We love Goddard School! The small classroom environment is perfect for our little one. All the…read moreteachers are exactly what I would expect to see at any center! At Goddard School in Northborough, they have a patient, positive and encouraging approach to the children. The entire school works as a team, a well structured unit, if you will. It's very refreshing to see! I have peace of mind knowing my child is safe and well cared. In the same token my child is actively learning and enriching his mind. My only wish is enrolling my child here sooner. Thank you Dipak, Beth, Ms. Sylvia, Ms. Katie and the rest of the team for shining bright with the children! You're all amazing and wonderful child educators! Our family is forever grateful.

I feel obligated to leave a review because their 5 star rating on yelp was one of the big factors…read morein us choosing this daycare. We had a really hard, frustrating and short lived experience with this school. My son (4) joined in June '21 because we'd moved too far from the daycare he'd been at since 18months. At first sight, the school seemed like a good fit. The owner, Dipak, gave us a tour and he seemed nice. We didn't meet the teacher prior to enrolling because I'd heard such amazing things about other Goddard locations. The problems started Day 1. I called to speak with the teacher reiterate that my son shouldn't take naps, and that he needs encouragement with the potty. His teacher was incredibly rude to me. Told me that all the children nap, basically tough luck. We communicated this with the director, Beth, (who as an aside, Is a super sweet caring lady we really liked, if only everyone else there was like that), and we worked out that we would send in a little bag of toys every day to have my son play with during nap time. We don't think it worked, he was never tired at the end of the day, and more than once he told us his teacher told him not to tell us he slept. (Who knows what's true with a 4 year old but when he wouldn't even fall asleep during a car ride at 9 pm, we felt pretty confident he was napping.) Next was the TV- we asked him what his favorite part of the day was and he excitedly told us "when we watched the episode of Peep and the Big Wide World." I was shocked, I'd never heard of a school playing show for the kid. I was told it's just during transition times and said it was fine but obviously a surprise and not our preference. Then a few weeks later my son started telling us "How come you don't let me watch shows at school?" Or "Miss Ornela lets the other kids watch shows but not me." He started regressing in potty training and still to this day tells us about how mean the teachers were when he had accidents. At a pick up, my partner asked if he had an accident and in front of our son, his teacher very harshly and abruptly said "it's not an accident, this kid simply isn't potty trained." He came home one time in tears so hungry, telling me that the teacher wouldn't let him eat his snacks (he still had snacks in his lunchbox). I personally saw how the staff spoke to the children at pick up and got a weird vibe. Lots of harsh commands, short tempers, something was off. And we tried to communicate all or most of these issues with management. Beth certainly tried her best to help, but the owner never did. And nothing every changed. He only lasted the summer here before we moved him to a Montessori school in the next town. Just 2.5 weeks in, he's falling asleep at 7:30, loving going to school, has had no accidents at school, is eager to go every morning, and even had some good speech progression (his new teacher helped him finally say Fs). The saddest part for us is he keeps telling us how awesome it is that "the teachers at the new school are actually nice."

Our daughter (6 months at the time) was enrolled for a few months before we ended up moving out of…read morestate, and cannot say enough good things about Early Risers. Both the caretakers and owners/staff were SO warm and felt very comfortable having our daughter there. I felt that our baby was in a safe and caring environment, and after touring multiple close-by Centers, choosing Early Risers was an easy decision. The Center is impeccably clean and their rates are fair. I wish we could have stayed longer - it has not been easy to find somewhere that compares to Early Risers where we live now!!

Great place! My toddler is enrolled here and it has been a wonderful experience. The facility is…read morevery new and clean. They have a policy for changing outside shoes to inside shoes in the play areas, which I appreciate. There is lunch provided as well. They utilize the application kangarootime, which is great for little check-ins throughout the day. Teachers post lots of pictures, updates on eating, napping, bathroom etc. It is also located next door to Pierce Elementary School so the kids take lots of trips to the nearby playgrounds. Overall, highly recommended daycare.

I'll start out my review with saying that my daughter hasn't started daycare here yet. However, I…read morefelt compelled to write a review after touring this center and communicating with the center's director Amy over the past few months. We looked at Bright Horizons because we had a number of friends with children at different facilities that all raved about it. So it was on our list when we started looking into daycares when I was pregnant with our first child. We toured the Tufts Medical Center location because it was close to where we lived and worked. The staff here were wonderful in setting up our tour, showing us around, and communicating about all the different aspects since we definitely had A LOT of questions. (I was amazed at how many other daycares that we researched were awful at communication. I would email and leave voicemails to get information only to have nobody respond to me. It definitely didn't give me a great feeling about leaving my child there.) I just got a great feeling about this center from everything we saw and our experiences in working with them over the past few months to figure everything out. What I liked about this center: Great communication with staff whether it was over phone/email, super clean and bright, loved the programming they follow, great location downtown by the T, open door policy (you can drop in at any time to visit your little one which is great if you're breastfeeding or just want to say hi), and extra things to make a busy working parent's life easier like stroller/car seat storage, loading zone, etc.

