My son started Goddard at 18 months after we had two not so great experiences at other local…read moredaycares. From day one we were welcomed with open arms. As a parent, the #1 thing you care about when your kid is at daycare is that they are safe. #2 is that they are having fun. My son loved this school so much that often when I would pick him up, he didn't want to leave. My son exceled on so many things since starting this school - at 3 years old he can write every letter of the Alphabet and even say all of his colors and numbers in Spanish! But most of all, my son who used to be painfully shy is one of the most outgoing and social 3 year old I know. I have all of his amazing teachers to thank for this. This school is more then just a daycare, you are treating like family. Again, my son started at 18 months in the room the "strawberries" - which was a great first room for him. He's been in 2 other classes since, and has had nothing but fantastic teachers along the way. We are leaving Goddard to go into our towns public school and we are heartbroken to leave but we are so grateful to have made the memories and friends we made along the way. We will forever remember our Goddard family.

Terrible experiences with the teachers, from witnessing wrongful/abusive disciplining to not giving…read moreenough lunch time for kids. Not many staffs have been there a long time except 3-4 teachers and 1 Ass Director, Michelle, tho they sell you like thats not the case. Moms need to share their exp honestly, otherwise, our kids will suffer.

STAY AWAY!!!! this daycare is horrible ... young girls playing on there phones while watching…read morechildren the other women who watched my 1.5 year old daughter could barley speak English... picked her up one day with an infection on her ear and the girl said that was there when I dropped her off in the morning and that someone was "supposed to call me" but no one ever did... had to take her to the doctors and get antibiotics... and I'm sure my kids ear wasn't at all like that when I dropped her off. Would pick her up on nice days and they said they didn't go outside, when asked why they said " I dont know I just got here" had her in there 2 days a week and one of the days fell on a Friday on one of there bs holidays and they wouldn't refund me for the day, was told Raj would call me and never did... and every time I would pick her up the kids would be in those built in table chairs and I thought it's probably just a coincidence. I then heard from other parents that they keep the kids locked in those tables all day to make it easier on the staff ... O yea and the last time and final time I picked her up I was getting ready to leave and my kid had a load in her pants, teacher says I'll change her before you go and I watched her change a diaper like it was her first time doing it ... not to mention the shit was dry and stuck to my daughter leading me to believe that shit was in there for a while ... STAY AWAY

This place is so unprofessional. My friend worked there for 3 days before getting extremely sick…read morefrom one of the kids and she quit. It has been almost 2 months since she has worked there and they have yet to give her a paycheck. She has gone in multiple times and called and they keep giving her bullshit excuses.

Our son kept getting hit by another child in the classroom. I reported it 3 times and after the 3rd…read moretime the teachers finally acknowledged this, (the director wasn't aware until I requested a meeting) saying they saw it and the other child was displaying behavior issues to other students as well. They put a 3rd teacher in the room for a while and things improved. After winter break, our son started completing about the other boy hitting him again. One day he was very descriptive about the boy hitting his fingers. I called the school and was told the boy "only kicked our son by accident, and the boy had hit a different child's fingers." I asked if the 3rd teacher was still in the room. They said "no, because the other child showed great improvements." I stressed this clearly wasn't the case if our son was complaining about being hit every day and you had just acknowledged that he didn't only kick our son, but hit another child in the same day. I asked the third teacher be placed back in the room, they refused. I said either remove the violent child from the class or we'll remove our son. They carelessly said "we respect your decision to take your son out."

Prime time is an amazing place to drop off children and put them in amazing care until you can pick…read morethem up.

