The Teddy Bear Club is an amazing place where we have had the pleasure of watching our children…read morebloom and grow. Their staff is incredibly warm, engaging, loving, and professional. They all truly have the child's best interest at heart and know just what each child needs to be successful. Their communication is invaluable and they really encourage a sense of community that is both warm and nurturing. Their facilities are impeccably clean, well-manicured, and welcoming. We adore the Teddy Bear Club and have been so blessed to have been able to send our children to this amazing facility.

If you are looking for a fantastic school that loves, nurtures and teaches your child - all while…read moredoing it in two languages - look no further. The teachers are fantastic, the facilities are amazing and the curriculum is so well thought out. This is such a special school that teaches kids in a fun and impactful way. It marries the best of the French education system with the American system. We have been unbelievably happy parents for 4 years now, and all of our children have gone to this school. My daughter actually asks to go to school even when she's sick as she doesn't want to miss a day...if that's not the biggest endorsement, I don't know what is! I only wish it didn't end after Kindergarten!

Oak Meadow has been an absolutely amazing educational experience for my family for the past two…read moreyears. My children are young (2 and 4), so it's my first school encounter as a parent, and I know the bar has been set incredibly high. The children are nurtured and deeply cared for by amazing, highly qualified and empathetic teachers who lead by example. They are genuinely excited to go to school each day, and, through the Montessori teaching method, absorb imperative life, critical thinking, analytical, and social skills in the classroom that they then take home with them. Oak Meadow students (my own and those that I've observed of all ages) are independent thinkers who are considerate, respectful, and supportive of one another. It's so refreshing to witness! Oak Meadow is a very special learning environment - we looked at many preschools in the area, and are consistently impressed with Oak Meadow's curriculum, teachers, and community.

We have had our son graduate from this school a couple of years ago. He joined the school as a 1st…read moreyear children's house student and graduated 8th grade 11 years later! The school proved to be a wonderful choice for my son's education . It has helped him develop a sound foundation in all aspects of academic learning while providing him the right kind of social and emotional support necessary for well rounded development. He has gone onto thrive in a highly competitive high school program with no issues. The personal attention and care that he received from his teachers all through his years at the school has a lot to do with this success. We have been so happy with his progress that we had no hesitation to start his younger brother in the same program a few years ago and we have been very happy with how well he is thriving at the school. If you are looking for excellent academics this school is a good choice. If you are looking for more than just academic excellence, I think there is nothing better than this school and its teachers!!

Our two children come home from Sudbury Montessori every day with smiles on their faces. It is a…read morecalm and encouraging environment. We have really enjoyed being introduced to the Montessori educational philosophy through Sudbury Montessori. The teachers send home photos at the end of each week so we can see our childrens' days in action. They have a lot of opportunities to be creative during the day - our daughter loves painting and gets to do a lot of that. We've also been impressed with their sanitation and organization during COVID-19. We have never once felt vulnerable or exposed thanks to the precautions they've taken and the communication around it. The kids' schedule involves a lot of outside play time and exploring, which is so important to us and not something that every pre-school does. The staff makes themselves available at drop-off and pick-up for any questions, and they're also just a quick phone call away. All in all we are pleased with this sweet little school and would recommend them.

I absolutely love BMS! Both of my kids have attended the school from 18 months through…read moreKindergarten, and the teachers are always patient and kind. Even during pickup after a long day, they still maintain a positive and warm attitude :) The school itself may be small, but the classrooms are spacious and bright with a Montessori setup (I liked it immediately at my first visit). Though it's a small community, it feels like a close-knit family where everyone knows each other. Room parents communicate often and organize activities outside of school, which helps the kids bond, and my children have made their best friends there. I highly recommend it!

Both of my children, now elementary-age, attended Bedford Montessori School and had a wonderful…read moreexperience. The school is well run and the staff are experienced and kind. If you want a small school with Montessori style teaching, then this is an excellent option.

