Rocky Top Academy Sequoyah Hills

Words cannot begin to describe what this little school means to me, and to our family. A little back story, our daughter started attending her original preschool when she was about 5 months old, and we had always been happy there. The teachers were great, she loved her little classmates, and everything was lovely. Then some big life changes came our way in 2025 that necessitated moving schools. The thought of having…

My little guy is 2yrs old. We had been at 2 previous daycares until we got into Rocky Top academy at Sequoyah Hills in Jan. He is thriving and one of the top in the jr. pre-k class. He also has a lot of medical issues along with a IFSP(early intervention services through TEIS) and the whole team is always on top of it. They help see the world through his sensory lens. Its a welcoming family environment. Its always…

Renamed from Pride and Joy but still an Otter Learning Center. Save yourself and your kid….. don’t do it. It was the most precious daycare until Otter took over. Now it’s just a business. Definitely some of the teachers care…. But Otter doesn’t care about their employees or the kids. Consistently make bad hires and cut costs to make the okay “look” nice to make people want to go there.

This place has transformed over the past few months to become truly exceptional! From my perspective, they infuse kindness, inclusion, problem-solving, care for themselves and others, and play as central features within their curriculum. My boys learn so much within those walls, and most days they (quite literally) race out the door to get there. Thank you Ms. Tara, Morgan, Emma, Cass, Megan, Syndi, and all the other…