My son has been attending for a few months now. He's been learning, having fun, making friends. We…read morelove this daycare! Theresa is wonderful with the kids. It's a home based daycare for 2 to 5 year olds so you have all the comforts of home (with a small group of other kids) plus a preschool curriculum. Theresa posts photos and videos on the parent log-in page on her website so we can see what our son has been up to at daycare. We love the art he brings home, that he talks about the other children, and that he's learning so much -- daily life skills, social skills, and early academics. I strongly recommend Little Sprouts. Really glad we chose it for our son.

My granddaughter attends Milwaukee Montessori and is having the absolute best educational…read moreexperience. The teachers are outstanding, thoughtful, considerate and helpful in every way. She is excited to go to school and each day that she comes home she explains all the interesting things they are doing, plus I feel like her vocabulary and insight about the world around her grows and grows. I can not say enough great things about MMS, its staff and all the experiences so far. Looking forward to seeing what she learns next !

if your child is perfect, she/he will get. a good education. If not, they do not seemed interested…read moreand will dismiss at the drop of a hat. No time for those less than perfect. My foster child was born addicted. and is therefore hyper. They had no time to help her. Friend's perfect children have gotten great educations. They are not there to help everyone, only those who need no help.

Glendale Heights was amazing with our son when he was 1 - the staff was very kind and helpful to…read moretwo new parents, and we had nothing but good experiences - singing nothing but praise for that time period. When he was 2, however, everything went sour. His particular flavor of AuDHD became more and more apparent, and it became increasingly clear that Glendale Heights possibly couldn't meet his needs anymore. Which is reasonable! So, after a number of days of bypassing their own "three strikes" policies and forcing us to pick him up early after a single minor incident (still charging us the full rate, mind you), they unceremoniously kicked him out without warning us that we were anywhere close to that possibly happening. Which, ok, I get from their perspective and communication could have been better - BUT. The reason this is a 1-star review and I won't recommend Glendale Heights to any other parents? Is because, for that last week that he was allowed to attend, it seems that he was told that he was being kicked out and it was _his_ fault, and not Glendale Heights' inability to accommodate his needs. For weeks, we had a 2-year-old constantly melting down every time he realized he did something wrong and _physically beating himself up_ for it. Who blames a 2-year-old like that? Who tells a 2-year-old they're a bad kid? We will forever regret sending our child to Glendale Heights.

My children have attended Glendale Heights for the last five years. The staff has been amazing. My…read moreboys have grown up with Ms Courtney, Ms Stephanie, Ms Lindsey, Mr Marlin and many others. If ever there was an issue (falling down and scrapping a knee) I have always been promptly notified. Lunches and snacks have always passed the mom test. I would highly recommend Glendale Heights to any parent looking for a above average child care facility.

Hands down the best day care teachers you will ever find! My daughter and I have developed such a…read moregreat relationship with the staff, even the ones that dont currently teach my daughter. I can feel confident my daughter is safe when I leave here to go to work. They also provide an awesome app to help communicate and share their daily activities and routines.

Our son has attended the Greenfield Kindercare center since he was 12 weeks old (now 2.5) and we…read morehave enjoyed our experience with this facility. The staff has been caring and attentive, and create age-appropriate lessons for our child. The facility is clean, safe, and well-maintained. We love their learning curriculum and the well balanced meals provided. They use a mobile app that provides easy communication with staff, a daily activity schedule, and the much anticipated pictures we can share with our family. Our son feels right at home and looks forward to seeing his friends, teachers and staff. I appreciate the dedication of the staff in providing a safe and nurturing space for kids. Highly recommend!

My kids love it here! So do I. They have been attending for about 8 yrs now. The staff is caring…read moreand compassionate to my children. Wouldn't have it any other way!

