We absolutely love Pooh Bear Childcare. My son attended Pooh bear for only 18 months because we…read moremoved out of state for work. We adored the experienced and caring staff. They go above and beyond to take care of all the children, which kept my mind at ease after having my first child. The environment for children is very positive and stimulating. Additionally, the staff is more than willing to customize your child's care by incorporating things such as sign language, etc. I highly recommend Pooh Bear to any family looking for high quality care!!

Our 5 year old daughter went to this center since she was 11 weeks old, and now she's just started…read morekindergarten. It's a really wonderful center - great teachers that know all the kids (and many have been there for a decade or more), very personal, great atmosphere, very stimulating, and our daughter simply thrived there. We've been extremely happy with every stage from early infant right up through 4K. Our daughter has learned so much at every stage, not only what's in the well-designed curriculum but also many things I may or may not have thought (or known how) to teach her like various life skills, lots about how the world works, and SO much more. She had amazing teachers that we loved as much as she did. We really miss Pooh Bear. I highly recommend it!

This is a beautiful childcare facility and preschool that has open gym on the weekends. In my…read moreopinion, this is the best indoor activity for toddlers and young children in the Madison area. This facility is beautifully designed. They have a large open room with a beautiful indoor playground perfect for toddlers. There are several other play areas within this large open space including an art table, puzzle area, mega blocks/duplo areas, a little grocery stand with play food and play kitchen, etc. There is a big sandbox for kids to play in. There are also lots of riding toys. There is another room with tons of toys. Another large room has fake grass and tons of fun active toys like tunnels, balance stones, balls, hula hoops, a giant size ConnectFour game, etc. The staff was diligently cleaning up as kids made messes and keeping toys organized. Highly recommend their open gym for parents of toddlers.

Regardless of whether you chose The Well for child care or not, it's a fantastic location for play…read moreon the weekends during open gym (8am-3pm). My daughter loves it there so much that I decided to book her 2 y/o Birthday party there.

Inappropriate daycare center the way me and my children were treated. They wanted services for my…read moreyoungest daughter there who is waiting on a second opinion requested by services this daycare recommended and pushed for a evaluation. The evaluation they asked for refused to provide services. After that they have been inappropriate. They won't give you incident reports or you have to push for them. One time my child needed X-rays from a possible finger that could have been fractured, this happened right during different long emails from Elina complaining about my 2 year old. and the other two were bodily fluids involved, I never got written incident reports and unknown if the other parents with children in the room received them. As we left today their worker worked, Elina, parked my vehicle with my children in and made us wait for her to get done then smiled at us knowing my autistic child just had to leave her daycare she is established with as her everyday routine and her worker that was there and me as a single mother might lose her job today. She drove very close to my car with my children in it. I take off work for this childcare center even if my child needs a bandaid put on at their request but no incident report give. They said if they call or put it in the app that is all they are required to do. Also if they have a hard day I pick them up leaving my employment. Because I was in a car accident that was a surprise financial burden and another thing that was being fixed well known by the owner they added more pressure by kicking my children out permanently and unexpected this morning. They use a excuse of payments but know very well they were getting paid and their transactions I was looking through because according to their statements I over paid them last month and wanted to clarify on this. They also said if a parent is late they can't return until the funds are paid, wrong they terminated my children today completely even though I was paying my co payment today. I dropped my children off with no knowledge of them not being able to be there today, prior evening was given a amount to pay and was emailed after I left and almost to work to turn around and get my children. The ladies in the office couldn't give me the incident reports I asked for again today. They got paid from the state already this month. They refuse to report many things unless forced by the state laws of reporting. Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program paid them this month and my children didn't receive that amount of time of care. I wouldn't trust this childcare center and what happens behind closed doors. Also you pay a tuition fee over 200 a month. They had me bring lunches, snacks, and breakfast for my children and wouldn't even feed it to them half of the time. Would sit out in room temperature most of the time wasting our grocery money.

I really appreciate all the services the childcare center provides. All organic food, cloth…read morediapers, an educated and caring staff and so much more. Thank you, Casa!

