We love this place! They truly love the kids in their care, they focus on learning and community…read moreand I can say my kids are so happy and well cared for they are there. We love our Holden Hands Friends!

I have nothing but good things to say about Holden Hands. My daughter has learned so much in her…read moretime here, it amazes me. I completely trust the teachers here and my daughter is truly happy when she's there. They have also recently started a private Facebook page where they post videos and pictures of them throughout the day. Just another way they go above and beyond to make parents feel even more happy and comfortable while their child is at school. In regards to the comment below about the allergy- I'm not buying it. If a child had a deadly allergy to peanuts and 911 was not called, an epi-pen was not administered, and no actions were taken in a "life & death situation", then how would the child have survived that? There's no way something like that would happen in this school with the teachers they have there. Absolutely no way.

Great staff; crappy management…read more The photo of the sign you see here is the only notification that Blossom Station was closed this morning. The other photo is of the "inclement weather" in question. We're about 1.5 miles from Blossom Station, lest you think the weather was wildly different between our house and the school. I also drove there, just to take a picture of the sign, because it's so unbelievable that that's how the "notice" was disseminated. Three cars of parents + kids pulled up during the 2 minutes I was there taking the photo, and talking to another flabbergasted parent. You see, Blossom Station uses the Acton school district as their "do we close" barometer AND notification mechanism. But during Christmas and February break, Acton doesn't cancel, because there's nothing to cancel. So instead of having a backup notification mechanism, a sign o the door is the only notice. No phone call, text, twitter, Facebook -- nothing. Just a sign. Oh, and they don't answer the phones, so you can't call ahead to see if they're closed. Oh, and their website doesn't load. Not the homepage, not the "closings/delays" page, either. At best, you can call (why would you call on a rainy day?), but you'll get an answering machine. Getting an answering machine with a generic message isn't a very strong "we're closed" signal. Now have a look at the rain. You decide whether you think their decision to close was reasonable. -- So that's a single day. Let's talk about their "not being open" philosophy in general. Blossom Station's holiday schedule will NOT work for you if you have a normal job, unless your company is shut down from Christmas through New Years. They're just straight up closed. If Christmas falls on a Wednesday, they'll be open that Monday the 23rd and the following Monday. Because apparently December 26, 27, and 31 are all holidays. BS is also closed on every other marginal holiday, so you'll need to make alternative arrangements for those days, too. -- We've heard through the parent grapevine that when BS is closed for snow days, staff aren't paid. That suggests that their staff aren't paid for holiday closings, either. As the customer, you WILL pay full price, no matter how many days BS is unavailable. In October 2019 (a 31-day month), BS was open 20 days. Full time toddler parents paid $1780. In December 2019, BS was open 13 days. Same price. That means the cost per day in October is $89. The cost per day in December is $137. This would be more acceptable if staff were paid for snow days and holidays. -- The staff, on the other hand, are great. Our daughter has been at BS since she was 8 months old. She's been in four rooms now, and has done very well in all of them She takes great naps, and is always happy when we pick her up.

The teachers truly care about what they do and invest their time and attention each day. My son has…read morebeen there a little under one year and I only wish we had come sooner. We've moved a few times and so we've been to 3 different daycare centers since my son was very little. He is now finishing his last year before kindergarten and I truly am grateful we had the opportunity to meet these people and have the proper preparations made for our next step for kindergarten.

The director Nia is amazing, professional, compassionate, and dedicated. All the staff love their…read morechildren and openly communicate with the parents.

Both of my kids attend this kindercare and we have had a great experience. The director Nia puts…read moreher heart into the school and every teacher is so dedicated to the kids

Despite its great reputation in the area, we had a terrible experience at Kids-A-Lot. High student…read moreto teacher ratio, combined with a lack of policies on aggression and other behavioral issues, results in no one ensuring the wellbeing of non-aggressive kids whatsoever. We asked the teachers and the director to address the problem of hitting, pushing and bullying multiple times and never got a positive resolution. The director should be ashamed of her response and intervention to the repeated requests to solve this problem.

Very well maintained and managed day care. Very impressed with all of the early childhood…read moredevelopment staff. They take a keen interest in your child. Its broken up into a campus like setting, looking down over a hill. Great Staff, Management and people.

once you set foot here, you can see it's a place that loves kids! There is a great recess area, and…read morestaff is well trained in how to support kids of all abilities. Easy commuting location for busy parents = win/win!

My son just moved to Curious Kids in September after attending another location in Hudson that we…read morewere not thrilled about. He loves his teacher and enjoys going to "school" everyday. Since he started in September he has continued to thrive in his learning. Curious Kids has so much to offer with different learning activities that get incorporated into the everyday learning for the kids.

