My 2 girls have been going here for the past year and love it. They love their teachers and all the…read moreactivities they do with them. One of my girls started kindergarten this year and Ms. Jo & Ms. Johnna prepared her for school. She learned so much in their pre-k program. In the morning the girls were always so excited to go to the school they would forget to give us a hug goodbye. They come home daily with arts and crafts and we love seeing them have fun in pics on their Facebook page.

My son's first daycare. We enrolled him when he turned 2. I've only browsed other daycares and this…read moreplace was the obvious winner. They are caring, loving, & the facility is super clean and organized. My son didn't take long to adjust at all. He now looks forward to going to school.

My son went here for about 2 years and I just don't have enough good things to say about how in…read morefantastic this place is! He started when he was 10 months old and the teachers were incredible with easing him into a new setting to decrease the stranger danger phase. All the staff members are so accommodating and keep me updated during the day so it feels like I'm not missing out on a thing! (Extra bonus points for tolerating a very hands on first time momma!!! They never made me feel any kind of way for asking too many questions or making specific requests about food/changes in my sons routine!) My sons social and physical skills have developed so much since he's started and his little personality has been shaped by the lovely teachers as well! Highly recommend for anyone considering!!

I'm not someone who usually leaves reviews, but this occasion requires it, with the goal of helping…read moreother parents and the institution. At no point is my intention to discredit Little Leaves, but I can't stay silent about what happened, since after this very unpleasant situation, I unfortunately cannot recommend them. From the moment we visited the institution, they never mentioned any minimum requirements for children to attend, such as needing to be able to feed themselves, among other things. On the contrary, they told us they would take care of giving him structure, helping him with potty training, and his education. To me, it was "music to my ears," but in reality I feel it was more of a sales tactic than reality, since there are other negative reviews mentioning the same thing. My son only lasted three days at Little Leaves and, by the institution's decision, was expelled due to his behavior, without them taking any responsibility for their lack of professionalism, their lack of structure for welcoming new children, and their inability to handle children who were struggling to adjust to a new environment in less than a week. They simply stopped providing service without even allowing a reasonable amount of time before making such a drastic decision -- only 3 days. My son is a child who has received a high level of care and love at home, and from the moment he entered this daycare he didn't feel accepted. The teachers expected him to follow the same routine as the other children, who had already been there for a while. He had just turned two years old a month earlier, and this whole process was completely new to him. Expecting him to adapt within three days is something not even an adult manages in weeks. They made no effort whatsoever to help integrate him -- they simply isolated him from the group. What kind of care is this? Are they actually qualified to care for children? My biggest complaint is that Little Leaves is not prepared to properly welcome children. A new child needs support from the teacher, a proper welcome into a new environment, and an appropriate integration into a group he doesn't know -- exactly as they described it to us when they were offering us on the service, which turned out to be completely false. My son, who is a very sweet child, exhibited behavior he doesn't show at home: he was erratic, pulled hair, and bit -- things he doesn't normally do -- and suddenly, in this new environment, he did them repeatedly. This makes me think he wasn't being treated properly; no person changes so radically from one environment to another without a reason. Contrary to what I expected, all I received were complaints. They had me fill out a report that they didn't explain properly, and at no point did they guide me through the process. One of the teachers had the recklessness to say they needed to "keep the rest of the children in the room safe" -- an extremely strong and alarming comment, considering they are dealing with children, not criminals. It's one of the most irresponsible statements I've ever heard from an education professional. To the owner, I recommend reviewing your processes for welcoming new children, being transparent about expectations and the center's limitations, and better training your staff on how to communicate with parents. I feel deeply disappointed by the treatment we received and by the unpleasant experience I went through. Who can determine a child's behavior in just three days? How would you feel if one of your own children were treated this way?

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Terrible do not send your children to this place. It should be shut down! Unorganized and not ran…read morecorrectly. The woman removed my review because she is trying to hide how bad it is. I do have more than enough information and evidence. CPS was called numerous times and even cops. They don't do anything. The children are unsupervised and they aren't taken care of properly. The worker lied to me about my child. The place is a mess. All the children are together which is a problem. When I came in to pick up my child there was a baby on the floor unsupervised with bigger children running around. It was very scary to me as a parent. Is this enough info? The people who rate this place are workers.

I have nothing but amazing things to say about this daycare. As a first time mom I was very nervous…read morehaving to leave my son anywhere. I came and toured when I was still pregnant. This was my first and only stop because Danny is such an amazing person and teacher. My son is so happy Every time he goes to daycare. He always greets everyone with a smile and has never ever cried. I'm so lucky and blessed that my son gets to be with Danny and her amazing staff. They are all angels and I highly highly recommend them! I never ever have to worry about my baby because I know he is in amazing hands!

