Lake Ridge Kindercare has been our FIRST daycare experience as FIRST-TIME parents, and I am so…read moregrateful we found such a quality experience for our son ("B") only a few minutes from home. We enrolled him in the infant room at 8 months, and I had the common new-mom tears and fears. The Kindercare team immediately put any concerns at ease, from the center directors Patricia and Janelle who so kindly encouraged me through the first morning drop-off, to the team who was so attentive to rocking, feeding, and playing with my son (and even getting him to nap in a new place!) We love the pictures and updates we get on the Kindercare app of what B is up to during the day. B is now in the the toddler classroom and has celebrated milestones like walking, an expanding vocabulary, social skills, and at 18 months is already identifying letters and numbers. But the best review is the giant smile B has when he sees his teachers at drop-off! We unfortunately are moving out of the area soon so we'll have to say good-bye to this wonderful team, but that means there's an open position for anyone looking for a daycare center where their baby will thrive. :) We love you Ms. Dana, Ms. Norma, Ms. Devi, Ms. Kavania, Ms. Marisol, Ms. Julia, Ms. Indrani, and Ms. Karima!

I absolutely love this center! Ms. Patricia and Ms. Brandy are such amazing and hard working women…read more I feel so comfortable having my daughter attend daily. They answer all of my questions and are so patient with me as a first time mom. I couldn't ask for a better center and team working with and caring for my daughter. Every teacher is so friendly and professional! I am so thankful for all that they do!

Absolutely the BEST. Our child was enrolled here and we can't even begin to thank the staff here…read moreenough - Lara. Dani, Patrice, etc. Each one of them treated us like family and provided excellent communication to us. We were very sad to be leaving and will miss the entire staff there. This was our first experience with daycare and we couldn't be happier. We are staying in the Kindercare family but on the other side of the country. Thank you to EACH and EVERY employee at this location

Horrible!!! Dani worst ever, she should not be able to the run the building without LARA, she lacks…read morecompetency and control!!! Also Dani lacks sense of urgency!!!! She shouldn't be in the child care field they should ban her!!!!!!!! Jasmine (2/3 teacher )doesn't know what she is completely clueless!!! All of this because my son hit his head I wasn't notified. Also their DM Kurtis lied about talking to my grandmother who has been deceased for the past two years. Then He was more focus on bringing his kids to my one of parks, so unprofessional!!!!!The only good person there was Lara!!!

this place is horrible my son was there for a week and got HFMD now they're treatment if him is…read moreinhumane seems like they don't want my child to be there even with doctors notes and still he's not being accepted back

My two kids attend here, one on the preschool side (3s classroom) and the other in the infant room…read more My oldest has been attending since 6 months old, so we've been at KinderCare now for several years. First, let me say that Miss Tee and Miss Carita in the infant room (who cared for my oldest when she was a baby, and now look after my youngest) are incredible. Absolutely incredible. They have years of experience in childcare, not to mention their personal experience as mothers, and are so skilled at caring for little ones, adjusting their approach and methods to accommodate each child's needs. They have many practical tips to offer parents (e.g. your baby seems to be having a hard time sucking on her bottle, have you tried switching to a bigger nipple size?) and put our children so at ease, that I have zero worries leaving my children in their very capable hands. I trust them implicitly. They are usually the first to pick up on changes in our little one's behavior (a suspected ear infection, teething, tummy issues, etc.) and are quick to communicate any concerns. They are completely transparent, but more importantly, I know that they truly care about my kids. My husband and I love dropping our kids off in the morning and chatting with both of them, and we deeply value the relationships we've built. Miss Sasha in the 2s room is perennially positive, greets parents with a smile, has a great sense of humor, and treats all the kids in her care with kindness. Miss Kassidy is skilled with teaching the Phonics program, and I've seen noticeable progress in my oldest since she took over recently. Miss Kristen, the center director, has an open door policy and is an empathetic listener. She genuinely cares about all the children in her care and works to provide a loving environment for them. Miss Sharon, the assistant director, has a natural "grandmother" warmth and all the kids are drawn to her as a result. I'm getting to know many of the newer teachers in the 2s and 4s rooms, as well as the new kitchen staff, and so far think they're all great as well. I'm sure I'm missing some, but wanted to be sure I gave a public shout-out to the many wonderful women at KinderCare who help care for my most precious possessions. The reason I gave four vs. five stars is that the center is a bit run down, and I think could benefit from some professional cleaning from time to time. This can be a turnoff for new families. (I do understand this could equate to slightly higher fees, but I'd be more than willing to pay extra for this.) There's also a fair amount of turnover, as well as teachers from time to time (no longer at the school) who didn't seem the best suited for caring for children (lacked patience, were yellers, or lacked common sense, in my opinion). I'd also love to see a bit more academic curriculum built into the school's programming. The phonics program, for instance, that my oldest participates in is something you have to add on (for an additional fee). Here's the impression I'm left with, though. And it's straight from the horse's mouth. I asked my oldest last night who her favorite teachers at school were, and she rattled off the following list: Miss Danielle, Miss Sasha, Miss Adrianna, Miss Megan, Miss Tee, Miss Nancy, Miss Kassidy and Miss Carita. To which I said, but who's your VERY favorite? She replied, "All of them, Mommy!" Enough said.

