I have an almost 3 year old and a 4.5 year old. They have gone to Hand in Hand Preschool for half a year and they love it. My big girl was in Ms. Martha's class and next week my little girl goes into her class. (my big girl is going into the next preschool level). They teach their kids a lot. The 3s (preschool 1) class learn to write their names, count, write ABCs, learn days of the week, months, seasons, about animals, manners etc... The 4s (preschool 2) class learn to count & write to 100, read & write sight words and are completely prepared for kindergarten by the start of school.
The owner/manager is a mom of 3 (her little boy is 3yrs old) and is very nice and runs the program exceptionally. The front office staff are great and greet parents and kids by name with a smile...every day.
They don't serve lunches (with all of the kid allergies and dietary restrictions these days it's no wonder). But the upside is it reduces the price compared to the preschools that will be serving your little one chicken nuggets and man-n-cheese. The other negative is they serve canned fruit for am snack instead of fresh. They do serve juice at am & pm snack times and provide milk for lunch.
One other good think that I noticed some of the other preschools don't have are 2 separate bathrooms in each classroom (2s class on up) for boys & girls. They are partners in potty training and really work with parents to get little ones onto the potty. As you can see, I can't say enough good things about them...Good luck in your search!
I don't know what side of town you are on. They are on Serene off of Eastern (down the street from Walmart)