Google evidently doesn't have an updated business hours available. I call from PST after work…read more Thinking that it's totally appropriate to call a 24 hr center. I make the call and a rude gentleman answers the phone. Before I could proceed to let him know that the hours on Google were wrong and apologize for calling at 2250 EST he hung up on me. They are officially off my list of sending my kids to their center regardless of any review. Relocating without family will be hard and having nice people around my kids just became an expected rarity in CT. Hopefully, any other daycare I call isn't like Sunnyside. Glad Yelp has the proper business hours.

From the owner: Early education curriculum, full day care for infants, toddlers, preschool and before and after…read moreschool care.

The Smart Start is an excellent preschool with caring and professional teachers. Our sons and…read moredaughter have enjoyed the learning activities, games, outdoor playtime, events and field trips. We have been impressed with all the teachers.

From the owner: Enrolling now from 6 weeks-5 years old!! Part-time and Full-time spots available!read more

The staff at Duck Pond were wonderful for my two children. My kids loved going to daycare everyday…read more They both learned so much academically and socially. My kids started in the infant room and moved up through the preschool room and every teacher/helper was so kind and gave such great attention to each child. In addition, Amy was always so flexible with scheduling. It made life much easier because I could always depend on Duck Pond to help me with arrangements.

Where do I begin? It is difficult to have to return to work and send a new baby to daycare, but…read moreDuck Pond made the transition easier for us. From early in my pregnancy, we did a lot of reading about day cares, visited several, but we knew when we visited Duck Pond that was where our Jack would end up. We clicked instantly with Amy, the director, who strikes the perfect balance between down-to-earth and professional. She is caring, trustworthy, and always reasonable. So we chose Duck Pond for Jack when he was a mere 2 months old, and he just had his last day there (due to moving) 2 years later. Duck Pond's atmosphere feels like family, and we loved that if we wanted to talk to someone about Jack's needs (he had an anaphylactic egg allergy for a while) or if we had scheduling or billing questions, there was no corporate infrastructure to navigate. We loved that it was a family run center, that every staff member knew Jack by name and was excited to see him in the morning. It's important to note that teacher turnover is low, which was fabulous because Jack became very attached to them. All along, I have genuinely felt that Jack was loved and cared for. But this became even more apparent as he learned to walk, and would run excitedly in in the morning, and then when he learned to talk and was able to tell us how much he loves his Duck Pond friends and teachers. We'll miss Duck Pond but remain extremely grateful for the wonderful early care they gave our son and the peace of mind they gave his parents.

Great staff, great place for kiddos. Rooms are clean, staff is communicative and any issues are…read moreaddressed immediately. I've had several kiddos matriculate through the Mt. Carmel Kindercare and would recommend this place.

I don't recommend this Daycare at all incredibly inept staff and management, some staff not all…read morewe're not up to the standard me and my wife are accustomed to. I was appalled at the lack of training and professionalism displayed by some staff and management. I immediately removed my child from this facility as soon as we noticed the marked deficit in care and competence that we had grown accustomed to from our previous childcare provider.

Unsafe! My daughter attended the waddler room of Over the Rainbow at their Cheshire location for…read moreexactly 5 days. On her final day she sustained a significant injury to her face requiring a Drs visit. I was not notified of her injury by any OTR staff. I immediately noticed it when I picked her up and questioned her teacher. The supervision of children is so lacking that she has absolutely no idea how or when she got hurt! This is the most significant injury that either of my children have ever sustained and I still can get no clarification of how it even happened! My pediatrician assured me that she would have cried after this injury for a prolonged period of time and encouraged me to report this facility to the state for neglegence. No administrative action was taken by Miss Jamie who oversees both locations. I couldn't even get her to return an email.

My daughter has been there since she was 7 weeks old. She loves her teachers and they all know her…read moreby name. I have noticed quite an improvement in the daycare teachers and apperance. My daughter will continue to attend until she is ready to go to school.

We had our little ones at Alphabet-- both our son and our daughter-- for three years, and I will…read moreprobably spend the rest of their schooling years missing it. It was a truly magical experience. It was so magical, in fact, that I considered commuting to DC from New Haven so that I wouldn't have to take the kids out. The teachers are beyond wonderful, and deeply committed to fostering a love of learning through play. They also had the most epic healthy, home cooked food program. The kids play outside in all weather and really learn to embrace nature, and the teachers cater the programming to their curiosities and interests (we had a whole segment on bats :). All in all, this was a truly formative experience and we miss our Alphabet friends so much!

After considering a few options, we've decided to sign our one year old toddler to Alphabet Academy…read moreNorth Campus. Although this year was very problematic, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the teachers and staff were great. They kept in touch while we were all at home, and return back to day-care was much easier thanks to that. Generally, the place looks great, our toddler loves his teachers and enjoys the place very much. We recommended with full heart!

As a Child Psychology major at Albertus Magnus College I did my "normal child" internship at St…read more Rita's. There is a reason that this day care fills up so quickly: the staff is fantastic! They become as attached to the children as the children do to them, sometimes even more. Hell, I bawled my eyes out on my last day and had to tell all the kids that they were "tears of happiness because [they] grew up so much." And I know that any of the other staff members would do the same. They are gentle with their discipline and give lots of hugs and kisses as needed. When a child was ill for more than a day it was a huge discussion and parents were called to make sure the child was OK. Doctor's visits were always discussed. I mean when I say they care, they are like your kids' other family. They really teach the children and they are amazingly advanced by the time they leave. An example: when I was working at People's United Bank one of the parents brought their children that I taught at St. Rita's and the three year old said "I was really mad that Mommy made me come to the bank, but now I'm happy because I got to see you, Miss Sara!" (He was a very silly kid, always trying to convince me that he didn't know how to color and then make amazing artwork). So why four stars and not 5? 1. The teachers aren't certified. Don't get me wrong, these people can TEACH, but when you're in a private day care setting with pristige I feel like parents are always looking for that certificate. 2. The big appeal is that your child is almost guaranteed a spot at St. Rita's school and that seems to be the primary reason that parents choose the day care and they capitalize on that. 3. They sometimes have a hard time with rowdier children, and children are rowdy. But the discipline is never an issue: it's always appropriate. Then again, I don't believe that there is one perfect day care, just a perfect day care for your child.

An excellent daycare , all the teachers are kind and professional.. My son and daughter went there…read morefor about a year and they loved it ..