As a parent who has always been weary on daycares and what goes on behind the scenes , I must say I…read moremade the right choice by choosing Little Friends in Grafton, WI. The new management (Mason and his wife) is a married couple with kids who attend this same daycare - who can relate to many working parents. They are so kind and understanding and have made incredible changes (clean environment, new floors, new outdoor play area). Since my 1.5 year old started, he has been thriving, HAPPY, talking/babbling way more, and during drops off he is so smiley and so excited to see everyone. The staff is so wonderful. Hardworking, positive people who always have a smile on their faces. They send me real-time updates and pics and videos constantly and I couldn't be happier. The price is actually quite affordable and I cant say enough good things about Little Friends in Grafton. - From a happy parent who lives in the area and constantly worries about her kids and every little factor in their lives!

We put a deposit down in January for our infant to start care in June. We paid the deposit and the…read morefirst weeks tuition. I called the center the beginning of May to make sure they had all the information needed for our son to start. I received a text message back from Brooke the owner, basically stating that somehow they overlooked our deposit and no longer could take our son. So now 3 weeks before I return to work we are scrambling for care. Brooke did not offer any type of solution and did not seem sympathetic with the situation she has now put us in. All things aside we feel like we dodged a bullet sending our son there. If that is how Brooke runs her company that is not somewhere I would want my newborn being cared for.

Do Not send your child to this daycare!! My son went to this "school" for roughly 2 weeks when he…read morewas 3 years old. It was right down the street from our home so I called and got him enrolled. Big mistake, huge. They scheduled a time that my husband and I could visit the school during the day and see the teachers, kids etc. well they called and had to reschedule. They did this a few times, using the fact that the covid epidemic was making it unsafe for us to see the daycare. This was in 2022 in January. At the time it threw me off but the world was opening back up and I made the excuse in my head that they were simply keeping the kids/teachers safe. Fast forward and I go to drop him off his first day, ever he had never been to a daycare or left my side in his 3 years being a "covid baby" I as any parent was terrified leaving him the first day. We get to the door and a teacher is standing there and takes his hand, and tells me parents aren't allowed inside for health reasons. I felt very uneasy, I mean I never even saw the room he'd be in, or met an actual teacher, only the director. She takes him inside door closed and locked. They sent me pictures throughout the day, which was all of 2 hours. I see him sitting at a table by himself, don't think too much of it. The next few days goes by and he went 3 days a week and pictures were sent to me via text message and he was always at a table. He did seem incredibly happy to see me at pickup and he seemed very reserved the short time I sent him there. My mom's intuition kicked in and I pulled him out after going maybe a total of 10 days throughout a three week period. My son was excited to go, and it was the best experience ever. I worked as a daycare teacher for milestones for 3 years, I knew something was very off about north shore preschool. A few months into him attending his new school he started communicating better, and that's when I heard the stories from him. 3 years later he still will tell me stories out of nowhere about the awful things and the the terrible teachers.The teachers were constantly yelling at the children, snapping on them for doing what kids do. A little boy made a huge mess one day and one of the teachers got in my son's face and went ballistic on him telling him to clean the mess up. He told her he didn't make the mess. He was at his table. This enraged her, and my son explained she was yelling and screaming at him and forced him to clean up the entire room for talking back to her. My son at that age, was a happy guy, he would make messes like every other kid does, but he was always good about cleaning up when he was done. The stories are all very similar. A lot of yelling at kids all day, over things like not wanting to eat the snack they were offered.He told me once that he was yelled at for not cleaning up, the only story he told me about at that time. I called the school asap and told them he'd never return. Told the director that he had been yelled at and in all my time working as a daycare teacher, never once did any single teacher raise their voice at any child of any age. She quickly apologized, and refunded me the money we had given them. She didn't ask me questions. She just wanted me gone and did what was necessary to get me to go away essentially. I was shocked that she wasn't concerned about the fact that the kiddos were being yelled at, or the way my son was for the rest of the day after being there for a short period of time. Why did I take this long to complain, because just this morning well driving him to Indian Hills, he said he was so happy that he had the best teachers in the world. Then he starts crying, my son never Cries, unless he is physically hurt. But he went on to tell me a story about a little boy there who was playing and for no reason the 2 teachers were screaming at him, my son doesn't know why. He told me he was so scared there he'd just sit at a table the entire time, to blend in. To not be seen or noticed. I've never heard him say one good thing about this place. And my heart breaks for him as well as the other children that have gone there, and are there now, and to the parents thinking this is a great place to watch over and protect the most important person in the world. I should have Never allowed him to go there the minute they wouldn't allow me to be a part of or see anything at this daycare. I'm confused as to how to move forward as the short time he was there still has a negative effect on him. Parents this is a warning and to listen to your kids and your instincts. I never want any child to be yelled at embarrassed and emotionally be scarred. But that's what this "school" does. Remove your kiddos and ask questions. If they are like my son and want to please adults, they too are thinking it's normal.He refers to it as "The BAD School" and in my mind that's too nice of an adjective for this place. Never ever send your kids here!! Sorry had to rant! Wish I didn't have to give it one star...