Military Families, READ THIS!!! We Paid DEARLY!! PCS Movers PLAN AHEAD!!…read moreWe are a Midwest military family new to the area and were in desperate need of daycare for our two children, a toddler and a pre-K child. Despite our best efforts to be good parents, we didn't do enough prep and research. After just two days of attendance (YES, TWO DAYS), we were forced to make the decision to disenroll. Each day, my baby girl came home with fresh scratches on her face and neck. When I arrived to pick up their belongings after disenrollment, I saw why. The teachers were using the well-behaved toddlers as training aids for the handsy, rough ones. While one instructor went to grab my daughter's things, I saw another put sunglasses on a little girl and then put a boy in front of her, saying, "Gentle hands." He reared back and slapped the sunglasses off her face. I was heartbroken that I had sent my daughter there for two whole days without me. There was a clear negative change in our children's demeanor, behavior and mood after only two days here. The school is situated behind an AutoZone and a 7-Eleven. On the first day, around 10 or 11 AM, I dropped in to check on my daughter. As I pulled into the parking lot, I saw two teenage boys lurking a few feet from the toddlers' playground fence. When they saw us, they scrambled up the fence onto an adjacent wall. My wife wanted to get out of the car to chase them away, but I reminded her that the school could call the police. When I went inside, the director was sitting in front of the monitors. I told her what happened, and she clicked around a few times with her mouse, and that was that. When we saw our daughter, we were upset to see that she was on the playground at the same time these teens were on the fence. One of the worst parts of this experience was when we asked for an exception to their disenrollment policy. We received a personal email from the owner stating, "Unfortunately, we have to follow the policy we have in place. Your balance as of now is $2992." This is roughly $1500 per day! She also called us, and after I explained the situation and mentioned we are a military family who made an honest mistake, she said, "Policy is policy." She did offer to be generous and allow us to make payments. MILITARY FAMILIES BEWARE: GODDARD HAS A 30-DAY NOTICE!!! Every other daycare in the area has a normal two-week policy, but not here! Other schools in the area offer something called Discovery Days, a free grace period where your child can spend time at the school to see if it is the right fit. There are many other issues I've experienced at this school. My son's Pre-K class is adjacent to the playground, and when we went to pick him up for the day, I pulled the metal door handle, and it slid right off into my hand! What if there was a fire and a kid lost the door handle so they couldn't escape, or even worse, an active shooter?! NOPE!!! Not taking my kids!!! The school has cameras but doesn't share the video streams with families. You may want a solid break from your kid, but in the two days of enrollment, we received only one picture of our son in Pre-K and three pictures of our toddler. There are many dirty, old, broken toys that appear to be more donated or recycled. The rug in my son's room was FILTHY brown. The school has one of the highest tuitions in the area but doesn't supply lunch, snacks, diapers, etc. If you send food that needs to stay cool, each class has a large, floppy, ridiculous zippable cooler bag to store food. Hopefully, with the $3000 taken from our family, they can afford a few refrigerators. There's lots more but hopefully you now have enough to make a better decision than I did for our family.

If you want your kids to get bullied and come back home with cuts and bruises everyday, then by all…read moremeans send your kid here. The teachers and staff don't do anything about bullying and will avoid all responsibility. STAY AWAY FROM GODDARD IF YOU VALUE YOUR KID

They came highly recommended. I really love their attitude…read moretoward teaching and learning. I will recommend them to anyone.

Front desk staff and director are very welcoming. I was impressed with how clean and spacious the…read moremain entrance and classrooms were. As I was transitioning jobs and childcare from Fairfax to Prince William. I was visiting many schools within the area and was not pleased some were over crowded, staff weren't welcoming. I enrolled my toddler and his teacher MB is amazing. She is very sweet, soft spoken and caters to each child specific needs.

it was very great. My child had no complaints coming home. The park is amazing…read more bcddrdd

WOW.... It is hard to believe that my son has been attending Little Lambs for just under 11 years…read more I have no idea where the time has gone. We started using Little Lambs to assist with child care for our son when he was only four months old. It goes without question, that I would highly recommend Little Lambs to any parent. 10+ years is a long long time to get to know someone/ attend a place. As a person in the security industry, I am extremely critical and judgemental of the people around my son. At no point over the last 10 years did I have to question if my son was safe and well taken care of when he was at little lambs. In my world, this is a very rare occurrence. As a business owner, I was always amazed at how much care and money that Little Lambs put back into Little Lambs. L.L didn't have to make "improvements" to their center because they always kept it above expectations. They just added upgrades everywhere. I was truly impressed with everything they did to give back to the kids to make their daily activities more fun and challenging." The staff at L.L ( Cathy, Heather, Paul, Brittney, and so many others ) have had such a positive influence on my son's life from a very young age. It goes without saying that parenting starts at home and it is our job to teach our children manners, respect, and responsibility and this cannot be achieved without the support of the people that are around our children. L.L has been supporting these types of values and passing them on to the kids on a daily basis. Now that my son's time at Little Lambs has come to an end, we will always be grateful and appreciate the love, care, respect, and most of all the overwhelming level of trust and confidence that we had with the staff at Little Lambs.