Our son loves going to Miss Yashah's, she is very loving and has a very structured curriculum. I…read morewould recommend Lucky Ducky to my friends and family without hesitation.

Yashah cares for my three year old daughter. When she started here, I would have described her as…read morethe pickiest eater I have ever encountered but Yashah exposed her to so many foods that I never thought she would eat and before I knew it she was eating everything put in front of her. I also love not having to pack a lunch for her since the food is included! My daughter has been given a well-rounded educational program here and is always getting to experience new things, whether it is on a field trip or helping to grow vegetables in the extensive garden on site. I would absolutely recommend this day care.

We had our child here for eight months and found the owner extremely unprofessional and cared more…read morefor her bottom line than for the children. There was very little consistency among the teachers. We also were lied to on several occasions about new policies and change in staff. I would not send your child here.

We joined Arc-en-Ciel about 2 years ago and couldn't be any happier! The setting is very nice and…read morecalm and allows for our 2 kids to escape the noise and stress of the city. The facility is very clean and wonderfully decorated. The teachers are very experienced, absolutely loving and caring and provide the best support for an happy development of our little ones. And it is not insignificant to say that the staff is very stable. It is a Montessori school and the program is excellent, allowing the kids to learn a lot from early on while playing. We do also appreciate the service that is very close to the families, communication provided by the staff and director is clear and they are genuinely interested in providing the best quality. We thought we were just a number in our previous daycare and we feel part of a family at Arc-en-Ciel!

Staff is super nice . The kids love it here and come home…read morealways talking about there day friends and teachers. Everyone is so friendly and always welcoming 10/10(:

Absolutely LOVE the staff the director the setting the school. My son has been here for a little…read moreover 3 years now & the staff always make sure to treat him like their own child, I think he loves them just as much as he loves me lol a couple days home with me and he begs to go back to school. I would recommend them 100X I am going to be so sad when my son is off to kindergarten next year

This is a phenomenal school. Very experienced teachers - some have been teaching for longer than…read moresome of the parents have been alive. Very caring and loving environment for the children. Great mix of physical activity and classroom activities. Good summer program and care during school vacation week. My daughter started here at age 1.5, and her development in the 1.5 years since has been nothing short of amazing. You need to apply in the fall or early winter for spots the following year - it fills up fast.

We love this school. I have three children attending currently and the teachers are all wonderful…read moreand experienced educators with decades of experience. The program is primarily play based (many studies point to play as the primary format in which toddlers learn) which doesn't mean the teachers let them roam free all day - interactions and activities are always thoughtful and intentional both to expose and develop motor skills, social skills, etc. The children are very much ready for kindergarten and graduate to many top elementary schools as I've seen with my oldest. As a parent, the teachers feel like my partner in my child's development and they are a wonderful resource and support as we've gone through different phases. Most importantly, I feel that the staff really love and care about my kids - you can see it in the attention they give them everyday, their genuine interest to hear about their lives outside of school and their shared joy in new milestones. I've noticed a negative review here on Yelp and I'm surprised to see that. Our experience has been wholly positive even as the school has been through director transitions in the past two years (there was a (wonderful) interim director for a full school year). The families have all been warm and friendly too - more so than I even expected.

Both of our children have been in daycare since a very young age. Our experience has been with…read morelarge centers and we were looking for something different when we came across Stepping Stones. We were very impressed with Ms. Pratima's philosophy and approach. She has the ability to work with so well with children of all age groups promoting learning and play through creative and dynamic approaches. Pratima provided our boys with a fun and challenging learning environment. We feel our oldest son is well prepared for kindergarten. I am very happy with our experience here and felt very comfortable leaving our children in her hands. Thanks for taking such good care of our children.

Our family is so proud to be a part of Stepping Stones. This is definitely a place where the more…read moreyou put in, the more you get out of the experience (It is a daycare that thrives and depends on parent power!). Mrs. Penumarthy is highly professional, wonderful knowledgeable and caring. She is highly dedicated to the children's developmental needs--multi-sensory, socially, emotionally...the list goes on! Stepping Stones family Childcare definitely hold a special place in our hearts.