DO NOT TAKE YOUR BABY OR TODDLER HERE! We booked our 19 month old son his first haircut appointment. We walked in expecting a child-friendly environment, but it's just a normal barber shop, with normal seats, but with paintings on the walls and TVs at each station. We signed up specifically for baby's first haircut and we reiterated that it was our son's first haircut before starting. The barber put absolutely no effort getting our son comfortable and just went in on him, telling us to forcibly hold him down. We expected the haircut to take maybe 15-20 minutes, but we were done in 5 minutes since our barber couldn't have cared less and just starting buzzing away despite us saying we just wanted a trim. Our son ended up looking like Mark Davis (pic attached for reference). His hairline is now at the top of his head and the rest of his hair is uneven as if he took safety scissors to his own head. Needless to say we are never going back and would not recommend anyone take their child. NOT TO MENTION it was $30 for the 5 minute botch job, more than I pay for my own haircut at the barber shop. read more

Cartoon Cuts - Kids Hair Salons Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Hatice was wonderful with my very wiggly six year old. My kid is very sensitive when people touch, brush, or do anything with her hair and Hatice was patient and quick. She explained everything to my kid and kept checking with me to make sure everything was alright. Thank you for your care and warmth! read more

Used to come here all the time with my girls because it was convenient. It's so overpriced and the haircut is ok. Then they started to annoy me with their accounting and incompetence working a register. I thought I had some remaining haircuts in a 6 pack so I asked them to confirm. But they couldn't confirm that and said I should have kept a receipt. Seriously?! So I thought maybe to give them one more chance. In the recent visit the stylist mentioned that my 5 year old has baby hair. I know this but didn't need to hear that. I had 1 free haircut and no one including the manager could figure out how to process it. They promised me that I was charged one haircut but I was charged 2. I had to wait for the manager to finish up a haircut to cancel the order. I ended up paying with cash because I couldn't trust another mistake. This place needs to get their act together but in the mean time I'm going someplace else. read more

Great haircut for my 6 year old girl. It was my first time and Anne understood what we were looking for. Price is decent and we will be coming back when needed read more

I love taking my son here! My 3 year old is severely autistic and Jessena is amazing with him. She is very understanding and patient with him and with me (being the very nervous over protective and over apologetic mom that I am). I can't say enough good things about her. read more

Anh-hong is WONDERFUL - she always does a great job and is so kind! She is very patient with young kids!

We have had many successful trips to Cartoon Cuts where we always see Yael. She is so great with my kids (6 and 1) and I even have her trim my hair too! She makes going for a haircut so much fun. She's also super punctual which we appreciate! read more

Been going here nearly 13 years, Mohankala has been here for all of them. Exceptional service, kindness, and friendly vibes have been the standard this whole time, and I wouldn't have it any other way! 11/10. read more

My daughter's hair is extremely thick and tangles easily for this reason I normally do her hair however it's been a long week and I really just needed her hair washed and blow dried so I can style it at home. I saw this location and decided to give it a try because they specialize in children's hair. Because we were a walk in we went to the next available stylist she honestly wasn't the friendliest I just expected a different personality for a children's stylist. Well, we got through the wash but she didn't want to finish because another customer came in. The other stylist even asked her what was wrong she was like awe my appointment is here I can't, I was really shocked that she wanted to just stop working with one customer to start with an easier one without any level of communication with me as the parent. She was just asking strangely, I personally think she isn't really a stylist trained to do various hair types and she didn't know what yo do. Thankfully Erika agreed to finish my child's hair to compensate for the lack of professionalism of her coworker. Thank you Erika for being child friendly, professional and accomodating to my childs need. I truly appreciate you and how you addressed this situation. Thankfully my child left happy and unaware of how disappointed I was with the behavior of the first stylist. Erika thank you again! read more

It's very cute for kids. I remember when I was a kid I did too but now as a parent. The actually hair cut isn't the best. If you're looking for simple cuts it may be good. For long and textured hair or looking for layers or even fun colors, consider another place. Still a fun place for kids with games and they do a combo for parent and kid hair cut together. read more

