Our family has had its children enrolled in Active Childcare since its inception. Our first child started at 9mths old, in 2010, our second at 3mths old. We highly recommend the program, the teachers, the director Ms. Josann and the facility.
Both mom and dad have long work days & long commutes. Active Childcare offers childcare from 6:30am-6:30pm. When we were looking for a daycare, Active Childcare was the only one that offered those hours. That extra half hour on either end of the commute really helps makes rush hour traffic less worrisome.
Our kids are VERY active. Active Childcare does an AWESOME job of incorporating physical activity in its program. They incorporate free play into their daily activities. The options are unlike any other daycare we found; 5 level climber, several jumpies, a huge play room, indoor soccer field. Outside in the play yard they have bikes, basketball hoops, and even sand/water activities in the summer. In addition to time for free play they have various structured physical activities; tumbling, Wiggles Giggles and Fun, yoga & obstacle courses.
Since Active Childcare is a part of the Westmont Yard the Mighty Tykes soccer lessons are available to the kids during the school day! The teacher takes them down to the lesson and returns them to their class after the lesson. For children enrolled in the daycare there is a discount on lessons. The kids benefit from the program, the parents benefit from the discount & not having to running around after a long day at work or on the busy weekends - SCORE!
We don't refer to Active Childcare as a daycare, we've always called it school. Initially it helped with mommy guilt of not being a stay at home mom but we soon saw it validated. THE KIDS LEARN SO MUCH! We don't think our children would have learned all they have, in the short time that they have if it weren't for Active Childcare's program. Aside from "school stuff" like letters, numbers, colors, shapes, phonics, time, weather, crafts, etc. they have music lessons and special guests such as magicians, fire fighters, dentists, they even had a reptile guy who brought some of this pets with him - my son was talking about it for weeks!
As for costs, we haven't looked at other tuition since 2010. At the time we enrolled they were the least expensive, offered the longest hours, the newest facility and the greatest amount of activities for the standard tuition. In talking with friends who live in other towns with kids in daycare, the tuition is still the best value at Active. Other daycares charge extra for music, gym, Spanish, etc. Active Childcare does it all for the cost of regular tuition. They even offer a discount if you have more than 1 child enrolled and give a credit for referrals - BONUS! So hey if you enroll, do us a favor and mention this article!
Most importantly, our kids look forward to being at Active Childcare each day and we are at ease knowing our kids are safe, having fun and learning while we are at work. Thank you Ms. Josann and Active Childcare family for all you do! read more
