We started at Kindercare for summer camp this summer and my daughter is having the best experience…read more We were warmly welcomed by all of the front desk staff, security staff, and teachers. I just have to brag about my daughter's amazing teachers, Ms. Destiny and Ms. Shelene! Coming into summer my little one identified the letters in her name and now she knows 22/26 letter names. As a teacher myself, I am so impressed! They have truly instilled a love for learning for my girl. She comes home asking to do a letter hunt or practice letter writing. We are so grateful she has had such a fun summer while learning and growing with her incredible teachers and friends. We are looking forward to a great school year ahead.

I would recommend any parents who has a child at this particular location Should do a surprise…read morevisit during the day. I feel bad, leaving a negative review, that's not my style. But for the safety and health of these children. The parents really need to be aware of what's going on here. these children are moved around from room to room unbeknownst to the parents. I do not have improper to no equipment for the children ...The teacher - student ratio is inappropriate to say the least. The food ( that parents pay for ) has little to no nutritional value . The things that I've heard firsthand about the administrative staff I know are to be true & not at all exaggerated. They are NOT nice ladies at all.-and I will leave it at that. I can't leave zero stars so I will click on one star, which they do not deserve.PLEASE PARENTS. do your research before bringing your child here or anywhere for that matter.

The absolute BEST !! Both my children went to Precious Kids Country and have since graduated. I…read morehave recommended all my friends and their children go there now. The staff is wonderful !! They really care about the children and the parents. Lisa is the director and I've never met anyone that cares more about a family than her. The staff in all the rooms are so caring and wonderful with the kids. Miss Jean in the infant room has been taking care of the infants for over 20 years... you can't get that kind of experience anywhere else. Miss Alex and Miss Stephanie are fantastic with the children. The kids just love them. Danielle , Anna , Denise have all been there for over 10 years.. This is the place you want your children ... The experienced staff , the one on one attention is invaluable. I will always recommend PKC.

PKC is the most nurturing, compassionate, loving, and best educational center and fun filled day…read morecare on Long Island. My first son went here 23 years ago when he was just a year and a half. He loved every minute of it! He would come home every day when he was toddler with a huge smile on his face from a day of fun, educational play, he would be tired out ready for dinner, bath and bedtime. Every morning he would jump up and was ready for the day at school again! Miss Lisa the director, I've known for over 23 years, since day 1 of my son going there! She is the most generous, caring individual you will ever meet! She is the mother hen to all the children in that school and all the staff that she leads! In the 23 years Ive know her, every day I've seen her, she ALWAYS has a smile on her face ALWAYS! My saddest day was when my son graduated out of PKC and was off to Pre-K. He was leaving Miss Lisa and her wonderful staff, his first best friends, most of who he grew up with since he was1 but he was ready and more advanced than most Pre-K kids going into the public school system! 10 years later Lisa welcomed me back with open arms when I had my daughter Bella! OMG I was so happy to be back home at Precious Kids... this time Bella was there from 6 weeks old...until she graduated at 4 years old! my little girl IS WHO SHE IS TODAY BECAUSE OF PKC. She is CONFIDENT she walks around with her head held high, INTELLIGENT, she was given those early education tools that she wouldn't have gotten sitting home watching nick Jr., SHES SOCIAL, she knew how to make friends by walking into a room, Bella started off as a confident educated princess there and she's now a 16 year old Beauty queen still confidently beautiful with high 90's at a prestigious private school being offered academic scholarships already from colleges. Most would attribute this to their elementary schools, I give full credit to precious kids where she started! Its all where your child begins! where your child learns who they want to be! And here I am again 12 years later with a 3rd child as a student in PKC!! My little MJ didnt get to start as early as Bella because of Covid... but he did start at 2! And like most kids that were stuck at home with their mommys and daddys for 2 years during quarantine, hes still adjusting a little bit to socializing and the know hows of the world, but Lisa and her staff are so great and well versed in dealing with the kids coming out of this pandemic world! and it's such a fragile thing but they are children and I wouldn't bring the most important things in my life just anywhere! PKC is family so I entrust my family to my family! What I love about Lisa is the care and the knowledge she has... that every child is their own person. My MJ marches to the beat of his own drum. And she expressed to me that MJ needs a little push so she is doing everything possible on there end to provide that push... and she has helped me to learn how to help my son... not many places would take the time, especially at a daycare, but Lisa and her staff do FOR EVERY CHILD! Miss Stephanie, Miss Alex, Miss Barbera, Miss Brittany, Miss Danielle, Miss Monica, Miss Theresa... All of you are leaving imprints in all of these children... they will remember what you've taught them and how you've helped them grow! I cant thank the staff enough for the 25 years of my life at precious kids... but I can promise to tell as many parents as possible how wonderful this place is, and how the world will be a better place because of the children that grow from here! We love you guys so much! And I think this is it for me..(MJ being my last LOL) but no worries, I'm sure Brandon (My oldest) will be bringing his in just a few years. :). So watch out for the legacies, from Brandon and Bella and so on and so forth because we will continue to keep coming!!!! And I'm sure Ms. Lisa will still be there everyday with a smile on her face, even on her worse day. :D

