We love this place! They truly love the kids in their care, they focus on learning and community…read moreand I can say my kids are so happy and well cared for they are there. We love our Holden Hands Friends!

I have nothing but good things to say about Holden Hands. My daughter has learned so much in her…read moretime here, it amazes me. I completely trust the teachers here and my daughter is truly happy when she's there. They have also recently started a private Facebook page where they post videos and pictures of them throughout the day. Just another way they go above and beyond to make parents feel even more happy and comfortable while their child is at school. In regards to the comment below about the allergy- I'm not buying it. If a child had a deadly allergy to peanuts and 911 was not called, an epi-pen was not administered, and no actions were taken in a "life & death situation", then how would the child have survived that? There's no way something like that would happen in this school with the teachers they have there. Absolutely no way.

Our boys (16 months and 3.5) attended Kindercare since they were each 4 months, and we love the…read moreintimate school house and the fact that all of the teachers know them, even if they don't work with him directly. There is very little turnover at the school, and most of the teachers have long tenures, which I really value. The teachers have a wonderful camaraderie among themselves and the positive energy is palpable. It's a very warm and inviting environment, and you can feel the care that is put into running the facility and giving the children the most enriching experience possible. We love the curriculum, and I continue to be amazed at what they learn and the fun projects they bring home for us. We want our boys to feel like they have a second home there, and we can tell from their behavior that they are very happy and comfortable at school. The staff is always very communicative if there are issues, and always happy to answer any questions we have. We love it there!

This kindercare has been amazing to my child. My daughter started as an infant at 6 weeks old and…read morenow is in the preschool classroom and from day one everyone in the center has made me and her feel like family. All staff has been working in the center for a long time I believe on my tour the director said the newest staff member is going on their 3rd year being there. My child gets curriculum based activities throughout every day and the teachers and directors help my child at her own pace and help her understand the activity and project and unit in ways she can understand. This is also a small center and it is very warm and welcoming the center makes me feel that going to work with my child at this center is like her second home. In the infant room my child took her first steps and really enjoyed the sensory play they do. In toddlers she really loved the playground and the activities that the teachers put together. Before my child went to the preschool room the preschool teachers would see her and me at pick up and drop off and talk to us letting my daughter get use to them on her terms in her own way before being in their classroom the infant and toddler teachers make sure to come say hi to us and talk to her about how big she is getting. This made me feel very happy to be able to know that my child is in awesome and loving hands and that each teacher cares for my child even when she isn't in their classroom. The curriculum is very unique they teach the children the unit and the younger friends work on learning their colors and shapes while the older friends are learning Spanish and their letters. This center also provides breakfast, lunch and snack which is an amazing thing because I know my child will get all of her nutritions she needs for the day. Each playground is fun and exciting and the photos I get throughout the day warm my heart on hard days at work. I know when my child comes home tired and wood chips and paint all over that she had a FANTASTIC day.

Quality programming! Responsive administrators and teachers…read more They have lots of support programs for children and lots of extras included in monthly tuition. High teacher to child ratio with very reliable people that are caring !

Despite its great reputation in the area, we had a terrible experience at Kids-A-Lot. High student…read moreto teacher ratio, combined with a lack of policies on aggression and other behavioral issues, results in no one ensuring the wellbeing of non-aggressive kids whatsoever. We asked the teachers and the director to address the problem of hitting, pushing and bullying multiple times and never got a positive resolution. The director should be ashamed of her response and intervention to the repeated requests to solve this problem.

We've had such a wonderful experience with The Learning Experience Natick. The care, attention, and…read morewarmth from the entire team have made such a difference for our family. A special thank you to our infant room teacher, Ms Vivian -- she truly goes the extra mile every day and it shows in how happy and comfortable our little one is. That said, all of the teachers have been amazing, supportive, and genuinely caring. We also really appreciate the leadership from Alicia, the director. She is consistently respectful, responsible, kind, and clearly dedicated to creating a positive environment for both the children and families. And a big shout-out to Chef Jean as well -- so friendly and clearly loved by the kids! We're so grateful to be part of this community and couldn't recommend them more!

My wife, daughter, and I took a tour of the school with the director, Ms. Corinne, back in October…read more2022. She showed us all the classrooms for the various age groups, went over the daily schedule for each group, gave us handouts with more information on sick policy, pricing, etc., and answered all the questions we had. It was an extremely informative tour and we were excited at the prospect of our daughter attending. Fast forward to December 2022 when I went back to work from paternity leave and we were in desperate need of some relief. We reached back out to Ms. Corinne and she was more than happy to have us stop by with our daughter for an hour or two to see if it would be a good fit. After spending a few hours there, she LOVED it and we enrolled her 5 days a week for half days (8AM-12PM). Her official start date would've been in the new year, but Ms. Corinne was more than happy to have her there for the remaining days in December, which was so great to get her used to it. If I were you, I would disregard any review for this school from before September 2022, as there is now a new director, new staff, and there has been a lot of work done to improve the facilities and generally zhuzh the place up. The teacher to student ratio is amazing (our daughter's class has 6 students and 2 teachers) and there is a weekly curriculum sent to the parents that details just about everything your child will be learning. In the preschool/pre-K class there is also a math and reading readiness activity for each day, as well as art projects, an ever-changing sensory bin, and a rotating library. It's also all themed appropriately based on the month and covers different cultures (i.e. December topics included Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa). I love discussing with our daughter what she's learning and seeing all the art she creates. Overall, we are SO excited that WBCNS exists and that our daughter is attending! I would highly recommend it if you are considering sending your child to daycare, preschool, or pre-K!

