My grandkids have been going to small world since diaper stages and they are now ages 11 and 16…read more It's bitter sweet that this family that we have grown to know and love, we have out grown. Russell, Mrs Alfreda and Todd are amazing care givers whom care beyond their titles. Even though my grandkids are no longer there, I will absolutely recommend small world as Gainesville Rated #1 Best childcare facilities!

I worked in afterschool at SWDC for nearly 3 years while going to nursing school about 18 years ago…read moreand it was an excellent place to work. I always felt like I was respected (even though I was young), supported, and given the supplies needed to teach the kids. The parents were awesome and til this day, I have a relationship with the now adult kids and their parents because of the environment and bond built within Small World Daycare. My daughter has been a child at the daycare since she was 6 weeks old! If I had to do it over again, I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING! My daughter was ready from day 1 to start kindergarten. Ms. Heather teaches the kids Spanish, which still today she comes home trying to quiz me‍ and I love how the other teachers get involved in science (collecting bugs, frogs, growing beans), and helping the children with easy to do cooking activities! Speaking firsthand, it's been great for me and my child. No place is perfect, but if there is a problem, the front office staff is always willing to talk to ensure you have an understanding and get to a resolution.

I couldn't say enough good things about this establishment! We have been a part of their family for…read morethe last 5 years. In that time, they have always gone above and beyond for us. They have addressed all concerns in a timely matter. They always made us feel important, like our opinion mattered. I would recommend your child coming here for anyone asking

As the rating says, "As good as it gets!" I will be forever grateful that our little Finley had an…read moreopportunity to be there. The owners are totally involved, not just warming chairs. Ms Gail and Euralice were just incredible. They don't just care for the children in their room, they love them...and we love them. DeannA

10/10! I have 4 children and they get so excited when we…read morestop in. My husband and I absolutely adore the staff. Always kind and helpful. We are extremely grateful for the remodeling. We understand it's an older building, but love that they are trying to make it better for all. THANK YOOOUU!!!

This might be the best place I've ever been to best place I've been 10/10. The place is clean and…read morethe staff is nice would go again, I only have one complaint the pool rules are so strict wish it was less strict

DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILD HERE. When i mentioned a teacher yanking a child, the director Becky,…read moredismissed it completely. If your child is in Ms. Chantelle's class, I would withdraw them immediately. There have been multiple accounts of them over charging us. When we decided to withdraw our child, they made multiple multiple excuses and said they could not care for him while still trying to charge us for the care we're not receiving. They do not teach your children at all, they barely even provide babysitting services when they consistently ask you to pick your child up. We have not been compensated for any time they they have decided not to accept my child that day. They refuse to compensate us for the multiple months we were overcharged over 200$ a month. This place is ridiculously unorganized and unprofessional. Save yourself the time and protect your kids.

Awful business, teachers quitting left and right after switching to a new lunch provider that…read moredidn't provide enough food for all the kids.

We are very pleasantly surprised and happy with country Day school…read more The school has been around for a long long time and the building and grounds are in excellent shape The classroom is a traditional older style center pod classroom style building very well supplied in Stockton for the students and kids

There are many considerations and factors to weigh when selecting a pre-school for your child…read more Gainesville Country Day School hits every mark. The teachers challenge each child at their personal academic level, while providing a rigorous yet holistic approach to education. In addition to a sound academic curriculum, the children are exposed to both visual and performing arts, public speaking, a foreign language, physical education, with an emphasis on collaborative and interactive work and play. I actively educated both my children and grandchildren and that leaves me rarely impressed with traditional schools. Having visited and interviewed several schools in the Gainesville as well as the South Florida areas, I find this school genuinely impressive. From the beautiful grounds, the passionate teachers, the insightful administrators to and including the overall culture, you will assuredly provide your child with an exceptional learning experience at Gainesville Country Day School.

I'm here to nominate my son's teachers, Ms. Natalie and Ms. Amari. My son has been attending this…read morelocation for almost 2 years now and he truly enjoys his teachers. He comes home everyday to tell me the fun things he's done in school. They're very personable and loving with my son and I feel so good about dropping him off everyday knowing they will look out for his well-being just as I would. He's learning more and more everyday. Thank you, Ms. Natalie and Ms. Amari!

My kids have been going to this O2B for years, and they both love it so much! Unfortunately, I've…read morehad to reconsider their time spent there, because of a situation that was recently shed into light. I don't know if this goes for every teacher that works there, but I recently became aware of teachers smoking Marijuana on their lunch breaks. Medicinal, or not, it makes me extremely uncomfortable knowing there are adults under the influenece working around children! On that note, I highly recommend the O2B on newberry Rd, my kids love Ms. Tiffany, and Mr. Adam!

ELC of Alachua County has a brand new CEO, She is moving forward with a lot of positive changes…read morewithin the organization. And is there for your children. They are there to help those needing childcare within the county. A valuable asset to parents and daycare providers.

