Kindercare is amazing. My older daughter went there and flourished so when I had my son Kindercare…read morewas the obvious choice. He is now 2 and has been going there since he was 8 weeks old. The staff is caring and loving, the curriculum is wonderful and my son surprises me every day with the new vocab he is picking up and all the wonderful activities he does daily. The building is very secure, lunch and snacks are provided so parents don't have to worry about packing food everyday and the playground area is clean and safe.

My daughter is in the one-year-old room with Ms. Bre. We switched her to Kindercare early in the…read moreschool year after having an unpleasant experience elsewhere. We could not be happier with our decision to do so. The entire staff knew our daughter & family members immediately end it was evident that security at the school was top-notch. The children engage in creative play which challenges them developmentally. They also spend much time outdoors and in the gross motor room indoors. Kindercare had my daughter sitting nicely at the table, napping and eating on a schedule, and trying different foods, which are provided with tuition. We love Kindercare!

I generally do not write reviews; however, we are extremely sad that our time with Alpha-Bits…read moreLearning Center is coming to an end. Our daughter absolutely flourished at the center near CMC and loved going to school each day. I was nervous leaving her on the first day at 6 weeks old. I sat in the parking lot and cried for nearly a half hour. I knew she would be ok because I immediately felt comfortable with her teachers (it was just a mama bear moment). She will soon be 6 and going off to first grade, I can almost guarantee there will be just as many tears shed on the last day as the first day!

My children have loved going to alpha-Bits on the west side, for the past 2 years. I went there…read morewhen I was young and I knew I wanted my kids to come here too. One of the directors was my favorite teacher back then! The staff are great and most have been there a very long time. I wish they stayed open later but I was able to make it work with my schedule.

My grandson has been going to Noah's Ark for two years. Just want to say they are wonderful. I…read moretaught him to sign even though he is a hearing child and they have embraced this idea. They work on signs with him and the other children. They always make me feel like my grandson is the sweetest boy in the world (which he is of course) but it's great that they feel that way about all their kids. Love it there!

Great child care center. Not like the big corporate operations. Lots of one on one attention…read more Highly recommend.

Great childcare center!! Smiling, positive staff. So much more better and personal than those large…read morefranchise locations. Little Rising Stars in Manchester, NH, two thumbs up.

Wonderful caring daycare facility. Where teachers are loving and promote a fun learning…read moreenvironment for infants 6 weeks to after school age up to 12.

From the owner: We provide care for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years. We also provide a lunch and have a…read moreplayground where the children go twice a day for outside education and play.

I have been absolutely blown away by The Goddard School of Derry since we first started attending…read moreback in October 2019 for our first child. Being a first time parent, I was obviously panicked about being away from my daughter for the first time and all of the employees were extremely kind and patient with me as I called multiple times a day to check in. They also have an app called Tadpoles that allows us to get in depth descriptions of every single thing that happens throughout the day and what lessons/skill development they worked on that day. A few weeks after my daughter had started going I was rushed to the ER and was hospitalized for a week. The staff not only worked with me and got to know various family members of mine to approve of additional pick up people, but they also were sure to ask every day how I was doing. They also allowed me to call and speak with the teachers since I wasn't having face to face interaction with them anymore. I also missed a tuition payment when I was in the hospital and instead of punishing me, they allowed me to get it to them as soon as I was out and able to go. The daycare has been extremely diligent with all sicknesses (even prior to COVID19) and has the best sanitation practices in the state. They were able to catch the first signs of RSV with my daughter and alerted me immediately and even followed up to see how she was feeling. From personal experience, I can truly say that these employees treat the students as if they are family. I can honestly say that after seeing the way that my daughter's face lights up when she sees some of the employees, I have full faith in their abilities to care for my daughter in the same way I would myself. I have been meaning to post a review for a while but I finally needed to now because of the way the daycare is handling COVID19 and these unprecedented times. My husband and I are both essential workers and not only are we required to work right now but we are required to work longer than normal hours. Having a safe and family-like atmosphere for our daughter to go to everyday has truly been paramount not only to her happiness, but also to allow us to safely perform our job functions. They have taken an endless amount of precautions to ensure our children are as safe as humanly possible from the virus and they have also put a huge impact on the safety of their employees. They have been supportive to all families, even the ones who chose to keep their children home during this time, and are consistently communicating every policy they are using to keep parents informed. The current pandemic is really showing what companies are genuine/caring/successful and what companies don't care about their employees and clients what so ever. The Goddard School of Derry has not only proved to us how incredible of a facility they are, but they far exceeded any of our expectations of a childcare institution. No other daycare could compare.

