This is the worst place in Grand Rapids! Their staff does not enforce basic rules like NO HITTING!…read more It got to the point where my grandson was being hit every day by the same boy, and we reported it to the director and the teacher over and over with the promise that it was being "handled" and they would not tolerate this bad and constant behavior from one of the kids. My grandson cried every time we brought him to that place, and we finally had to pull him from that school because, after 8 months, nothing was done and I was a witness to the same boy taking his closed fist and hitting another child in the face RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! I actually should have filed a police report at the time because the school was knowingly allowing these incidences to occur in their classrooms with no repercussions. By the way, I called the Regional Director of The Learning Experience and she assured me that the owner of that location would be calling me to discuss this. It's been over 2 years and still no phone call or message!!!

Made the transition to daycare so smooth. The infant teachers are great! I love the part time…read moreoptions!

Super unprofessional, my friend who had their children go here would pick up her kids and they were…read moredirty and had full sagging diapers. Kelly also would give her dirty looks anytime she came to pick up her kids and never engaged with my friend like she did the other moms/dads. My friends children were also constantly getting sick because this place just wants your money and doesn't care for the well being of your children's health.

Acc is the place to be! Such a fun atmosphere with staff who genuinely have a passion for each…read morechild in the center !

I cannot say enough good things about Canterbury Creek Farm School. Our family is still new-ish to…read moreGrand Rapids -- we moved here two years ago from Chicago -- and Farm School quickly became like a second family to our 3.5yo son. Born a COVID baby, he has always loved to play independently, but struggled in group situations. The staff and owners are incredibly compassionate and caring -- encouraging our son to play with others, but at his own pace. He has completely come out of his shell over this school year. It has been a joy to see the daily updates on the Brightwheel app (which teachers update during the school day), so that even when I am at work, I can relish in the absolute joy of a time our son is having at school. Time spent outdoors and with the animals is not only great for our high energy boy to blow off steam, but teaches so many life skills (outside of a classroom) that are so necessary to early childhood development. Their approach to early childhood education is incredible -- keeps all the content fun for kids, but with incredible impact. To compare his self-portrait and handwritten name from the beginning to the end of the year is insane! His end of year book brought me to tears -- and made me feel even more blessed to be a part of the Canterbury Creek family. In fact, this morning on our way to drop off, he told me he was so sad that school was over and that he would miss it over the summer. Good thing we will be back for Summer Camp and next school year. I cannot wait to sign up my 2.5yo daughter next!

We love Canterbury Creek. Its so cool that the kids get a full education here not just for…read morethemselves but for the animals too, it' so important at an early age to make sure kids have respect for all lives and they do with their interaction, feeding and caring for the animals here. Totally unique school, wonderful education, loving and caring instructors and overall a great, first class school all the way around. Our 4 year old daugher was at preschool there and will go again for young fives next year. We will do two summer camps with her and 6 year old sister.

If you're looking for a bible based church with a contemporary service, great kids programs,…read moreinspiring music, a family feel, a pastor that knows you by name, and strong love for Jesus...this is the place.

Absolutely Wonderful! The loving staff, the God-centered fun curriculum, the exciting environment,…read morefield trips; all four of my kiddos graduated from ZCP and thrived into grade school! We are so glad for ZCP!

I have both of my children enrolled in the before and after school program at Discovery Days. We've…read morebeen with them for 3 years and I've always found them to be caring and attentive. They're always communicative with any behavior issues that pop up and eager to collaborate with me to find the best way to address them. I have always felt that they genuinely care for my kids and both of my kids love it there. I also love their summer program, they find creative ways to keep the kids busy with field trips and STEM projects. Even letting the kids experiment with taking apart and rebuilding old electronics to see how they work and what else they can create with the parts. Wish I had the opportunity to do that when I was a kid!

When I first called Discovery Days and spoke with the owner, I really felt like I found a home for…read moreour children. The owner claimed that each family that joins becomes part of HER family, and she really becomes involved with each one. About a month after our children began attending Discovery Days, I began to feel just the opposite, that my son was not welcome there. My one-year-old son entered his "biting phase," and the owner and her staff had no idea how to handle it. Instead of adopting new and innovative philosophies to keep my son engaged and moving forward in his development, the owner threatened us with complete expulsion if his behavior did not improve within one week. To underscore her intentions, she sent him home for two days without prior notice, causing us to scramble for alternate care. When she met with us and devised a strategy for his return that we could all agree on, she later decided to renege on her own protocol without warning and removed us from the daycare permanently without just cause. Her explanation was that another family was threatening to approach the licensing board, and she was not interested in being investigated. Consequently, we had five days to find an alternative daycare. I now see that the owner possessed neither the knowledge nor the temperament to cultivate a positive experience for our children.