This daycare has been a dream come true. My son is the safest, most loving environment ever. Not…read moreonly is my son thriving in every level because of the fundamentals of the daycare but he is also eager and excited to attend daycare. the staff , children and parents all associated with the daycare are wonderful! Safe to say we found an extended family

This is an ok daycare. Not good, not great, but ok to keep your kids alive…read more Starting with the positive: - Rooms are spacious - Outdoor play is big and covered - There is a double door to enter, which requires an individual code. The "needs improvement" list is unfortunately longer: - Most teachers don't give a s***. The don't say hi, they are on their phones, they have this " I don't want to be here" look. I could give a million examples: told them to not put my 8 month old on machines not meant for kids that roll and can stand...found her there many times, asked them to please put her "shirt bib" when eating... all her clothes came top to bottom filled with food every day, found a teacher threatening my son and when I discussed with the director she said it was because she just came from a center for kids with special needs (what???) - Food is terrible, not a minimum attempt to be healthy. After many complaints they stopped giving the kids oreos and chips ahoy... that's the level. - There is no curriculum for the kids. I brought up to the director that at 3+ years my son hadn't learnt anything I wasn't teaching him home. I got dismissed. Two months in a different daycare and he knows all letters and writes full words. - Leadership is childish and has childish responses to issues. Sure this daycare is cheaper but I regret bringing my kids here.

I read a lot of positive reviews online and have a friend whose niece has gone here for years, so…read moremaybe I had too high expectations. The tour was lovely. Staff seemed nice, positive, and upbeat. The price was right and they had a flexible schedule. It seemed like an organized place with daily routines, activities, and meal plans, and a daily log that would tell us what our LO did all day. However, in practice, we were sorely disappointed. We were signed up for 2 days/week and our LO had extreme separation anxiety, but that's to be expected. It seemed at first glance like they were handling him well, coddling him, giving us updates (no streaming video). But by the end of each day he would still be screaming would run to us crying, and just exhausted and in a bad mood each night after daycare. We'd hear things from teachers like complaints that they "had" to pick him up all day because he kept crying, and next door in the older room he won't get that; or how he got upset every time a teacher took his comfort stuffy away (that he brought in to hug while adjusting), because in the real world, like high school, he can't walk around with a stuffed animal... If it was just the comments and a rough adjustment though, we might have persevered. But it was also what felt to us like a complete lack of communication between morning teachers and afternoon teachers, even though there was a written daily log. For example, the log would say "no nap," but we'd be told oh no, he napped. We'd ask questions about his day in the afternoon and they couldn't be answered. We sent diapers in, size 3 at the time, and one of the first days he came home in someone else's loose fitting size 6 - I could understand a diaper mixup in a busy daycare, but this was 3 sizes too big and so obviously so! Or the time we were told we need to bring in a sheet for his crib, and asked if the sheet we brought needed to be laundered, and the teacher didn't realize he had a cubby (as all the kids do) and hadn't looked in his bag. Or the time they ran out of milk. Or the time my husband caught them letting the little ones (18+ months) watch Ms. Rachel on a tablet in a side room to calm them down... I'm not against Ms. Rachel, but I can do that at home... they weren't using it as a teaching tool or interactive, but just to distract the kids. Also, we were promised well rounded nutritious meals with fruit, etc., and I don't know if something more was given after we dropped him, but each time I dropped him it seemed like the breakfast was just one carb - an english muffin, some cheerios, etc., and nothing else. After 4 days over two weeks (2 days/week) of issues like this each day, we spoke to two Directors and were very pleased with their response - they were apologetic, said much of what we saw was unacceptable, and they would work to make it better. They did try - I believe they really did. The next week we came in and they had an extra teacher in the class to make sure our LO had special attention while adjusting. It should have been great. Should have been perfect really, after we had so many issues. So, Day 5, new week, Monday. As I drop LO off, he loses a shoe. I point it out to the teachers and I have to run. 9+ hours later I return for pickup, and LO is still wearing one shoe. I ask the afternoon teachers did he have one shoe on all day (as a toddler who just learned to walk and is already wobbly...), and they couldn't tell me for sure. Since they arrived, yes, he had one shoe and they thought it was strange... but no one thought to call his parents or check his cubby/bag or talk to the morning teachers. They didn't know that there was another shoe or where it could be. They called the morning teachers who said the shoe was in a bag in the cubby... no explanation as to why one shoe was put away and one shoe was left on and why this information wasn't passed onto the afternoon teachers. One of the Directors said she was in the room and definitely saw LO with both shoes on, but the afternoon teachers said differently... the mixup could not be explained. That evening, as we prepared his bag for the next day, I broke down crying because I was so nervous to send my LO back again. I felt he wasn't being looked after attentively and with care. We decided not to send him back. Again, the Directors were very understanding as to our abrupt departure, and perhaps this was just a fluke. People in the area love this place. I guess see for yourself? (PS - A few weeks later, we enrolled him elsewhere and while he still has separation anxiety and cries when we drop him, he always comes home smiling and happy, waving at the director and reaching for her, and his vocabulary has exploded too! He comes home like himself, not like a tired tantrum baby that we didn't recognize...).