I would AVOID Kindercare of Aberdeen at all costs. I too was a very happy parent until the weekend…read morebefore the New Year of 2024. Our child was completely unsupervised for a total of 28 minutes and left outside in the cold, dark, back playground with all gates open for any predator to come in and have potentially kidnap her. Two teachers were unable to account for a measly eight students. This was absolutely terrifying and at no time did the center nor district director attempt to rectify the situation and just said sorry and that they would write up the two teachers that failed their protocol of doing a face to name check going out and coming back in the building. This just goes to show that just having bodies and not qualified intelligent individuals are sought out after for the care of our children. No one knew where she was when we couldn't find her when we went to pick her up until my husband walked past a window and my daughter saw him and immediately started hysterically crying. Total neglect. To make matters worse there is no transparency made to the parents of this incident and what actions will be conducted moving forward to avoid this from happening to another child and instead is all hush, hush. Unless you decide to disenroll your child, don't expect a call expressing a sincere apology or rectifications to any of your concerns or serious ill events such as if your kid gets forgotten outside completely alone. The assistant director was the only one with the decency to call and actually ask how our daughter, myself and husband were doing. Although she was also ultimately responsible for this horrific event, she is the only one that owned up to this mistake. Not the teachers, not the director, nonetheless the district director. If you're a parent of Kindercare I suggest questioning all of your gut feelings and having them addressed immediately. I have seen videos of same exact instances with Kindercare in another state and other daycare establishments with news stations involved for children being left outside for a total of 3 to 8 minutes during the day! Can you imagine how serious this is for 28 minutes in the cold and dark?! What could have happen that didn't, thank god?! Let this sink in as you read all the other positive reviews as did I. It takes seconds to make a life altering mistake for a family that entrusts their heart, body and soul with utter and complete strangers. Shame on you all. Our daughter is 2.5 and couldn't tell us what happened during that 30 minute time frame she was outside in the dark nor are there cameras over looking the playground with gates open at all times incase of an "emergency". All other centers have alarms on the gates at the very least. Simple, cheap, effective way to avoid kidnappings when your kid is forgotten outside by their caretakers. An investment that will hopefully be made very soon after this inexcusable mistake.

Our almost 3 year old daughter is receiving an Incredible education. Ms. Julie and ms. Leah are so…read morewarm and welcoming every single day- our daughter loves them and it makes dropping her off everyday so much easier. I am so grateful for them.

My daughters have gone to The Growing Tree since they were 3 months old. We love it there. The…read moreteachers are so caring and treat the kids like their own. My kids love going to see there friends and get sok excited when we see the teachers out in the community. My oldest is in the preschool program and we love the curriculum, The Letter People. My daughter gets excited every week to learn about a new letter. The teachers and the curriculum are making learning fun! We love The growing tree!

There is truly not enough time and words to Express all that the Growing Tree have done for my…read moregrandchildren. They go above and beyond every day. No matter what is going on they put the children first. The kids are lucky to have caring and devoted teachers. We are very happy with the preschool curriculum, the kids are learning so much and love going everyday.

The only reason why my kids go to this daycare is because they love ms.Evelyn. Other than that the…read moreowners are incapable of doing their job and taking care of the kids properly. The owners only care about collecting the money and the kids that go there for free the owners look at them differently. Do better owners. SMH

As previous director I was surprised this facility is open. I asked myself how many complaints and…read moreinvestigations does this place have to have in order for the state to shut them down. This place has roaches everywhere and dust on every wall. Raj is a liar and he and his wife ONLY WANT MONEY. They do NOT CARE ABOUT CHILDREN'S safety not well being. He tried to fraudulently collect money from child Carr resources for my older son that was not going to attend until summer camp. This place needs to be shut down. Teachers arguing and throwing up in front of kids. Diapers being changed in front of the classroom. Students with special needs are being strapped in high chairs. The department of licensing should be sued for allowing this type of practice to run and collect state funding. After notifying Raj that I was extremely ill from working there and unable to come in on the following Monday, he never replied and removed me from Tadpoles and told employees that I was "different" and might not last. I will be returning Tues due to not being told I was terminated to address everything from safety and working condition.

such an amazing place to work and have my sons go to. i have been there for over 22 years. it's…read moreliterally my 2nd home. We are truly a family style preschoo/daycare center. The owner Tara is the best around. she puts the needs of all of us first before her own. she does it all. she does photo shoots throughout the school year,free of charge. she buys all of the children christmas presents plus does a Christmas concert at a hall free of charge. She Throws the best pre-K graduation around Free of charge. there is nothing she wouldn't do for all of the children and families. there is not one bad thing I can say in the 22 years ive known her. thank you TaraG for all you do. Truly incredible

I toured several daycare/preschool centers before falling in love with Miles of Smiles. The…read moredirector goes above and beyond and all the teachers are always on board. They're all wonderful women that are natural caregivers. Both of my children flourished under their care. I would highly recommend Miles of Smiles as a safe, nurturing, and loving environment for your child.

