Nina is AMAZING!!!! If you want your child to be able to count to 100, start writing, start…read morereading, know their body parts, have independence, identify shapes, colors, and animals and more, then choose Nina. She is very kind and very experienced in her daycare business. What I appreciated the most was that on my daughter's first day she really noticed my discomfort to leave my child alone and she noticed my daughter's behavior as well. She personally sent me videos and pictures of my baby adjusting within 2 minutes of me walking out of the door, and I was able to see her jumping and playing and everyday after that my baby did not want to leave her house and come home. She knows how to help babies grow into little awesome people before they start kindergarten.

I am new to the area and searched many daycares. After a long search I found a Nina's Daycare Ad…read more My son has been with nina for the past 8 months. He has learned to walk and talks more and more everyday. Nina doesn't only provide many educational activities but fun field trips and is loving and naturing to my son. The daycare is very clean and organized.

This is a day-care Of a lot of stuff The food is good I like…read moreit because it's a good thing to play with. We eat and more! Great start! Thank you Ms Ashley

Top notch! You won't find a nicer early childhood center to…read morework. I am impressed with the Applebaum curriculum as well as degreed teachers! The families make this the icing on the cake. We are fortunate enough to work for a family owned and operated preschool where hard work, dedication and love define the culture at Chesterfield Kids Academy.

I'm grieving the loss of "my family" as my kiddos transition to elementary school…read more I already missed seeing Ms. Lesha's face in the morning as soon as I open the door. She is ALWAYS so pleasant, seems as though she never experience a "Bad Day." She is ALWAYS optimistic and supportive. Always there when I needed a listening hears (after dropping the kids off to their class of course). Teachers: ALL are awesome and truly enjoys what they do. You can tell. It shines through their work. You know the difference when someone is looking for a check vs being called to do this work. Honestly, I don't know how they do it, because my 2 alone is more than enough lol lol. The teachers from the baby room on up is so energetic and the kiddos responded well. Watching them makes me feel tired and old already lol. **** Ms. Tiffany & Ms Chavon**** special thanks to you both!!!! You both have instilled so much into my children & I know they will take it wherever they go! Ps. they do not want to leave you. Directors: Ms Monica & Ms. Moore are so personable and are truly a gem. Unfortunately, I didn't have much interactions with Ms Tamekia because we were transitioning out, but I like her spirit. Perks: They give back so much. We as parents feel the love. There's only one way to find out how, and that is to enroll your child/children here! You WILL NOT be disappointed. Your child will leave here ahead of there peers!

Kidz Preparatory Academy is an outstanding childcare and educational facility. What I loved and…read morerespected most was that it is ran by actual certified early childhood education teachers who bring a wealth of experience from the classroom to the learning environment. Both my children were very well prepared for kindergarten academically, socially and emotionally. Kidz Biz is not just a daycare it runs like a family. The creativity that goes into the day to day planning is top notch and the kids are exposed to so much. I've referred many family and friends to Kidz Biz and their children have had the same experience. If you're looking for a quality childcare provider Kidz Biz Prep is the place to be.

Teachers are great with the kids. There are lesson plans with educational time daily. They are…read moreresponsive to questions or concerns. The facility is clean and well maintained.

From the owner: Bright Start Academy is fully accredited and follows strict guidelines and high standards of the…read moreNational Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA). National Accreditation is a mark of excellence that very few preschools achieve. To become Nationally Accredited our programs have to be proficient in 29 key concept areas, including health, safety, administration, teacher qualifications and continuing education requirements, developmentally appropriate curriculum, communication, community involvement and more. Maintaining our NECPA Accreditation is an ongoing commitment proving Bright Start Academy goes beyond Missouri State Licensing requirements in order to provide the highest-quality care.

If I could give 10 stars to his facility I would. From the security to the curriculum is perfect…read more The staff is very welcoming and they truly care about your child. I love how they give you updates throughout the day. We love it here so much!

From the owner: Each child’s learning and development needs are as unique as they are. At Little Hills Learning…read moreCenter we offer multiple educational programs, providing educational care designed to inspire imagination, spark curiosity, and encourage discovery through play. Each program is age-appropriate and designed to prepare your children for their educational journeys. Programs provide engaging, themed classroom activities that ignite a love of learning and exploration in your child