Our son was in Mary Jo's daycare in Cambridge and we were thrilled with the care she provided him…read more Under her care, he absolutely thrived. He enjoyed his time at her care tremendously, so much in fact that we often had to drag him out at the end of the day. We believe quality of care and flexibility set Mary Jo apart: Quality of Care: Mary Jo's philosophy of creative play including daily field trips outside to playgrounds, libraries, supermarkets, and local shops has shaped our son into an extroverted, outdoors enthusiast. The regular reading she does with the kids as well as the mix of structured and unstructured play, crafts, and music has really helped our son and many kids in her care thrive over the last 30 years she has been in business. In our research, we found that so many daycares rarely take their kids outside, much less to the variety of public spaces Mary Jo frequents with the kids on a daily basis. This really differentiates her care and makes her daycare an attractive and unique choice for parents that want their kids to be well-rounded, healthy, and more worldly. Flexibility: Unlike other daycares, Mary Jo has much more flexible hours and regularly accommodates parents with irregular schedules. She always adheres to ratio guidelines, but this flexibility has allowed us to work a part-time schedule and drop off our son during doctor's appointments when she has openings. We have not found this to be the case elsewhere and it really sets Mary Jo apart as a family-friendly daycare that thinks of the whole family's needs. Because of the quality of care and flexibility, many families stay with Mary Jo until their kids go off to kindergarten. We also know she had kids come in the afternoons after preschool. It is this kind of loyalty which brought us to Mary Jo's in the first place.

Mary Jo is an amazing day care provider and a beloved neighborhood institution. You couldn't ask…read morefor a more loving, supportive, creative environment for a child's development.

This place used spray paint indoors with ZERO ventillation, so the kids were breathing harsh…read morechemicals when I came for pickup. Who knows how long they were breathing those poisons. The "adult" in the room - an older woman - didn't even seem to think anything was wrong with the fumes in the classroom! Thank GOD this place is shut down - you could not pay me to send my kids to these women for care.

This is a review for the PTG Concord Strawberry Hill Day Care Center: It is *NOT* a place I would…read morerecommend for parents who are interested in a loving, well-organized, usefully-structured, learning environment for their children. The Center is inexpensive relative to others in the area and the low quality is consistent with the low price. The low quality begins with the Center Director, who seems to be a decent person (really, she truly is nice and decent in conversation), but does not appear particularly well-trained for management or truly competent in running a business. Her main reason for coming to work seems to be to spend time with her children. If you visit the Center, look for her in one of the rooms with her children, as she appears to be there more often than in her office working on Center business. The Director does not communicate effectively with parents and does not take any obvious leadership role in training her staff. For example, *none* of the teachers are trained to greet parents or children when they arrive at the Center, either for pickup or drop-off, although this is a standard practice at other Centers. In addition, the Director recently *sent an email blaming the parents* after the Center was cited by the state for having too few teachers per student in one of the classrooms. The teachers are quite nice and care about the kids. They could be warmer with the parents. The high school students and younger teachers are the most caring. There is also one excellent teacher who works with toddler-age kids and one who works with the pre-school kids. The older teachers seem to like the kids, but there is not a sense of love at the center like at lots of other centers. Place To Grow Concord also has a significant tick problem that it cannot seem to solve (we have found ticks on our kid twice after school!). The school has tried to solve this problem, but it is so close to the woods that it is hard to fix. Also, the rooms, except for the Pre-School rooms are pretty small. The center runs a Montessori Pre-school Program, but I'm not sure it is effective in preparing kids for kindergarten or in inspiring them to learn. The biggest issue, though, is the Center Director, who, despite running a very small center, seems to be disinterested in the job and overwhelmed. It is quite a shame, because the Center has a number of teachers with high potential and a decent but small outdoor play area. Overall, we are glad that we got our kid out of there when we did and are sure that our kid will learn more and have a more loving environment in the new center. Perhaps Place to Grow can realize its potential once the current director's kids graduate and she moves on... The owner seems quite capable and does seem to care about the center.

I can't say enough of about CBE ELC! My daughter has been attending for almost three years now, and…read moremy son has been there since last September. The entire staff and environment there is warm, friendly and attentive. My kids love going to school each morning and adore their teachers! The teachers are so nurturing and really do treat the children as their own. The facility is clean, spacious, sunny and well-maintained. I feel very involved with the daily HiMama email communication/updates and pictures, it's greatly comforting and appreciated! At ELC there is a focus on learning through play, and the teachers create fun, engaging activities that are developmentally appropriate. My children have really blossomed since starting and we could not be happier. If you have any doubt about where to send your children, please don't hesitate in contacting Susan, the director CBE ELC!

From the owner: CBE ELC is an early care and education program for children aged 15 months - 5 years. We offer…read morepart-day and full-day programs, school year, full year, and summer program options.