Cartoon Money grab. $26 for haircuts. $13.00 toys everywhere with signs "For purchase only" In other words. Tempt the kids with toys everywhere but you have to pay for them and not play with them. I've been here twice. Paid (after I was shamed)for a toy today and didn't even work. 30 min late. I made an appointment and both times they were 30 min late to see me. That's a LONG time for a toddler. Why even make appointments? Crowded - About 10 barber chairs but only 8 waiting chairs? Mask. Mask. Mask. They still have signs there and expect everyone to wear a mask. They pack you in there. Have as many barber chairs as they can to maximize profit yet have little sitting room for comfort of parents and family. Plus the chairs are cheap and uncomfortable. No coat rack either. In summary. If you need a cut for your child. Make an appointment. Wait. Be uncomfortable and leave. Now the haircuts are good. Not great, but not bad. Everything else is bad. So put on your mask. Wait 30 minutes in an uncomfortable chair (if there is enough room) for your appointment and screaming toddler. Buy a $13 toy that doesn't work (because you touch it you pay for it) and maybe your kid will walk away with a decent haircut (just have some wine, tequila, or bourbon waiting for you at home). read more

Loved cartoon cuts! My son who was 1.5 years old for his first haircut. The stylist did a great job keeping him occupied and we brought l snacks. She was so quick and did a good job on the haircut. I will definitely bring him back for his second haircut. read more

I would like to see the results of some African American children. However, from the looks of the website I love the setup. I hope to get through a decent haircut with my 5 year old autistic child. Kudos to the owner for this. read more

very poor customer service; booked an appointment at 1200; checked in with desk at 12:10 - still waiting at 12:25 - took customer walk ins ahead of us despite booking an appointment then workers hairdressers / desk wanted to talk disrespectfully, have been a customer of their but no longer. Totally discriminated against based on culture, race and gender. Walked next door to hair cuttery and had service in 2 minutes!! GO TO HAIR CUTTERY - this cartoon cuts was totally discriminating and very very rude !! read more

For other parents of autistic children, this is my review: The website does not match our experience. It claims to cater to autistic children but my guess is that the new owners didn't get the memo that the old chain claims to be autistic friendly. I tried a gazillion times to call ahead to double check but no one answers the phone, but since the site said they were designed to be good with autistic kids, we went ahead and booked a spot and hoped for the best. Their website also said that masks were required which pleased us since we are high risk, but not one person was wearing one. The location itself run down and not fun looking like the old locations I saw in the mall years ago. No where as fun looking like the place we usually take our child at Snip Its in Waugh Chapel. When we arrived the woman at the desk looked annoyed when we walked in and said "what?" And we said... "we have an appointment?" Nevermind that she is not the same hairstylist the website set us up with she said "ok let's go!" Clearly that booking site is arbitrary as you don't actually schedule a haircut with a chosen stylist, It's just whomever happens to be there on that day. She seemed nice and we told her right away that our son was autistic and asked if she could be mindful of that when working with him. There are no seats next to the chair for my husband to sit on next to our son. We had to stand the entire time (unlike at Snip It's) With a 4 year old autistic child (and according to website) we expected much more to put him at ease, we arrived more than 15 minutes early and it was an empty store. Yet, she powered through my son's protests and rushed. Upon sitting him down she started spraying water all over his head, despite his protests, she kept spraying. Then she pulled out scissors and started cutting IN FRONT OF HIS EYES which terrified him. She later learned to hold the scissors away from his eyes and above his head. She turned on a show m scared my kid (he had a drowning experience in the past) and he said "no no no!no water! " and so now we have a loud show, which I asked her to turn it off and she said "no he likes it" by now my son is overstimulated and confused. She should have asked before ever turning it on. Also another employee is talking loudly in Spanish on her cell phone in the background. We have two different loud sounds going on at the same time. While an autistic child is sitting in the chair. Then she proceeds to cut his hair differently than the picture. Which is so odd since they have hardly any choices, one would think she would have mastered that haircut by now. It was clear she was trying to rush him out of the chair by making his hair much longer than the haircut we chose. We gave him a lollipop to calm him down but she was moving fast with hair flying everywhere so hair kept flying into his lollipop. I repeatedly had to keep taking the lollipop from him to clean off the lollipop of hair. She had zero fidget toys (unlike Snip it's) so all we had to calm him was this lollipop. She pulled out the buzzers and they were loud! Nothing super quiet like they claimed on the website and it was as if she had no idea that quiet buzzers were necessary thing for autistic kids. He was terrified and kept yelling "no!!!!" (Snip it's had buzzers you can't hear) She kept telling him he was a "good boy" for tolerating this torturous experience. Which out of all this nonsense pissed me off the most. My son isn't being good or bad; He is autistic and experiences sounds and sensations in a way a neurotypical person can't relate to. He is being HIM and it has nothing to do with manners or goodness After the loud buzzer came out we were done. I told her I would pay half and go somewhere else. Which was generous considering she only cut his bangs. She ok and then pulled out a loud hair dryer to blow hair off of his face which terrified him and he is screaming. Finally we are yelling " STOP!! He can't handle a hair dryer!!!" So she stops, then she says "hold on let me blow just a bit more off" and my husband yells at her "he is autistic! Stop it with the blow dryer!" It was unbelievable. She attempted to charge us more than half. Which blew my mind to which I responded "How about we pay you nothing!?" Thankfully she agreed. People need to understand that autistic people's experience matters. These kids don't experience life in the same way a neurotypical child does and they deserve to have a hair cut by a person who is empathetic and considerate of their experience. And if this location is not training their hair stylists how to do this are unethical for advertising that they do. read more

