Highly recommend Bright Horizons. We started my son here in the Young Preschool class when he was…read more2.5 and we had just moved to Glenview from the city. He's now moved all the way up to the Kindergarten Prep class over the past few years and I also have a younger son in their Young Preschool class who started in the infant room when he was 3 months old. Everything a parent cares about in a daycare they achieve. I am impressed with the curriculum and how much both my boys are learning. Their teachers all have been teaching there for many years, which was great compared to the high turnover we saw at daycares in the city. The facilities are new, clean, and safe with different playgrounds based on age and a large indoor gym. They have also handled COVID very well and very clearly adhere to all daycare regulations (both pre-COVID and during COVID). They communicate daily through the app and teachers/directors are very easy to get in contact with via phone or email. We've been at this daycare for 2.5 years and have been impressed with both the organization and communication from this school. I'm very happy we made the decision to send our kids here!

As first time parents, we evaluated multiple day care centers to find the best fit for our son. We…read morequickly realized Bright Horizons had a wonderful curriculum for all ages and felt the Northbrook location was the best fit for our family. After watching our son develop from 12 weeks to just over a year now, we couldn't have made a better decision. The teachers are so loving and caring for the children while also challenging them with new activities daily. Even though our son has only been in the infant room, the entire center's staff feel like family. Our son loves attending school each day, he lights up every morning when the car door opens in the Bright Horizons parking lot.

Great teachers and an incredibly kind, welcoming staff. From the moment you walk in, you can feel…read morethat the school truly cares about the students and their success. The teachers are patient, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested in helping every child learn and grow. The staff is always friendly, helpful, and makes both parents and students feel comfortable. What stands out the most is how excited my kids are to go to school every single day. They come home happy, talking about what they learned, and looking forward to the next day. That alone says a lot about the positive environment the school has created. It is clear that the school focuses not only on academics but also on building confidence, character, and a love of learning. We are very grateful to be part of such a supportive and caring school community. I highly recommend this school to any family looking for a place where their children will feel valued, encouraged, and excited to learn.

If you are thinking of sending your child to Goddard Deerfield, please read this review and…read moreconsider other options. About us: Hard working blue collar parents of 2 kids and one more on the way in July 2022. Our daughter attended Goddard Deerfield for over 1 year and we initially enrolled our son to start in August of 2022. Problems: The owners of this location, Jane and Genia, consider your child a walking dollar sign and nothing else. They will put the economics of getting every dollar out of you rather than creating a safe environment for your child or respecting any of your parental concerns. The situation and response: Goddard's AC system had broken during a 90+ degree week. Goddard has no extra classrooms so their response was to have the children in the classroom at that temperature for 30-40 mins at a time. We decided to not send our daughter to school until the AC situation was fixed due to extreme heat and ventilation issues that could lead to spread of COVID (my wife is currently pregnant with a high risk pregnancy). The AC repair took over 9 days and no surprise, there was a COVID case in the classroom during this time. This left our daughter out of school where we had to pay for additional childcare for 2 weeks. We reached out to the owners for a credit of our tuition for the time and that is when Jane's true colors showed. Over a phone call a screaming and angry Jane claimed: -"AC breaking is an Act of God and that they had to pay $5,000 to repair it so they are not liable." -"It builds character for children to be in that heat because life isn't always perfect" -When I told her again that my wife was pregnant and our own doctor said this an unneeded risk. Jane claimed "COVID is overblown and it's just an excuse now. My sister in law had COVID during her pregnancy and was fine, so your wife shouldn't be worried" We were so shocked by this response. After that last bizarre call, my wife had a 1-1 in person conversation where Jane took ownership of the things she said but the damage had been done. We knew our daughter would not be safe in their hands and that ownership would potentially target our children. Even worse ownership behavior: Our daughter stopped attending Goddard in June and our son was enrolled for upcoming August start - we asked what the process is for terminating enrollment and how we would receive our refund of enrollment fees and they took that as an opportunity to immediately cancel his enrollment, keep the enrollment fees, and take money from another family to fill his spot. Not only did they not return the money, they cancelled his enrollment and filled his spot in a breach of their own enrollment document/parent handbook. We now have to consult a legal expert to recoup our fees. I am a small business owner myself and would never ever target or leave a negative review unless it was 100% necessary to warn others. There are other schools in the area that will look after your child, look elsewhere. During the last few months of dealing with Goddard I felt like a failure of a parent to have not seen the other red flags and cannot believe I allowed my child to be in the care of Goddard Deerfield. The worst part of it all is that this is all I know about, what about all the other things that may have happened while my daughter attended school here that owners with this character may have put their own business in front of my child or any child? If you think maybe this is a one off situation and your child could be okay, Google search "Goddard Deerfield Indeed reviews" to see how their own teachers review the school. It is very evident that this is a common theme. Reach out to me if you have concerns as I have documentation of all of this.