Taking my baby to a daycare had been one of the hardest decisions I've made as a mom because you…read morenever know who's going to be there taking care of her how she will be treated I'm so grateful for the new Director Zaraider she's a amazing leader she cares about the happiness and safety of our children's she's very professional and caring person My child is under care of a amazing teacher Ms Kamala who's very lovely and kind

Not for me. My first impression was waiting in the wait area and listening to the teacher yell at…read morethe toddlers in the toddler room. It didn't occur to her that perhaps parents are in the lobby waiting for a tour. It turned me off. I wasn't impressed. It didn't seem organized or well run. The staff didn't seem trained or equipped to adequately deal with children. I had already made up my mind before the end of the tour.

I had the worst experience with Springfield KinderCare. On November 20th I had the most horrific…read moreexperience of my life. I am only writing about this now because I am now slowly making my way to dealing with what happened emotionally. It's still even very hard to talk about. On November 19th I reached out to the school director Shiela , explaining to her how I was struggling financially to keep my son in the pre school program. I walked in with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. It was hard enough to deal with money problems but then to make them public for my sons pre school made it worse. She explained to me that she couldn't do anything that she needed two weeks notice. And offered me a "deal" to pay for that week and half of the following week but he could not attend next week and then he could be pulled from the program. Seeing as that's all they said they could do I understood and left feeling crappy about the whole thing. The very next day my son goes back to KinderCare. I missed a call from the school because I was at work and didn't have my phone on me. Then I received a call from my child's father at work saying that there was an accident at school. My son had smashed his face and lost two teeth. The assistant Director Ms Chris couldn't even tell me what happened. Stating that no teacher saw what happened. She kept changing her story from he fell and hit his mouth on the end of the slide to he bumped into a class mate. The teacher Ms Zarmina who was suppose to be watching the kids play on the playground saw nothing. When I questioned her about what happened she stated "there are too many kids". How is it possible that I am suppose to trust a Kindercare to watch my son when the teacher is even saying there is too many kids. All of a sudden Ms . Chris the assistant director was able to clear my invoice for that week and the following week. Now there was no problem pulling him from the program. It took my son smashing his face to be able to pull him from the program. I felt no compassion from Ms . Chris for what had happened to my son. He had the biggest wounds in his gums two teeth came right out all the way to the root. When I asked my son what happened he stated that his teacher Ms Zarmina was talking and not watching him and his friends play. He actually fell down the stairs and smashed his mouth. His gums were all bruised and all Ms.Chris could tell me is "boys will be boys " and " accidents happen". I am a vet tech and I have better bed side manner than that. There was no compassion. Can you imagine dropping off your four year old to preschool only to pick him up with a bloody bruised mouth and two teeth missing. He is going to lose a third tooth as well it's very loose. He was put on a course of antibiotics and pain medication. Luckily they are his baby teeth and he will have teeth come in eventually but his dentist states they won't come in for another two years !! My son won't have teeth for two years. And it is not Aweee he's so cute he lost his teeth , I see my son with out those teeth and think about how he lost them. How I trusted KinderCare and how I let my son down for trusting them. I would not recommend this location to anybody at all. The only positive thing I have to say about this KinderCare is that one of the teachers Ms. Michelle actually cares. She was not present for his accident but gave me most compassion that not even the school director nor assistant director could give. My son is spending the holidays and his 5th birthday with no teeth because of KinderCare. My family and I could not be more disappointed, and hurt by what happened.

I've had my kid there for the past year. This was out 1st daycare and everyone loves my son and he…read moreloves them. Check out the Open house on April 21 from 1-3pm. If you mention my name you will get a $200 credit! Set up a time to take a tour! My son,napped the 1st day. They are so helpful with my son's picky eating. They have food and you can see the menu. The bathrooms are in the classroom so kids can go when they want vs going into a hallway. They have karate and soccer that comes in during the school day. You can pay with discover. Can download the form online for FSA. They are open most holidays. If you take a vacation for a week they'll take half off.. They also can drop off and pick up school age children. They have parents night out on April 27th from 6:30 to 9:30 it's only $35 for one child in 24 the second one. So you already know them you know that they're with other kids instead of you trying to find a babysitter enough time for dinner and a movie. My hubby was weary as well so we toured different places and he gave it a thumbs up which means alot!