First time going with my 2 kids and it was the worst experience ever. I gave Anh Hong a picture of how I wanted my sons haircut to be and I still asked her if she needed it for reference and she said no. The way she was cutting my sons hair looked like she was cutting like a lawn mower. When she asked if it's okay I told her I didn't like the back at all because now his hair is sticking up and all she said was "well you could have told me" while I was trying to calm my 2y.o in the front. And here is the final product, my son had strands of LONG HAIR on his ear and the back was all crooked. Please don't go to this location. read more

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Had a great haircut with Yael for my almost 3 year old. My toddler zoned out on paw patrol during the cut, but Yael listened to what I wanted for her hair, chatted, and gave advice about the easiest to maintain style! read more

Cartoon Cuts - Kids Hair Salons Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

I'm so glad I found this place. I had a great experience. I had been trying to find a place to take my son to get his first haircut.. he is 8 months.. so a lot of salons/ barbershops ( including ones that specialize in kids ) didn't cut kids hair that young or they wasn't able to cut his hair the way I had requested.. ( which was with actual clippers and not scissors because he has thick hair texture/ Af. Am. ) .. until I found this place Cartoon Cuts. I was able to call them and confirm they would be able to cut his hair and the way I wanted , and they said yes and to make the appointment online.. Christine had cut my sons hair, and she was great. She was friendly, easygoing , understanding. I'm happy with the end result, and my son got a certificate for his haircut with some his hair to keep for memories (free) . The prices are also great. 10/10 read more

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Ellie is fantastic! Great service, great haircuts! The kids are entertained by the tvs and the conversation, it's a win for the parents and the kids! read more

I thought the haircut was kind of expensive for what it was. No shampoo, just spritz of the hair and cutting. After coming home and washing the kid's hair, I noticed a few uneven sections. Since I watched the stylist basically just cut straight across the bangs and the back, I figured I could do about the same or slightly worse for free and since then I have just cut her hair myself. Maybe if my kid had a more complicated hairstyle it would make sense to come here. I also feel like everything in the salon is meant to be an upsell and an attempt to get kids to buy toys which I don't really appreciate. read more

Love Jessena! She handles my autistic non verbal 2 yr old very well during his haircut meltdowns! I go during the week so it's not as busy too. Walks ins available but I always recommend booking online. read more

I rarely give reviews, but I am completely horrified. My poor little girl had her first real haircut. I asked for a pixy, and specified, "I want her to look like a girl still". I don't think the stylist spoke much English, and she OBVIOUSLY didn't understand my requests. My daughter's hair looks awful. It is uneven and two of the other stylists commented about my adorable son before my daughter left the chair. We will never be coming back here again!!!!! Update: I did reach out to Kathleen, and I appreciate the refund she provided. I was also told Yael, the store manager , would contact me. It's been over a week, and I've heard nothing. This only confirms my initial review. read more

