If I personally could give the childcare facility 0 stars, I would. When you send your child to…read moredaycare, you are trusting strangers to care for your child, but have great hope that the child care facility has done an in-depth review of the teachers they hire to care for your little ones. On 3/15/23 Ms. Janet (one of the teachers currently employed at Kiddie Academy) decided to twist my son's ear, because he and several of the other children were running around during nap time. However, I did not become aware that something had transpired until Thursday morning, when my son became distraught, crying and falling out because he did not want to go in the class with the teacher. Not understanding the full extent of what happened and believing what Ms. Luisa (the Director) shared about the kids running around during nap time and a teacher yelling into the classroom on 3/15/23, he attended daycare on 3/16/23. When he got home on 3/16/23 he had bruises on his left leg that resembled a hand print. Upon seeing the bruises, my son's father and I met with the Director to share our concerns. At no time were we offered the ability to view the video of the classroom on 3/15/23 to fully understand what transpired, nor were we able to see what happened on 3/16/23 that caused the bruises on my son's legs. To-date the only option offered was an apology and forgoing paying the 4 week cancellation fee. Ms. Janet is still employed at the facility and no additional action had been taken. As I am still exploring my personal options on how I'd liked to proceed in this particular situation, I thought it best at a minimum to post a review to hopefully help another parent avoid a similar situation.

Me and all my sibling's went here we had an amazing education be cause of Kiddie Academy! The staff…read moreis amazing they help us learn while having fun. I remember all my sibling's and I would come home with fun arts and crafts! They gave us an opportunity to grow. My cousin now comes here he always shares the fun things he did and whenever I pick him up he has the biggest smile on his face they make everyone feel special and proud of who they are they gave me the best experience I could ever ask for!

My daughter spent the better half of 3 years here at Little Hands! She's now off to kindergarten…read moreand still talks about her memories there and how she misses everyone! Location is perfect. Communication was great - always love updates with pictures throughout my work day! 10/10 would recommend!

We had 2 of our kids attend Little Hands, one was there for 1.5 years and the other for 4 years. I…read morefelt like my kids were safe, happy, and well cared for. Miss Amy and the teachers were like family and were always happy to send pictures and tell us about the day. They helped potty train my youngest with no issues. My kids have made life-long friends and were prepared for kindergarten.

While we were of course nervous as new parents leaving our 7 month old daughter for the first time,…read morethe staff at Learning Tree Algonquin are incredibly caring and attentive and our worries quickly disappeared. Our daughter loves coming to daycare each day, and we're so glad we are a part of the Learning Tree family. We are also very grateful that they were able to accommodate us for part time daycare (3 days/week) while other centers would have required we find another family on our own to cover the other 2 days. Can't recommend them enough!

The staff at The Learning Tree are caring and responsive. All four of my children have spent time…read morethere over many years, from infancy through preschool. The preschool program is great preparation for kindergarten. The building is clean and well-maintained. I recommend The Learning Tree!

I have been to Jennifer's daycare as a speech-language pathologist for clients. Jennifer is the…read moremost caring and patient person I met. I would recommend her if you need anyone to watch your children. She does routines, safety, independent skill training, and treats a variety of needs. She is very sensory based and incorporates play. I really wish she had more daycares throughout the area as I would trust her with my own children.

From the owner: Small Educational Family Child Care Home. Child care for birth through twelve years offered by…read moreprofessional educated provider in Covington Lakes Subdivision (Reed&47). Bronze ExceleRate Illinois Program that is working on sillver rating standards to further improve rating and continual improvement of care. College educated provider with years of experience including being a Director, Before and After Site Director, Lead Teacher, coach, Awana Leader, and family child care home provider.