*UPDATE 2026-06-04* : Don't trust the positive comments! Right after my initial negative comment,…read morean updated positive comment appeared. There hadn't been a comment for years! That doesn't look like pure coincidence to me at all. A truly safe and well-managed daycare should address parents' safety and communication concerns directly, rather than PR management. ORIGINAL COMMENT: Our experience at LPC was disappointing, especially considering the cost. What concerned us most was the lack of transparency and communication when issues arose. Over a relatively short period of time, our child came home with multiple injuries, and we often felt we were not getting clear explanations about what had happened. Some incidents were not documented, and attempts to discuss our concerns did not lead to productive conversations. We also noticed a level of stress and low morale among staff that made us uncomfortable. Every family has to make their own decision, but based on our experience, we would not choose this center again. Not recommended at all.

*UPDATE 2026* My original review was based on my toddler…read moredaughter's experience, and now that our son has also gone through LPC, I can't reiterate enough how positive of an experience we've had with this magical place. LPC has truly become part of our family (so much so that we return for alumni events each year!!). The staff, including the new director Karen, are doing a wonderful job creating a play-based environment where children are encouraged to be curious, imaginative, and kind. Both of our children thrived at LPC. They developed confidence, independence, curiosity, and meaningful friendships in an environment where they felt safe, supported, and genuinely cared for. As parents, there is nothing more reassuring than this. Highly recommend!!

Bedford Children's Center has been the perfect fit for our family! We've been at BCC for the last…read more3+ years and have nothing but positive things to say about our experience there. Jill and her team are the very best! They provide a loving and nurturing environment that we feel so lucky our kiddos are a part of. They have a school-wide curriculum with age appropriate activities for each classroom and lots of fun themed days/weeks... the last several years they have had an annual Art Show and Trunk or Treat for families, which has been so nice to feel involved in our kiddos' school community. Communication has always been great and we've never felt badly reaching out about the tiniest things ("did we leave the baby's milk cup?".... "did she finally stop crying after I left?"...). Most importantly, the teachers are all amazing and truly have gotten to know our kids and feel like family to us. They are kind, approachable, and consistently work wonderfully with both of our children and their individual needs and we feel so grateful for that! We feel so lucky that BCC is where our kids began their childcare/education and are so happy it is where they will be until they transition off to Kindergarten.

While Bedford Children's Center has amazing and dedicated teachers who truly go above and beyond…read morefor the children, the program, as far as I know, is not designed for children with special needs. Children requiring different routines and attention can sometimes disrupt the schedule and sleep of other children. The director often reprimands the teachers very harshly in front of anyone, which is unprofessional and uncomfortable to witness. I strongly suggest she reconsider her approach and treat the teachers the ones who make parents feel confident and happy with the respect they deserve. As a parent, I want the best for my children while I work a place that can provide comfort and proper rest. We pay a lot of money to ensure our children's routine and sleep are respected, so it is disappointing when these are disrupted. Please do not misinterpret my words, and I apologize in advance, but there are many parents who are not happy with the disruption to our children's routines, especially when there are other centers designed to meet the needs of these children. The teachers are truly the heart of the center and the only reason I would recommend it.

This was not the place for us. Perhaps for others, but I did feel as though I was pulling teeth for…read moreinforamtion about what my child was doing every day, and I was never on the same page (to the point of which I was questioning my own memory, sanity, and levels of expectation) when I shouldn't be. I did not feel my child was prioritized, and that our needs were addressed, much less met. Culminating point: our toddler had been at the center for 6 months, during the parent teacher conference, the teacher who was with her during her time there (part-time, 2-3 times a week) told me outright and sans-compassion: I don't know your kid. My feelings were hurt, and I worried about who the onus was on: my child, or the provider who was with her for those 192 (or so) hours? Had she tried? Did she care to do so? There are some elements of the child-care that were nice: low child ratio, environment that is concord, and the Director is in fact a sweetheart, the assistant in the toddler room as well, however with such things at play, how had one of the lead teachers failed to discover my child? If there were automatic capturing of what was happening during the day, (without my likely annoying prodding) I could tell you. That said, I'm sorry it simply wasn't the case. I'm still recovering from how much this experience hurt my feelings, and how I felt my daughters feelings were on some levels ignored as well. I was unnerved and nervous looking for a new provider thinking that perhaps this was how it was everywhere. Fortuantely I found out simply, that was not the case. Our daughter is thriving in an environment that recognizes her unique abillities and talents.

The Children's Meetinghouse is a great preschool/daycare. It's a small operation with very…read morepassionate teachers who have dedicated their lives to early childhood education. It has a very homey feel. With the exception of one teacher, they have all been there for 10+ years and all have degrees in Childhood Education. The location is convenient and picturesque and the hours very accommodating. They offer early drop-off at 7:30AM and late pick-up at 5:30PM. I can't recommend them enough. I have utter confidence in their program and their director. Our son just loves going there.