This daycare is probably the most caring and involved childcare center you could find in the area…read more My daughter started coming here when she was about 5 months old. As a first time mom, I was hesitant to start going back to work and to have her start going to daycare. Mrs. Luni and her wonderful staff set me at ease when I would leave her and I knew my daughter was not only in great hands but also learning and making new friends. I have watched my daughter transition into each classroom as she got older and adjust to her new teachers. Each staff member has always been attentive and have gone above and beyond to let me know how my little girl is doing while I'm at work. As a first time mom, it's so important that you trust the people that watch your children and also work with them to really provide your child all the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. I am so thankful to Creative Minds for being a pivotal piece in my daughter's development and for working with my crazy-obsessive mom requests ( "How much did she eat?" " Did she sleep okay?"). I remember for my daughter's second birthday, Melissa, the assistant director, let my daughters father and I use their break room during my daughter's naptime to start wrapping her gifts and preparing for her birthday party at the school. They even offered to help us and took pictures of the party for us. I have very few regrets in life and one of them was taking my daughter out of the school for a short period of time. When I moved to Westport I had taken my daughter out and placed her in Pumpkin Preschool of Westport. After three months, we came right back to Creative Minds because of how unhappy my daughter was in that horrible school. ( Please do not send your kids to the Pumpkin Preschool of Westport!! they care more about their money than they do about your child's well-being and care). I know better now than to ever make this mistake again. As soon as my daughter started going back to Creative Minds, it was as if she never left. She was smiling again, she remembered the friends she started with in the infant classroom, and we got to work with Luni and her wonderful staff again! Grateful is an understatement for what I feel about everything the daycare has done for my family and I. They have taught me on a daily basis how to be a better mother and to be the best mother I can be to my little girl. There are such wonderful daycares in the Fairfield County area and I'm sure that some of them may do some of the things that Creative Minds will do but if you want a extraordinary care, a daycare you can look at as an extended family for your child's most important years, Creative Minds is it. -Cece

From the owner: Creative Minds Early Childhood Center LLC is located in Fairfield Connecticut and serves ages 6…read moreweeks to 5 years. We offer extended hours, experienced degreed teachers and competitive tuition.

Being a person whom has very few regrets in life, sending my daughter to this daycare is one of…read morethem. Both Fairfield and Westport locations are money hungry corporate thinking businesses. Money is more important to these people than your children's care. Don't bother with these people. There are WAY NICER and more ATTENTIVE daycares and childcare centers in the area that will actually care about your child.

Very unprofessional. Most of the staff seemed to be on the phone most of the time and not paying…read moreattention to the children

They did make good and ran the class!!read more

This YMCA is so dirty. The locker rooms have mold everywhere, but especially in each of their…read moreshowers. It never smells or looks clean. We were gifted swim lessons for our toddler. The lessons were fun for little ones getting used to the water with song and toys. The instructor was nice. Would we sign up again? Probably not. The size of the pool is about three lap lanes, that's all. No area for parents to watch other then have everyone crowed the door. There is no kids play area like the one in Westport. Would not recommend this ymca. Look elsewhere.

If you're looking for top quality child care by people who treat your children like family, look no…read morefurther than TBC from babyhood to pre-k. The friends my daughter made here are still amongst her closest, even 4 years after she "graduated," and their parents continue to be close friends of ours. Dawn and Dave are wonderful people, the staff is top notch, and best of all your children will love it and be prepared well for Kindergarten. We've recommended TBC to dozens of families and none regret sending their kids there. A+++

From the owner: Teddy Bear Corner has been committed to providing quality child care programs to children for over…read more23 years in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

I highly recommend TBC over many other daycares in the area. Other daycares pride themselves on…read moreplay with no curriculum. TBC does an amazing job incorporating fun and play into structured, educational activities that help child grow socially, cognitively, and mentally. They have interactive activities all day in and outside the classroom. The building is immaculately clean and safe. I know my child is cared for by the amazing staff who are so friendly and personable. The owners are so kind and educated in early childhood development and education, I can trust them with my child and have no worries. The tuition is worth every penny to ensure my child is ready for kindergarten.

After 7 years and two kids, I'd say I'm pretty happy with the value and quality of care my two…read morechildren have received. In the little kids building (Greenfield Hill), 9/10 teachers were attentive, considerate and patient -- both my sons learned a lot and made lots of friends. The in-school field trips were awesome, and I appreciated the time to volunteer. At Villa, we had the same positive experience. The owners and managers responded to concerns I've expressed about safety on numerous occasions, and both kids learned to potty train pretty much because of the head teacher at Villa (Miss Emily). Would I change anything if I could? That's a hard question to answer because I haven't been to any of the other daycares in my area (other than tours). It would be nice to have a smaller student-teacher ratio, but for what we're paying, we really can't complain. I'd recommend TBC to any working parent in FF or surrounding areas.

