Holdheide Academy

I am a combat wounded veteran who lost a leg in Afghanistan among many other injuries. I am a single father of two boys currently aged 4 and 6 who have been going to this daycare for over a year. Today I was faced with a situation that was so offensive that my head is s...till spinning. My 4 year old attends the daycare regularly, my 6yo attends for up to 2hours after school depending on whether or not I or their mother are picking them up. Today, as I walked in Tammy (the owner) told my son he wasn’t excused when he attempted to run to me. She then pulled me to the side and bluntly said “they have to be symptom free for 24hrs before coming back to school”. With a confused look on my face she then told me, “both of my sons told her that my youngest had thrown up twice in bed the night before”. As I knew this not to be true, I immediately had an even stronger look of bewilderment and replied “no he didn’t”. She huffed away and told my son, “you can go now”. I asked my kids if they had told her that and they said they had. While still there I asked them why they told her that and they said they were just trying to play with her. While still there I told them they couldn’t play or say things like that and then we left. No sooner did I pull out of the parking lot and I got an accusatory text claiming I had yelled at her and she wouldn’t put up with it. I never yelled, and replied that I didn’t know what she was talking about. She then doubled down on the accusation and claimed that I was lying about the boys not being sick and that since she was telling me they were I should just accept her diagnosis, which isn’t what happened (again, she claimed my children told her that one had thrown up the night before and again, that never happened). She then brought up the boys not being in school the day before and was suddenly angry about having gone to the elementary school to pick up my oldest and he wasn’t there. I apologized for it and said I messed up and figured since my youngest wasn’t in school that she would know my oldest wouldn’t be either. Admittedly, this is the second time in the year+ that they have been there that I have made this mistake, and both times now I apologized for it. However, at least 3 separate times Tammy had left me idling in the parking lot for 30-45 min waiting for my oldest to get to the daycare so we could make it to wrestling practice on time. All three times he was late getting to the daycare because instead of bringing him directly to the daycare after picking him up, she (with no advanced notice or permission from me) had taken my son and one other boy to her house so “she could take care of her animals and let them jump on her trampoline”. While I was upset, I never yelled at her for this. As she continued to falsely accuse my children and act as if Ive been some kind of trouble maker with her facility, I reminded her of those incidents where she left me waiting and caused us to be late for practice. Her response? She tells me my children are no longer welcome at the daycare. This woman and her facility are trashy. Her office looks like it belongs on an episode of hoarders. I have just gotten home after taking the boys to the doctor to confirm that they are symptom free other than my oldest having very minimal “congestion” that the doctor said he wouldn’t prescribe anything for not keep him out of school. My youngest who supposedly threw up twice last night is completely symptom free. Tomorrow, I will be filing a complaint with the GA DECAL and showing them our text messages as well as their medical records showing they aren’t sick. I highly recommend you avoid Tammy and this daycare at all costs!!! Read More

I enrolled my son at Holdheide for pre-k. I had reviewed the state curriculum and was less than impressed. When I learned that GA Pre-K classes could have over 30 students with just 1 teacher, I knew I needed a better program for my son. I have found exactly that at Hol...dheide. There are 15 kids in his class and two teachers. The kids do a variety of lessons every day that they learn from and have fun with. Best of all, when I pick him up at the end of the day my son gives me a laundry list of what he learned. He's never done that before. He is learning to read now and gets excited about sounding out new words -- a skill he never would have learned in GA Pre-k. Other great things about Holdheide: the kids don't sleep on the floor. They each have their own little trundle bed. The food is fresh cooked every day. The meals are balanced and the cook uses organic ingredients. The playground has a cooling system so the kids can play outside even when it's hot out. Best of all, the teachers and staff love the kids. You can see it when you walk in. They are all dedicated to their work and to each child. The owner, Tammy, is constantly researching and looking for the best way to teach the children and even brings in extra programs like dance, taekwondo, music and Spanish. Holdheide is a great choice! Read More

Holdheide Academy started off with a great concept. My child attended Holdheide for 3 years and for the first 2 for the most part were good. In the last year, however, things have changed drastically and I no longer feel my child is safe attending Holdheide. The owner,... Tammy, is no longer some one we can trust and we will be pulling our child and placing them in a better environment. Listed below are some of te reasons we have decided to change schools: * Tammy has spoken to us unsolicited about the behavior of other children and about their parents so I can only assume she does this with other parents as well * Tammy has approached us about posting positive comments about Holdheide * Tammy is not delivering on the claims she makes to you in person or her website regarding the food served or the curriculum * There are not enough teachers due to the majority of them leaving over the past few months or being fired for various reasons (none of which I believe to be valid but since I do Read More

I wish there was a way to give this school negative stars!. This school has a great concept but the practices at the school are far from great. There has been very high student teacher ratios and a lot of lies and deceit on the owners part. I am amazed she is still in b...usiness. I want to vomit when I think about what my child has been through at that school over the last year. If you are charmed by Tammy please reconsider this school, it needs to be shut down! If you choose this school make sure you have a Lawyer!\t\n---------- Read More