Personal attitude. Sanitary level is high. Lots of activities included in the toddlers group…read moreschedule. Lunch time napping...private backyard with a view on the pond....highly recommend!!

Loved this Center!! It's the second year in a row that I've performed my Jigglejam Kids Music…read moreConcert for their summer camp program! 1st off you get a very warm & welcoming feeling walking into their center. I worked with 2 groups & the staff & kids were great! I think the staff might have had as much fun as the kids! Everyone participated including teachers :) Hope they enjoy the CD's I donated & can't wait to Jigglejam with them next summer! www.jodijigglejam.com Jodi Koplin

Our daughter goes to this daycare for five months now and we have only positive things to say about…read morethis place. We like the facility as they have a separate building for infants and there are lots of trees around, what is great for outdoor activities. The director and teachers make this place very special. They truly care and love children.

My daughter was born a premie at 31 weeks. Prior to being in daycare she was home one on one with…read moregrandma. We started at Sound Garden at 15 months and have never looked back. When we started, my daughter was noticeably behind developmentally but she has grown both physically and emotionally. The director and staff are fantastic and genuinely care about the kids. I was nervous starting her in daycare given her rough start but it was the best thing for her because she has excelled and this, in part, is thanks to all of the staff at Sound Garden.

I really can't say enough about this place. My daughter has been coming here for over 2 years and I…read morecan't express my gratitude enough to the teachers and directors in this place. Hats off to all of them, forgive me if I forget any names, Ashley, Lisa, Mary Beth, Carlene and everyone who has made my daughter feel like at home when she is there. I have to say that leaving Serendipity is bittersweet, my daughter made some very good friends with some of the kids.. She learned so much, such an amazing program and teachers do love those kids.. They are so passionate about what they do... If I could keep my daughter forever there I could.. It's worth every dime. Thank you for everything you all did with my daughter.. I am extremely grateful for all of you there.

We've had a wonderful experience at Goddard. The teachers were incredibly patient and supportive,…read moregiving our son the time he needed to get comfortable with his classmates and other teachers. He has grown so much socially and truly enjoys going to daycare. We've also built great friendships with other families and found a wonderful sense of community. The school does a fantastic job organizing fun activities throughout the year, making it an engaging and enjoyable environment for the kids. We're very grateful for the care and support our family has received and highly recommend Goddard

The Goddard school in Hawthorn Woods is an incredible school, I highly recommend them. The…read moreteachers are loving and caring and follow a thorough curriculum. My children transferred from a previous daycare to Goddard and I immediately noticed the difference in their learning and education. The office staff and owner is just as incredible. I wouldn't bring my children anywhere else.

I am writing this review so other families can be aware of what happened to us…read more My family began planning our move several months ago, and in August, we contacted Children's Land to secure a January start date for our daughter. We toured the center, submitted all required paperwork, and followed every step exactly as instructed. The previous director personally reassured us that our daughter would definitely have a spot in January, even after she transitioned to another location. Because of this reassurance, we planned our relocation, work schedules, and childcare arrangements around this enrollment. However, in mid-December, just weeks before the planned start date, after we brough our kid to touch base this place, we received an unexpected email from the new director stating that there was no availability for the Two-Year-Old program -- with no explanation, no acknowledgment of prior communication, and no alternative options offered. When I asked for clarification, her response was simply that she was "not aware of previous conversations," and that "typically enrollment begins with a tour." What was even more shocking is that she considered our brief visit last Friday -- which was meant to be a transition visit for our daughter -- as a "tour" that supposedly starts the enrollment process. If this is the case, it implies that after a director change, families must restart the entire enrollment process from the beginning, regardless of months of prior communication, paperwork, or commitments. This is not only ridiculous, but extremely unprofessional and unfair to families who plan responsibly and rely on the center's guidance. The new director's position seems to be that all prior communication "does not count" unless it went through her, essentially erasing months of work, promises, and planning. The tone was dismissive and lacked basic empathy for the situation that her own center created. I understand that childcare availability can be limited, but what was most disappointing was the lack of transparency, poor internal communication, and the absence of courtesy in how this was handled. No family should be told "you have no spot" at the last minute after being reassured for months. I sincerely hope Children's Land will improve their internal processes, director handoffs, and communication with families so that others do not experience the same disruption and frustration. We started from August, and now ended up with no spot. Thank you for letting me your dark side as this is trult not professional.

I feel lucky to have both my kids enrolled in Children's Land at Lincolnshire…read more Irina, the Director, has everything well organized. The staff there really take good care of your children and my kids love them. The daily routine is well mixed with various activities and learning. Another great thing is that they serve breakfast until 9AM!

Young at Heart is a wonderful little community where all the staff has always been wonderful to my…read morefamily. My daughter attended here for nearly 5 1/2 years and I would choose this play all over again. My daughter came a long way here, having started with a little speech delay they not only worked with her on that but accommodated her speech therapist coming to work with her. The way this place was run it wasn't just all play time all the time, the kids would get to fun projects that taught them new things from arts and crafts type stuff to science and other subjects. I really have to give a shout out to the new director and her teachers assistant. They haven't been here for that long but i can't imagine this place without them. I would absolutely recommend Young at Heart to anyone in the area looking for a day care you can't go wrong choosing this place.

My two kids attended Young at Heart from infancy to Kindergarten and we loved it! Both kids had the…read moresame teachers, some of whom have been teaching there for 10+ years. We especially loved the interaction with the "grandmas and grandpas" upstairs in the seniors facility as well as all of the fun holiday parties and family events. I highly recommend this day care, we still keep in touch with the friends we made, both staff and students alike.

We were one of the first families at Kiddie Academy of Grayslake when they opened in 2021. We…read moreeventually enrolled both of our young children and for a decent amount of time were happy with the care and enriching educational environment provided by Kiddie Academy. However, all of that changed after a DCFS incident which involved our youngest son and one of the teachers. The entire situation was incredibly upsetting, but we felt as though Kiddie Academy at the time took appropriate action. The teacher was fired immediately and Academy wide training took place. We hoped that it was simply a "bad apple." We made the decision to pull our kids from the care of Kiddie Academy about a year and a half after that first incident when our older son also had a DCFS incident with another teacher. The directors response to that incident after reviewing the footage was so passive that we no longer felt that the safety and care of our children was a top priority. It felt more as though there was a protection of the teacher and the institution happening. Additionally, with this now being the second incident that our family was involved in there seem to be a more widespread problem. It has taken six months for our son to recover from the emotional damage that incident caused. We feel as though Kiddie Academy of Grayslake failed our children in not providing the most basic care and safety to them and we were extremely sad to be leaving under these circumstances.  I have really wrestled with whether or not to post this review, but upon hearing that a coworker of mine had considered this care provider without knowledge of our experience, I am finally making the decision to put our story out there.

Putting your children in someone else's hands takes a lot of trust and I truly couldn't think of a…read morebetter place than Kiddie Academy Grayslake. My daughter went there for about a year before we got relocated for work. Everyone there is absolutely so so kind. They LOVE each and every kid. They were such sweet people and I wish we could've have kept her there. Love them! Don't look anywhere else because you're not going to find a better daycare center.

Really great daycare with organic food and caring teachersread more

My kids going to this wonderful daycare for 3 years already, and I never had any problems ether…read morewith the staff or teachers. Homemade, grate food ( no fast food at all, they prepare food right there) A lot of different activities, caring professionals, absolutely love this daycare and even when we will stop going there I will still keep visiting them!