Signing our daughter up for tutor time is the best thing we have done for her, and us! We are able…read moreto dedicate our time to our jobs knowing she is in good hands and is safe and having a great time. We love all the staff at Tutor Time and the teachers our amazing. Our daughter has learned so much and it is overwhelmingly noticable how much of a positive impact tutor time has had on her. She is smart and super social. We have met so many amazing parents as well and she has so many friends! The leadership at tutor time is filled with excellent people, they host fun events, have excellent communication with parents and build great relationships with everyone. I recommend Tutor Time to everyone i know. Edited after reading below reviews. In response to the negative review below - This is unbelievably inaccurate and is not at all a representation of Tutor Time. This has not been my experience in the 2+ years my daughter has been there and we have had nothing but positive experiences always. My daughter has a huge personality, super sassy and energetic. She is loved by everyone, the second she walks in the door she is getting hugs from everyone, past teachers come to see her in her class room and we even get to see some of the staff outside of TT bc they love her so much. Big personalities and lots of energy grow and prosper there and to say they are unwanted is very much untrue. Cleanliness is important to them, especially with covid and they are constantly taking the necessary precautions to keep the kids safe. I watch the cameras and they have very specific cleaning routines. My daughter has come home sick only once, for high fever - and she got it from her cousin not from the school. When they called me I was 45 minutes away and it was no problem at all, they were super sweet and took care of her until I could get there. The academic program is great - my daughter comes home every day learning new things. She soaks it up like a sponge and I love how many things they do every single day. There is always reading, writing, math, science - it blew my mind when she started how much she was actually learning. I thought they would spend most of their time playing but they fit in so much! For example just today they did days of the week, months of the year, weather, a fire drill sequence, a science experiment, learned about the ecosystem and counting. To say there is little to no academic instruction is insane and bizarre to me. Lastly, Allison and Danielle are amazing. They are incredibly sweet and love on my kid so much - and we don't have to "suck up" to get that kind of attention. They answer all my emails right away and are always so kind and helpful. They plan the most fun things for the kids and are always trying to do the best for them. I often get to the school early bc my job is so far away and if our daughters teacher isn't on site yet Danielle lets her hangout in her office with her, which is her favorite thing to do in the mornings! Allison sends me cute pics of our girl during the day when she can. They are just the best duo and we are so lucky our kid is in their hands. If you are considering tutor time I would not take that review very seriously.

To Melissa M: You have no idea what you are talking about. You were not there while my children…read morewere attending Tutor Time and what a terrible experience was for them. Did you even see what occurred when they were there? Were you in the room when the experiences I related happened? Were you privy to the phone calls and messages I received from Tutor Time? No. So you have no right to say I'm making stuff up and call me a liar. Alison and Danielle may be nice to you but they were not to my youngest son. They were very rude and nasty to him and couldn't wait to throw him out. They treated him like absolute dirt. One other thing that I didn't put in my first review is that I called my school district about what to do about my son and his situation at Tutor Time. When one of the directors who has a PhD in education found out that my son was attending Tutor Time of Massapequa, she said "I've had this conversation with them before. Their methods are terrible. The teachers have no training whatsoever. Their only response to when a child doesn't behave is to isolate the child and eventually try to get rid of the child which causes much more harm than good." So it's not just me. Tutor Time has a bad reputation with my school district and they have a low opinion of Tutor Time's methods. Don't tell people to ignore my review because it is a 100% accurate reflection of my children's experiences there and people should know that it isn't the happy, sunny place you insist it is.

