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.

Great daycare and preschool program. Friendly staff great with the kids and kept very clean. I feel…read morevery safe leaving my children in their care!

Child care center located in Raymond, New Hampshire. Open 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. A friendly staff…read morewith lots of toys and books for the little ones.

I cannot say enough about how wonderful our experience has been here thus far with Heather. She is…read morekind, communicative, organized, thoughtful, and a baby wizard! She has collaborated with us to get our 6 month old on a sleep schedule and start figuring out those day time naps, as well as support our decision to do a baby led weaning approach to solids. Our baby is loved and cared for in the ways I've hoped and prayed for. We feel incredibly lucky to have found her!

From the owner: We are an in-home day school located in Somersworth, NH supporting local families by providing…read morechildcare and early learning services to infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children. Our curriculum includes daily lessons in math, science, and art with a strong love for music and adventure! We strongly believe in play-based learning as well as teaching children of all ages real-life skills and problem solving techniques. We strive to build confidence, positive communication, compassion, and expression by encouraging the kids to be independent, confident in expressing their needs and interests as well as nurturing everyone around them in their school environment. Outdoor time is spent exploring nature, playing with water, dirt and mud, as well as climbing, sliding and pretending!

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!

We interviewed and toured a lot of daycare centers before bringing our newborn to DCEC. This school…read moreis by far the BEST! I second every kind thing throughout these reviews. From being able to watch your child while you're at work to the hand written notes that they leave about your child's day, to the incident reports to see how something was handled; they're INCREDIBLE. I email the staff at least once a week with a question or a food substitute for our son and receive an immediate response. Everyone who works there treats you with kindness and respect and you really feel like your child is part of a little family and our son truly loves his teachers! I would recommend this daycare without hesitation to ANYONE!

The negative post made earlier this week is truly upsetting, as someone who has two children that…read moreare and have gone through this center - and have loved every second of it. From eight weeks old, to five years old, my daughter thrived at Discovery. The same teachers that she had, my son now has. The daycare is as clean as any daycare is going to be. I can tell you, it is more sanitary than my house, with two kids, at the end of a (week) end day with them. SO, how they keep it as clean as they do, with more than two kids in each room - is truly something. As for potty training - I actually give them credit for potty training my kids. My husband always say, "we got lucky!" but really, the teachers did it for us. Positive reinforcement, continual reminders, sticker charts - they did it all to make sure their potty days were successful ones. The staff is hands down the best, and so many have been there for so long. Most who are Moms, also have their kids there in other rooms. That speaks volumes to me. IN addition to that - there are several who have left for college, and come back for summers, or who leave hoping to make more money (because everyone knows how underpaid child education is) and then come back! Everyday, we get a print out and a hand written note about what our kids did that day, if they were happy/sad/sensitive, what they played with, etc. They spend so much time outside, that at tub time every night, we could make our own sandbox :-) In the bigger room, just before Kindergarten, they spend less time outside, but that is because they are preparing them for what lies ahead in Kindergarten! At my daughter's first parent/teacher meeting in Kindergarten - we were told that she is excelling, and far above where she is expected to be at this point, one month into the school year!! Could not be more proud, and owe that thanks to Discovery. Any concern, though there be few, are always thoughtfully addressed by the owner and the staff. The comments that the ratio of children to teachers is high depends on what your opinion is, really. The state has regulations - and they have as many kids as possible to teachers, in order to run a profitable business. Otherwise, why run the business? Discovery - you keep doing you. I'd send my kids there again in a heartbeat, and hope that the "one person who is saved" by the negative post from earlier (jeesh) reads *this* post - and realizes that from a MOTHER, (not a disgruntled employee) you'd be doing your kids, and yourself a favor - to send them to such a great school.

I believe this place is discriminatory and only hire people who are either friends or relatives…read more They never answer telephone calls, never respond to emails or never respond to messages. Very Strange place.

The teachers are great. They are welcoming, caring, and have good communication skills.read more

I would like to preface my thoughts by saying the educators are wonderful with the children; very…read morethoughtful and caring. I cannot say the same about the administration. I would strongly advise against enrolling your children here. If there are no alternatives, please keep the following in mind: - Always have a back up plan for childcare as they will cancel classes for the smallest amount of snow (2") and very frequently for " teacher development." - You will pay gratuitously for tuition even for the numerous weeks and holidays they are on vacation or the days they are not rendering child care. - Be sure to communicate exclusively in writing as there is NO dialogue between the administration and the educators; they might as well be separate entities. - Carefully read their policies as they will use any means to justify pilfering your deposit if you deviate from their terms whatsoever, even if common sense would indicate otherwise. It bears saying twice: I strongly recommend against conducting business with this daycare. Consider alternatives.

I'm going to say that I am ashamed. They have no staff…read moreretention whatsoever and the staff members who are employed aren't really qualified. The school is not even Montessori and they use the name without educators. They don't seem to keep a Director for more than a couple of months. The owner is a business person who has no real compassion for children.

Our three year old daughter has been at Seacoast Community School for almost a year now. We have…read moreseen nothing but good things. The teachers, the staff, the facilities have all been excellent. We're looking forward to her continued progress through the kindergarten prep program later this year, and intend that she will continue at SCS through the start of kindergarten. A great place and a great school.

From the owner: Seacoast Community School has been a leader in nurturing care and educational programs for all…read morechildren in the area since our founding in 1967. Our mission is: To provide nurturing care and exceptional education for all children of the Seacoast. We offer quality early learning for children age 8 weeks to 12 years. Our program consists of nationally accredited early childhood classrooms for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, as well as an inclusive half-day preschool program in collaboration with Little Harbour school. We also offer a quality after school program (PEAK) located at multiple elementary schools in Portsmouth and Greenland, NH. In addition, we offer a Summer PEAK program which is a full day summer camp for kids K-5.