They have mice the ac and heat is constantly broken, when it comes down to lunch they are not very…read morecareful for the allergies kids the food is never cooked properly the director pick and choose what kids come to the daycare and what class they go to the staff only like it there for all the gifts that the parents give them and the director mouth are disgusting

We had a terrible experience at Harbor. My child attended from 7 months old to 12 months and I only…read moreregret not getting him out sooner. Teachers and leadership absolutely don't care about the kids. My child was learning to walk during his time there and he lived with a constant massive bruise on his forehead, because apparently he kept falling against furniture. He hasn't hit his head once at home or other daycares (he is three now) but it was an every day issue there. The first time he got hit it was so bad and burst in tears when I saw him, teacher didn't come out, didn't talk to me or provide any explanation, when I asked to speak with her and the Director I got a shoulder shrug and an "it happens". I literally just pay you to keep my kid safe. He isn't learning math or colors, you aren't doing anything other than keeping him safe ... and this is your answer? They supposedly have a in house nurse. She didn't see him ONCE. When we asked what they did after he got such a hit in the head they said they put water... it isn't a cut, at the bare minimum apply ice and call me. Nope. In addition, they don't allow you into the building (except when I was complaining about the fall, they made sure I went inside so other parents didn't see me and my son) and the windows are always covered, that should had been my first sign to run away. His white clothes kept coming nasty from crawling, they clearly did not take shoes off on the infant room. Finally, for pick up, you just ring, say the name of your child and a person that doesn't know me or my child brings him out to whoever takes him. What security is this??? Run, run away from this place!!

Home away from Home is what I call here I'm happy to call Debbie's little angels my kids home away…read morefrom home. From the Morning welcome to the goodnights gentle and pleasant staff with daily updates and clean environment ,lunch and snacks provided I'm in awww. I would recommend this daycare to everyone it's PERFECT

A clean and very detailed program with enthusiastic teachers and a lot of activities for the kids…read moreto do. Healthy food options that are not only tasty but diverse.

If you are looking for affordable daycare. Learn and play is the cheapest option plus if you work…read moreat any Langone hospital you get a discount. All the teachers that work there have to get a background check and fingerprinting done . They also need to be CPR certified & First aide . Some teachers have been there since they first opened their doors.

Reliable and affordable day care. My two older sons attended, and now my daughter currently goes…read morethere. Staff is super courteous, and I always have felt safe leaving my kids there. They offer convenient and longer hours too. I would highly recommend.

I cannot recommend this daycare enough. My son went to K. Academy years ago and we were happy with…read morethat however, I didn't realize how much more wonderful and nurturing a daycare can be until my girls started Little Explorers. The teachers (Ms. Lidia, Ms. Arielle, Ms. Alejandra, and Ms. Sosana) are full of soooo much love and treat my children as if they are their own. As an educator myself, I am amazed by how much my girls have learned at 2 years old- about every single holiday, about presidents, about historical events, etc. The teachers are so creative and when I show their daily school photos to friends who have children in daycare, they are even impressed by the dedication and creativity of the teachers at Little Explorers. The staff at this daycare are warm and feel like family, and this is absolutely something created from the top down.

I completely trust Ms. Sosanna, Ms. Sara, and all the other teachers (Ms. Lydia, Ms. Arielle) with…read moremy child. They are absolutely amazing, completely focus on your little one, and help them grow, develop, and learn. This is not just a daycare or school, it is a family that takes care of your child as if they were their own (Even Akram!!). It starts with the top, and Ms. Kate and her family are phenomenal. They are dedicated to the kids and put their time, resources, and love to the little ones. They are always available and always willing to help. I have been with this school since its beginning in Floral Park with my oldest. Ms. Sosanna was there and took care of her and made sure she was given love and was fed and learned. When it came time for our youngest, there was no doubt or any other choice. We would wait for a spot here. The school itself is a beautiful home, with a spacious area around. It is in tree lined streets. Inside, it is soo warm, full of color or life and love. Everyone who works there loves each child and gives their full time and effort. There is no question, I would trust Ms. Sosanna and everyone here with the life of my child. They are not only in the best hands, but will also develop to their full potential.