the same in Allen.

We used to be closer to Carpe Diem in Richardson, and LOVED it! Merryhill fit what we needed and I'm happy with my 3 year old daughter's care. My 6 year old (1st grader) loves their summer camp too...

My son attends Primrose West Allen and all I can say is the WE LOVE IT!!! I can not say enough great things about the school. The staff is awesome a true blessing. They take such great care of my son. He's been there since he was 12 wk old and is now 14 months. He's in the young toddler class now and thriving. He has learned so much stuff by being there. They are very professional and cooperative. My son gets laser surgery done on his face every 6 wks. The school has been so cooperative and helpful with his healing times when he's at school. I never have to worry when he's in there care. Bethany Liles, the director is so nice and very easy to talk with. Anytime I talk to her with a concern she is right on it. You won't be disappointed if you send your child there.

I don't know anything about the other schools you mentioned as we didn't tour those particular ones.

I would say Primrose of West Allen. My son is at Primrose of Lakehill and we absolutely love it. I preferred it over Merryhill. Good Luck!

I have a friend who met the people from Primrose of West Allen at an event with booths. She was so impressed. They had a little play area for kids set up at their booth, including a small desk and she said they were so patient and interested in doing whatever was best for children.

I'll give an updated response to an old question. As of today, we couldn’t be happier with Primrose of West Allen. We started our older son there in 2005 when he was a year old; now he’s turned into a bright, energetic, friendly, well-mannered six-year-old who was socialized and prepared to handle kindergarten the day he started. There’s no question Primrose had a hand in setting him down the right path. Our younger son has gone there since he was just a few months old, and we’re seeing the same development path in him. The Primrose staff is highly professional, caring and personable. And the curriculum is exactly as Primrose claims … a great balance of childcare, education and fun.

I do not know anything about these schools personally but I can tell you that Primrose in general is great. My now 8 yr old went to Primrose in Flower Mound from 3 yrs till Kindergarten and they had her reading before she left. She had a great head start for school and has since always been on the A honor roll. I have had my youngest at home with me but I am enrolling her as well so she can get a good start for kindergarten in 2 yrs.

I"ve tried several other schools and nothing seemed to match up. We always went back to Primrose.

From the moment my wife and I walked into Primrose, we both new that this was the perfect place for our daughters. First and foremost, CLEAN AND ORGANIZED!!! This may not sound like much but, coming from other pre-school visitations, this should rank high. If a preschool cares this much about keeping the environment clean/organized, only imagine what they can do for your kids! The educators work well with all kids and are fully involved with every child's progress. My youngest daughter (2yr) has already shown vast improvement in interpersonal skills, vocabulary strengthening, socializing, and cognitive recognition. Every morning it has become routine for our youngest to come in and, with a big smile on her face, say "school today?" and "I see my teacher today!" With Primrose, we know for certain that our daughters are in good hands.

Also, any posts you see regarding kids playing alone in bathrooms or kids getting outside, are either false or occurred prior to the new management taking over in 2010.