Our daughter started preschool at CNS in December and when I say she adores it, that's an…read moreunderstatement. There was a snow day recently and she cried because she was so sad she wouldn't see her friends and teachers! The staff are all simply delightful, and they are constantly making improvements to the facility. I actually toured the school when the old director was there and found it way too overcrowded and cluttered. The new director and teachers are fantastic! It feels like the school in Daniel Tiger's neighborhood We could not be happier with our decision to send our daughter here.

We've been a Wee Care family for a year and a half and feel so fortunate to have stumbled upon this…read moredaycare. We relocated to the area and were interviewing nannies without any luck. A neighbor suggested Wee Care and we originally intended daycare to be only a temporary solution. But we were so amazed at the loving environment, the caliber of the childcare providers and educators and the quality of the curriculum for all age groups that we decided to move to full time, permanent care for our baby. Then we also moved our preschooler into their program full time (we moved her out of another local program and into Wee Care). It's been the best decision our family ever could have made. The school follows a curriculum that integrates art, science, music & movement, technology, creative play and social skills. Our daughter is now full time in Pre-K at Wee Care and we are so amazed at what she's learning each and every week. We feel she will be more than prepared to begin Kindergarten next year. The school also does a fantastic job creating a close knit community with events for families (a Halloween party, holiday pot luck, end of year party, etc.). There are also fun special events for the kids throughout the year. The quality of both the childcare and education at Wee Care is second to none. There is usually a wait list to get in here, and it's very clear why!!

We only lived here for a year, but we could not ask for a better daycare for our daughter. The…read moreteachers are amazing and the kids have a wonderful time with all the activities. Very welcoming, warm, and professional.

DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS SCHOOL. I opened a yelp…read moreaccount just to write a review about this horrid place, b/c I want to warn other parents before they make the same mistake I did. I sent my child to this school for two years on the recommendation of friends. Since then we have all withdrawn our children and are very disappointed. The directors are dishonest and money hungry, they lack all compassion and principal. Their are some nice teachers ( Jan) but others leave a lot to be desired. Their policies are extremely rigid in terms of withdrawing your child or changing your schedule, and they will try to rip you off at every corner. . Framingham has plenty of day cares/preschools, don't put your child in this one, it will be a mistake.

This is a wonderful preschool, we absolutely love it. I really don't understand the other reviewer,…read more because everyone I know who has gone to this school absolutely loves it. My oldest son started preschool here at 2.9 and had a very hard time adjusting as he had been at home with me before that- the teachers were warm, supporting and so wonderful with him. He soon loved it and went all the way through Pre-K there. My younger son is now following in his footsteps. We actually lived in Natick and travelled to Framingham to go to this school. All of the teachers and directors are warm, loving and have the childrens best interest at heart. I have recommended this school to many people. It is a nurturing place for kids to learn, it reminds me of preschools of 20 years ago - a classic nursery school.

This was not the place for us. Perhaps for others, but I did feel as though I was pulling teeth for…read moreinforamtion about what my child was doing every day, and I was never on the same page (to the point of which I was questioning my own memory, sanity, and levels of expectation) when I shouldn't be. I did not feel my child was prioritized, and that our needs were addressed, much less met. Culminating point: our toddler had been at the center for 6 months, during the parent teacher conference, the teacher who was with her during her time there (part-time, 2-3 times a week) told me outright and sans-compassion: I don't know your kid. My feelings were hurt, and I worried about who the onus was on: my child, or the provider who was with her for those 192 (or so) hours? Had she tried? Did she care to do so? There are some elements of the child-care that were nice: low child ratio, environment that is concord, and the Director is in fact a sweetheart, the assistant in the toddler room as well, however with such things at play, how had one of the lead teachers failed to discover my child? If there were automatic capturing of what was happening during the day, (without my likely annoying prodding) I could tell you. That said, I'm sorry it simply wasn't the case. I'm still recovering from how much this experience hurt my feelings, and how I felt my daughters feelings were on some levels ignored as well. I was unnerved and nervous looking for a new provider thinking that perhaps this was how it was everywhere. Fortuantely I found out simply, that was not the case. Our daughter is thriving in an environment that recognizes her unique abillities and talents.

The Children's Meetinghouse is a great preschool/daycare. It's a small operation with very…read morepassionate teachers who have dedicated their lives to early childhood education. It has a very homey feel. With the exception of one teacher, they have all been there for 10+ years and all have degrees in Childhood Education. The location is convenient and picturesque and the hours very accommodating. They offer early drop-off at 7:30AM and late pick-up at 5:30PM. I can't recommend them enough. I have utter confidence in their program and their director. Our son just loves going there.