I would not bring children here, even if it were the only option. The director running this…read morefacility is a nasty, unwelcoming individual. They treat the teachers so poorly that the turnover rate is more than they can handle, causing the rooms to be severely and illegally understaffed on a consistent basis. This means some children become left unattended for hours. This isn't a temporary problem, it is a repeating pattern showing a clear inability to manage the facility. Some of the teachers are lovely and do a great job of caring for the children. But the upper management is pure degeneracy and interferes with the teacher's abilities to do their job. It is a shame that a few people can cause such a downfall in the care that the facility provides the children. There is no shortage of childcare in the area, please look in a different direction if you are considering childcare.

My son was there and he loved it , the teachers are amazing each and every single one of them! They…read moretook such good care of my son! He has a speech problem and the teacher miss naya went above and beyond to help my son! After he was done with this pre k , he was able to speak better and communicate much better! He is now in kinder and whenever I'm off I will bring him here! He calls this place "the food school" , thank you tutor time!!! You guys are the best!!!!!

As a teacher- selecting a school for my children to go to was a big deal. I highly recommend Little…read morePlayhouse- not only is the facility new and clean but the staff is amazing! This is my daughter's third year and my son's first year; they have had fabulous teachers and are excited to go to school everyday. I appreciate how the school balances rules/ procedures like a franchise but has the loving care of a small business family- and knows everyone personally.

As a new mom and new to the neighborhood, I sent my daughter to this daycare because it was so new…read moreand clean looking. I expect my child to get sick (which is nobody's fault) but she was out for 1.5 weeks and the only time the director reached out to me was to ask for payment, not a concern or knowledge that my daughter was out for so long. COVID came along, the owner/directly withheld money from our tuition as cleaning fees and credit. I really did not want to go back but covid was a mess to find new daycares so I let both my children go for the summer to utilize the credit that she withheld from me. They leave their school bags outside in the sun before pick up time, a possible "rodent" or animal chewed through my daughter's bag (I don't care about the bag but it's kinda gross to have rodents crawling my children's belongings) but according to the owner, it's impossible. So it must have been either my pet goldfishes or 3 year old son who chewed it out...since it was "impossible"to have rodents outside their building. Friday was pizza day. I gave pizza money but they miscommunicated somehow and didn't feed my daughter. When I tried to talk to the owner, she put her hand in my face and told me "it would never happen again and I had to drop it". Even if I had forgotten to pay, would it be so terrible to feed a child with the half slice of pizza you ordered if she did not have anything to eat? In the beginning of the summer, the teacher told me my son had an accident in his pants, fine, whatever, it happens with kids. Two months later, they returned a bag of soiled clothes to me. It would have been better if they just tossed it. Send in labeled lip balm and sun screen they say, it will be applied if they go out later in the day. Forget it, by the end of the summer, all my sunscreens were brand new. There were many great teachers that worked here but most have left. It's a beautiful new and clean place with lots of potential to be great, unfortunately, when you only look at $ and not use your heart to care for the children that parents trust you with, it will show right through. I spent a few seasons here because I really wanted to like it, all the parents including myself were ultimately disappointed in the management of this daycare.

This preschool is fantastic! The staff are all so kind, accommodating, and wonderful. I have had…read moretwo of my children attend this school (each a year) and have been extremely satisfied. There is an abundant amount of activities for the kids; there always seems to be something fun going on! The school offers many options in terms of scheduling days/times of attendance. The value is there, for everything that is offered by this school. Highly recommend!

This is a really special preschool. I've loved my child's experience in this school. She's been…read morewith them since October 2020 right before she turned 2 years old. The school has bunnies, and chickens that the kids interact with. There is also a splash pad and outdoor learning spaces. More important is the love the faculty has for the children that attend the school. The teachers are second parents to the children. The summer camp is also great fun for the kids. My daughter loves going to school here. I will miss this place when my daughter goes to regular school, but it has been a magical introduction of school for my daughter.

