like someone below said， if I could give 0， I would. They use safety as an excuse to charge you…read morehighly but never take any responsibility. Would never recommend this one to anyone. The leadership is not capable and responsible at all.

Our kid has been attending since 3months old. We have loved the program and the teachers each…read moreadvancement to the next classroom. Great school, great program, great staff.

As a first time parent, evaluating all the possible childcare options can be so stressful. We…read morevisited numerous daycare facilities but nothing compared to the feeling we received at Bright Horizons Schraffts. Our son has been enrolled for just over a year; starting in the infant program and now in toddlers. The curriculum from day 1 has been very impressive and his development has accelerated. He is happy to walk in the door each morning and we receive daily photos of all his activities: art, stem exploration, reading, and fun time on the playground with his friends. The center administrators and his teachers are caring & supportive and our son absolutely adores them. All the teachers (not just in his classroom) know our son by name, which speaks volumes to the caring and intimate environment. We are grateful we found this center & caretaker team and highly recommend.

As a new mom, the process of choosing a childcare option was incredibly overwhelming. Ending up at…read moreBright Horizons Schraffts was one of the best things that happened to our family. What sets this center apart are the incredible teachers and the enriching curriculum. The teachers are dedicated and caring and are so invested in our son's health, wellness, and development. Several of the teachers have been there for 20+ years - which not only speaks to the amazing experience of the staff but also the wonderful culture of the center. The curriculum is also remarkable. My son, who is just over a year old, is engaging in STEM, visual and creative arts, and language and literacy activities. We get weekly pictures of him painting, playing, exploring and more! I highly recommend this center to anyone who is considering!

We had our son going to this daycare since he was 1 y.o. (after switching from another daycare in…read moreWinthrop where we had a very unpleasant experience). The staff, Director and the owner were very nice and very responsive to all of our demands. Most teachers are great, attentive and are very caring. We have seen parents communing from northern neighborhoods here as well. We would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a good quality child care in Winthrop or around.

My two boys absolutely loved going to Ms. Carri's house! I highly recommended anyone looking for a…read morehome daycare to contact Carri! She is fun, playful, energetic and loves all her "littles" like her own.

A year later and my daughter still asks about Ms Carri daily. She left such an amazing impact on…read moreour daughter and we are forever thankful. We spent 2 amazing years with her and wish it could have been longer! She provides healthy snacks and meals, picking from the garden was a highlight for our little. Creative and fun projects with great themes each week! She welcomed us with loving arms and made her house feel like home. We cannot say enough about Carri's home daycare

I would recommend The Learning Experience- Shrewsbury to anyone looking for a quality childcare…read morecenter. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Management is very accommodating and the center is very clean. I'm very happy that my child has found a daycare they enjoy going to.

My daughter loves going to school everyday! The teachers are very caring and nice! They are on…read morepoint with the curriculum and they always have something going on everyday. My daughter have been learning so much while she's there.

Happy is an understatement! Since enrolling our daughter in OFLC-Allston 3 months ago, we have had…read morean AMAZING experience. The teachers and staff are all amazing.... Every single one. Sephora was the one who sold my partner and I (and my mother!) on OFLC and we were hesitant because (as all childcare in Boston) it was pricey but we decided that our peace of mind knowing our daughter was being well-cared for was worth every single penny. Dropping her off was hard as with every parent who has ever had to do it, but Sephora personally checked in on her three or four times during that first day and personally made sure she was okay. Our daughter had a hard time with the transition and made plenty of pouty faces at her dad and myself when we dropped her off but she now LOVES it. She is so happy and calm at drop-off. We place our daughter twice a week and when one of our scheduled days falls on a holiday, we can easily place her another day that week so we always get care for the paid amount. Her teacher, Miss Desiree is AMAZING! This teacher goes above and beyond for our daughter. EVERY TIME I come in and she sees I may be nervous about something, she asks me about it, notes my concern, tells me everything will be fine, then writes me personal messages about the baby's progress during the day. It is amazing! The baby loves her. I really can't say enough great things about her. AND about the center. They have even gotten her to NAP! I am convinced that Miss Desiree is a witch with magical baby powers. Leslie, the classroom aide is also so AMAZING and nurturing towards Reese. I can tell my daughter enjoys it when she is around and interacting with her, and she is so kind and warm and welcoming. Since starting, Reese is reaching and exceeding all of her developmental milestones. Her pediatrician is thrilled with how alert and active she is and I know that part of that is attributed to the way the center stimulates her. One of our most important requirements for our chosen care was that they require all staff and children to be vaccinated. Our Future Learning Center-Allston requires that all staff and students be up to date with their vaccines and it really gives us peace of mind to know that when she comes home feeling under the weather, it is nothing a little rest and snuggles won't fix, which is so important given the recent outbreak of measles in this country as of recently. The center is secure and locked down. Only registered family/friends can pick up your child, and you can only access the building by fingerprint registration. They also use their own app (Remini) to send us photo updates on our daughter throughout the day! I could write for days. Parents, sending your children to daycare is SO HARD! I know. But schedule a tour and I PROMISE you, you will see what we saw and now know to be true about this center. One of the best decisions I have made for my baby since her birth. Don't believe me? Check it out yourself!

