My son was enrolled here for 8 months. I enrolled him when he was 18 months. The location was…read moreconvenient and they had openings for his age group. Also my 13 year old niece attended this center when she was a toddler so I felt comfortable. Boy oh boy was I in for a huge disappointment! I don't even know where to begin. After the third month of enrollment, I started looking for a new facility to place my son. It took another 3 months to find somewhere I felt was suitable and we had to wait 2 more months until the fall semester before he could start there. Hence the 8 months stay at gateway. So this place has an incredible staff turn over. In the 8 months my son was there, literally 8 staff members left or quit or were fired. It was unbelievable! Every few weeks we would get an email informing us that miss so and so is no longer with the center and miss xyz will be starting soon. Sure enough as soon as miss xyz started the cycle would repeat. There was one teacher who was there in the mornings when I dropped my son off and she smelled like marijuana. It blew my mind! How the heck do you come to work at 7am with the stench of weed? The facility opens at 6:30 but is never staffed. I usually dropped my son off at 7am and there was only one teacher there. All the kids from all age groups had to stay with her until the other teachers wandered in between 8:30 and 9am. I'm pretty sure thats a state violation. I came to drop my son off one morning and the teacher was sitting in the classroom moisturizing her feet and taking great care to concentrate on her heels. I was grossed out and pissed. She did wash her hands afterwards but I don't feel that this should have been done at the table where the kids eat their meals. When you have a question for one of the teachers the only response you get is 'I don't know mom. I wasn't there this morning. I just came into the class 30 minutes ago.' At one point I just stopped asking. I brought bug spray to be used on my son. Of course it was NEVER applied. He came home every day with huge bumps from insect bites. The next day I would remind the teacher hey there is bug spray and a permission slip for my son, and l would pick him up again with you guessed it.....bug bites. So I started to drop him off with long pants only. If I did put shorts on him I would douse him with spray when I dropped him off. So they boast water play every Friday in the summer. The first official day, I dropped my son off with his swim clothes, and a change of clothes and his shoes in a bag. I come to pick him up early (thank god) because he has an appointment and he's in the class barefoot. Ok so I'm livid. The teacher said to me 'you didn't send a change of clothes or shoes for him.' I said yes. I gave it to the teacher this morning when I dropped him off. And she said " Well I don't start till 9 so I don't know." Ok that's besides the point. If you think I didn't bring a change of clothes and shoes why on earth didn't you call me and say hey mom we need shoes for your baby? Are you that dense? All the while the bag with my son's clothes and shoes were sitting on his cubby! So my sons last day was on Fri August 24th. I go back to gateway on Monday the 27th to pick up the rest of his belongings and the expensive SSS bug spray that they never bothered using on him. The spray is no where to be found. Only the permission slip and bag that held the spray are in the bin. One teacher asks another if she's seen the spray and she replies "its in my bag." I'm thinking it's in a bag with other odds and ends with class room stuff. Well just when I thought this place and the staff couldn't get lower the teacher comes and retrieves the spray from her purse. She said to me she had to put it up or they would throw it out. I take the bottle and it's pretty much empty. I'm wondering why because the spray was never used on my son. I was so pissed and disgusted. When does this place hit bottom? I could go on and on about this place with all the stories I heard from other parents but I guess it wouldn't make a difference. I'm so glad my son is out of there. Today was his fourth day at his new daycare and he's doing so well. If I could give any advice or would be to stay away from gateway.

My son went for backup daycare. The staff is super sweet and welcomed him with open arms. They are…read moreclean, safe an open communicators. It's officially my go to until he's 11.

We love KiddyKare. April and Meredith do an awesome job with our 13 month old. They're a great…read morechoice for drop-in daycare.

I've been very pleased with my experience at ABODE Healthcare. From the moment I connected with…read moretheir team, I felt supported and valued. The staff is not only professional but also caring and attentive to individual needs. They communicate clearly, follow through on commitments, and demonstrate a high level of dedication in everything they do.

I've witnessed firsthand the dedication Abode ABA has to providing personalized, evidence-based…read morecare for each child. I'm an Occupational Therapist and i service many children in Charlotte who attend Abode. Would totally send my own kids there.

