Balanced Family Academy of Upper Arlington

BFA in UA has been an absolute Godsend to our family, and I could not imagine a better, more loving environment for our little girl to grow up! She just turned 1.5 and has spent time in both the infant classroom and now in toddler classroom in the Treehouse building. I have adored all of her teachers and the administrativen + management staff in the building are incredible as well. They all truly feel like an extension of our family. BFA was the second daycare center she attended in the Columbus area , and the first center was mostly a bad experience that had tainted my view on daycares in general. But I quickly realized when starting out at BFA that it was going to be an all-around different experience here. They have been so reliable, trustworthy, honest, helpful, and genuine, and I feel so good every day about sending my girl into a place that I know she is cared for, loved, and growing both mentally and physically. We
Apr 8th, 2024

We love BFA Treehouse! The administrators are warm, friendly, and very communicative. You can tell they really care about all of the kids that come through the door! They always put a smile on my daughters face! We have been at BFA treehouse for 3 months now, and my daughter adores all of her teachers in the infant tiger room! Her teachers are loving and sweet. They work so hard to create fun learning experiences every day. Plus they take the best pictures! Its such a joy to see my daughter so excited everyday!
Apr 3rd, 2024

We are moving out of town and leaving BFA is the hardest part. The staff is amazing! They gave both of our children such high levels of care. We will be very sad to longer going but highly recommend to anyone looking for a daycare!
Mar 24th, 2024

Dont be fooled by the smoke and mirrors at BFA UA. They dont treat their teachers well, nor do they handle communication with parents well at all either. A few of our friends who also attended BFA have had issues with other children biting and scratching their children to the point one child tore her cornea. Another mother withdrew both her children when her daughter kept coming home with deep scratches from another child in the class. BFA did nothing. Our own case, they failed to communicate with us as parents and thought they should make a decision that was clearly a parents decision, and then chalked up us being upset about how they handled the situation as frustrated parents. BFA UA appears shiny on the surface but underneath its a pit of chaos. I wont be surprised if they have a lawsuit soon for discrimination of children or endangerment. Its only a matter of time. We will NEVER go back and several of our friends wont either.
Mar 26th, 2024

My wife and I investigated a few other preschools/prek before setting on BFA and we have been blown away by the professionalism of the teachers, the communication of the front-office, and the content/lesson plans my kiddo recieves. It's clear the staff cares and it comes across in a multitude of ways such as the email blasts, the face to face communication (I've never felt disrespected and my concerns were always taken seriously) the physical/infrastructure updates, the teacher direct messages, and in the lesson plans. As a former teacher I can analyze lessons and I am constantly impressed with the education my kiddo recieves. The teachers rotate update the classroom depending on the theme so there's always something new on the walls. Not to mention the various pull out activities like cooking, nature, yoga, music, and jump bunch. My kiddo constantly comes home with new information to share and a bigger vocabularly. It's very much clear someone sat down somewhere and designed a quality holestic educational program. I highly recommend BFA for any parent.
Mar 26th, 2024