We had the good fortune of connecting with Mrs. Tish Mrs. Angie and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Mrs. Tish, how did you come up with the idea for your business?
Mrs. Angie came up with the idea to open a daycare because she did not have anyone to watch her kids back in California. She was away from family and friend and did not know a lot of people in California. So she began watching neighbors kids along with her own and really came to love it! Mrs. Tish decided to open a daycare when she had her first child, Tylan. It was extremely difficult to find a quality childcare center., so she I said I would open my own! Mrs. Angie and Mrs. Tish met because Mrs. Angie was Tylan’s Toddler teacher at a childcare center that Mrs. Tish worked at 5 years prior. We both wanted to open a daycare, so we decided to partner up. Mrs. Angie left the daycare and started her in home daycare center before we opened ours together.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Prepping for Excellence Academy LLC is a quality rated and license childcare center located in Mableton, GA. We make sure that our scholars are prepped for excellence and find pleasure in providing the best childhood preparation and lifelong learning experience. We overcame several obstacles during opening our childcare center, a lot of which were unexpected. We scarificed money, time, and tears but we never gave up on our dream! To look back now 3 years later, surviving a pandemic, we are still standing. What sets us apart is that we genuinely care about our families. It’s not just about playing here, we make sure our scholars are learning, that eat hot meals daily, and we build relationships with our students and parents.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
We would definitely attend Atlantic Station, especially with the holidays entering. The shopping, food, and overall atmosphere and experience is simply magical. During the day we would go to Centennial Park to do a picnic, maybe exercise and enjoy the sceneray. Places to eat are definitely Juicy Crab, Marietta Diner, and Copelands. Places to have good and clean fun with the whole family is Top Golf, Catch Air, and Andretti.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Mrs. Tish-Husband (Aaron Corley), Tylan and Aaron Jr. , my dad Reggie Hunley, sister-Kyesha Hunley and nieces Mrs. Angie- Husband (Samuel Grant), Aaron Marshall, Ebony Marshall

Website: preppingforexcellenceacademy@gmail.com

Instagram: preppingforexcellenceacademy

Facebook: prepping for excellence academy

Image Credits
Aaron Marshall Photography

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