We absolutely love Ms. Moni! She is incredibly kind and nurturing, and has taught our son so much…read more Her focus on early academic readiness, sharing and emotional regulation has made such a positive impact on him. And she worked with him on potty training and good hand hygiene. He's always so excited to tell me about his day! If you're wanting a safe and loving environment for your child, send them to Ms. Moni!

Moni and her daughter give such kind, nurturing care! I was very hesitant about sending my son to…read moredaycare when my husband's paternity leave ended, but my son absolutely thrived with Moni. Moni provides nutritious, home -cooked meals and fun snacks that the kids love. Her play areas are set up with care and attention. The tuition rates are very reasonable and the hours were just what we needed. Our family recently moved out of state, and leaving Moni's Daycare was like moving away from the best Auntie or Nana we could imagine. We simply can't recommend Moni enough - she's amazing!

I am very happy with Winterset Montessori! Every time I drop my 10 month old daughter off with her…read moreteaches she is very excited to see them! She is very social, active and healthy, and I cannot thank everyone that works with her and for all of the care that they give! Thank you so much! Winterset Montessori does have security, as you have to push a doorbell to get the attention of someone to get into the school.

Winterset has been a fantastic experience for our family. The infants receive the best care from…read moreteachers you can tell truly care for them. By the time our son was 1, it was clear he was learning so much already, including sign language. That had only continued through the two year old and preschool rooms. All the teachers know every kid, making it feel like one big family and making us so comfortable having our kids in their care!

Pros: CHEAP. Good variety of field trips. Cons: food…read more Inappropriate behaviors of staff. Building. Everything else. If you need a cheap summer camp for your kids this will be okay. But if I were you I'd pay more to go somewhere else. They are very unprofessional here. My child's teacher is dating the father of another kid in the class. I see him in the classroom not picking up his kids, just flirting with her and making plans together. My kid asked why the teacher wouldn't come to our house at night "because she goes to that other kids house all the time!" I also had to explain what METH is because he told me the teacher has a kid (he is also in the class) but not a husband because the dad "loved meth more than he loved her". So yeah. Oh, and the building is pretty worn down and my son hates the food (and he's never complained about his school or daycare lunches before).

My daughter is 10 months old and currently attends Kidz Kabana and she loves it! They send me…read morepictures of her through out the day and updates of what she ate etc. The staff and children here are her second family! Highly recommend

That place is going downhill with no brakes! My 2 year old attended CWS for a little over year…read more During this timeframe, I saw a major decline in quality of care and an extremely HIGH turnover of good teachers. My son got a new teacher every 2 months! I also witnessed several state regulations not being followed and teachers yelling at kids. Do not fooled by the colorful "exploratory" as it's a facade. I let never looked "played in" and I never seen any kids playing no matter what time I would arrive, my son never brought drawing home either. In my opinion, It's not a school; it's Lee's Summit's most expensive babysitting service. Do your research - I would not recommend.

My daughter spent almost three years at Creative World in Lee's Summit, from October 2009-August…read more2012 (ages 3-5). This was by far the best preschool experience she could have experienced. The teachers were loving, caring, and even gave us their cell phone #s when we left so we could keep in contact with them. There isn't high teacher turnover at that school, and most of the teachers were there for the three years that my daughter was. Creative World is not a typical pre-school, and it seems to be closer to a Montessori learning program. Kids learn by exploration and experimenting, and their Exploratorium allows them the opportunity to experience lots of different things. We only left because my daughter was starting kindergarten. If this location had a private kindergarten, we would've kept her there. After our first parent/teacher conference in kindergarten, we knew that Creative World had been the best place for our daughter. She was developmentally and academically ahead of the other students in her class, and I attribute that to the education and care she got while attending Creative World.

