My son attended Chapel Hill KinderCare for several years until recently (we needed a place closer…read moreto home versus the workplace). We had a great experience - special shout outs to Ms. Melissa and Ms. Alba, Ms Trinity and Miss Emily, the incomparable Ms. Jasmine, and to the fantastic leaders Ms. Jessica and Ms. Sherrell. My son has a severe egg allergy and they always made sure to keep him safe with parties and treats. I appreciated the communication from leadership and teachers.

I've had an exceptional experience with this KinderCare branch. Jessica and her staff are very…read moreaccommodating and show a real passion for child care. I was apprehensive about going with a child care center because of the virus, so I only used care.com. I finally decided to give the child route a try, and I'm impressed. There is also an app that gives you updates on everything from pictures to letting you know when their diaper is changed.

PLEASE READ before you enroll with Our Playhouse Preschool…read more The philosophy is a dream and it all looks and feels picture perfect when you are there BUT the Owners are NOT trustworthy and have wreaked havoc on the Lexington KY community- where they opened a school in 2015 and suddenly closed it with a 2 week notice in January of 2019. To make a very long story short, the owners, without warning to parents or teachers, closed the school with a two week notice in January of 2019. They never paid any of the parents back their deposits, which they require for each student that enrolls unless you pay in full for the entire year. They never paid any of the parents back that had paid in full for the school year (through May). Mostly though, they crushed many people and good hearts in the process. They broke the contracts they had with each family and have never paid them back the money they are owed. Please, don't let this happen to your family! With the best intentions, I warn you about these people. Please, look out for yourselves.

My kids go to the Durham location (off of 15-501 and University Dr). I feel so relieved knowing…read morethat my kids are in a safe place, with teachers who truly love them and want to foster their social, cognitive, and emotional development. I look forward to them going to school every day knowing that they will come home with many stories to tell about their day (both my 2 and 4 year old). I can't express my gratitude to the OPH community. Very supportive and receptive to concerns and ideas.

My daughter Hannah has been attending Legacy Academy since she was only 14 weeks old (Infant A),…read moreand she is now in the final classroom (4B) and will enroll in kindergarten August of 2025. My husband and I have had a great experience overall with all of Hannah's teachers going back to 2020 when her infant teachers made it easier for me to be confident that she was receiving wonderful care to now when Mr. Armando has been our favorite teacher for her yet. He is the assistant director but loves to work in the 4s too, so we have appreciated how much she learned from him when he was her teacher for a couple months last fall, and we are so glad he is currently covering while they look for a qualified replacement teacher after some recent turnover. Mr. Armando is kind and empathetic- he always treats the kids in his class well and is supportive to parents as well. My only complaint is that he is so great at his job that they keep pulling him out of the classroom because he is so good at his job as management too (and I just want Hannah to be lucky enough to have him be her full-time teacher). Mr. Armando is the best of the best! Wendy and Chris have treated Hannah so kindly over the years as well, and it's nice to know that the owners care about the students as well as their families. Hannah has loved so many of her teachers, and I wish that I could name them all, but I will settle for a few of her other top teachers in addition to Mr. Armando. She has loved Ms. Brooke (she always seemed to appreciate Hannah's quirky personality), Ms. Kat (they bonded over their shared love of Stitch), Ms. Arianne (so sweet with her and has always thought Hannah was funny), Ms. Lisa (has helped her grow in her writing skills and appreciates Hannah's chatty ways), Ms. Natalia (takes care of her at the end of the day and reads her all her favorite stories), and Ms. Riley (wrote Hannah the sweetest note about how much she enjoys taking care of her and coloring with her). I can never leave out one of the most important employees at Legacy in a review- Ms. Chari (the prep cook) has been with Legacy for over 3 years now, and she is amazing. She is so sweet and has such a warmth about her. Everyone in the building clearly loves her, and Hannah thinks she is the best. Hannah talks about Ms. Chari all the time at home, and it's so apparent how wonderful she is with her. I am getting reflective here at the beginning of her final year of preschool, and I am so grateful to everyone at Legacy who has helped us have such a great experience for our daughter. I highly recommend it to anyone in the Chapel Hill, Durham area (we drive 30 minutes from Graham, and it's worth it- the preschools in Graham are not as high quality as Legacy).