I have been coming to this location for years and my son always sees Ellie. She is very patient and always knows what to do. Would definitely recommend getting an appointment for your little one with her! read more

Christiane absolutely sucks. I went to go get sons haircut and showed her a picture of what i wanted. My son has long curly hair and i only wanted the top trimmed and a fade. She cut the top so short you can not even tell he has curls anymore i mean she cut it extremely short. I told her she cut it too short and she told me shes sorry and it will grow back in two days....NO ONES HAIR GROWS BACK THAT FAST, but okay i let it go. Then the fade was not blended so i asked her to blend it and she caught an attitude, my fiance asked her to fix his hairline because she made it extremely crooked and she yelled at him. I had to take my son to a different hair place because she completely messed up his hair! The other place i took him to agreed on how bad she messed it up and took 20 minutes to fix it. read more

I have been bringing my kids here for the past couple of years for their haircuts. And the ONLY reason that we come here is for the kid friendly decor and toys to keep them busy. Most of the hair stylists are bad to say the least. Considering this place is meant for kids of all ages, a basic empathy and experience at dealing with kids must be the number one job requirement. But most of the employees here have absolutely no such talent nor the patience to engage with the kids! Also their haircutting skills are below average at best. The store is generally dirty with hair all over the place - leftovers from multiple haircuts with brief moments of someone taking some initiative to clear out some of the hair on the floor. With prices more than your average hair cutting salon, this place is totally not worth the trip, except the fact that they have decor and toys to keep the kids busy. read more

My sons first hair cut experience outside the house seemed to have gotten ruined. He was fine going in and sat on the chair by himself and stayed calm through the whole process until the comb was used. The stylist kept digging in hard with the comb and he started crying and cried the entire time. She was very rough and did not seem to be experienced to cut a child's hair. Hatice was not gentle. We have cut his hair at home with clippers and he did not cry. I am afraid going forward my son won't allow us to get his hair cut because of this experience. This was a horrible experience. read more

I'm not sure what kind of unprofessional racket the Cartoon Cuts in Rockville is running but we had an appointment for a haircut at 12:30pm, checked in and told to wait a couple minutes. They left us waiting 30 minutes and let four people who came well after us go ahead of us without so much as a peep to us when we would have our turn. The last straw was a family came in with NO appointment and went straight in. Our 3 year old toddler had a melt down asking why it wasn't his turn so we just left. Would not recommend this place to anyone street that kind of neglect. Did I mention 3 hairstylist were just sitting around who could've taken us. read more

Ah, I postponed and postponed my son's first haircut for as long as could, but finally it came time to give his beautiful long ish locks a little trim. I googled and googled places and was shocked that there are really no kid-specific places IN DC, or really very close to DC. So alas, I decided it was worth the drive to have a cute, kid place where my son would have a nice experience. It's crazy to me how many terrible reviews there are for hair places!! It's so scary! It honestly gave me anxiety reading the reviews from parents who had terrible first-time experiences! But alas, I read some great reviews for some specific stylists and I went in wanting Gloria to do my son's haircut. When we got there Gloria was with a customer and it would be like a 15 minute wait, not a big deal, but as I debated, I saw another stylist finishing a haircut and really liked her demeanor and the way she was speaking to the child. So I figured, we'll go with her, Yael! Yael was wonderful! She was so warm and so gentle and sweet. Spoke to my son, who didn't speak back or really looked at her (lol) but he was very comfortable. I sat him down in the seat, Yael told him Peppa Pig was playing directly in front of him (he's never seen it but it definitely kept his interest during almost the entire haircut) and he sat happily. She put the cape on him and said this is cape and whatnot and he didn't fuss. She understood what I wanted, nothing too short, etc, and she executed it perfectly! She was fast, gentle and did a wonderful job! She wrote out a first haircut certificate and saved some of his hair in a ziplock and stapled it to the certificate. Exactly what I wanted for the first haircut experience! Don't be alarmed by all the negative reviews! This place is cute and Yael is great! read more

This place is super cool. It has a Nintendo kids can play while waiting for a haircut. They also have other toys for babies and younger kids. I thought the hair cut was pretty expensive for a baby. I could probably get a hair cut for the same price but my hair cuts are pretty easy. The person who cut the baby's hair was super nice. The baby did not cry at all during the hair cut. The front desk staff was not as nice though. I would love to play some Nintendo the next time I am waiting. read more