They have only been open for a year now, but I would consider them one of the best childcare…read morecenters in the area. I have tried the other local centers and not even close to the calibre of staff that North shore hires. Very small and personable. Price is reasonable for the area. Great owners who know each child like their own.

Favorite team of people, our kids are in great care when they go. When they're old enough for…read moreschool we will miss this place!

The issues I have fall in three main camps…read more 1- Communication! If you tell one staff member something, it doesn't mean they're going to write it down or share it with others. I spent so much time informing various staff about different things for my daughters care and would still get a call from the owner asking questions. At one point, surrounding the issue of why we were basically asked to leave, the owner Mary Lynn even told me that I should have called her back not her staff because as a childcare facility they do not have time to always be checking in with each other so if you talk to one staff member you need to follow up with that same person. But when I called during my workday her daughter was available and I spoke with her and she said she would relay that information to the rest of the staff. It is a huge red flag to me that they can't communicate, and I have examples of this over three or four instances. 2-Vaccine policies. To their credit, in their policies they are up front with the fact that, the owner specifically, does not agree with the vaccine schedule for children. The policies ask parents to be informed about vaccines, and they say if you choose to vaccinate that they have policies they ask you to follow. For example after regular vaccines your child cannot be at school for one whole day, for the flu vaccine they need to be out for a week. We knew this going into it, and I was OK with it because I can respect their stance however as a paying customer I expect them to respect my stance. About a mouth in my daughter had a small mark on her thigh, that was not bothering her was not infected or anything. I got a call in the middle of the day during my work to ask if my daughter had gotten a vaccine that I had not reported because of this mark. I was reminded to always be honest when she get vaccines and update the form. I said I know and that she is not due for vaccines until her one year appointment and that I would update at that time. Then when she did get her vaccines I made a second appointment to accommodate their policy, I informed three separate teachers that I made a separate appointment and my daughter was out for three days. I brought the filled out medical form on the day she returned. And I still got a call from the owner confirming the vaccines. Anytime she was acting tired, or when she had a blowout the owner said "this could be from her vaccines last week". It got very old very quickly. I'm sure some parents lie or don't turn in forms etc, but I never showed any signs of this yet I was still treated like a liar. I believe they do not want vaccinated children in their center and that they will find issues until you leave. 3. Meal plan. Their meal plan is very sad. Almost no protein, oatmeal twice a week at least for lunch and lots of jelly sandwiches. The other issue is they have a morning snack at 8:30 and lunch at 10:30. So if your child eats breakfast around say 7am- by 11am they've had three meals basically. The issue that caused us to leave is the owner believed our 1 yr old pooped too much. Mary thought milk was the issue- I wanted to time to explore, talk to a pediatrician because I didn't notice excess pooping when she was with us or with my our other childcare. We couldn't agree on a plan so we ended up leaving. Three or four days not being on the meal plan and eating so much my daughter's stools went back to her norm. I would not recommend this daycare based on my experience and though the teachers do seem great and the children are well cared for, my experience was less than positive.