Could not more highly recommend. This for sure is the best preschool in shrewsbury. Melissa and…read moreBeth (owners) take true care of the children, all the teachers are excellent and my 5 yr old son is more than prepared for kindergarten. Also Ms. Cindy is an absolutely excellent pre-k teacher. Ask for her for sure.

Our son went for about 2 years and had a great time. The owner, teachers and secretary are very…read morenice and always listen to any of our concerns or questions. I also really like this was the only place we looked at that had cameras. Made my wife and I conformable knowing they do. The school grounds inside and out are well maintained. Very clean! The whole facility is well run and organized.

Needham location needs severe improvement. My son did not…read morelearn Spanish and his naps were way too long. He would arrived at 8:00am and at noon they went to nap until 3:00. I would then pick him up at 3:30. Terrible if you ask me. My son is 5 (late birthday) and he only needed an hour of rest. He never wanted to nap honestly. The teachers at times would put them to nap at 11:50 which made me a bit furious....I would pick my son up for lunch and sure enough when I would drop him off at 11:50 the teachers would place the kids down for a nap 10 min early. They need to move this location into a bigger suite/building. It doesn't look like they invest much because it's obvious inside they need new toys/everything really just an upgrade. For the amount I spent to have my son attend, I expected better. Lastly, Jenn Doyle from enrollment needs to be fired. She's rude and takes forever to get back to you. She typically has the same lame excuse stating that she is in a meeting which an attitude. I pulled my son out of Pine Village because I felt that he was not learning at all. He is now in another Preschool where he's been learning really quick academically in order to be ready for kindergarten. Look elsewhere or stay away from the Needham location. Lastly, my son learned horrible habits of hitting and biting from other children. That stopped at his new school because the teachers would not tolerate this. But, at Pine Village the teachers my guess is that they did not pay attention to the kids or no consequences happened for example. pulling the child aside. And this is why it persisted. The teachers are nice here but they have a high turnover...My guess is that the higher up's do not value them and simply do not pay them well. The higher up's only cares about profit and they are rude. They should try treating the staff every Friday to maybe lunch as a thank you. Lastly, in order for teachers to receive a bonus they ask us parents to donate money. We pay a lot for our kids to attend school. They should maybe give them a bonus on their end...

Pine Village is a Spanish immersion daycare and preschool, with classes from infant to…read morekindergarten. There are a number of locations (10 by now?) and my son went to two: Brighton (for a transition summer before the new school opened) and Newton Highlands, and we toured West Newton. We LOVE PINE VILLAGE! It's clean, organized, professional, and so warm (emotionally, but also on cold winter days, literally). Spanish immersion. The teachers are native Spanish speakers but there are teachers who speak English (for kids who don't speak Spanish yet, and to talk to the parents who don't speak Spanish). The Directors are fluently bilingual and are around at dropoff and pickup if there is any linguistic confusion. (So no Spanish? No problem. Kids are supported in learning but are understood in English and parents can communicate.) My kid came in as a toddler knowing no Spanish and within a couple months he understood everything but responded in English, and now in preschool is expected to speak Spanish (with gentle prompting) given his abilities. There are Spanish books everywhere to read, or for teachers to read out loud. The price is on the lower side of area daycare/preschool, based on about 13 other schools I looked at. Still not cheap exactly, but maybe licensed trained and educational child care shouldn't be cheap, right? The 3 facilities I looked at are in different spaces, but all seem pretty nice and have access to play areas. The West Newton one is in a UU church basement near Mass Pike, and has a HUGE indoor space for winter running around. The Brighton one is in the bottom of a city block, with big windows, and a small playground/big field across the street, and a short walk away over a sky bridge is a huge glorious public water park with 2 big playgrounds, and Charles River walkways. (Pretty awesome especially in summer.) The Newton Highlands one is also in the basement of a church, in two large rooms, with a permanent smaller indoor play area and (depending on church uses eg play) access to the large empty room next door. There are two small fenced playgrounds and a short walk away is a big field. I'm told there are sprinklers for hot summer outdoor play. In addition they have group exercise classes, such as yoga or Zumba, which kids do according to interest & ability. Pine Village has a dedicated curriculum quality rep, who goes between all the locations to ensure that quality of education stays high across the sites and that best practices are shared. They're ok with different locations having their own 'flavor' or feel, so long as the quality stays consistent. They also really focus on emotional self regulation. Deep breathing like blowing up a balloon, and taking a time out to gather one's reserves when too emotional.

We moved recently to franklin area and i was looking for a good daycare for my toddler. I speoke…read moreto many daycares and though ngcc only had part time availability at start , i still chose ngcc as i want some peace of mind when my toddler is in daycare. The food is prepared in house as opposed to other daycares who give frozen foods. I was assured my toddler will be getting fresh food with variety and she will be exposed to lot of cuisines. Activity wise also they teach them lot of things and i was surprised to see my toddler's vocabulary had suddenly increased and she could count, tell colors apart and alphabets.. I am happy with the move.. only con i would say the price changed steeply from 1 year to other and i wish the prices stay under 500 per week

We highly recommend Next Generation Children's Center at the Franklin location. Our daughter just…read morecompleted the Infant program and will be moving up to the Toddler group next month. Over the past 13 months she has bonded so well with her teachers and her peers and she has mastered many skills (both verbal and physical) along the way. The center's food menu has a great variety and, honestly, I feel less stressed not to have to worry about packing her lunch and subsequently she has learned not to be a picky eater at all. With both of us having 10+ hour work days including our commutes, it truly gives us a peace of mind knowing that our daughter is in good hands. The facility is very clean, convenient location for commuters, and the teachers are very knowledgeable. I'd recommend this facility to any parent looking for childcare.