Ok, so this review is based on my interactions with staff and our first day. I will update my…read morereview after some time. We first spoke to Julie out if the Marlboro location and in comparison to many other local daycares, her kindness and professionalism blew me away. She was knowledgeable and took the time to answer all of my questions. She offered to set up a time for me to visit the Allston location where we will be sending our son, but I declined because I needed time to figure out when would be good. There was absolutely no attempt to hide the cost of the program, which was awesome because so many schools want to meet with you before they give you tuition cost. I met with Sephora in Allston and she is amazing. She is warm, welcoming, kind, and she didn't rush us out or pressure us. I felt like I had known her forever. I immediately fell in love with the space, which includes beautiful classrooms, a nice playground fenced in outside and a huge gym area. The place was clean and beautiful and during nap time, so peaceful. The teachers were so kind, smiling, not a single child upset, not even in the infant room. On our first day today, my son was ecstatic. It was his first day of school EVER and he has only been watched by family members and very rarely. He was so happy and he was following along with the other children eating breakfast and lunch. I couldn't be happier. And the school was so accommodating, in more ways than I can explain. They didn't even attempt to rush us out or anything when we first arrived. We stuck around to make sure he was ok and they didn't seem to mind at all. Even the parents were stopping to introduce themselves and tell us how awesome the school was. It's like a little community. On our way out we met the owner, Lee, who immediately recognized a new face and asked if this was Ben (my son). He wasn't in a rush at all and took the time to chat with us and ask us how things were going and how we felt so far. I imagine with three locations he is a pretty busy guy, but he clearly cares about his school as well as the staff and families. I know it's only the first day, but so far I am amazed and I recommend that others consider looking into this school. It is one of the most affordable schools in the area and they have a flexible schedule and offer fresh meals and snacks, included in tuition. I've been through this before as I have two girls who are 8, and while I feel I lucked out with great schools in the past, this one seems really special.

We love Goddard School! The small classroom environment is perfect for our little one. All the…read moreteachers are exactly what I would expect to see at any center! At Goddard School in Northborough, they have a patient, positive and encouraging approach to the children. The entire school works as a team, a well structured unit, if you will. It's very refreshing to see! I have peace of mind knowing my child is safe and well cared. In the same token my child is actively learning and enriching his mind. My only wish is enrolling my child here sooner. Thank you Dipak, Beth, Ms. Sylvia, Ms. Katie and the rest of the team for shining bright with the children! You're all amazing and wonderful child educators! Our family is forever grateful.

I feel obligated to leave a review because their 5 star rating on yelp was one of the big factors…read morein us choosing this daycare. We had a really hard, frustrating and short lived experience with this school. My son (4) joined in June '21 because we'd moved too far from the daycare he'd been at since 18months. At first sight, the school seemed like a good fit. The owner, Dipak, gave us a tour and he seemed nice. We didn't meet the teacher prior to enrolling because I'd heard such amazing things about other Goddard locations. The problems started Day 1. I called to speak with the teacher reiterate that my son shouldn't take naps, and that he needs encouragement with the potty. His teacher was incredibly rude to me. Told me that all the children nap, basically tough luck. We communicated this with the director, Beth, (who as an aside, Is a super sweet caring lady we really liked, if only everyone else there was like that), and we worked out that we would send in a little bag of toys every day to have my son play with during nap time. We don't think it worked, he was never tired at the end of the day, and more than once he told us his teacher told him not to tell us he slept. (Who knows what's true with a 4 year old but when he wouldn't even fall asleep during a car ride at 9 pm, we felt pretty confident he was napping.) Next was the TV- we asked him what his favorite part of the day was and he excitedly told us "when we watched the episode of Peep and the Big Wide World." I was shocked, I'd never heard of a school playing show for the kid. I was told it's just during transition times and said it was fine but obviously a surprise and not our preference. Then a few weeks later my son started telling us "How come you don't let me watch shows at school?" Or "Miss Ornela lets the other kids watch shows but not me." He started regressing in potty training and still to this day tells us about how mean the teachers were when he had accidents. At a pick up, my partner asked if he had an accident and in front of our son, his teacher very harshly and abruptly said "it's not an accident, this kid simply isn't potty trained." He came home one time in tears so hungry, telling me that the teacher wouldn't let him eat his snacks (he still had snacks in his lunchbox). I personally saw how the staff spoke to the children at pick up and got a weird vibe. Lots of harsh commands, short tempers, something was off. And we tried to communicate all or most of these issues with management. Beth certainly tried her best to help, but the owner never did. And nothing every changed. He only lasted the summer here before we moved him to a Montessori school in the next town. Just 2.5 weeks in, he's falling asleep at 7:30, loving going to school, has had no accidents at school, is eager to go every morning, and even had some good speech progression (his new teacher helped him finally say Fs). The saddest part for us is he keeps telling us how awesome it is that "the teachers at the new school are actually nice."

MOUNTAINSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER is a very warm, loving, and family oriented learning environment…read more The teachers and staff are very friendly, loving and warm!

So, I send my kid here, because apparently not every day can be bring-your-kid-to-work-day. It's a…read moreshame because I think they'd enjoy my office more than I do. The teachers are pretty decent, and have been relatively willing to work with my wife and I about a number of specificities we had around potential allergens and religious requirements. We're not a big fan of the sleeping area sitting in direct sunlight, and right next to the play area and loud doors. It means naps are even worse at Mountainside than home, but compromise is key. They also have clear ideas as to when children should be doing what (ie - My kid's the only one with a sleep sack) but once again, compromise. It's hard to rate a place, because they do everything different than I would. They're competent, and five stars would be me taking care of the kid, and of course it's not reasonable to expect Mountainside to do everything as I would. It's just hard to nail down a rating.