Little Sunshine Playhouse-University City provides a warm, engaging, and well-run environment for…read morechildren. The staff is welcoming, diverse, professional, and genuinely nurturing. The school balances structure with fun, offering creative themes and activities that keep children excited to learn. From the beginning, the environment has felt intentional, secure, and thoughtfully designed for kids. Our family enrolled our daughter in August 2025. Before that, she stayed home full-time until age two and was very much a "stage 5 Velcro baby." The transition was emotional at first, especially at drop-off, but the growth we've seen since then has been incredibly encouraging. She now confidently gives hugs goodbye, happily says "bye-bye," and walks into her classroom with ease. She genuinely enjoys school and is happy during pick-up, which gives us peace of mind. There have been a few instances where we needed to remind staff to clean our child's face, hands, or nose after meals or messy play, as well as change her into clean clothes when needed. Parents are asked to provide at least two sets of weather-appropriate spare clothes for this purpose, and on occasion, changes were not made as promptly as we would have preferred. There have also been times when personal items were misplaced. That said, staff consistently communicated with us, made genuine efforts to locate items, and worked to improve. We understand that managing multiple toddlers and their belongings is a common challenge in any preschool setting. What matters to us is that concerns are taken seriously and addressed, which has been our overall experience here. Leadership has been a major strength. Ms. Katelyn, the Director, played a large role in our decision to choose LSP. As parents who were understandably nervous, she spent significant time with us before enrollment, both on the phone and in person, explaining the school's philosophy, operations, safety measures, and procedures. She remains approachable, responsive, and consistently kind. Ms. Lucy, the Assistant Director, is equally welcoming, knowledgeable, and easy to communicate with. Staff shout-outs: Ms. Amanda, a head teacher, is exceptionally friendly, caring, and highly creative. Her warmth and creativity are evident throughout the school. Mr. Daniel is upbeat, professional, and consistently friendly during evening pick-ups. Ms. Alina, another head teacher, is more reserved and has a straightforward, businesslike communication style. Her creativity is visible in school projects and displays. Ms. Niya, our child's current lead teacher, met with us prior to enrollment, gave us a full tour of the school and playground, and offered reassurance during the transition. She is warm, attentive, and a strong educator. Ms. Victoria, Ms. Sabrina, Ms. Jaela, Ms. Wafae, Ms. Nabila, and Ms. Cassie have all been kind, professional, and attentive in their roles. Communication is excellent. Phones are always answered, and messages through the app are returned promptly, usually within the hour. When concerns are raised, leadership responds quickly and respectfully. The school is clean, beautifully decorated, and secure. Drop-off and pick-up are smooth, classroom ratios are followed, and security measures (controlled entry, cameras, and app communication) are strong. Meals and snacks are included, hours are 6:30 AM-6 PM, and nap time is well-structured and age-appropriate. One important note for families is cost. It's expensive. Little Sunshine Playhouse is on the higher end and is priced as a premium program. Overall, our family is very happy with Little Sunshine Playhouse-University City and would confidently recommend it to families seeking a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment for their child.

This the Behavior Modification Plan that Little Sunshine's gave my 18 month old baby:…read more-Dismissal Criteria (sent home for the day): 3 biting attempts in a 2 hour timeframe or one successful bite. -Suspension Criteria: 2 consecutive days meeting dismissal criteria will result in a 3-day suspension from the program. -Disenrollment Criteria: 2 bites in one day will result in disenrollment from the program. When my daughter turned 18 months, the LSP UCity Director, Katelyn, said she had met with the owner, Rochette, and they decided my daughter was biting too frequently. Together they crafted an initial Behavior Modification Plan stipulating that she would be sent home for 1 bite or 3 biting attempts in a day. I was not included in any of these discussions I was given zero notice that this BMP was even a possibility. Katelyn coldly sent it via email with no warning- no app message, no phone call. I was blindsided. The very 1st day the BMP took effect, I got a call 20 minutes after drop off. The assistant director said my child had attempted to bite 3 times and I needed to pick her up within the hour. They continued sending her home almost every day. My daughter was not acting or biting with the frequency they claimed outside of daycare. The changing stations at LSP are oriented so that the teacher's back is to the classroom while changing diapers. This meant that the teacher frequently didn't see what instigated the bite for us to even identify triggers. At the direction of my pediatrician, I went back through her previous biting incident reports to find a pattern. I was shocked to see that LSP's default response to my daughter's biting was to give her a toy. Messages in their own app read: "your daughter bit a classmate, we gave her a toy" over and over. When I shared these findings with the LSP team, I naively expected some ownership so that we could collaborate on an action plan together. The response was the opposite. Katelyn said they did not have the resources to provide a consistent response to biting and that some parents may actually want them to give a toys as a response. They also updated the Behavior Modification Plan to include suspension and expulsion. For context, another baby could randomly stick their hand in my child's mouth (because it's a baby classroom and that had happened before) but if she bit down twice, she would be expelled. I did everything I could think of. I had my child professionally evaluated by First Steps, our pediatrician and a speech therapist. They ALL concluded her behavior was developmentally normal because she is an 18 month old baby who doesn't have words and is actively cutting teeth. They all wrote letters/evaluations (that I shared with Little Sunshine's) reiterating that her behavior was developmentally appropriate and giving toys in response to biting is an inappropriate response that would make the habit even harder to break. None of it made any difference. As our LSP director frequently reminded us: their waiting list is long. My family was easily replaced. The worst part was probably the things the director said to me. She told me it was her professional opinion that my 18 month old was biting without cause, had a behavioral issue and that she shouldn't even be around other children. That's why I had her evaluated by so many people- because our director was adamant that there was something seriously wrong with my child. I switched my daughter to a new daycare and they broke her biting habit within the first TWO DAYS. All this new daycare did was consistently communicate biting was wrong, separate her from the situation and give her a teething necklace. Her new teachers say that now when she gets upset, she'll go grab her teething necklace and put herself in the quiet corner. She picked up this routine by the 3rd day. These are the simple steps I had begged LSP for and they insisted they did not have the resources to provide. Finding new immediate childcare for an 18 month old was incredibly difficult and stressful. I was only able to find a T/Th opening until a full time spot opened up. For 3 months we have been hobbling by with babysitters and using all our vacation/ sick leave. It has been an enormous emotional and financial strain on our family Looking back, my biggest mistakes were 1) assuming that paying a premium ($2k/ month) for daycare meant I was getting more resources or that the teachers at a minimum would be expected to provide appropriate responses to developmentally appropriate behavior and 2) that after 2 years and 2 kids, LSP would care enough about my family to work together on a solution. Don't make the same mistakes I did.

