I have two children that have been attending Kids and Company for just over a year now. We have…read morebeen absolutely thrilled with the care that our girls have received and with the centre itself and all the perks if offers.
Being a shift worker, I have very specific needs that I had to have met while choosing a daycare. I needed something with longer hours and flexible days. As I work a rotation, I didn't want to be paying for full time care when my girls would only need 8-12 days of care a month. It seems all other daycares only offer full time, or day specific care ( say, every Mon, Tues, Wed.)
At Kids and Company, they have great hours, open from 630am - 600pm! You also pay for a base amount of days per month, doesn't matter what days of the week you need, and if that changes on a week to week bases. If you need more days they can accommodate that as well. It makes scheduling super easy for us.
I really love all the extras that Kids and Co offers as well. When I returned to work after having my two children, I had a lot of anxiety leaving them. Kids and Co have webcams set up in the rooms so you can securely check on your kids anytime while they are there. It really helped make the transition easier for me being able to check up on them while I was at work.
Another extra that you won't find else where is date night! Every few months, Kids and Co offers a FREE date night! They extend their hours from 6pm-9pm where you can drop off your kids and go for a date, have quiet time, whatever! The kids get fed, do crafts and play with their friends. At Christmas they also opened up for a few hours on a Saturday where you could drop your kids and go shopping, which was also free!
Kids and Co also have field trips every so often. In the fall they had an awesome one where they took a bus down to Tranquil Farm, had snacks, picked pumpkins and had a great little adventure. The additional cost was minimal and my daughter had such a great time.
Kids and Co has a kitchen where they prepare the meals and snacks which are included in the cost of your care. The meals are made in house with a wide range flavours and variety. I love not having to worry about preparing snacks and meals that I have to pack every morning before they go. They also have a grab and go snack when you pick your kids up, they can grab a snack from the bin and take it in the car to go. As soon as I pick up my kids, they always run to the bin and pick a snack.
Kids and Co has an excellent education program that they follow, focusing on alpha-mania, mini masters, sign language, french, and music. It's amazing to see how quickly the girls picked up sign language! They always sign and ask verbally now which is so neat to see.
I also can't say enough about the staff. Everyone is so friendly, my girls absolutely love going to daycare. All the staff always greet both girls by name even if they don't work in the same rooms that the girls attend. Drop off is never hard as the girls have formed such strong bonds with all the workers, they're totally comfortable staying, and I'm always comfortable leaving them.
I really can't say enough about how much we love Kids and Co. I never thought I would be so comfortable and happy with sending my girls to daycare. I recommend Kids and Co to all of my friends and whole heartedly believe this is the best place in town that my girls could go to.