We immediately pulled our kids once we realized what was happening. They are now in a daycare which…read morehas not given us any similar complaints. Things seemed well for about a year here until my oldest son moved up a classroom. He was sad, a lot, which I assumed was from adjusting. (He also picked up the phrase "crying brat"). Immediately a surge of complaints came home every day. He was "impossible" to potty train, he was frustrating to deal with, he didn't nap long enough, etc. Never a positive. I wrote the teacher a long note trying to see what ways I could help. He's an extremely friendly kid and I didn't understand what was happening...I took their suggestions. Both my husband and I noticed negative interactions when my son was crying in the room...As though they were disgusted. We would stay behind and watch for a minute, and became concerned. I did everything I could to figure out what they were talking about and how I could help. Then they neglected diaper changes...Twice I picked my son up in the EXACT SAME diaper I dropped him off in. I have several witnesses to this, including Legacy staff. Diapers which fell apart into yellow slush when you tried to take their pants off. Almost immediately after finding this, the director spoke to me in her office in a very condescending way. She said she didn't know what to do anymore about my son, and that we should "give him rules and boundaries" (We are BIG on that at home) and "teach him not to run away". And said he had ran off the property into the parking lot. The day before. They hid it from me until then. He could have been hit by a car or gotten lost. She then described what she believed were "sensory issues" and said they couldn't help him anymore. I asked her if she meant autism...She said, maybe. I took him to two different pediatricians to get this assessed, both of which said there were not any flags for any disorders. The second asked me not to take this childcare center seriously. I'm still angry about this. My son was obviously running and not cooperating after months of mistreatment. They blamed us for the 3's teacher departure as well as the unhappiness of other staff who stepped in. Not any apologies or acknowledgement for the pain we went through, only pleasant when we withdrew. I still have nightmares about what he went through. It's hard to write this review because there actually are very good staff at Legacy, particularly the pre-K and infant rooms. But due to high turnover in some rooms, desperate hires, and the complete lack of responsibility or empathy from the Owner, I would never recommend this place.

I've had my child in this daycare for a year and I've really been impressed by the quality of care…read morehere. I did an intensive research process to discover this daycare -- visited 5 in this area and called every single one in Chapel Hill region. This was hands down the best one. Community: The daycare is a co-op model, which means that parents are asked to volunteer to help with small projects and that the profits they earn go back to help fund the education of their caretakers. I think this really makes a difference for feeling like you are paying and investing in a community, rather than a corporation. Lower ratios: most daycares go with what the state mandates - 1:5 for babies, 1:6 for 1-2 year olds, and 1:10 for 2-3 year olds. Coming from another state; this is just abysmal. They start at 1:3 and then do 1:6 for 2-3 year olds. Anyone who has been in a daycare room when all the kids are there knows that this should really be the max. Price: it's a bit more costly than other daycares in the area, but it's worth it in my opinion. They do accept vouchers so you can look into that if you need. Location: maybe from a lot of people, but southern village is a great place. The kids can go on field trips to the huge park or this weaver street. Outdoor play: They do a lot of it and are very diligent about bug spray and sunscreen. They have a wonderful play yard with plenty of room, shade, and toys. They do water play in the summer twice a week. Potty training: they are very supportive with potty training and will sit your child on the potty every 30 minutes if that's what's needed. Drop off/pick up: not sure the earliest time you can drop off - maybe 7 or 730? Latest pick up is 530. Discipline/style: they are warm and gentle, but also good at enforcing boundaries. I've seen them engaging in more gentle methods like making positive suggestions for alternatives rather than just saying no. The structured scheduled helps kids know that putting away toys, sitting down at meals, washing hands, and going potty every hour are non negotiables.

When we moved to the area from Washington, D.C. a year and a half-ago, my biggest concern was how…read moremy then-2-year-old daughter would transition to a new daycare setting. Thankfully, CHDCC went above and beyond to welcome my daughter to the school and to meet her needs (and mine!) during that first week. Throughout our time at CHDCC, my husband and I have been incredibly impressed by the quality of the teachers and staff. Our center in D.C. had frequent staff turn-over and it has been such a gift to watch our daughter grow and thrive with a consistent, experienced early childhood professional. This teacher magically potty-trained our daughter in the first two months at school and supported her social, emotional, and cognitive growth each day. We were lucky enough to loop with her from the 2 year-old to the 3 year-old room, making for another smooth transition this year. Everyone at the center is warm and welcoming and I am always blown away by the fact that every adult in the building knows my daughter by name and looks out for her well-being. I am a huge fan of the play-based learning that takes place at CHDCC and love how her teacher differentiates instruction to cater to both the abilities and the interests of each child. I would highly recommend CHDCC to other parents and plan to enroll our second child in the infant room this year.

BCA's teachers care for each child as though they were their own. The loving, encouraging, and…read morecreative learning activities make BCA the best pre-school choice in the area.