Took my grandson for a haircut which is usually a horrible ordeal. Jeanine was so great with him. Great haircut and NO tears! read more

Cartoon Cuts - Kids Hair Salons Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Ellie is amazing! Our first visit was great, and we'll definitely be back. My 4 year old son had a fun time with Ellie, and so did I. She's professional, kind and listened to exactly what we wanted. She explained the best way to style based on his cowlicks, and took her time with his rockstar haircut. Thank you Ellie. We'll see you soon! read more

Ellie is the absolute BEST! My son just turned 5 and has been having haircuts since 8 months. Ellie is the first person to show and explain to me that he has a double cowlick at the back and so how to achieve a style that doesn't result in his hair sticking up. Ellie really listened and went above and beyond in showing me how to style it while we grow some of the shorter bits out. Her cut was absolute perfection, not rushed and everything was blended so perfectly. It might have taken 5 years but I'm so glad we found Ellie and will be going to see her for all future cuts! read more

Easy and stress free hair cut on a Saturday morning! We walked in and were seated immediately. Christina did a beautiful job on my daughters curly hair (first hair cut at 4 yrs old). read more

Cartoon Cuts - Kids Hair Salons Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

I can't be the only one who avoids haircuts because I'm terrified of a bad one, right? I do that for myself, and started doing it for my 5yo grandson, after a bad cut months ago at another "kids salon". His hair was way too long, so today I found Cartoon Cuts online while in the area, booked an appt for 20 minutes later, and showed up. He got in Ellie's chair and she immediately noticed the weird bowl cut with random choppy layers that somehow accentuated his cowlicks that the previous place did. She gave him an amazing cut while he watched Tom & Jerry (grandma bonus points for old school cartoons!) and explained why certain cuts would not work with his cowlicks, and demonstrated how to style his new cut. I was so impressed that I had her cut MY hair. (I usually go to high end salons that are booked months in advance, so this was a HUGE step!) She gave me a great cut and blowout with no pressure for extra services/products and was super friendly. I never thought my new salon would have a giant blue elephant on the wall, video games and "Baby Shark" playing, but...here I am. My grandson and I will be back! read more

I took my son for his first ever haircut and we are so glad we found this place! We drove all the way from DC because we wanted a stylist who knew how to work with young kids. All of our expectations were exceeded. Jessina listened and helped me decide which haircut was best for my son based on his hair type. My son and I LOVED the haircut! Thank you Ms. Jessina! read more

The Cartoon Cuts crew in Rockville are amazing! In particular, Hatice does a great job with curly hair and has been cutting my son's hair since he was 1. He's now 4! Especially through the pandemic, Hatice has been patient, thoughtful, and kind! Our son always has a great experience there! I highly recommend Hatice! read more

I took my son here for his first haircut. I was pretty nervous just because I know my son and how he can be when you expect him to sit in one place, and how he is around new people. A Ms. Miller helped us? I don't remember her first name but she was excellent at keeping him calm and working with him when he threw a fit. The cut was pretty straight forward. Cut the parts that were too long and evened everything out. A little pricey for a few snips here and there but I don't think there's a cheaper location any where else. The location is interesting and seemed a little different than I saw in pictures. Overall it was a solid experience and we got what we needed done. read more

Took my son here for his first hair cut apt. Amazing job done by Ellie. We were seating as soon as we walked in... no appointment made. She had great patience as my son was a little nervous at first. She did an amazing job as I had only wanted a light trim and she took off just the perfect amount. She was very quick and let us stand right next to him the entire time. We even got a certificate for his first haircut along with a piece of his hair and a lollipop. read more

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We come all the way from Waldorf every time. It is worth it. Christiane is awesome!! Great with my boys!!! read more

Took my 4 year old boy for a hair cut. Had been to other locations and he did not like it. Was hesitant since he has sensory issues but Yael did a fabulous job with him. She interacted with him since the beginning to make him feel comfortable. Played a show he liked and he was good. Loved his hair cut. Got a same day appointment and started on time. Will come back. read more