My husband and I can't say enough great things about Little Treasures. We have two kids enrolled in…read morethe daycare and since day one they've been nothing but accommodating. Our children have grown in so many positive ways since being there. We have always appreciated how invested the staff is in making sure the routine at home and at daycare always stays consistent. It is also very clean and organized which makes it that much more inviting!!! Thank you Little Treasures for everything! Patrick and Ashley Cassidy

I have been a part of the Little Treasures family since 2004...both as a parent and as a…read moreteacher/administrator. As a parent, there is no where else I would have wanted my kids to develop their educations. When they went on to elementary school (in another town), I was asked (by their teachers) where they went to preschool/pre-K. I was told that they were more prepared than most of the other children in their class. Amazing! As a teacher/administrator, there is no where else I would want to work. I am the music teacher (for all 3 locations) and the after school and vacation program director. The home-like atmosphere provided at LTS is true and organic. While still professional, the teachers and administrators at LTS are intelligent, loving, kind, generous, honest, trustworthy, dependable, fun and just plain old nice! The 3 locations are all different and amazing in their own right. The programs offered at each location are well-planned, consistent, engaging and constructive. If you are looking for a positive learning experience for your child, please check out Little Treasures in Reading, Lynnfield or North Reading.

I have two children at little treasures and I couldn't be happier with the care they provide. Each…read morechild has been enrolled since they were between 4-6 months old. Miss Ally in the infant room is amazing, loving, caring, and attentive. We have loved all of the additional teachers my daughter has been with including as she moves up in classrooms including Miss Bridgit, Miss Mandi, Miss Dianne, Miss Casey, and Miss Trina. The administrators (Robin, Mary, and Megan) are also friendly, accommodating, responsive, and welcoming. I have referred many friends to LTS and cannot recommend them enough!

I have been a part of the Little Treasures family since 2004...both as a parent and as a…read moreteacher/administrator. As a parent, there is no where else I would have wanted my kids to develop their educations. When they went on to elementary school (in another town), I was asked (by their teachers) where they went to preschool/pre-K. I was told that they were more prepared than most of the other children in their class. Amazing! As a teacher/administrator, there is no where else I would want to work. I am the music teacher (for all 3 locations) and the after school and vacation program director. The home-like atmosphere provided at LTS is true and organic. While still professional, the teachers and administrators at LTS are intelligent, loving, kind, generous, honest, trustworthy, dependable, fun and just plain old nice! The 3 locations are all different and amazing in their own right. The programs offered at each location are well-planned, consistent, engaging and constructive. If you are looking for a positive learning experience for your child, please check out Little Treasures in Reading, Lynnfield or North Reading.

My daughter love it , she don't want to go home. Everyone are friendly , helpful . I like how you…read morecan see and know what they are doing each day on a phone app they have for parents . My daughter had learn so much the staff are very kind and I am so happy I choose this place for my daughter.

There's something very fishy about the waitlist, so unless you have a couple years to wait and a…read morelot of flexibility, don't bother. And definitely don't plan around the quote time they give you. I've been on the toddler waitlist since last year and somehow seems to get pushed back in line every time I call to check on the status. They should not accept more waitlist fees if there is no availability and their process should be audited to ensure that it's fair.

Amazing staff Amazing owner…read more Such a clean environment with people who love what they do

My daughter recently started at Little Hands and we couldn't be happier! The school is super clean,…read morevery secure and staff is super dedicated. Our two year old has never not been in the care of family so we felt lucky to find staff that cares for her the same way we do! Highly recommend!

