I have been a regular at Meme's for more than 6 months. I have a 3 year old daughter who I needed…read moreday care for during the week that could accommodate my flexible work schedule. I have been so pleased with the childcare she's gotten from the owner Gabbi and her other team members! They are attentive, caring, consistent, and give the kids an educational playing environment. They teach communication and responsibility while also letting the kids have fun. My daughters social skills have improved SO much since she's been going to Meme's and is now enrolled in the preschool program. She loves coming to day care and I know she's in loving hands!

From the owner: Back up daycare Alternative daycare Go to nannyread more

As a family of two busy professionals, I'm not quite sure how we'd have gotten by with a newborn if…read morenot for Suzi at Nurtured Baby. Flexibility with early morning drop-offs and later pick-ups has been a godsend. Our daughter has been at NB for over a year now and loves it. She happily runs in every day, is warmly greeted, and then sits down to a delicious all-organic breakfast. I know because parents are welcomed to take part in the spread as well! The small group size, high caregiver-to-baby ratio, and mixed age philosophy has been wonderful for our daughter. She comes home every day clean and happy, having learned new words, songs, and activities from her caretakers and baby pals. She even asks (...constantly...) where her NB friends are - and I couldn't ask for a better review. As for negative reviews on this site: NB is a group of ~8 families, and I know all the other parents there. I do not recognize those reviewers; they have never used NB to my knowledge. The fact that both accounts have written just one review and were created on the same day is suspicious, to say the least.

Suzi and the staff at Nurtured Baby are absolutely wonderful! Our son has been going to Suzi for…read morealmost 2 years (since he was around 5 months old). We could not be happier with her program. I know that he is very well cared for and loved at Suzi's (and he loves going!). Nurtured Baby is so much more than a traditional daycare. The space is a beautiful and inviting home environment. She has a very low teacher to child ratio and offers day/time flexibility(!). Organic foods. Non toxic products. Learning through play. I honestly didn't think we'd find such a wonderful place. I'm very grateful for Suzi and her staff. Balancing work and family isn't always easy, especially at first, but Suzi has certainly helped us along the way. We will forever be thankful to have found Suzi.

I have been using College Nannies and Tutors for a couple of years now. Last night we had a sitter…read morecome to watch our 7 and 4 year old children. We got home at 11:00 PM and both kids were in bed sleeping. This may not seem like a big deal but our daughter has problems sleeping. My wife and I were truly amazed when we walked in the house and both kids were sleeping!

God bless these people. They are wonderful. Employees go through more training and background…read morechecks than Care.com. They also have an app to book sitters with bios. They truly want to make your life easier. You have an initial consultation to determine your needs, and then they set you up with the perfect person.

Preferred Childcare's office staff were unpleasant to deal with and unwilling to find a long-term…read morenanny for my needs. They would send multiple new-to-us sitters each week, even though many of those sitters told me in person that they'd love to have the position as a recurring job. This was immensely stressful to me as a working parent - I had to be home to meet each new sitter and go over the job over and over again. There were also frequent last minute cancellations, especially on Friday afternoons. Ultimately, they did not offer the advertised service as I was doing just as much work as if I were hiring the sitters directly, only for a higher price.

I would think twice about using this service as a Covid-conscious family. If you use this service,…read morebe sure to ask about what their policies are about ensuring that babysitters/nannies are vaccinated, and ensuring anyone they send is actually vaccinated and maintains other covid-conscious practices. Through this service, we were paired with a nanny who wasn't fully vaccinated and lives with people who refused to vaccinate, and I'm glad I double-checked on this nanny to realize this before the person came to our home. I think this may have been a good business before Covid times, but now their policies are not aligned with those who are more covid-consciousness. We were with his company for months and they couldn't find a permanent vaccinated nanny. We ended up finding one ourselves without this agency's help. Through them, we did have some great temporary nannies, but this company did not provide the reliability or safety that we really needed. Today, their owner admitted to me "We do not require vaccinations because we don't have to and feel it is a very personal choice." I wish I had known this before we spent hundreds on this agency. They should have been upfront about that from the get-go instead of making the misrepresentation that, "Unfortunately, as an employer, we are unable to ask for their [babysitters] clarification [about vaccination status] for medical reasons."