The most expensive glorified daycare there is with both owner and director having no child skills…read moreand no desire to even be around children or wanting anything to do with parents. There's zero communication no matter how hard you try unless you count passive aggressive e-mails days to weeks later. Sure you get a few photos during the day but try getting a hold of anyone and the phone just rings, or you never get a phone call or e-mail back. Teachers seem inexperienced to actually teach anything worthwhile, pre-k and k are run like a daycare just with tables labeled "art", "snacks" and so forth. Their scapegoat is to say they emphasize "learning through play" so they don't have to put in the effort. $1000 month for HALF days but nothing to show for this insane amount of tuition besides other kids families bringing in goody bags or snacks. They make you fill out novels of paperwork beforehand but don't even read the documents they make you turn in! Your child has a food allergy? They ignore it and give your child that food. My kiddo comes home saying they had a stomachache and told the teacher they felt sick, but you get no report or phone call?! - just to find out with questioning your child that they're feeding your kiddo their allergen!! The next day they sent him home WITH his allergen food AFTER I called and asked why he was eating said allergen and the teacher called me saying " I didn't see that but I'm looking at it now" say what?!! To add insult to injury they make you give 30 days paid notice to unenroll and then you finally get communication FAST from their see you aunt tee director demanding payment, daily kind you.. demanding it daily. Please research and read other reviews that say exactly this about this disgraceful "school". I wish I had and saved 2k.

The Center received a complete makeover, and is very nice inside now, perhaps one of the nicest…read morecenters around. The teachers and administration seem to be very friendly and understanding of families and children's needs.

We love this school. My son has been attending for the last 5 years and he has loved every teacher…read morein every room. My 20 month old daughter, who only attends 3 days a week, loves it so much that if we take her when we are only dropping off her brother, she gets very upset that she isn't staying too. The school provides a safe, caring environment. The teaching is not high-pressure at all. My son comes home excited to show me what he's learned and wanting to practice his writing! He loves to learn and that's the best thing they could teach him!

I do not have a bad thing to say about this place. My daughter went here for 2 years from the time…read moreshe was born. I cried when we had to pull her. The people here really care about your kids and keep you well informed. They never close which is always good for working families.

From the owner: Our mission is to provide a center that is respected and valued in the community, where children,…read moreparents and staff are welcomed and appreciated. Where children can learn and prosper in a caring and loving environment. We make every effort to provide a learning environment that helps guide children through independent choices and positive role modeling; as well as a place where children can thrive emotionally, physically and developmentally. Where we have the best interest of the children, families and center in mind with everything we do.

Seems as though not much has changed since 2018. I was told the same thing by the school my child…read moreattended, "they have no jurisdiction". Went all the way to a meeting with the assistant superintendent so I hope something changes. Avoid after school program that is at the school. We had thought paying a higher price for after school care would mean better quality care, not the case at all. 2 years in a row the head counselors of the program told us their program is a "free for all". My child has ADHD, we work very closely with the school & all programs as a team to support everyone but also enforce accountability with our child where poor choices are made. My child thrives in school, minor behavior issues. Made to be the "bad kid" in this after school program. Created a behavior program that they did not keep up their end. Was supposed to redirect, was told several times by the head counselor, that it was "impossible". Didn't bring out any of the redirection items they told me they were getting. The head site director of the program was supposed to reach out to the school to figure out what was working for the school, learn about the 504 we had. Several weeks after signing the form, head site director tells me on the phone, "oh I thought the school was supposed to come to us." Many times, counselors will be 20 ft away sitting at tables rather than walking around the playground monitoring children. The final straw? Told me my child couldn't get the 1:1 attention they needed because they allowed all the children to play with a metal chain on the playground for several days. When I told Anna, the director, on the phone when they called me to kick my child out that maybe the adult counselors on the playground should have taken away the chain & held it with them because they knew it was going to be a problem for the kids Anna says, "that's a great idea!" Really? So, after my child puts it around their neck with another child, which by the way they said it "happened so fast", my child is not a ninja. Young children getting a chain around their necks doesn't happen in an instant, it means the adult counselors were not paying attention. Probably on their phones or paying attention to paperwork like we often see happening when we showed up for pick up. They left my child to try to get it off & the other child got upset (understandably), so again they probably noticed when the other child got upset. They blamed the chain being on the playground on the school. The school says they have no record of New Mornings making them aware of the chain being there, & New Mornings did nothing to mitigate the risk to the children. So, my child who was very upset that their friend got hurt; received consequences from parents for poor choices - was kicked out of their program. Our family, most importantly our child, held all the accountability & emotional trauma from New Morning's staff treatment last year. None of the adults involved in the situation received any consequences. It is clear they do not properly staff and/or train their staff. They had many kids with behavior issues but tell you they have the appropriate number of staff to child ratio per the NH law. 2 people to 23 kids with 2+ having behavior issues is not ok for the kids or the staff.

This business provides after school care at my son's middle school. They have a nice mix of…read moreactivities, homework, and caring staff. I really like their ticket system ( pay as you go) which is wonderfully flexible and the office in Bedford is very responsive.