First I should mention that we call Playhood Child Care "Casa Vicky." It really feels as if we are…read moretaking our daughter over to a friend's house. It's just that our friend (I'm talking about Vicky now) has two master's degrees in education and is also teaching early childhood education at U Mass Boston. Vicky's son also attends the school with the other kids and he's really sweet and hilarious. Our daughter loves him. The other teacher at the school, Laura, lives a couple of doors down the street and she has her own children who attended the school. Unfortunately they have since aged out. She has a degree in clinical psych and experience working with children and teenagers. Laura is extremely warm and loving. To me, Laura is more focused on emotional development and she strikes me as being very intuitive. Vicky is more academic and theoretical. She ensures that the curriculum is meeting the kids' and the parents' needs. I think that they make a very balanced and complimentary team. Vicky's husband is a musician and he comes to teach music sometimes and fills in if they need extra help. The school is in Vicky's house which they have modified to meet the needs of a six-toddler/pre-schooler school. There is a great enclosed backyard with toys, a sandbox, a little house with a slide and lots of small trees around the perimeter. The families that attend the school helped to plant those trees at a wonderful brunch last Spring. One of the things that I like the most about the school is that they use recycled materials to make collages and their own toys. Plastic bottles filled with puff balls, glitter and colored water make great kaleidoscopes. They can do more with a plastic tube than you can possibly imagine! I like that the value of re-use are part of the learning experience. "What ELSE can we use this for?" So...the Spanish thing. I am not a Spanish speaker. My wife is a native speaker and our daughter really is completely bilingual. She is almost 3 and she can talk your ears clean off in English or Spanish. She has been going to Playhood for around 18 months. I am completely jealous of how easily she has learned both languages because I have struggled for YEARS with Spanish. The only way to teach a kid a language is to immerse them in it. (I think of it as Spanish Submersion...glub....glub...glub). I have actually learned more Spanish since my daughter started talking than I have in years of study and linguistic abuse at the hands of my in-laws. Fortunately, both Vicky and Laura speak English as well, so I never have any problem communicating, getting reports or figuring out what is going on. Right now there are kids that mostly speak Spanish at home, mostly speak English at home, speak Spanish and Italian at home, and our house which is all Spanish for my wife and all English for me. We have gotten to meet all of the other parents at brunches at Casa Vicky or during drop offs and pickups. I feel like my daughter is completely safe and completely stimulated when she is at Casa Vicky. We were very lucky to have found them!

Our child has been at Playhood for over a year and we could not be more happy…read more Teachers: The teachers are creative, caring, thoughtful, and have a deep understanding of early childhood development. Because it is a small group of children with two teachers, they get a ton of individualized attention. The teachers send home a report with photos every day and touch base about any developmental issues. They helped us potty train, too! Our daughter is happy, growing, and learning Curriculum: The curriculum is structured but leaves plenty of room for the children to explore things they are interested in. The teachers modify their lesson plans when a child shows a specific interest in something. They do some form of art and/or music every day, they have free/guided play time every day. They often have sensory play or participate in preparing lunch. Space: It is in the home of one of the teachers. It is always very clean and perfectly set up for this age. There is a reading and greeting area upstairs, a playroom downstairs, space for sensory play, art and lunch near the kitchen upstairs, and a beautiful yard with plenty of things to explore. Food: Playhood provides a nutritious lunch and the kids love it. (Don't ask me how they do this, but the kids eat all their veggies!) Spanish immersion: If a child is coming in without knowing Spanish, they will help him or her out in English until the child can feel comfortable. For children with a base knowledge, you will see their Spanish blossom because they are getting it both from their teachers and from their peers. Philosophy: Most important to us was to find a place that was welcoming, kind and gentle, loving, responsible, creative, and stimulating for our child. We got lucky with Playhood! Cost: Very reasonable, especially when you consider the quality of education, the included lunch, and the comparison to other places in the area. I am happy to talk to any families thinking about Playhood. Feel free to contact me.

I really cannot say enough about Amys Cozy Corner! My…read moredaughter has been going here for about 1 1/2 years. She started off in the infant room with Maria, who was so amazing with her.. My daughter cried almost every time I picked her up to leave! She then transitioned to the toddler room but still tried to sneak down the hall at drop off to Maria's room for the longest time! Now, she is just over 2 years old and can recite her ABCs, count to 20, almost spell her 8 letter name, loves to "read" and "write" and recite any nursery rhyme you can think of! However the main reason I felt compelled to write this review was when she started to count backwards from 10! Perfectly every time! I scrambled to look up this stage of learning online and found out it was common for four year olds! Of course my daughter is the smartest one of all! But truly this is 100% because of the learning received at Amys Cozy Corner. She loves going to school each day and I have 100% confidence leaving her here. Almost always, Amy is in the toddler room singing to a captivated audience of toddlers. The staff are amazing, consistent, fair and really care about teaching these kids, not just babysitting. I have stacks of amazing art work that comes home every day and I love the fun activities they plan for the kids; most recent was Pancake Tuesday where Mari dressed like a chef and cooked pancakes for the kids! The outdoor play space is great, safe and big enough for the kids. They are great at accommodating my crazy schedule when I'm running late. They are flexible when I need an extra day of care but always check to make sure they have enough staff to cover. If you're considering Daycare in Marblehead, look no further!

Our boy is at Amy's and we absolutely love it. We feel comfortable knowing he's well cared for and…read moreloved all day long. They are so accommodating to our changing whims and so helpful to us as new parents. The owner is great and loves what she does and the teachers are amazing with the kids and babies.