Christina had an opening for us when our other daycare shut down the classroom. Incredibly…read moreaccommodating and enjoyed everyone. Our child loved attending, enjoys her ABC's, knows her 123's and made some great friends. Thank you for everything!

As of February 2017, our daughter has been going to the Creve Coeur Kindercare for nearly two…read moreyears, ever since she was 6 weeks old. Even after moving out to Ballwin, we've kept her at this same Kindercare location because of the bonds she's made with the other toddlers and her teachers. WHY WE CHOSE THIS LOCATION: When we were looking for daycare for our daughter, we did a lot of online research. Some of that research was looking up ratings for each place, like you're obviously doing now. Throughout the reading-up-on-reviews process, we kept in mind that negative reviews are often more common, as people with great things to say about places tend not to be very vocal on Yelp or Google. We also looked at data that's less subjective or disputable. What incidents were reported at the locations you're considering? Are they licensed? Are they accredited? (There's a good description of accreditation and why it matters here: http://www.kindercare.com/about-us/who-we-are/accreditation.) I encourage you to do as much research as you feel comfortable with. This is obviously an important decision. So, we saw that, at the time, the Creve Coeur Kindercare was licensed, accredited and even working toward a second accreditation (I think it has gotten it, too, since then). We saw it wasn't too far away from home, so that was nice. We visited a couple of other locations nearby and, to be honest, they seemed dirtier, or more chaotic, or less safe. That's partially where that accreditation comes in. The weekly rate did seem like a lot until we did more research and we saw that it was competitive with other daycares' rates. Yes, it is still a decent amount of money, but the safety and education of your child is worth it. And again, it's nowhere near the cost of Montessori school, for example. Plus, rates go down on your child's second and third birthdays. SAFETY & FOOD: [This section was deleted to save space. Please speak with the location for these details.] CURRICULUM: Each day, teachers will send home a report on your child's activities, what they learned and how they acted. It's really helpful to follow along for those parents who are interested. Our daughter has responded seemingly very well to their teaching style. Her communication skills are very advanced for a child her age, and she has really taken to learning as much as possible. Of course, it's hard to say if this is just our daughter or if this is Kindercare's doing, but I just had to brag on my little girl some, I guess! Again, when you visit, ask what the kids are learning at the time. They have lesson plans they follow, so the answer should be an easy one to get. Also, in case you're worried, they don't have TVs in the rooms, so they won't just be watching Barney all day. STAFF: Everyone has been wonderful to me. I like to stick around when I drop my daughter off and when I pick her up and talk to her teachers. I'll ask how she did, what her mood was, if she did anything (positive or negative) noteworthy. All the teachers have seemed invested in our daughter's care, education and growth. Some have decades of experience with professional childcare, even at Kindercare. Others are going to college to study it. The woman who previously managed the location was wonderful, but recently left to pursue an altogether different career. Her replacement is very kind, knowledgeable and vibrant and, while I'm no expert, she seems to be doing a fantastic job in the month or two since she started. BONUS: Once a month, on most months, the center will host a "Parents' Night Out" where, for an extra $15, they will feed and watch your child until 9. This is a wonderful way to have a built-in date night on the cheap, especially for people like us who don't have family close by to babysit on a regular basis. They also provide crackers for the ride home, which really come in handy with kids once they need snacks to keep them civil during car rides. There are plenty of smaller details, but this should cover the bulk of it. To be fair, this is the only daycare we have ever brought our daughter to, so we don't have any other experiences to compare Creve Coeur Kindercare with. But I'm just happy that my daughter is safe and learning everything she can in an environment that is well-suited to her. I hope this covers any questions you may have about the location. Good luck with your little one!