I can't say enough good words about this school!…read more My son has been going there for almost a year, he started when he turned 20 months. He has always been a very shy kid, and school experience was challenging for him. All the school staff were extremely attentive and helpful during his transition period. His first teacher, Ms Megan, always hugged him when he came and spoke in soft voice to make him feel comfortable. I was amazed how my son changed in the school. I couldn't believe my eyes when after a couple of months I saw him running from the car to go to school! It's also impressive to see all creative and development activities they do. My son learned all his letters and numbers, he learned shapes and colors even before going to the next age group. Most importantly, he learned to love making art and create! Ms Crystal and Ms K from his next age group are incredible, they both know each child very well and have individual approach to each of them. We had to leave the school after moving to another state, and now I have a very challenging task to find another place with such a warm and loving atmosphere and great teachers, like in Goddard School in Concord.

Expensive childcare in the area. Registration fee around one hundred fifty. Then you have to…read moreprovide your own child's lunch according to their food pyramid standard. Ok...come on, my child decided to pack his own lunch and didn't put any meat with his lunch and of course his parent was pulled to the side and was scolded. If the lunch standards were so strict then maybe the school should consider preparing it themselves and give the parents a break, plain & simple.

Placed is filled with love and excitement everyday!!! Especially at pickup and dropoff! Kids have…read moreso much confidence to be themselves, be happy and show it! Kadeja and Heather are amazing and excellent Teachers!!!!

From the owner: At The Goddard School located in Concord (Highland Creek), we're more than just a daycare. The…read moreGoddard School is a private preschool, offering childcare to infants and toddlers to pre-k. Our programs are designed to nurture each child's curiosity in a safe and caring environment.

I was going to give a more scathing critique, but I'm a em-ca-barrussed to be too mean…read more It's in Concord, but it may as well be in discord, really. So I think this YMCA is really good in some ways, but less good in others. The front desk is really friendly and the cardio has Netflix, and had my sign in details, so that was good. On the other hand, they have big Jesus posters on the wall, and putting a banner in the cardio is lame. And there are a few issues such as are the kids coming around and cleaning the machines in the middle of the workout, and they were spraying their bottles and sweeping up dust and literally I could smell dust, made me sneeze, almost cough, during cardio, and literally I got sprayed (ew) with a little bit of spray (ew) but that's not the kids fault because they are being instructed to do so by the boss here, who was following them around, ordering them to clean more. They should be doing that when no one is working out because that's why we pay more than enough. And that stuff is toxic AF and it shouldn't be sprayed near me... let alone making me wet from spray... during my cardio. On the good side: The shower pressure is a huge thing and I appreciate that, even though a lot of the lockers are disappointingly reserved for members. It could easily have received a 3 star for the religion in my face and spray on my body and dust up my nose, but I'll generously give 4 because it was an otherwise good facility. I hope this review wasn't to em-ca-barrusing for them.

It is gross!! The women at the front desk could be bothered! The pool closes at 1 and opens up…read moreagain at 3, the part of the day that you would want to swim. If you have arthritis, the one pool that should be warm is not a bummer. Due to renovations, men and women are changing in the same locker. Ridiculous! GROSS! Very Disappointing for sure.

I love this center! We moved our 2 year old to this center a few months ago and the change we have…read moreseen in her is nothing short of amazing! She came home singing and smiling on the very first day! Her vocabulary has exploded. Her attitude is much more cooperative. When she is mastering a new concept, you can see her little mind thinking. She has become very helpful in cleaning up after herself. Her consideration for others feelings is astounding! These things are just the tip of the iceberg when trying to caption everything she has learned at Kids 'R' Kids in Concord. This was the best move we could have ever made for our child! Thank you to all of the staff for your continued hard work and dedication!

This is by far one of the best child care centers I have worked in. I love the staff and the honey…read morefeeling they give when working here

I absolutely love this place. Every single teacher cares about the children, my child has been here…read morefor 2 years since she was 5 months old and I don't have nothing bad to say about this place. They are friendly, caring, and respectful. When your child is anxious to go to her daycare every day and when you see your child get to her room and run to give her teacher hugs that means a lot to me. Definitely I go to work with a piece of mind my child is being taken care for and safe.

Don't believe the fake reviews on here. This daycare facility is awesome. There is almost always a…read morewaiting list to get new children registered here. The staff is very friendly and show love towards the children. If you want the best for your child, then this is the place for you!!