My son attended LLT for a little over a year. The daycare owner, Cassandra and her family are…read moregreat. They are genuinely kind, patient and mild mannered people. My son ADORED their daughter and he oh so loved the owner and her husband. He never cried at drop off and was always happy at pickup. Every morning he was so excited to leave home and go to "school". They do lots of hands on arts and crafts and lots of cool field trips. She uses the BrightWheel app and was very consistent everyday with pictures, meal time, potty time, artwork and play time updates. I dropped one star because I felt like they would close somewhat often and unexpectedly. As a single working parent it was very, very hard. All of my immediate family work during the day so I had no one as backup care and couldnt afford to pay a backup sitter, but that is no fault to LLT. They are normal people with lives to tend to as well. If you are a married couple or a lucky parent with consistent backup care at home or extra funds to pay a backup babysitter, I would absolutely recommend enrolling your child here.

They are a husband and wife home daycare that are affordable. My kid loves them always happy to…read moreshow up. Their daycare is very clean and well kept and they always answer any questions I have whether they are closed or open

In early 2013, I was looking for child care services for my soon-to-be-born infant starting in…read moreNovember 2013. I visited several child care centers and settled on Magical Beginnings in Wakefield because they were very close to home, well-accredited, and reasonably priced. I was told that I should reserve my spot quickly before they fill up, so I sent in my deposit + application fee of $750 in late May. The deposit is non-refundable, which I figured wasn't a problem because we had every intention of using this child care center, and I figured even if something happened, they'd probably be reasonable and refund it if they were able to fill my spot (and if they weren't able to fill the spot, obviously they should keep the money). Unfortunately, something happened, and I had to relocate out of state for work and therefore couldn't use this daycare center. That's where I had a disappointing experience with Magical Beginnings. As soon as I found out in mid June, I notified Magical Beginnings that I wouldn't be able to send my daughter there. I wanted to give them as much notice as possible so they could fill the spot with a paying customer. I had only sent in my deposit a month earlier, and was giving them over 4 months notice, so I was hoping they'd do the reasonable thing and refund my deposit. In fact, when I spoke to them on the phone, they said they had a waiting list, so clearly they'd have no trouble filling the spot. I had to ask if they'd refund my deposit. I had hoped they'd just offer without me asking, since $750 is a significant amount of money to hold from me if they didn't have a logical reason to keep it. But they didn't. And after I asked (very politely), they simply said the deposit is non-refundable. I then explained why I had hoped they'd refund the deposit (again, politely), but I was just told that it's non-refundable and that they could have the director call me. Unfortunately, I never got a call, so instead I wrote an email to the director (again, very polite) with logical reasoning as to why it would be nice if they refunded the deposit. All I got was a response that they'd refund $50 with no reasonable explanation why they'd keep $700 of my money other than "it's non-refundable." They're within their rights to keep the money, since the paperwork I signed said it was non-refundable. And if I had canceled at the last minute or they were unable to fill my slot, of course it would make total sense for them to keep the money. But I gave them lots of notice. And they have plenty of time to fill the slot (and appear to have done so). And if it's worth anything, it's not like I canceled for no reason... the job relocation was sudden and unexpected. I can't speak to how well this child care center runs on a day to day basis, but I get a really bad feeling from anyone who would keep $700 of my money without a good reason. Just really disappointed in how they conducted themselves. That's a lot of money.

My daughter (now 13 months old) has been attending Magical Beginnings since she was 4 months old…read more Originally we planned to use an in-home daycare but we got a weird vibe during our test week and had to scramble to find a new place. We lucked out as MB was just opening a new infant room in Wakefield and had space. We were a little nervous as we picked MB based on our tour and interview with the director; we didn't get to meet her teachers as they hadn't even been hired yet. It was a gamble that paid off. We love Miss Katy and Miss Sue, but more importantly, so does our daughter. Even during her phases of separation anxiety, she is always calm and happy at drop-off and pickup and has big smiles for her teachers and classmates. The communication from the staff is excellent and they are very flexible. Our daughter is a very easy baby in many ways, but she likes to skip naps and got distracted during bottle feeding, but Katy and Sue have worked hard with us on those issues. They also do lots of fun activities and crafts and we have been saving her day logs and "artwork" in her baby book. Soon, our girl will transition to the toddler room; I'm impressed with the communication and planning around this step so far, but I don't know who will be more sad about my girl leaving the infant classroom: her or me and my husband.