The. Best. Daycare. They are so sweet to my toddler who loves each teacher at the school. He is…read morefar ahead of kids his age that we play with at gym and other. Their curriculum is so appropriate and they do such a good job teaching manners. My not even 2 year old says please and thank you for every ask, unprompted and I will give most of that credit to his teachers! Cannot talk highly enough of the staff.

Awful daycare, awful director, awful staff , wouldn't recommend to anyone! There are other places…read moreto send your kids.

My daughter has been there for 3 years and we love it. She's starting kindergarten next year so…read morewe'll be saying goodbye but highly recommend them.

I think Ms. Paula is nepotistic. I got replaced by her daughter at my job. During Lisa's time…read moreeverything was for children, but with the new management is all about making it comfortable for themselves. The best teachers are Mr. Leverick and Mrs. O'Day. They are the best teachers in this school towards both students and other teachers. The parents and kids are lucky to have teachers like them.

This not-for-profit center has treated us like family since day one. Many of the teachers have…read moretheir bachelors degrees and all are engaged in their jobs and our children. Not like other centers who have 19 yr olds who work there because its easy, not because they care. We tried out another center before this one (smaller national chain) and I can't rave enough about GBN when comparing the two. My child is not only loved by her teachers, but nurtured with excellent programming. Separate sleeping rooms for infants and max of 8 infants in a whole room, outdoor water playground for older kids. Costs are higher than some ($1640 a month for infants, cheaper as the child gets older), but is childcare really where you want to scrimp? Only downside is construction in the area - but I would hate to see the best child care center in the state suffer due to traffic patterns. They do tours once a month for prospective families.

We adore GBN, their incredible staff and their curriculum. Our first son has been at GBN since the…read moreinfant program, now a Toddler 2 and we are putting our second son there shortly. We also scouted other schools and none even came close to the amazing program at GBN. Thanks to the amazing staff of teachers, who truly love the kids they teach, my son has grown into a well behaved, well rounded little boywho knows how to play well in the sandbox (pun intended!). The teachers provide music lessons, art, sensory, water play, education, and I swear the food they serve (all organic) is far superior than what I eat on a daily basis! We purposefully moved closer to GBN to make the commute to and from work and home easier. That's how important they are to us and how strongly we believe in this program. It is also NAESYC accredited which was hugely important to us. That way we know that GBN abides by a strict set of regulations that are to the children and parents' benefit.

The teachers are great at this location. They are very easy to work with and really know and care…read moreabout my kids. There are a lot of fun activities for the kids and they enjoy learning.

I recommend this daycare! My daughter is in the preschool class and is thriving. She comes home…read moresinging songs and is now starting to count and identify her colors. The teachers always greet her in the morning and help her since she has a hard time with transition in the morning. My daughter enjoys going to the school. The director and assistant director is great and helpful with any questions I have. The rest of the teachers are great as well. Always happy. I'm happy my daughter is in good hands.

This is definitely the best daycare in the area! I feel really lucky to have my child attending the…read morecenter. The staff has always treated my child well. She tells me every day how much she likes being there and how much she likes her classmates. We go over what she learned or got to do. I'm so impressed with their curriculum and the events they plan for the kids. Anytime I've had a question, the owner has been able to help me. Everyone treats my family so nice. I couldn't be happier with Magic Island. Thank you so much!

I LOVE this day care!!!!! My daughter fell in love with all…read moreof the stuff and kids sense day one. It's being a great experience for us. She has a lot of attention and being taking care of. I will recommend to any of my friends that magic Island day care it's being nothing but a great place for little one to be!!!!! Giving all five stars

We originally had planned on using Mon Jardin only to off-set our primary day care, which was only…read moreopen during the school year. 3 weeks into the summer my wife and I had started the discussion on how well our son (14 months) was doing there, and since they are year round, we it seemed to be a good fit. After 1 month we decided that we wanted to keep our son enrolled at Mon Jardin, and we have not looked back. Mon Jardin is run very well, and each room is for different age groups, so your child will be in the room with kids his/her age. They have a good system for dropping off and picking up your child, and the security is also very good. They keep the facilities very clean, and in each room the children have their own cribs to sleep in each day. They have an on-site chef who makes fresh and healthy meals for the kids (they get breakfast, snack, lunch and an additional snack each day). We could not be happier with the staff, and overall our experience has been excellent!

I worked here before the owners are great. Some of the teachers are OK. I actually wouldn't mind…read moreworking at this place again as that I'm older and can deal with the different dynamics of working with women.