My kiddo has been going here since April 2022. The teachers are what makes this place worth it…read more Even tho they do have some turnover but each teacher tries to get to know all the kids. Even some teachers who aren't my kiddos teacher always tries to talk to her walking by. They have an infant/crawler room, a younger 1 and older 1 room, younger 2 and older 2, younger 3s, 3&4 year olds and prek's - 4s.

From the owner: Wonder Kids Academy fundamentally believes that quality childcare is one of the most important…read morethings you can give any child today. Your kids deserve exceptional learning opportunities in a safe space and more than 'playcare.' Our education program is designed to work alongside parents at home. We offer better access to your kids, and what they're playing, eating, painting, and learning. More means Wonder Kids Academy.

I love my experience there with Miss Kat is a wonderful caring woman. She loves the kids. She loves…read moreteaching them. I pick my son up and he knows something different every day. He is always learning. He is so excited to go there in the morning. I do recommend this childcare. She is the best. Her home is clean and childproof discrete quiet neighborhood. I'm glad I found her.

From the owner: programs are designed to meet the individual child’s basic developmental needs: social, physical,…read moreemotional, intellectual, creative, and self-concept, while responding to the needs of families. The child’s world is expanded mainly through appropriate staff-peer interactions and by staff picking up on children’s cues.

I would highly recommend The Color Wheel Learning Center to anyone who wants a warm, loving, fun…read moreand supportive environment for their little one to flourish in. All three of my girls have attended the Color Wheel over the last twelve years and I can't say enough about the positive experience that we have had at these facilities (we have attended both the Highway 44 and Sherwood locations). We have always been treated like family, all of my girls sad to leave when it was time to move on. The turn over is low and quality of care is high. We will miss these amazing ladies!!!

From the owner: The Color Wheel Learning Center Provides the best daycare service for your child. We offer a…read morenourishing environment to your child and make sure they grow well mentally, physically, socially and emotionally at their best.

Corban has been such a positive experience for my family and me. My son has been attending since…read moreSeptember 2024 and is in the 4-year-old classroom. The staff genuinely care about the children and often go the extra mile to make sure the kids have a wonderful experience, whether it's creating special artwork for parents, laminating projects, or organizing holiday activities. They've always been attentive and responsive to any questions or concerns we've had. It's clear that the team truly loves working with kids, and the summer program is full of engaging and fun activities that my son really enjoys.

I'm writing this review several weeks after having pulled my son from the Hwy 42 location. During…read moreour time at this location I experienced multiple issues and had several concerns about the standards of care this company/location provided. I toured this facility and was sold on its cleanliness, openness, what they said was their security procedure, and their Procare app that was highly touted during my visit. They stated that they specifically checked the license of anyone new that came to pick up a child; that did not happen once while my son was at this daycare. During my first month, rather my first week, my son came home with the wrong bottles, had another child's pacifier, and the app usage was questionable at best. I requested a meeting with the owner to discuss my concerns. During that meeting, she made a rather peculiar statement to me that I remember to this day. She stated "Maybe your expectations are a little too high". I should have prefaced this review with this was my first child and first daycare experience. After our first meeting, I did feel like things got slightly better in the first classroom. I absolutely loved the second classroom he was in. The ladies in that room were excellent communicators and used the Procare app very well. The only problem we had was when high school kids were in the room sleeping or had their heads in their phone. I reached out to Lesley regarding the cell phone policy, she asked that I call her, and I did not. She never responded via email about her policy. The next classroom I was in was the reason I ultimately pulled my son out of this facility. Reid came home with staph the first week he was in this room. While I cannot definitely lay this at Corban's feet, it's seems mighty coincidental. This classroom exacerbated my son's diaper rash; it was never as bad as it was in this classroom. My husband picked my son up one day and he handed my husband a thumb tack that was just on the floor. One of the ladies in this classroom tried to give my son whole milk after us giving explicit instructions that he had a dairy allergy; it was discussed in all of his classrooms. Thankfully, my husband was there to prevent that, but he also noticed the high chairs dirty from food that could only have been from the previous day. I penned all of these issues in an email to Caylee Corban, the director of this location, those emails went unanswered. I had to request a meeting with not only Lesley but Caylee as well to discuss my concerns. Nothing improved as a result of this meeting. I noticed, several times that children were changed on the rug. One right after the other. How do they sanitize the rug, I have no idea. The rug that they are using is the same one the kids crawl all over when they have a changing station steps away that can be sanitized with Lysol wipes. There was an incident involving my husband that I regretfully will say was not handled well. He went to pick Reid up and watched him, through the glass door, eating another child's snack. It was a chocolate cookie. He reacted very poorly and behaved badly; I cannot deny that. What infuriates me is that Lesley and others tried to debate the metric of how much cookie my son actually consumed. How much he consumed is completely irrelevant. If dairy caused him to go into anaphylactic shock, we would not be debating the amount of cookie consumed. That really gets me to this day; that was their justification, that he didn't get a lot of it. I recall Lesley crying during this meeting because she was upset for her staff. She was not upset that my son, once again, got diary while in this classroom. Truthfully, had I been the owner, I would have kicked us out right then for my husband's behavior. It's the lack of standing up and addressing these type of issues and withholding standards that I'm sure contributes to the increasing decline of this facility's reputation. That and nepotism. Being someone's daughter with a degree in Early Childhood Development does not qualify you for a leadership role. I had so many current and former parents say to me to go straight over Caylee's head to Lesley. If that's not telling, I'm not sure what is. The final straw for me was when I picked my child up and he was eating Cheez-Its. They had poured them down the table and the kids were eating them as if they were at a feeding trough. I texted Lesley this once I left asking "What do we have to do for y'all to take his allergy seriously?". Her response felt so disingenuous. I was done. THANKFULLY a spot at a highly recommended in-home daycare became available. I was able to do a trial week there and have been happy ever since. Recently, I received a video from a former employee. It shows my son being picked up by one arm because the toy or chair couldn't be set down. I'll leave a still photo here. I do not recommend this daycare.