I love Little Sponges! They are so good to my little guy. He started there at 6 weeks and is now a…read moreyear and a half. Every single person who works there knows us and cares about my son. I love dropping him off each day and knowing he is being cared for. Plus, he is learning so much. They sing, do art projects, play in the gym, and read lots of books. I know because I get pictures every single day. This school is a great place. It's more like a family. I look forward to watching my son continue to grow each day at Little Sponges! Edited to add: I read the reviews below and want to talk about the security. It is true that they bring your child out to you. They also buzz people in and use a fingerprint based computerized check in and out process. I love this safety element. I know that only the people that I played can get to and pick up my child. And I'm so thankful for this security.

More than a daycare. More than a school. More like Family!…read more I'm sad as I write this review because this is my son's last week at Little Sponges. Both he and my daughter attended this wonderful school. Now that we've moved and he will be attending another daycare, I realize how special Little Sponges is and how much we will miss it. When my daughter was born 7 years ago we looked at many daycare places. Most were chains and many were run by young people that didn't have kids themselves. When we came to see Little Sponges I immediately liked the fact that it was family owned and run. The director has her own kids at the school, as well as the owner's grandkids. Linda the owner gave us her cell phone number the first day and has always been available to take our call anytime we needed to speak with her. Safety and security were our top concern. I liked that the building had high windows in each classroom, but also there was cinder block all around the building. We saw many daycares that had all glass walls right next to the parking lot, and I was concerned that a car could jump the curb and go through the glass. Not the case at Little Sponges. There's a double set of locked doors, one as you enter the lobby and then another to access the main daycare area. Also Little Sponges has security cameras everywhere with recording. If there's any sort of incident its recorded and the parents can view it. There's a fingerprint computer check in and check out. If someone else has to pick up your child you can call in advance and they have to show proper ID. The classrooms are all very large and very clean. There's a large gym and a very big indoor play area. I can't tell you how many times its been raining outside but my kids had a great time running around and playing in the indoor play area which includes multiple slides and play areas. Little Sponges serves breakfast, lunch, and snacks which is very convenient for the days when we're running late and didn't have time for breakfast at home. Also they're open from 6:30am to 6:30pm so the extended care hours are very convenient for the days that my wife and I have to work either early or late. The classes all follow an age-focused curriculum. From the infants room where they are learning to crawl and walk, to the twoddlers and creative nursery classes where they are learning shapes, colors, numbers, etc. The Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 curriculum is outstanding. When my daughter went into public school Kindergarten, she was actually bored with the school work because she was so well prepared and so advanced from her learning at Little Sponges. Besides the academic curriculum, Little Sponges also has lots of amazing arts. In the classroom the children make beautiful crafts that you will actually want to hang in your home. There's an amazing dance program as well. My daughter started dance with ballet, jazz, and hip-hop. They also do father-daughter and mother-son dances with a recital at the end of the year. I did two father-daughter group dances with my daughter, and I'm so glad I did. It was an amazing experience and I'll never forget it as long as I live. There are exceptional teachers and staff members I would like to recognize as well. Roberto is an amazing teacher and an all-around great guy. Cher is also an amazing teacher and cares so much for her kids. She's pretty much family to us now! Carmen, Marcos, and Yury are also great and we love them! I'm not sure what else I can say about Little Sponges. They're not perfect but then again nobody is. My wife and I could have sent our children anywhere, and we chose Little Sponges. I have recommended Little Sponges many times and would do so again without hesitation.

Went here for a company outing. It was ok, some of the areas looked really run down (i.e., mini…read moregolf) but overall it was good. They had go-karts which the kids enjoyed, and a rock wall. Would have been great if we were able to use the pool but that was off limits for our group. What I really appreciated as a mom, was the hair net/hair coverings they had everyone use before they put on a helmet.

Ivy League Day Camp has been a great camp experience. There are so many different activities there…read more The counselors work hard to make sure everybody has a great time. Wouldn't hesitate to sign them up again next year for another 8 weeks of FUN!