I shopped around and interviewed 4 or 5 places in Lee's Summit before I found this gem…read more Wonderful staff, very responsible and caring. Small class sizes. After we checked out various places around town, my wife and I sat down to chat about it. We both picked this place as giving us the best "vibe" of any of the schools we looked at. Pricing is reasonable. There is a summer session as well if you are into that. My only minor beef, very minor, is that they follow the Lee's Summit schools if weather is "bad". They pretty much call off school at the drop of a hat in LS in my opinion. Additionally, the LS schools seem to have some kind of holiday or whatnot constantly. However, I'd assume most of the preschools are similar these days, so I can't really penalize Traditions for what is probably standard practice. Some of the larger daycares that I jokingly call "puppy mills" with zillions of kids are open more often and close less readily I think. Again, though, it is what it is, and I'd rather send my daughter to a higher quality place versus one where the schedule was slightly more convenient given the choice. We've been sending our daughter here for two years now and I can't think of any reason to consider anywhere else in the LS area. From what I can gather, other parents are equally happy with them. Over winter break, our kiddo was missing this place so much, she was carrying a backpack around asking us to play school with her. That's a good sign that your child is being treated well at school, when they can't wait to go back.

One of my worst fears has came true as a mother. My little boy has been attending kidding around in…read morelees summit for almost 2 years now. We have never once had a problem or concern with this daycare and I never would have thought this would happen, but it has and I am not okay with it. If you have children here I'd highly recommend rethinking your decision. My son came home last Monday with a handprint on his butt and his dad and I have no idea where it came from. It wasn't there when I dropped him off last Monday and it was there during bath time that night. I asked what happened his exact words were "*teachers name* spanked my ass" immediately called his dad to explain the situation where him and I agreed to talk to the manager but she has yet to respond. Fast forward to Wednesday my son got picked up from daycare by his dad and there was an about 4 inch abrasion on the side of his face from where the teacher said she "may have scrubbed too hard". Apparently James had gotten into a sharpie and drew on his face. For one if my son has a mark on his face that you cannot get off easily LEAVE IT FOR ME. Two where were you when he was into sharpies to begin with. The next day I pick up James from daycare and he's not in his normal classroom. I get him into my car and turn around and his teacher is running outside to ask to speak with me. She just tells me how awful my son is being, that's his behavior is through the roof(super unlike him), then she proceeds to tell me how yesterday she was so frustrated with all the kids that she wanted to cry(I realize this is normal), but having the other circumstances come about it was a raise of concern. So here we are a week later. We have both been calling, emailing, and going up to the daycare to speak to the owner who is outright ignoring us. She will not call, text, email, or show up to work. My son no longer goes to this school, and other parents should be aware. A former employee of the daycare is a current teacher at my sons new school who has informed me personally about all the bad things that daycare in particular has done and continues to do to children she worked there for 6 years and apparently this past year it has gotten so out of hand she decided to leave. Beware, listen to your children, and trust your gut. I feel sick to my stomach knowing someone was harming my son without me being able to help him at all.

From the owner: At Kidding Around, we provide high quality childcare in a developmentally appropriate environment…read moreto meet the needs of your child. We strive to provide rich, unforgettable childhood experiences inviting you, the parent, to be the primary caregiver as we assist you in the success of your child's growth and learning from infancy to Kindergarten readiness.

We were thrilled with Goddard. It's was a BIG improvement over our previous daycare that was…read moreflailing, in our opinion. The staff at Goddard are buttoned up and friendly. Our child loved his time there. The building is fresh and new. Very upscale feel and secure. I highly recommend Goddard.

From the owner: At The Goddard School located in Lee's Summit - Longview, 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.

From the beginning we have had nothing but positive things to say about ICA. So glad we found them…read moreand they had availability in line with our timeline as well. Would recommend to anyone!

Our two boys have attended ICA. The first graduated last year and found Kindergarten to be an easy…read moretransition academically. They also prepared me as a parent for the type of challenges my son might experience, which he did, including an ADHD diagnosis. The staff responds well to how different the two boys are. They help them each individually grow as they need to, but give them both plenty of love. I love how much they both love reading because the teachers make reading such an important and "one of the best" parts of my kids' day. The owners are super supportive, the teachers are knowledgeable and loving!

So happy we found this service! Krissi was everything I could hope for in 1on1 care. We found Jovie…read morethrough a referral program and it DID NOT disappoint. We will be regular customers for sure

This is a very good company to work for! I love how organized they are and keep up with all…read moreemployees & clients. They expect a lot from their employees but the employee is well paid monetarily as well as loyalty and respect. This how employers used to be. It's wonderful!