My daughter spent the better half of 3 years here at Little Hands! She's now off to kindergarten…read moreand still talks about her memories there and how she misses everyone! Location is perfect. Communication was great - always love updates with pictures throughout my work day! 10/10 would recommend!

We had 2 of our kids attend Little Hands, one was there for 1.5 years and the other for 4 years. I…read morefelt like my kids were safe, happy, and well cared for. Miss Amy and the teachers were like family and were always happy to send pictures and tell us about the day. They helped potty train my youngest with no issues. My kids have made life-long friends and were prepared for kindergarten.

Posting this because if this was my child I would want to know…read more On 2/7/24 at 8:30 I dropped off my girls at daycare around 8:30 am. It was breakfast time. The teachers in my daughter charrlottes room were Paige and Barb. These were the series of questions I asked them. 1. Do you know where charrlottes water bottle is? "I don't know, it's probably in the kitchen being washed" I went to the kitchen and was able to locate her water bottle. When I came back to the class room I Filled it with water and gave it to her. My daughter was sitting down at the table with 12 other 2 year olds. Total 13 kids. 9 of those 13 kids were served food. The other 4 (including my daughter) were not. They were all hungry the kids that had food wanted more and the kids that didn't have food wanted food. The teachers kept telling them to use their manners but I didn't understand why. Kids were so hungry they were licking their plate and the applesauce off the table. One child was even eating applesauce with her fingers because they didn't or "forgot" to give her a spoon. 2. I asked something along the lines, are you going to feed the other kids? "We are waiting for more plates, we called the kitchen and the front no one answered." I got up went to the kitchen and grabbed plates so our kids could eat. Please note Paige said, "thank you, you should be hired" 3. Is that all the food they get? "Yes, said Barb" 4. Are you going to give them something to drink? "We are working on it." The kids finished their food before they were given a drink. 5. Are you going to put cream cheese on their bagel? (I could see the cream cheese sitting on the table) "Paige said they were waiting on a knife" "No, I don't put cream cheese because they will just eat the cream cheese and not eat the bagel, said barb" I was by the table squatting down by Charrlotte and I got up to go by the cream cheese and asked 6. Can you put cream cheese on my daughter's bagel? That's when Barb told me I need to leave now. I walked out and went to the front to get someone. I was very upset. I tried to get Jill but she was busy getting kids on the bus. I tried to get Stacy but she was talking to a parent. Then I saw Ed the owner walk through the door and told him I needed him in suite 650. He said I don't know who you are. I told him I'm Charrlotte and calis mom. His response was, "okay I don't need to go in there is this is not the right place for you, you can leave on Friday, okay, I know your notes, we're doing everything we can, so you can leave on Friday, if this is not the right place for you." I said it's how your teachers are handling things in there. He said "I'm sure you let Stacy know" I said no I didn't. This just all happened right now. They just told me to get out of the classroom. What are they doing wrong? ed said. I started to tell him, told him I grabbed plates and he told me to stay out of the kitchen and that I'm over reacting. He told me again I can leave Friday I told him I was leaving today and took my kids. As a parent we have a right to ask questions. It's too bad Barb didn't like my questions, her responses were unacceptable to me and I was the voice today for all those kiddos that weren't served breakfast properly according to DCFS licensing standards. A report has been made. Ed has proven to me that he can care less about any parents concerns and his attitude is if you don't like it you can leave. I've sent numerous emails including Ed and not once has he replied or chimed in. He hides behind Cheryl and Stacey. He was not compassionate and very dismissive. And that is the reason I pulled my kids. He is the face of the center and how he handled my concern for the kids in his center went ignored.

The management is terrible. 99% of them just want to get their paycheck and go home…read more I'm only typing this part because I have to put 85 characters in before I can post it.

While we were of course nervous as new parents leaving our 7 month old daughter for the first time,…read morethe staff at Learning Tree Algonquin are incredibly caring and attentive and our worries quickly disappeared. Our daughter loves coming to daycare each day, and we're so glad we are a part of the Learning Tree family. We are also very grateful that they were able to accommodate us for part time daycare (3 days/week) while other centers would have required we find another family on our own to cover the other 2 days. Can't recommend them enough!