Lakeisha Young has repeatedly denied my services for childcare based upon non legitimate cause. I…read morewas told during my last meeting with this person on 02/14/2018 that my care was denied based upon the fact that "I did not make enough money to receive assistance." I do not see how this statement can be viewed as orthodox to the process of determination. As clearly, a person who is applying for assistance, would have a reduced income, and need for this service offered. I was also told by Ms. Young that she believed my career was a hobby. I have went to school 4 years for a Bachelor of Science in Cyeberspace Security,and I file my taxes with the IRS as self employed. I take business ethics very seriously. I see Ms. Young as a very unprofessional person, who does not have the ability to hold her tongue on opinions, which are not needed for my service. In November of 2017, I had reported Ms. Young for lack of professional communication. We had been emailing back and forth about my daughter's transfer of care from a different county; at which point she refused to respond in a timely manner. The transfer process literally takes under an hour, and Ms. Young stretched it out for a month, leaving me to pay out of pocket for childcare and not be able to use their service. Once my transfer was finally processed, I was never allotted any back pay for their wrongful mistake pertaining to the paperwork. I also found out that Ms. Young was not reprimanded in any way shape or form for defaulting on her duties. Upon researching with the general public, I have found that Ms. Young has taken these actions with several other parents, with no reprimand of her actions. This is a federally funded program, and I am almost certain that I am not paying taxes for this woman to make adjustments whenever she feels ready to. If this person refuses to carry out their job in a professional manner, then I do not believe they meet the qualifications to handle the paperwork that is being appointed to their title.

My son has been here for a while due to lack of other after care in area by Norton Elementary!…read moreAftercare has been a struggle as there is no help with homework, it is just play time with no real structure. Summer camp: video has that they do field trips and a lot of extra things which is NOT true. They do the indoor bounce house, play ground and have water day which is sprinklers. They did not tell us the raise of 200 in cost for summer camp until after it was too late to sign up anywhere else. So DISAPPOINTED!!!

Short staffed and irresponsible. Overcrowded rooms due to lack of staff with poor supervision. Kids…read morebully other kids with impunity. A child came home with marks because she said " a teacher stepped on me." If you care about the well being of your child done leave them here.

We absolutely love NDLC!!! We are so happy with everything this daycare provides. The teachers are…read moreamazing, the faculty is so helpful and goes above and beyond. Our son has learned so much and it truly amazes us seeing his growth and development thanks to NDLC.

My wife found this place by online reviews and proximity to her work. Needless to say we are…read moreextremely happy to have found it. My daughter seems happy to be there, has made friends, has developed a great appetite because of the variety of food they serve, and has developed at a great pace for her age. The building seems like a safe place and the staff has been very friendly. Would bring another child here in the future.

The teachers in the Sophomore class are ABSOLUTELY amazing…read more Ms. Ann does everything she can for the children and treats them like her own. She is so creative and always doing something fun.

My family has used O2B Hunters Crossing since 2016. It's always been a great place. It's my opinion…read morethat the Hunters Crossing location is the best. We had to take my son to the Midtown location for a few months, and Hunters Crossing was definitely better. I think the smaller size of the building helps versus the other larger centers with hundreds of kids running around. I'm surprised at the other complaints I have read here about kids being dirty. That's what kids do, they get dirty. My son is a wild child and he would often play hard at the playground and get dirty. That's not really the fault of the center. My daughter is more mild mannered, and she's always clean. My son was also larger than all the other kids at the daycare, and he would often hurt the smaller kids, so they would take him up front for timeouts. And you know what? It worked, he stopped hurting the smaller kids. It's a non-physical behavior management strategy. As for biting issues, my son was also a biter, and they had him on a system where if he kept biting, he would be removed from the daycare. And we taught him that biting was bad, and the biting ended. So they do have a system in place to deal with children who bite. As for people complaining about there being no fee waivers for taking your kid out for a week or two, what do you expect? You waited months for a spot, and the income from that spot keeps the lights on and the staff paid. And you want them to just work for free? Would you rather they give your spot away and add an actual paying customer to your spot and put you back on the months-long waiting list? I swear people don't even bother to use their brains before complaining on the internet. I have also had concerns about student-child ratios when my first-born child started going, but every time I would look, the rooms would be properly staffed. And ultimately my concerns were unfounded. Occasionally someone spends 1 minute to use the restroom, which to me is absolutely different from leaving kids for hours in an understaffed room. This center I'm a millennial, and I swear these other reviews are also by millennial parents with how out of touch they are with the reality of children in schools. These parents paying apparently expect one teacher to carefully attend to their precious child and ignore the other children in the classrooms. It's just silly. This is a great center, and it's in a great location. There's even a Taekwondo school in the same plaza. The staff is always professional. They use an app to securely send pictures of my kids in the classrooms showing what activities they were doing that day. My daughter is currently attending this daycare, and she loves going. I will recommend this place first every time to anyone looking for a daycare to send their child to.