My son went there from 3rd to 4th. The 4th grade teacher, Mr. Steele(Never took the time to learn…read morethe bastard's full name) was a piece of work. He flipped my sons desk for no apparent reason, blamed him for pulling someone's pants down in the bathroom even though he was in the classroom the entire time and even after the person who did it even told him he had did it, would grab him around the arm hard to pull him around. Worst part is, my son barely did anything. The worst he had done was go out of the recess section or leave trash because of hornets. He also gave him over a thousand sentences for passing-gas. He was lactose and one of his classmates gave him a chocolate bar. The final nail in the coffin was the fact that they were going to expel my son, for something that his fellow classmates said he did. My son said fudge and they said he said fuck. I explained to them what my son had actually said and told them everything Mr. Steele had done but they still sided with him. So I took him out. Would not recommend. Unprofessional and rude. Tuition is too high. Also, one last piece of information, during teacher-parent conferences, he would talk behind a boy named Chance's parents back, and talk about how if he didn't take his meds he would rolling around on the floor and jumping off the walls. No one should ever talk about a mentally disabled child like that. Ever.

We have both our kudos at the Goddard School in chapel hill. It's conveniently located if you work…read moreon UNC campus and it's a nice clean facility... however the reason for the 5 stars is the TEACHER. They are all so fantasti! Ms. Michelle and Ms. Jamie and Ms. Shiniqua are so good with our 4 month old- it feels like she's with a family member. they know so much about child development and she's learning so much! our Toddler is also obsessed and painting, learming colors, sign language and more with Ms. Tonya and Ms. Dianna and Ms. Stella completely potty trained him in a week

Unfortunately this facility did not have the best communication skills and was very limited in the…read moreway that we were supposed to be helped.

Don't recommend. The…read moreteachers are sitting in the shade chilling while children burn themselves on the hot slide. Director is not welcoming. Her huge diamond demonstrates the center's values - money - not children, teachers, or families.

Love this place and the environment. Every teacher knows each child's name, the atmosphere is warm…read more, loving , laid back, the parents and staff has such great relationships. The teaches really do love the kids and even though every day is not sunshine and smiles they always give their best and make the parents feel comfortable with their child there. Great place. Definitely recommend

Hello everyone, We…read moreare so thrilled to finally share our heartfelt experience with Growing Years Early Childcare Education Center in Burlington, NC. My wife and I are older parents--we had our first baby during the height of COVID. She's what you'd call a "COVID baby." Like many new parents, we were cautious, nervous, and eager to find a place that felt not only safe but nurturing. When our daughter started at Growing Years at just nine months old, we had no idea how deeply this center would impact our lives. From the very beginning, the love and care they poured into our daughter was unmistakable. This wasn't just a daycare--it was a second home. The staff caught her very first steps--a moment we'll never forget. They've been there through every milestone, and now, incredibly, she's about to graduate and head into elementary school. What sets Growing Years apart is something that's rare in childcare today: consistency and love. There's hardly any staff turnover here, and that's not a coincidence. The leadership takes care of their teachers and caregivers, and that care trickles down to every child who walks through their doors. The result? A team that's experienced, passionate, and truly connected to your child's development. As parents, security and communication were top priorities. Growing Years delivers on both. Their camera system allows you to check in any time, giving you peace of mind throughout the day. And when those inevitable bumps and scrapes happen (as they do with young kids), their communication is prompt and thoughtful. They'll call, email, and even sit down with you face-to-face to ensure you understand what happened and how it was handled. That level of transparency and compassion is unmatched. We now have two children at Growing Years. Our son currently attends, and he receives the same love, structure, and joyful learning experience that helped our daughter thrive. If you visit the center, stroll down the wall of fame--you'll find our daughter's photo there. It's not just a picture. It's a symbol of our family's deep connection to this place and its people. We wholeheartedly recommend Growing Years to any parent looking for a center rooted in compassion, high-quality education, and a true sense of community. This is more than a childcare center. This is the foundation for a lifetime of learning and love. With gratitude, The Tysons

Some teachers are great and some have zero personality. My child seemed to get hurt alot outside…read moreon playground area. They need to get rid of concrete on playground. I personally just do not think its safe for kids to be playing with a lot of other kids on the concrete area. The director was never friendly with our family - they have received a new one now and hopefully she will be better. BE aware that it is very expensive - you are looking at paying any where from 250 to 280 dollars a week. I am not sure it is worth that when most teachers just let the kids play all day vs teaching them something that will get them ready for Kindergarten.