My family is very grateful to have found this place, especially after our current daycare gave us…read moreonly a 2-week notice that they were closing their doors for good. Little Minds is a hidden gem conveniently located near the Crystal Lake/Pingree Road Metra stop. Only having been open for a few months, the place is clean, spacious, and welcoming all throughout. The teachers are nurturing, knowledgeable and accommodating (except for one elderly woman who is cold and never greets my family - thankfully NOT in my son's classroom) to my 2-year-old's mood changing needs. The director has been very flexible with our family when we decided to change our schedule. My husband and I like that there is an indoor play area (i.e., slides, ride on toys, etc.) for those extreme weather days. I also like how one of the teachers incorporates a baking/cooking lesson daily with the students. The only TEMPORARY downside is, because this daycare is new, the enrollment is low. My family has very HIGH hopes that Little Minds will grow in the next few months with more exposure. We literally pass a "big shot" daycare, that is 5 minutes from our home, to get here, and you couldn't pay our family to go to that one! If you are in search for a new daycare in the Crystal Lake and surrounding area, come check this place out!

Putting your child in daycare is stressful, especially at 6 weeks old! After looking at all my…read moreoptions in McHenry county, I found Little Minds in Crystal Lake. I went in and met Nicole while I was still pregnant. I took a tour of the center and it was awesome. Everything was so clean and new! They also have cameras in each room which was reassuring. My son started there right at 6 weeks old and always comes home happy. I peek in on him during the day and he is always being tended to. I would highly recommend this daycare center to anyone in the area looking. It's also better priced than most!

My 3 children go here and they all love it. They get to socialize and meet new friends and learn…read morenew things.

After moving out to the Algonquin area we had to find a new daycare for my son. Cadence Academy was…read morehighly recommended by a friend of mine and after interviewing other centers the choice was clear! They are above and beyond any other center I spoke to. The communication between the staff and the parents is just a breathe of relief. Even though I'm not with my kids 24/7 I know what's going on in there lives! After having my daughter it was so nice already knowing the perfect daycare to go to! I recommend this place to anyone who needs a daycare they can trust

We brought our 1 year old in for a tour and was told he would be a great fit. I was given the…read morepaperwork to fill out and received a call the next day that the director wanted to talk to us. Before the tour I had spoken to them and told them that my son was in speech therapy. They were aware and said this wouldn't be a problem. When we came in to go through the paperwork the director told me that my son would not do well at their school and that he would need one on one care that they couldn't give, therefore he would "slip through the cracks". After observing him for 5-10 minutes she stated that she believes he is autistic and his mannerisms were all things that a child with autism demonstrates. She went on to give me pamphlets of places for him to get tested and schools for children with autism diagnosis. I let her know that the pediatrician had never once had a concern for autism and that he just had the speech delay. I left crying and embarrassed by the way we were treated. My son now goes to a new school and is thriving. He talks all the time and again has not been diagnosed with autism. I would never recommend this school to anyone. I believe they only want certain children and families who will boost the image of the school.

I waited for a bit before posting a review and make sure I'm not overreacting. I have a lot more to…read moresay, but I'm sure no one wants a novel. At first, Goddard was great. But as soon as my son hit pre-k, we ran into a lot of problems and I'm noticing a trend within these negative reviews that I really wish we saw a while ago and made a switch sooner. If your child is laid back, listens well, and you are wanting something more academically inclined, sure, this is for you. I gave 2 stars because they are good with academics and there is an employee that genuinely seems to care about the kids. I'll give them that. But if your child is your typical active kid (gasp! Unheard of!) - go elsewhere. They seem confused on normal, active 4 year old behaviors. Save yourself MULTIPLE sleepless nights, tears, and paranoia that something is wrong with you and your child. If there's a "incident," brace yourself. You will get calls, meetings. At the end, you may get 4 stories and a piece of paper (no joke - that happened). So, you don't really know the truth of what REALLY happened. You will get a call from the co-owner (I'm sure you see her name pop up in these reviews) and get pulled into unplanned meetings when you're there to just pick up your kid after a long day of work. A long meeting before a phone meeting later, if you will. Just to hear how your kid is overwhelming or unusual and list of "symptoms" to have you name what it could be. (By the way, my son is normal and fine according to the ACTUAL experts. Talk to the professionals before taking action based on what the co-owner says.) In short, you will be chased out. That is her tactic. Your child will sense it and act up even more. Mine surely did. After we pulled him and moved him elsewhere - it was like an instant relief. He's doing so much better at the other daycare facility. We actually ran into another former Goddard student and parent - SAME STORY. Read these reviews on a PC - you will see more of them with similar trend. I also want to add that the co-owner has drop another child's name to me. My son would get riled up with another student. I knew this and I didn't think it was much a problem, but she outwardly said, "we will be talking to the Parents about [child's name] bad behavior." I thought that was unprofessional and inappropriate to discuss other children BY NAME to another parent. Makes me wonder what was said about my son and other children.