On multiple occasions I heard the teachers in the older childrens' rooms raising their voices…read moreloudly at children who were simply touching things or asking questions (in other words, normal kid behavior that needed gentle guidance & redirection, not an emergency situation of any kind). I could hear this while standing outside the building during pick-up and I also heard it when inside the building in the halls. My child started as a very young infant and the 2 caregivers that worked with her most closely seemed annoyed that she was struggling to take a bottle, or cried, or wanted to be held, or struggled with the texture of some foods when she was later starting on solids. All normal parts of development, learning to eat, etc. Caregiver would make negative comments to my baby in front of me at drop off if the baby started to fuss when separating from me. The 3rd caregiver she had at the school did seem caring and attentive and started to do sensory activities daily. Prior to this, it seemed that there were no books read, songs sang, games played, sensory activities. Staff wanted babies to lay and play by themselves. When I entered the room on a few occasions, I saw most staff scrolling on their phones while sitting on the floor rocking babies in rockers or on their bodies, and with older babies crawling around and not being interacted with. My child seemed traumatized by the lack of nurturing caregiver with whom to bond on her first times away from her mom.

My daughter and I absolutely love Holmdel Preschool! I was so nervous to leave my baby and go back…read moreto work, but Debbie and her teachers have made us feel so comfortable and safe. My daughter loves going to school everyday, excited to see what new things they will learn. I've watched her little mind grow so much this year. I am so happy I chose Holmdel Preschool & will be bringing my son in September too!

My daughter was only enrolled here for 2 weeks, and I experienced multiple issues that forced me to…read moreremove her. On day one, I witnessed a teacher yelling at a crying infant. Throughout her short time there, I often picked her up dirty (with dried boogers), her notebook and bag were messy with food, and daily updates were just generic notes with no personalized feedback. Incidents like her falling in the yard or another incident of another child throwing sand at her were never communicated -- I only learned about them from my daughter telling me directly. I emailed the director each time, but nothing improved. Despite leaving due to these concerns, A deduction of 25% was taken out of the security deposit they require and was still charged for two remaining days of the week she did not attend to due to these events. Parents deserve a safe, clean, and caring environment, and unfortunately this daycare did not provide that.

Choosing KIDS Early Learning for our son was one of the very best decisions we've made as parents…read more He attended from 9 months through Pre-K 4, and his experience there left us all delighted at every turn. The teachers and staff at KIDS do far more than "watch children" -- they nurture, protect, champion, and cheer them on. Many have entrusted KIDS with their own children or grandchildren, which speaks volumes about how deeply they believe in and invest in this program. From infancy onward, our son received warm, attentive care. In the baby rooms, caregivers were gentle, responsive, and reassuring. In the toddler rooms, we watched him grow confidence, language, and social skills through imaginative play, guided exploration, and consistent support. The teachers tuned in to his temperament, honored his pace, and encouraged independence in safe, nurturing ways. Even through big transitions like potty training, the teachers partnered with us wholeheartedly -- offering creative strategies, gentle encouragement, and celebrating every small win with enthusiasm. Each month we received a detailed "snapshot" of the curriculum -- covering books, social studies, math, language, science, and more. I was consistently impressed with the director's thoughtfully designed program, which struck a healthy balance between structured learning and imaginative free play. The Pre-K 4 program at KIDS truly prepared our son for kindergarten. He entered knowing basic letters and sounds -- and graduated with the confidence and skills of a budding reader. The teachers challenged him, encouraged his curiosity, and made learning feel magical. The classrooms were vibrant and joyful, and every activity was intentionally crafted to build skills, self-confidence, and joy. He didn't just "learn" -- he truly blossomed. He also adored summer camp at KIDS. Between weekly swim lessons and energetic field trips (bowling, Urban Air, Monster Golf, and more), it's clear the director brings years of experience to creating a rich, growth-oriented curriculum. They say it takes a village -- and KIDS is the most caring, wise, magical village I could ever imagine for our child. If you want more than "just childcare," a place where your child is nurtured, challenged, and adored -- KIDS Early Learning is nothing short of a blessing. We can't recommend it more fervently.