I attended daycare here over 15 years ago! I am now a 20 year old NYU student, and I still return…read moreto visit Maureen when I am in town. My brother and I both attended along with 3 of our closest friends who we met there. The environment has always been great, and as long as Maureen is still there, it's the best daycare around.

Currently I'm on my 4-year old's 3rd year at Strong Start, I find it hard to believe that any…read moreparent could find a better school for their child. I say this considering Quality: - of the facility - classroom environment - cameras in every class room - app to get daily reports on your child's activities - the customized daily schedules made for children @ all ages. Your child will become a problem solver and a, 'mini know it all.' I consider Strong Start not as a DAY CARE, this is much better a School with a Camp environment, that your child would love.

I went to this daycare today for a tour and it was a waste of my valuable time. This daycare does…read morenot offer part-time care although the website says tuition is based and tailored to YOUR schedule. Please state on your website that you don't offer part-time and only full time care for whatever strange reason. You can literally just tailor it to the parents needs as your website states. the director said it would only be 9-3. well that's not part time. Again, state all and accurate details regarding schedule and tuition on your website before offering a tour. at the very least have the receptionist mention it.

Hi, so I wrote this review a year ago. I'm not sure what there is to talk about in private, and why…read moreyou're responding to this now? I don't feel comfortable talking privately with you. You like alter the truth to fit your narrative. I tried to respond to your response. Your establishment left me and my husband without childcare without any notice at all because you hire people with no manors or respect and it's not the first time that's been done to a family. But that is ok because rejection is protection. The same teacher I complained about was fired months after I complained about her for taunting another student, but I guess our son didn't deserve that same respect in your eyes.. or meet the criteria? I'm not sure but I stand on what I said. She kicked my son's cot with her foot while he was laying there right by his head and left eye. Also not perception, I watched it on Watch Me Grow. This establishment won't pull the audio that I asked for because it would validate what we already know. Your response is exceptionally telling and it proved my point. You're sorry for "my perception of how things happened?" It's not a perception, it's what happened: things I've documented, things my husband and I have seen/ heard walking in there. Please let's not go here. I have literal videos of me recording my son getting out of our car to start his day, and you can HEAR how the teachers are talking to these small children on the playground. I've heard staff talk horribly about parents, about how the children are dressed I could literally go on forever. And the ONLY reason my son continued to go there for as long as he did was because of his infant teacher, and the teacher he had right before he was asked to leave. You asked him to leave because we called out your staff, not because of his behavior, which is also very telling. Our boy is sweet, so to have a grown women tell staff members that she didn't want to have a 2 year old in her class when he wasn't even in her class yet "because the parents are crazy ?!?" he's done nothing to her is absolutely insane. If you never noticed when his teacher wasn't there I kept him home with me because I didn't trust any other staff, which was exhausting . Your turn over rate is high because you will continue to hire people that are not qualified because you want to pay bare minimum. This daycare is truly a parents worst nightmare. You will continue to back your staffs bad behavior. I wish all parents knew how these small children that cannot are talk are talked to and treated and that's also not perception it's just reality. The entire school is a soap opera, and the staff cry to the owner as soon as they are called out. My son goes to an amazing school now where all of the teachers are required to have an actual degree and have extensive Montessori training to help them thrive and where we are appreciated as parents and not gaslit into believing we are seeing and hearing things. We're valued for wanting our son to be treated like a human. So funny how we've never had a single issue at any other school (he's been to 1 other daycare after this and now an actual school) except HT then again we don't have to tell the teachers how to treat our child here, and are treated like family instead of dollar signs. But keep talking about families and kids in your group chat. Talking about children and their families is so unprofessional and shows how miserable the staff is within their own lives and we are not that way and it's not the kind of energy we'd want around our family anyway. Take care. Please don't respond me to again.

Honey tree has provided the most amazing care for our little girl. They provide the most…read morecomfortable learning environment with a great balance of playtime and learning. Quite possibly the best care environment we could have had for our little person. Thank you honey tree!

The best place for my princess 10/10 a happy home away from home. My little girl love s going…read morethere and the teachers are so kind and knowledgeable. The way they teach is great just an amazing place. Highly recommended

From the owner: At The Goddard School located in Fairfield (Stratfield Road), we're more than just a daycare. The…read moreGoddard School is a private preschool, offering childcare to infants and toddlers to pre-k. Our programs are designed to nurture each child's curiosity in a safe and caring environment.