Posting this because if this was my child I would want to know…read more On 2/7/24 at 8:30 I dropped off my girls at daycare around 8:30 am. It was breakfast time. The teachers in my daughter charrlottes room were Paige and Barb. These were the series of questions I asked them. 1. Do you know where charrlottes water bottle is? "I don't know, it's probably in the kitchen being washed" I went to the kitchen and was able to locate her water bottle. When I came back to the class room I Filled it with water and gave it to her. My daughter was sitting down at the table with 12 other 2 year olds. Total 13 kids. 9 of those 13 kids were served food. The other 4 (including my daughter) were not. They were all hungry the kids that had food wanted more and the kids that didn't have food wanted food. The teachers kept telling them to use their manners but I didn't understand why. Kids were so hungry they were licking their plate and the applesauce off the table. One child was even eating applesauce with her fingers because they didn't or "forgot" to give her a spoon. 2. I asked something along the lines, are you going to feed the other kids? "We are waiting for more plates, we called the kitchen and the front no one answered." I got up went to the kitchen and grabbed plates so our kids could eat. Please note Paige said, "thank you, you should be hired" 3. Is that all the food they get? "Yes, said Barb" 4. Are you going to give them something to drink? "We are working on it." The kids finished their food before they were given a drink. 5. Are you going to put cream cheese on their bagel? (I could see the cream cheese sitting on the table) "Paige said they were waiting on a knife" "No, I don't put cream cheese because they will just eat the cream cheese and not eat the bagel, said barb" I was by the table squatting down by Charrlotte and I got up to go by the cream cheese and asked 6. Can you put cream cheese on my daughter's bagel? That's when Barb told me I need to leave now. I walked out and went to the front to get someone. I was very upset. I tried to get Jill but she was busy getting kids on the bus. I tried to get Stacy but she was talking to a parent. Then I saw Ed the owner walk through the door and told him I needed him in suite 650. He said I don't know who you are. I told him I'm Charrlotte and calis mom. His response was, "okay I don't need to go in there is this is not the right place for you, you can leave on Friday, okay, I know your notes, we're doing everything we can, so you can leave on Friday, if this is not the right place for you." I said it's how your teachers are handling things in there. He said "I'm sure you let Stacy know" I said no I didn't. This just all happened right now. They just told me to get out of the classroom. What are they doing wrong? ed said. I started to tell him, told him I grabbed plates and he told me to stay out of the kitchen and that I'm over reacting. He told me again I can leave Friday I told him I was leaving today and took my kids. As a parent we have a right to ask questions. It's too bad Barb didn't like my questions, her responses were unacceptable to me and I was the voice today for all those kiddos that weren't served breakfast properly according to DCFS licensing standards. A report has been made. Ed has proven to me that he can care less about any parents concerns and his attitude is if you don't like it you can leave. I've sent numerous emails including Ed and not once has he replied or chimed in. He hides behind Cheryl and Stacey. He was not compassionate and very dismissive. And that is the reason I pulled my kids. He is the face of the center and how he handled my concern for the kids in his center went ignored.

The management is terrible. 99% of them just want to get their paycheck and go home…read more I'm only typing this part because I have to put 85 characters in before I can post it.