Great childcare option in the Baton Rouge area…read more Perfect solution for the working professional like myself that needs a daycare that opens early and stays open late. Looking forward to having more children to send their way!

I have two children that have been at Southside for three years now and I can honestly say that…read morethis is the best, hands down, childcare service in Baton Rouge. Southside has great child to teacher ratios and I absolutely LOVE having a professional chef serving food to my kids. I have used LSU's daycare and their staff were not nurturing or respectable at all to my kids! They didn't provide the 'care' that I needed my children to have while I was at work. Southside's staff is so friendly, I feel safe leaving my child at Southside. Also Southside's owner is a sweetheart, and she really knows her way around the childcare business. I HIGHLY recommend that you check this place out, you owe it to yourself (and your kid). The quality of care at this daycare Is incomparable, this truly is the best childcare service in Baton Rouge and I recommend this place if you are looking for a childcare service in the Baton Rouge area. Gary P.

I love the Y! Friendly folks, fun workouts, clean…read morefacilities. There are numerous branches to choose from. Pools with lifeguards, year round. I am much healthier through my YMCA participation. Thank you, YMCA!

Great service and I love the new building. It is a nice community atmosphere. Staff and patrons are…read moreall friendly. Richard Zemry Johnson, Jr.

I brought my 12 week old to CW in September of 2018. At first I was okay with her being there…read morebecause it seemed like they were SO on top of things. As time went on, it just declined. My biggest complaint is that they did not change my daughter enough. Their policy is a new diaper every 2 hours. Some days I would pick her up and she would only have been changed 3 times in an 8 hour span. They didn't even follow their own policy. It got to the point that I had them change her once an hour unless she was sleeping. They did that for a little while then went back to crap. Nicole, in the infant room, was extremely nice. My husband did not care for the management. One of the employees passed away and they closed the entire daycare. They texted us with 3 hours notice in a Thursday that they would be closed on a Friday. The contract I signed, listed the days they would close. This was a personal decision. Not only did they close, but they charged me for that day! We finally decided to pull our daughter out when the state revoked their license due to an incense that of 4 one year olds leaving the building. I will NEVER send my child back there. http://www.wafb.com/2019/04/05/louisiana-department-education-revokes-license-ascension-parish-daycare/

When looking for a preschool for my son I heard wonderful things about color wheel. When I went on…read moremy tour I was very disappointed. The class rooms are small and they put two teachers in there and break it up into smaller classes, with basically the same toys. So two play kitchens, two reading areas... So it takes an already small room and breaks it up to an even smaller room and then they cram a bunch of stuff in the smaller areas. It was so cluttered. I did like the fact of how tight security seemed to be with requiring a finger scanner for pick ups.

I would NOT recommend this daycare to anyone! Every year they decide to increase their tuition or…read morefees somehow, yet they claim they are under-staffed. Their employees' children are never reprimanded fairly when they have a conflict between other kids. This summer they decided to stop serving lunch to our children and placed that responsibility upon the parents. How is that even professional for a business?! No other daycare is doing that! My stepson is only going to this daycare because his mother has other children going to it. I am pretty much paying for an over-priced babysitter to watch a 10-year-old who really doesn't need to be watched, he just needs to be fed, except they aren't doing that. So I'm not sure what I'm really paying $100 a week for.

From the owner: Childcare center serving ages 6 weeks to 12 years.read more