This place is... interesting. The concept and handbook look great on paper but they don't follow it at all. The teachers are aggressive and dismiss parent's concerns but have no problem asking for more money. We brought concerns to the director and were immediately brushed off. Once I unenrolled our child I was blocked from their Facebook page as well which was extremely odd. We'll see if I actually stop getting charged by their accounting department but from what I've read on the BBB that's a common issue as well. Save yourself the stress and stay away. read more

I feel like my children are being taken care of and taught a wide range of things. My son out of no where started singing about colors in Spanish a few months after he started! The teachers are young but very caring. Any concerns about my children's well being that I've brought up has been resolved. I can tell there are real bonds each teacher makes with the children which is so nice to see. read more

As a former employee at the River Falls location and a current Early Childhood Education major here are some issues I've had with LMLC -they don't feed the kids enough compared to the other centers I've student taught at -lack of variety for the kids -the corporate and director never focused on quality teaching skills or what was best for the children rather it was the center's appearance. -The teachers never got down on the children's level -Lack of teamwork among the staff, lack of professionalism -lack of structure for children -no solid or effective discipline/guidance system in place for the kids read more

This place closed down without giving us notice, putting us and our children and an absolute bind. Not to mention how tough this was on my kids emotionally. Not to mention the fact that they had at one point given my son someone else's breast milk. Do not let your children be cared for by these people. read more

Little Minds is such a fun place!! Parents night out and even fun little parties for kids every so often. They do a great job of letting kids be kids and learn every step of the way!! read more

Professional staff who couldn't be more friendly. The care is affordable, the food program is great, and we love the online access to the camera in our child's classroom. read more

HORRIBLE PLACE DONT SEND YOUR KIDS. teachers are under paid. A lot of times they are under staffed. Fire people for no reason/ they create a reason but the truth is they don't like the person. If you want your child to be watched and taught by individuals that have a maturity level of a middle schooler please help yourself. CEO is all about the children but the director only cares about herself. read more

What a disappointment! Five different directors and a countless number of teachers in the past 2 years have made the quality of this daycare decrease dramatically. I would not recommend enrolling your kids here. I first want to say that I rarely write reviews but feel obligated to warn other parents of the experience we've had with this center. We really liked this daycare when we first started and there have been some wonderful caring teachers along the way but things have gone downhill fast. I am not sure what is going on with the management of this center but we've talked to a few employees and it sounds like they are busy opening up new centers and somewhere along the way forgot to take care of the existing ones. There has been an extreme amount of turnover and basically no communication to parents when new teachers are starting or leaving. It is not uncommon to drop-off or pick-up our daughter with a brand new person every week or two. With the lack of management, it is easy to see these new employees have very little training or guidance. As for the quality of care, it is not uncommon for our daughter to be a complete disaster when we pick her up. I understand toddlers will get dirty but this is extreme - boogers, dirt and food on her face, stained or wet clothes, messy hair, sunburn, dirty diaper and diaper rash. This is unfortunately not an isolated incident but seems to happen twice a week or even more often whenever there is a new closer. It is honestly so bad that my wife and I will not bring our daughter into public until we bring her home and clean her up. Here are a few other lowlights: * The classroom cameras they use as a selling point work about half of the time * We were told all of the food was homemade but we stopped in around breakfast time the other day and kids were eating French toast sticks from box * We were told there would be special classes for yoga, sign language and Spanish - right now they are only offering Spanish It seems that all the center cares about is money. We are having another child and were told by the director we had to put down one month's tuition (about $900) 9 months before our child would even start at the center to reserve a spot. That director left and so did a few of our favorite teachers so we decided it was time to look at other options and asked for our money back 8 months before the new baby's start date, and the center refused to return the money. I understand that this was good faith money to ensure they can keep their enrollment full, but 8 months' notice should be plenty of time to fill the spot and they should be ashamed given the current staffing problems they are having. We are not the only disappointed family as there have been many other families jumping ship in the past few months. When we first tried to enroll in the center, we were put on a waiting list for eight months. Now, so many families have left that they are offering zero deposit and registration fees if you enroll your kids this month. read more

Great facility. Caring staff. An amazing place for my kids to learn and grow. I always recommend LMLC to anyone looking for childcare.

We had our only child here for 1.5 years. When we first started, we really enjoyed the place. It seemed they followed curriculum in each of the classes and our child loved going. First thing we noticed, is the turnover of teachers and directors. In the first months, 4 director changes and about 3 new teachers in my child's classroom. Then as our child transitioned to new rooms, it seemed there was a steady flow of turnover, however, a handful of the older teachers seemed to stick around. We attributed the turnover to the high amount of college students they had, who may had changes in class schedules, etc. Up until this point all the teachers had been good. The last 3 months the place took a nose dive. My child went through 4 sets of new teachers-8 total in 5 months! Then we noticed our kid started coming home a disheveled mess everyday from the same classroom. I could also tell there was no care from the crafts we got. We used to get good, new crafts to take home weekly that a lot of thinking went into. Lately, it looks as if the kids were given a piece of paper and a glob of paint, everyday. There also seemed to be staffing issues, there were times when dropping off early and there would be about 15 kids running around and only 2 staff. Also, it seemed I was dropping my kid off to people I had never seen before almost everyday. That's when I realized the old familiar staff was gone. The biggest concern to me was the director. Watching her with the kids looked forced, not to mention one morning dropping my kid off too her in an already full classroom, she looked like she could had killed me for bringing another kid. I still can't believe I left my child that day. Now going back and reading recent reviews from old employees, I know we made the right decision pulling our child from there. There is a significant management issue there and piss poor leadership from the owners, that stems down to the teachers. Which the goods ones leave. There is a list of many other concerns I had over the time my child was there, after talking to several family and friends with their children in daycare. They have never had concerns like these. read more

My 1 yr old son has been bitten nearly 20 times since August 1. I am holding 8 incident reports in my hand 3 of which have happened since I spoke with the director and was told she would protect my son. He comes home with severe bite marks every week. I am going to take a leave of absence from my teaching job until I can find appropriate care. There are no other immediate openings. I am shocked and appalled at this situation. read more

LMLC River Falls is not a place I would recommend someone to take their children. If the leadership changes, then maybe, but right now, not a chance. We experienced a lack of communication from morning to afternoon teachers, leadership blatantly ignoring our calls/messages and emails, inaccurate and incomplete daily sheets on baby's eating/sleeping/diapers, nobody plowing the parking lot after it snowed and concerning email communication to parents that should be kept internal. We loved many of the teachers, but the leadership at LMLC River Falls is horrible, how they got the job to lead people and children is beyond me. Upon reading reviews on this and other locations, we had to pull our child as it was too risky to possibly pull up one day to a closed center. But even more concerning, the leadership to parent communication was VERY lacking and that should be utmost important. Very disappointing after what we were promised while touring the center. read more

Absolutely awful experience! Not only was my child not taken care of the way a parent would want them to, but they didn't even address my concerns! I wouldn't recommend this daycare to any parent. For the price, what they are doing is ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. They want to fill there classrooms to make money, they dont care about your child. I would be lying if I had said it was always like this, because it wasnt. When my child first started there it was a well ran school. Unfortunately, they completely FAILED to keep it that way. IF YOU WANT GREAT CHILDCARE - DONT GO HERE! read more