I have two children in preschool and toddlers at Creative Kids and they really enjoy it. They are…read morewell cared for and teachers adore them. My kids enjoy the art and music enrichment classes in addition to their daily activities. They are well fed and the kids enjoy the food. My older son is learning a lot in preschool/pre-K to prepare him for Kindergarten. The school is clean which makes me feel comfortable and secure. I am happy to send my kids there and would recommend to other families.

My 3 year old daughter loves this school. As a parent, I love it even more. This school has it…read moreall! Aside from academics, she's learning music, art, dance, gets regular exercise and loves her teachers. A huge selling point for me is the teachers speak multiple languages with the kids. My daughter is 3 and she's already speaking 3 languages: English, French and Russian!

Not only is this daycare phenomenal, the approach to learning is unique and encourages kids to grow…read moreand develop at their own pace. Great appreciation for nature and natural learning. This is one of the best schools around.

This is an absolute gem. A true nursery for working parents that is run as a nature school. Feel so…read morelucky that we found it, and that both our kids have been able to attend. The teachers and administrator are gifted and loving, the environment is nurturing and my kids have learned and grown so much. Despite having very different emotional needs and intellectual tendencies both found everything they needed at FCNS.

I pick up my niece from NGCC twice a week and I wish there was a center like this around me for my…read morefamily. Every time I go in , it is so clean. Everyone at the front is friendly and helpful. They even helped me with questions for a childcare search in my area. They offer all meals in house and they do laundry! I don't pick up often but when I do I always feel welcome .

My daughter is now in kindergarten after three years at Wellesley Montessori, and she is thriving!…read more I credit the wonderful teachers and staff for giving her the building blocks to be successful in her kindergarten year. My son is in his second year, and he has made amazing strides from toddler life to being a pre-K student. He loves his teachers (a different room from his sister, but just as wonderful) and will be as ready for kindergarten as her sister. The families at the school are wonderful as well, and I feel like it's been an amazing home away from home for my kids. I will be sad when my youngest moves on from the school. They both learned so much, had so much fun, and made great friends! It's also been a practical choice for our family -- with two working parents, the ability to have our kids there from 7:30-5:30 has been a life saver!!

Not the school it used to be... This used to be a great…read moreschool, and it still has some good teachers (not all, teaching staff is mixed), but with the loss of Miss Martha, a teacher there for 20+ years, the addition of a relatively new director, who has no imagination or problem-solving skills, does not know the local area, and is not very nice to the children, the school has taken a nose dive. Combine that with a tiny playground, not a lot of indoor space, and you do not have a great situation.

I've had my son here since he was almost 3 months old. He's been there for a while & loves it. He…read morehas been learning this whole time too. The center is clean, neat, with virtually no turnover. It's certified & everyone is highly trained (I looked at about 5 in the area & this was the best). I wasn't settling with child care for my son - they have everything I wanted. All of the teachers are great - nice, give me excellent feedback, and always make me feel as though my son is their favorite. I have peace of mind while he's there and I'm at work. I would trust no other place but Jack n Jill!

My son has been attending Jack n Jill in West Quincy since he was 8 months old, he is now almost 5…read more The staff & teachers are truly amazing. They are dedicated, people who truly love and care about your children. Their curriculum is great, as someone who has seen the Massachusetts Core Curriculum Standards for first grade, you can easily see where even the basics for two year olds are setting them up to have a mastery of this information early. We've never had a problem with feeling as though there is an open line of communication. If for some reason they need to call, they try multiple phone lines. They always respond to e-mails as well. Our son recently underwent extremely serious surgery and was out for a few weeks. The staff took time out of their day to call, and ask how he was doing, specifically citing for their own concern, not for school reasons. When he was ready to go back, we sat down and came up a plan with the director & teacher and they were amazing, incorporating his potential physical deficits into the routine (things that would benefit the whole class such as calling out specifically working on their non-dominant hand) and coming up with a plan to have an extra teacher shadow him at recess to ensure his balance was normal but that he wasn't feeling like he was being singled out. Even when he started going back, teachers who hadn't had our son in years were coming up, taking time out of their day and talking to us, offering resources and experiences of their own if we needed them. I noticed one negative response (for another of the Jack & Jill centers), mentions fevers. We've gotten those calls too when he was younger, where the fever is gone by the time we get him to bring him to the dr's, but you have to remember it's for the well-being of all the children, it goes both ways. If they can avoid spreading something contagious from other children to my child, I am appreciative. On the flip side, I received a call from a teacher saying, I needed to call because he "just seemed off" siting a few unusual things from that morning that were out of the ordinary for him, which were actually the first symptoms leading to the above mentioned surgery. For that I will always be thankful.