My grandson loves Kindercare! The staff is engaging all the time with the children. They are not…read morejust a daycare where you drop your children to be watched. They are teaching, developing, and encouraging our youngsters to develop within themselves. It's also wonderful that they constantly post videos and updates daily on the app so you can see what your child is doing throughout the day. Love, love Kindercare and all the staff! Thank you Kindercare East Beltline!

The staff is respectful and my son enjoys coming here. He is 5 and has been 2 preschool and another…read moredaycare and so far no issues whatsoever. They have been great at catering to his egg allergy. I would recommend.

We've had such a wonderful experience at Little Tykes University! My son has been attending since…read morehe was just 7 weeks old, and I truly couldn't ask for a better place for him. The staff are kind, caring, and amazing at communication. I always feel informed and confident that my son is in great hands. I have nothing but positive things to say -- highly recommend!

In the beginning of our experience, little tykes had competitive pricing, pretty decent care, and…read moreour kids did pretty well here. We enjoyed the pictures on the brightwheel app, the sign in system is pretty convenient. As time went on, after they opened the new branch, a lot of the teachers that our kids were used to being with got moved around. It pretty much was a tossup which room they were going to be in for the day, and who they were going to be with. Our kids did not do well with this. We began to see price increases for things like the new sick time law, being charged for different food, costs of things here and there that the business didn't want to eat. Okay. The food that our kids got on a day to day basis. Breakfast pretty much every day is almost always cereal with raisins. Lunch would be things like bologna, ham and cheese, hot dogs with cooked carrots, mac and cheese. The amount of increase we saw did not reflect the type of foods our kids were getting, and it felt like they were really trying to squeeze their kids for as much as they could. We have seen the owner here maybe 2 times in the 2 years we have been here. Okay. Here are my biggest gripes. We have been sent home so many times because our kids were "too weepy" and they didn't want to deal with it. We have been sent home for supposed hand foot mouth disease many times where it was then confirmed by a doctor not to be hand foot mouth, and that the marks were simply scratches. They laughed at us in the urgent care for even insinuating the idea that it was hand foot mouth, but in order to come back to the center we had to have paperwork saying they aren't sick. The number of times things like water cups, diapers, bottle nipples, and blankets were misplaced/sent home with other people were too numerous to count, and when we ask anyone to help us find it they would tell us "go ask so and so" and when you do, theyd usually help us look but if they couldn't find it it would just be "we'll have to keep an eye out for it". We would bring our kids in the mornings, and they would be bawling their eyes out trying to keep us from leaving them (pretty common), and there are several employees sitting on the floor talking/on their phones who would make no effort to comfort the kids or to even keep them from trying to get through the door (pinched fingers /physical injuries can occur when they are trying to stop the door from closing) and didn't even act like they cared a tiny bit that our kids were crying. They would just sit on the floor, they wouldn't even bother to get up. Laziness! The level of care you got REALLY depended on who was in that day. The number of times we picked up our kids where their diapers were completely soaked, or loaded with poop were also too numerous to count. If we asked them to be changed we wouldn't be told no, but we shouldn't have to ask for our kids to not be poopy upon pickup. The number one most consistent thing that this place cannot get right though, is the billing. We would usually pay with checks to dodge the credit card fee. We have gone a full month multiple times where the money does not get taken out of our account, and then $1000 gets taken out of our account all at once, but the brightwheel app still says we owe money. We have had to ask soooo many times to have errors in our balance corrected, it's a wonder this place is even making any money! I don't understand how you have $1000 worth of checks just from one family sitting, not being cashed and thats okay and not disrespectful to the family paying you. There are plenty of people who live paycheck to paycheck, and if they pay you and you don't take the money out of their account, they might think they have money that they don't actually have, and now their account is going to bounce because you didn't cash their check. Overall, if your kids need consistency with teachers, you prefer up front no-nonsense billing, and you want your belongings accounted for, I would not recommend little tykes unless you are in a pinch and have nowhere else to go.