The staff at The Learning Tree are caring and responsive. All four of my children have spent time…read morethere over many years, from infancy through preschool. The preschool program is great preparation for kindergarten. The building is clean and well-maintained. I recommend The Learning Tree!

If I personally could give the childcare facility 0 stars, I would. When you send your child to…read moredaycare, you are trusting strangers to care for your child, but have great hope that the child care facility has done an in-depth review of the teachers they hire to care for your little ones. On 3/15/23 Ms. Janet (one of the teachers currently employed at Kiddie Academy) decided to twist my son's ear, because he and several of the other children were running around during nap time. However, I did not become aware that something had transpired until Thursday morning, when my son became distraught, crying and falling out because he did not want to go in the class with the teacher. Not understanding the full extent of what happened and believing what Ms. Luisa (the Director) shared about the kids running around during nap time and a teacher yelling into the classroom on 3/15/23, he attended daycare on 3/16/23. When he got home on 3/16/23 he had bruises on his left leg that resembled a hand print. Upon seeing the bruises, my son's father and I met with the Director to share our concerns. At no time were we offered the ability to view the video of the classroom on 3/15/23 to fully understand what transpired, nor were we able to see what happened on 3/16/23 that caused the bruises on my son's legs. To-date the only option offered was an apology and forgoing paying the 4 week cancellation fee. Ms. Janet is still employed at the facility and no additional action had been taken. As I am still exploring my personal options on how I'd liked to proceed in this particular situation, I thought it best at a minimum to post a review to hopefully help another parent avoid a similar situation.

Me and all my sibling's went here we had an amazing education be cause of Kiddie Academy! The staff…read moreis amazing they help us learn while having fun. I remember all my sibling's and I would come home with fun arts and crafts! They gave us an opportunity to grow. My cousin now comes here he always shares the fun things he did and whenever I pick him up he has the biggest smile on his face they make everyone feel special and proud of who they are they gave me the best experience I could ever ask for!

My 3 children go here and they all love it. They get to socialize and meet new friends and learn…read morenew things.

After moving out to the Algonquin area we had to find a new daycare for my son. Cadence Academy was…read morehighly recommended by a friend of mine and after interviewing other centers the choice was clear! They are above and beyond any other center I spoke to. The communication between the staff and the parents is just a breathe of relief. Even though I'm not with my kids 24/7 I know what's going on in there lives! After having my daughter it was so nice already knowing the perfect daycare to go to! I recommend this place to anyone who needs a daycare they can trust

My child was here for 3 days & caught 3 different viruses within those 3 days. I was in the…read moreemergency room over night with him for 4 days, and he was completely dehydrated due to the viruses. He caught COVID, Rhinovirus, & Influenza. Mind you there was no notice sent out to the other parents when I informed the daycare my child tested positive for these viruses. Also multiple times during the WINTER this location has stated that their heat has stopped working, but they are " having the kids dance around to keep them warm" Absolutely ridiculous and unsafe. Regardless of how friendly the staff is, this is an UNSAFE environment.

My kid caught lice here, then a week after she had a fever that wouldn't go away I noticed some…read morekids that were sick around my child, I mentioned it to one of the teachers but she said it was fine. Then my kid was sick for 5 days straight. Never coming back here for child care ever again. Management should be evaluated/ investigated by the state. In fact I'm about to report.

The teachers they are not professional at all. They don't know to talk to people at all. And they…read moredon't take care of the children like they should . They have a high turnover with the teachers so that mean they don't have any type of professionalism at all.

I worked here before and some of the teachers were good but one teacher with brown hair I believe…read morein another class had a girl without her jacket on when it was cold outside. She was telling her she told her to get her jacket and she looked around 11. I couldn't believe it and I called about another issue which they had ants too.

Would not recommend. The care was not acceptable in my opinion. Seemed to be short staffed and…read morelacked the cleanliness and patience.

This is the best daycare. As a mom of 1 baby, you know Id be super critical but Ive got nothing bad…read moreto say and although I NEVER write reviews, I love this place so much I feel compelled to write one. Ms. Gloria is like a 2nd Aunt to my son (Id use Grandmother for reference but she is so young in spirit, I feel Aunt is more appropriate). My kiddo sometimes has a tough time in the morning with separation anxiety and anytime he is upset, she jumps right in and holds his hand and sings with him until he is all better! You could not ask for a better care provider to watch over your precious little one in my opinion!