Great school and nice staff. Very friendly and welcoming for all children. New to the area and we…read morewere able to sign up my 3 year old son quickly. It was his first time in a classroom setting and it really helped his development.

We couldn't be happier with Cadence In Urbandale! Our daughter loves it there. She's always excited…read morein the car on the way to "go see friends," "play water day," and all the other activities they do. They potty trained my daughter mostly at 20 months before I even had time to research what to do! They are amazing and we love them!

MCC is simply the best. We have taken our two children there for seven years as have had nothing…read morebut an incredible experience. MCC is like family to us! It's so wonderful having a place we completely trust and are thankful to send our kids to. I love the Montessori philosophy and inquiry based learning methods. They do such a great job supporting children's natural curiosity while also teaching independence, responsibility and important life skills. I've been so impressed with how's much my kids have learned and how's much fun they have! They love their teachers, they do so many fun activities and never seem to get bored. I'm also impressed with how often the activities in the room change, and all the cool arts projects they bring home! The owner and all the teachers are truly the best people; kind, nurturing, patient with a solid sense of humor. We're so lucky to have MCC in our lives!

Overall I like this daycare. I've taken my son here since he turned 2 and plan on continuing until…read morehe has to enter Kindergarten. While, they're not as strict as other Montessori daycares, I find that a good approach. Children are meant to be children and they discover with play. Applying strict rules to everything restricts kids imagination but that doesn't mean that they are not given structure. As far as I've seen, they keep the kids active during the summer, and whenever weather permits during the winter. I like that they don't have TV and their playground is great. They are right across from a park so they go there during the summer sometimes. The only thing Im not too happy about is when I've called to let them know about something, I feel like i'm always rushed by the person at the other end.

Some of the teachers are outstanding. I know this world doesn't pay child caretakers very much, and…read morethat's disappointing but this site tries to hire the best they can. Some of the teachers are outstanding. I know this world doesn't pay child caretakers very much, and that's disappointing but this site tries to hire the best they can.

Our son currently attends KinderCare and he couldn't love it more. We visited a lot of centers…read morebefore choosing this one and we are so happy with our decision. Everyone is so attentive and caring. We are always greeted by name when we stop in and always told to have a good day when we leave. Everything in the center is clean and organized. I love that the center has an indoor gym so the kids can get out their energy, especially during the winter months. Overall I would highly recommend KinderCare Johnston to anyone looking for childcare.

When my children were younger, this preschool was phenomenal for their first experience. The…read moreteachers were kind and supportive. The office staff was always willing to answer any questions I may have. My children learned so much, and I learned so much about Montessori and how it helps children. I would recommend this school to anyone!

My daughter has been going here since she's been 6 months old. You never want to leave your child,…read morebut I'm so glad I found this daycare because it's given me nothing but piece of mind. I love all the teachers, and the owner is equally great. My daughter (2yrs) loves all of her little friends and teachers so much. I would 100% recommend this childcare provider, and do, anytime someone is looking for care.

If I could give this establishment 0 stars I would. I was walking in for a tour (unscheduled) the…read morefront door enters in to a small office that leads to another door in to the center. When I walked in all I heard was staff screaming at the children and the children were running wild around the building. I turned and walked out right away. Do not recommend!!

Horrible teacher in the 2 year old room I seen her telling at the kids more then once. They were in…read moresuch a rush all the time my kids diaper was always half on. They gave me the wrong coat 2x then asked if I was sure it was the wrong coat. Uuum it's my child. Yes I'm sure. Unprofessional. Unclean on the inside toys are dirty and they are not very understanding of different kids needs.

When looking for a spot to bring your child for care, it can be kinda stressful! Both on the child…read moreand the parents! But I could not be happier with the decision to go to Apple Tree. Our son started here at 18 months! And we have been here for almost 3 months now. They told us that there would be a transition time for him and the parents and they were so right. But we found that they paid attention to the small stuff and saw he was connecting to a certain teacher and that has really helped feel more at home! I really love how they have a mobile app that gives the parents up dates through the day on what the kids are doing, eating, playing with, learning, and how nap times and diaper changes go! And they send you photos! That really helps the parents feel good about how these long days are going. The meals are varied and so are the snacks! They have both indoor and outdoor time and the school is very clean! The staff is very informative and friendly and I always feel great about dropping him off there! The parents get their own safety code for the door so they can drop by anytime they like! It might be a bit more expensive that other places, but you get what you pay for and I couldn't be happier with our decision. Our song even looks forward to giving the little Apple Tree Bear on the sign a High Five when dropping off or picking him up! Oh so fun! I feel he is developing skills here he would not get at home with busy parents working. And that feels good! The memories that will be made here!

This is such a wonderful school. My nephew attends and our entire family is so glad we found them…read more We have been really impressed with their online app so we can all keep up with his achievements. The teachers are also amazing. I can't recommend them enough!

After my first job with Mike I was super happy with him. However, I used him again and this time I…read morewas so displeased. It was not funny. We hired Mike to remove a bar and to fix the ceiling after a leak. He charged us $150 to remove the bar. He then told us that he would charge us $300 to put the bar back in place and fix the ceiling. We had told them at that time that we would be using wall paneling to repair the ceiling. We had wall paneling on the ceiling at that time in another spot. When it came time to do the repair Mike showed up on the first day but lost his keys in his car and spent the entire day trying to get his keys out of the car rather than calling a service to do it for him. So he blew the entire day. On Wednesday I don't know what time he showed up because I had an appointment but when I got home at noon he promptly left and didn't show back up and until late afternoon and only stayed for an hour. After which he had a allowed argument with his wife over speakerphone about missing Valentine's Day dinner. He then left my house and returned late afternoon the next day after I made several calls to him trying to figure out where he was after. He stated he would be there the next morning. Very little communication. This type of behavior went on for days. When the job was complete, Mike tried to charge us over $1,600 for putting the bar back in and repairing the ceiling. I might add that the ceiling portion was 3x 20 ft Wall paneling and then he had to put the bar back in spot which was in two pieces. At this point he had severely damaged many pieces of the bar and the assembly around it. He had also left pencil marks on the ceiling which for some reason he thought was acceptable. Mike is not a licensed contractor but actually a handyman. This whole ordeal spent over a course of 4 days. Something that should probably have taken place in one day. At the end my husband and I ended up completing the job ourselves because Mike didn't show up on the final day except to pick up his tools when I told him we finished the job ourselves. For the pictures you see below, he actually wanted $848. After completing the job he then told me that his price was $125 an hour and said that he had worked over 15 hours which he can't even account for because he was so spotty in showing up and not showing up and he would come and go and take off for his wife, his children or to go shopping or to eat or who knows what or are even for other clients in the middle of working for me. To me, this now meant he was changing the original price that he had given me from $300 to something more. I do not recommend this company or this person to anyone and I've included pictures of his shoddy work. I should also mention that Mike wanted to decide what materials to use in my house and when I said no he was very upset. I had to go down and explain to him that he does not get to decide what materials are used in other people's house. I told him I was using wall panels and a specific one and he said he wanted to use a certain type of product and spray paint it. When I said no he was very upset and said that his idea was a good idea and that the people buying my house would have liked his idea. I am an interior designer and I'm very good at what I do. My house sold in one week in this very bad market. Obviously I know what I'm doing. I'm also going to include a letter that Mike sent me that was extremely rude regarding his displeasure about using the materials he wanted.

Excellent. Very responsive to messages and very professional in the work completed. Definitely…read morewill seek him out again for any future projects.