Amazing child care center, especially for the youngest of kids. My older kid went to campus child…read morecare center (which had tons of great word of mouth feedback) but we had a number of issues. My youngest went to MCC and we finally have peace of mind. The teacher to student ratio (though advertised as 4:1) is more like 2:1 (for younger classes) sometimes even better. Teachers are well qualified and really nice. If a baby is crying there is always someone around to pick them up. Communications is awesome, you get pictures and updates though an app all day. My child (still under 1) happily goes off, without any tears. In a brief period of a few months, my child learnt how to feed by herself as well as sleep in the crib. A bit pricey but worth every penny.

My two year old opened a book of shapes the other day and read it to me front to back (even…read moreoctagon!). We did not realize how many shapes he knew, and this is a direct testament to how amazing the teachers are at Goddard. The bar was pretty low for us when we started; we were hoping to find a new daycare that would minimally change a diaper more than twice a day. And we have gotten so much more!! I saw one teacher cry tears of joy because her student was graduating to the next level; that's how much she cared about her kids. The first time my son pooped on the potty, every single teacher at pickup (and the director!!) told me how they celebrated with him! I'm so grateful for the amazing curriculum and the caring staff. This is the village we didn't know we needed, and I'm grateful for everything they provide.

My daughter attends this school currently and is so happy to go to school in the morning and be…read morewith her teacher and classmates. Her teacher is the sweetest and always greets you with a smile. I have worked at this school since December of 2021 and they have been incredible to me as an employer. Not only did they allow me the medical leave I needed at short notice, but they accepted me back after 2 months with open arms. They are some of the kindest and most understanding people I've ever met and I love working here! We're like a family. Not only do they treat their staff well but we have some of the best staff and teachers for the children. We love all of our kids and they love us!

Red Caboose is a special place. My kid was really struggling at one of the big chain places, where…read morethere's constant turnover and where, to be frank, low pay resulted in staff that wasn't the best. But Red Caboose is different. It's nonprofit, the staff is represented by a union and get actual benefits, and that means that a lot of the staff sticks around for a long time. Decades. My kid is now thriving. I love Red Caboose so much that now I volunteer - it's governed by a board that's largely made up of parents. Can't recommend it highly enough for toddler and pre-school kiddo care.

Both of my children attended Red Caboose for part of preschool and at the after school programs at…read moreLapham and Marquette Elementary. The daycare is the only unionized day care in Madison and as a result has many experienced teachers who get paid decently in an industry plagued by staff turnover and low wages and no benefits (one of my clients told me every teacher at her center was on energy assistance benefits and I know that's not true at Red Caboose). The atmosphere is loving and inclusive. One of my daughter's teachers literally risked his life to defend his two year olds when an intruder came into to prior location 13 years ago. There is currently a campaign against the center by a group of largely childless individuals who are angry at one of the after school staff. Don't let this sway your ratings. It's been the only day care accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children in Madison for many many years.

We just absolutely love the Learning Gardens. My daughter started when she was 8 months old and the…read morenewborn teachers, Ms. JJ and Ms. Breanna were just amazing with her. Their excitement and energy every morning at drop off just made my heart so happy knowing that they were genuinely happy to see her! Now she is in the 1-year-old classroom with Ms. Maddie, and to see the joy on my daughter's face at drop off is just the best! Maddie is so wonderful with Blake and I just love hearing all the stories about her day/accomplishments at pick up! They do a great job of sending updates throughout the day, and our favorite part are the photos they share! And the chef and kitchen menu is awesome! It always smells so delicious at drop off and they give the kids a great, healthy variety of foods. Last thing is, even from the beginning, when I would drop her off, ALL of the teachers would greet Blake by name as we walked down to her classroom. How special is that?? Couldn't be happier that my daughter gets to go to daycare here!

My son went here for two years and completed his 4K through their program. Such an awesome place!…read moreHe absolutely loved his teachers and had such a fulfilling experience. I really loved how many great activities they add into the normal day. Truly a great learning environment!!