We are thrilled that both of our kiddos are at Matthew John. I'm an EC teacher by training, and a…read morebit hard to please. My son started here at 18 months. The transition took some time for him, but the staff was incredibly loving and supportive of our little guy while he adjusted. Our 5 year old loves it, and has bonded with several teachers she sees every day. Both of our kids talk about their teachers at home, and share interesting stories about what they are learning and conversations they have had. ON the logistics front: We are able to drop both kids in the morning, and the teachers walk the JK and SK kids to nearby schools. Several of the teachers have been here more than 10 years, including the wonderful director, Jola. The day care has a huge gym space and a lovely outdoor play area. Also, they have a commitment to high quality food, and Real Food for Real Kids provides lunches. MDDC is an absolute gem. I highly recommend the program!

The Play 'n Stay Daycare has been a wonderful and nurturing environment for our daughter, who's…read morebeen there for 10 months. We're grateful for the care Gloria has given. Our daughter is excited to go there in the morning and, in the evening, she's had a full and adventurous day. Gloria's great about teaching about sharing and has even started potty training (our daughter is 18 months). The space is completely child oriented, full of stimulating toys and has a cozy sleeping area and kitchen down stairs. My understanding is that it has has been regularly inspected by the ministry and is up to code and that the primary reason why it is not licensed is there is no outdoor play area, which is simply not possible in their current location. However almost every day Gloria takes the kids to various parks, the library, and drop in centers in the neighborhood and regularly takes further excursions including the Riverdale Farm, science center, and strawberry picking. On these outings, Gloria's often meets up with the other Play 'n Stay located near Broadview and Gerrard, which is also owned by Gloria and Sultan and run by Gina. Since we've been there, Gloria has had 5 kids ranging from 9 months to 3 years. This has been a good age-mix for our daughter as it's like a big family where the bigger kids stimulate and interact with the younger ones. Gloria regularly does circle time with singing, activities, and art. She gives them nutritious hot breakfast and lunch and plenty of snacks with fruits and veggies. In the evenings she gives us an update on the naps, bowel movements, and eating and generally how they has gone. When we're concerned about our daughter--if she's feeling under the weather or otherwise--we can text and get prompt responses through out the day. We feel close with the families of the Play 'n Stay, and we feel fortunate to be part of this tight community. We regularly meet them at the parks and farmers markets in the evenings or on the weekends and we communicate over email about important issues relating to raising our kids. It's hard to describe how reassuring it is to know how much love and care Gloria has for our our daughter and the rest of the kids at Play 'n Stay. She and Sultan work incredibly hard to provide a truly wonderful environment and big extended family for our daughter.

My son has been a member of Gloria's family since January 2013 and his has thrived in this home…read morebased nurturing home daycare environment. Gloria has been an attentive and loving care provider - she is lime a second mother to him and he absolutely loves his time there (I know this because he asks to go on weekends if we pass by). The 20+ years experience really show. Her play based activities encourage the kids to interact with each other while being given lots of learning and cognitive development time too. They mix in lots of arts and crafts, circle time, outdoor activities and even field trips that are done in conjunction with a local Parent Resources drop in centre (Riverdale Farm, strawberry picking, Centre Island, etc). Weather permitting the kids are out every day. The food is nutritious and adventurous too. It is without question that I would recommend Play 'n Stay to any prospective parents looking for quality home-based care. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-6:00, closed holidays and last two weeks of August and December.

I was interested in getting my toddler into this childcare. Spoke with Amy, she was very helpful,…read moreanswered all my questions. Even followed up as promised and sent me the student manual which was very informative. I haven't yet booked a site visit to see the school, but as first impressions go, 5 stars all the way.

I have worked along side all staff at PRIDE daycare, located in the school I teach at and have…read morefound them to be nothing but professional, amazing and helpful! The primary kindergarten staff, especially Ms. Josie is nothing short of exceptional! Her calm and professional manor is hard to find in a daycare setting! all of them are wonderful and I highly recommend daycare for your child!

My child attended Ashton Meadows Child Care from 2.5-3.5 years old a few years ago recommended by a…read morecolleague. It was the best day care I've been to. Big and spacious classrooms, outdoor playground next to a park, friendly, professional and caring staffs, access to the library and gym in the adjacent elementary school, and enriching programs! Speaking about programs, I was so amazed that they took on the trouble to take all the kids to learn Ice Skating! Think about all the work related: getting all the kids dressed, get them on the bus, laced up their skates and into the arena! I was deeply impressed by then director Janice's enthusiastic reply "yeah, it was a lot of work for us, but the kids love it and they had lots of fun!". And there's many other field trips and special events from guest visits throughout the year. The staffs deserve a special thumb up as well. They make sure the kids stay healthy, live active and learn interesting things. I also enjoy the free parenting education sessions they host once in a while. The only reason I withdrew my child from Ashton Medows was we moved to another province. And I had not found any better day care than them. Highly recommended.

Our child enjoyed the time at this daycare centre. The aspects of Montessori education provided by…read moreher teacher was great. The facility is clean and the outdoor play area is nice. There are some differences between the programs outlined on the website and how the classes are structured (ages in each classroom didn't match when our child was there), as well as some closures on days other than stat holidays. There is little communication between the administration and parents, which is frustrating when changes are taking place (e.g. teachers moving classrooms, upcoming closures), or there are events that parents could participate in (e.g. bake sales).

I am so happy with the infant room. Really nice management, very kind, patient and experienced…read moreteachers. I really love this daycare. I had to leave them because of the distance. I am sure I cannot find a warm place like them anymore. I strongly recommand this daycare for infant program.

As a teacher and a previous employee at a few daycares in York region, I know I am picky about…read morewhere my children go to school. This daycare has exceeded my expectations and I have recommended it to everyone I know. It is a large, extremely clean facility with so many interesting, exciting and educational things to do. It has a large vegetable garden, with a pumpkin patch, an area for farm animals, many different and spacious outdoor play spaces, so teachers can take their lessons outdoors. It also has a large indoor gym, again clean and spacious, classrooms with helpful and caring staff members. The owners are extremely friendly and are always working on new ideas to better the daycare, which is already the best I've seen. Our eldest son has exceeded in his social, language and math skills because of the excellent learning environment provided and I can't wait for our new son to start this summer. I highly recommend this daycare.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Cleanest daycare by far! Amazing hot lunches served. Love this…read moreplace. Huge outdoor space and gardens on site. A great balance of daycare and montessori

I really appreciate this daycare and their very caring/loving staff. This daycare may be older and…read morenot very high tech, but the staff are very dedicated and love children a lot. I completely trust the wonderful staff and the programs are suitable for the children. They let the children explore and learn through play. There isn't a push for knowing everything, which I like, and there is freedom for the kids to do what they like and just have fun! I am Christian as well, and they are really good at bringing God's love in their teachings and programs. They offer a very welcoming environment and have 2 meaningful concerts every year at Christmas and Easter. They also have very competitive pricing compared to other daycares in the area.

amazing day care run by the church. the staff members are very professional and caring. in the…read morewinter time the kids do not have to go outdoors for their play time, there is a huge huge gym where they can run around when it's really cold outside. meals are made fresh daily, there are lots of activities to be done for the kids both in the summer and in the winter. lots of crafts and singing. i am so glad my daughter went to this daycare, she has changed a lot for the better. oh, the place is very very clean. i have seen other day cares where it is very dirty.