Play, Laugh, & Grow has been nothing short of amazing for my kids!! We moved to Raymond, NH from MA…read moreand we were looking for a preschool for our 3 & 4 year olds. They had never attended preschool before so we were (and they!) were very nervous. PLG made us feel like family instantly! They were so welcoming and accommodating. They are constantly sending pics and updates throughout the day through the app which put me at ease. They do awesome and fun activities during the day. My kids can't wait to go to school the next day. My daughter actually gets upset when I pick her up because she doesn't want to leave! lol If you are looking for a preschool for your child, look no further! PLG is absolutely wonderful!! Lastly, their pricing is very competitive. I have friends who are paying double what we pay! The facility is also brand new and beautiful! Everything is super clean and they have an awesome new playground too! We couldn't be happier :)

My child needed socialization & went 2 days a week Mon & Fri. We were new & missed 2 snow days. I…read moremessaged the owner Kristy DeCesare & said Monday is a holiday could my daughter make up that day. She was extremely rude and said no there are no make ups. I said there are 9 holidays that fall on her day . She said you pay for all of them & we don't let you make up any days. Good Luck . There's a wait list all over town. I called her to get more clarity & her AD answered . She was coarse, uncaring & just as rude. She said I don't care. Every daycare in town is full. Good Luck finding one. You should have known this before you signed up. I didn't know & their policy should be more transparent about closed days especially if the customers pays for the days. However , it's their business they can make up whatever policy they want. However, their heartless attitude , rudeness & bullying behavior is not okay. They take advantage of mother's stuck with no other availability around town. Kristy also has a two week policy when leaving and she told me my child could not finish the two weeks. She said we are done. Good Luck finding a center. Her policies are in place for her only. I asked on the town's FB page about peoples' experience with PLAY LAUGH & GROW. I got 8 negative messages & one positive one. They complained about the etiquette of owners & AD ; kids getting hurt without an accident report , several more complaints & said stay away from this center . The owner text me how dare you asked the community about my business . I said, " I am a customer. Customers go by word of mouth. " I told her I got several bad messages about her business in a few hours. She text me "If you make a bad review about PLAY LAUGH & GROW I will take you to court and my lawyer demands you to send all the messages I got on FB." Threatening me if I write a bad review is a violating of the Customer Review Fairness Act. A day later , I got a call from a Chester police officer saying Kristy called them seeing if they could advise me not to make a bad review. I am only expressing my honest experience with Kristy DeCesare and Rachel Whiteneck at PLAY , LAUGH & GROW hoping this will give future customers information & the first amendment gives me the right to do so. She had a few nice ladies working there . Unfortunately, one left. This business has too many red flags. I wouldn't recommend it at all. In my opinion, they are focusing solely on the $ and are ignoring the heart and soul of the business; the families . They shouldn't call themselves a preschool simply a daycare. If anyone doubts these communications happened please contact me . I have all of Kristy's text saved & the officer's message. I don't enjoy making a bad review. However, in this case I was morally treated badly & felt obliged to document this in hope this facility will start caring about the way the treat people.

Hogarth is an absolutely AMAZING preschool. We visited on a recommendation from a friend and are…read morecurrently on our second year there with our oldest daughter. As soon as our younger child is old enough she will be enrolled in Hogarth as well. Andrea is more than you can ask for in a teacher. Her way with the kids is magical. Our daughter comes home and just blows our mind with what she has learned! The best part is the daily blog of the kids' day. Every single day Andrea puts up a review of the kids day on her website for parents only (everything is pw protected) that way we can stay current with what's going on and get to see cute photos of the kids! We love Hogarth so much. Can't recommend it enough!

BEST SCHOOL EVER! Andrea is wonderful with all the kids. My daughter always wants to go to…read moreschool. The teacher keeps parents in the loop with daily online posts and tweets. I absolutely LOVE it and cannot think of one complaint!

I do not recommend this daycare. My daughter started here in March 2021, and at first we really…read moreloved it, but the quality of the care unfortunately went downhill very quickly. As the saying goes, "the fish rots from the head down" - the owner, Nancy, is very nice but does not appear to be a competent manager/leader and there were numerous (dozens?) of staff who left during our one year there. There was basically a revolving door of staff and the parents were not kept in the loop about teachers who left or were hired. We really enjoyed several of the teachers, but after they left, we did not feel safe dropping our daughter off every morning. Compared to other daycare centers, Little Friends is always chaotic, filthy, and disorganized. The center was not competent at helping my daughter with potty training (she had numerous accidents every day but never had any at home or when she was being watched by others) and they did not provide an environment that was conducive to napping. She didn't nap for many months before we left, and as soon as she was enrolled in another program, she started napping daily. I hate to think of the damage caused to her by the potty training stress and lack of sleep/napping. Fortunately we found a new center and my daughter is now thriving. I hate to disparage a local business, but taking care of small children is very serious business, and I do not think Little Friends is up to the task.

If I could give it 0, I would. Kayte (director) and Jen (owner) lied to me about having a spot on…read morethe waitlist, reversing their statements once a spot was open. Instead, labeling my child as needing "intensive behavioral support" based on our tour, where he was well behaved and the staff never corrected or redirected him. They used this need to justify not allowing him to attend at that location, stating he needed to attend one of their other locations, which could over a smaller class size which could better support his behavior problem. Yet when I asked for their observations so that I could address it with my medical team, I was told nothing. What type of person would lie about a 2 year old? And if they weren't lying, then why not support a mother in getting a child proper care by supplying evidence to bring to the doctor? Clearly, it's not about the children, just the money. Such a shame.

We have two kids at AP2G and we couldn't say more about this nature based school!…read more First off they have done an amazing job handling COVID and dealing with state regs and everything having to do with keeping the kids safe. They take this very seriously and we are so thankful as we've been lucky to have them open and available during most of the pandemic! From the moment we first toured the school we knew Jen's attitude (and the schools mantra) about nature based learning were aligned with our goals of providing structure and learning together with the outdoors and exploring. Jen and her staff communicate well and really strive to get to know each family - they have become family to us! We recommend this school to all of our friends moving to the area!

All of our children attended this school when they were young. A great family run business. They…read moreoffer the best summer camps and activities. The son is very involved in the business and I think he is doing a great job expanding the business options. We wish them continued success.