it is so unprofessional and in fact slight suspicious that you have to meet the staff at the front…read moredoor and hand your child off. especially for new children attending. the staff are strangers to them how scary for a child. their reasoning is due to traffic of parents coming through , absurd. making parents and child feel safe and comfortable should be most important for transitions. it appears like Cherie is hiding something no way would I take my child to a daycare that hides behind the front door it is not welcoming or comforting

There first line in their home page is a joke "attention to detail". My two year old son suffered a…read morespiral fracture of his femur while in their care. The person in charge of these very young children was not background checked or trained. We learned about this in court! We brought him home with no notification of anything wrong happening that day. This place should never be allowed to care for children. I'm not even sure why they weren't shut down. Never put your children in their care,

I felt that the volleyball director was acting as if she was the boss of the entire place and that…read moreher decisions could not be questioned. Instead of listening to members and treating everyone fairly, she came across as controlling and dismissive. I believe members should be treated with respect and given an opportunity to express their concerns without feeling intimidated. I hope the YMCA will review this situation and ensure that all members are treated professionally and respectfully.

They have a full track squat, racks dumbbells, and some odds and end machine machines…read more Only problem is people that go there don't respect putting weights back and they act like they've never been to a gym before Besides that it's a good place to go for workout walk or even basketball

Good school and wonderful staff. I wish it was longer than 2 hours a day though, that is my only…read morecomplaint really.

From the owner: Dyer Nursery School provides preschool and prekindergarten classes for ages 3 to 5 years old. read more

This is the high-quality childcare and preschool that Hammond, and the surrounding area, needs and…read moredeserves. Community preschool has been in the community for over 25 years, and just recently opened up to child care as well. They are rated as a Level 3 on Paths to Quality and have been referred to as one of the best programs in NWIN. The program is child-centered, welcoming, and an extremely positive, engaging, and individualized learning environment for ALL children!

From the owner: Community Preschool and Chidcare specializes in high quality early education and care in a warm…read moreschool setting. Our teachers use Creative Curriculum, Indiana Foundations and ISTAR-KR to guide lesson planning, create engaging environments and assess individually to meet each child's developmental needs. Our Level 3 Paths to Quality program is also an On My Way Pre-K provider. We welcome CCDF vouchers. Now accepting registrations for Fall for 30 months -5 years of age. Some summer spots are also available. Call for a tour!

Extremely lucky to have found Kiddie Academy for my childcare needs. The entire staff is amazing,…read morethe building and classrooms are always extremely clean and my baby is getting a true curriculum to support her growth and development!

I don't normally review services. I this case, I wanted to overlook the ineptness of their service…read more I watched my boy tracing only his first and last names for months. Me and my wife decided to keep him at this facility just for social interaction with other kids. We were preparing him for kindergarten. Because his birthday month his August, he will have to go through assessment to be accepted into Kindergarten program. We have to prepare him by ourselves in everything from reading to arithmetics. This is not our first rodeo. When our little girl was in pre-K class at a different facility, she will come home with reading, writing, shapes, matching, coloring, drawing.., assignment, preparing them for Kindergarten. The horrible service we received from here made us appreciate Williams Christian daycare more. I would have let this bad curriculum slip, but they did the worst when they charged us extra week of service we did not receive. They claim we did not give them 2 weeks notice which I did but their email bounced 3 times before it finally delivered. I even faxed it to them when I was not sure if the email was delivered. I pay out of pocket, am not relying on government help because I can afford it, but I hate extortion. This does looks like it. They said, "their email that bounced back is my problem and my fault." I am a trained teacher and I know what an excellent teaching looks like. They probably have standardized curriculum given to them by the state, but do not know how to execute it. They even played on my intelligence a little that they were going to return my money by collecting my card information telling the money will be return in 4-5 business days. Only to call back after 2 weeks and listen to their BS. The $296 they took from my card probably enrich their pocket, but it shows that they only care about the money and deliver zero excellence.

The Adventure Club is a great place to work! It's fun working with chidren. Voted Best Child Care…read morein NW Indiana - 10 years in a row! Kids love it because it's fun, parents love it because it's a safe, fun place where kids can learn!

Sooner rather than later road weary poorly traveled retire poorly run r to children disrespectful…read moreto others would not recommend other before and after school programs offer more for the money and provide better examples and treatment for a better price AND gives better education experience and examples of for their futures prosperity learning adventure exciting games sports exercise growth advancement in physical cognitive mental activities like the YMCA the Boys and Girls Clubs and privately owned Christian kind compassionate professional well run before and after school programs aplenty with many more opportunities and way better facilities and operations Overall Poor Quality Poor Value Poor Examples Poor Choice Poor use of Money Better Use of Money Time and Opportunity Elsewhere with YMCA's and Boys and Girls Clubs as well as Christian oriented before and after school options

Great place love all the people here, both of my daughters went here and I couldn't have done it…read morewithout there help!

Love everything about this daycare. Teachers are awesome and love the kids. The owner Debbie…read morecouldn't be nicer, more responsible and more dedicated. We have had our oldest son in two other daycares in the area and nothing compares to this experience. It is by far the best selection we have made and both of our kids love going to daycare every day. They learn to respect others, to take care of their world and the environment plus they learn thru experiences and great learning tools.

I rarely leave negative reviews, but I feel it's important to share my experience.Unfortunately,…read moreafter an incident involving my son and the way it was handled afterward, I no longer feel comfortable continuing care here.Before the most recent incident, I had already experienced concerns regarding my son's care. There were multiple times when my son came home with small marks on his face, and I was not given an explanation as to how they kept occurring. After I brought these concerns to the center's attention, those incidents appeared to stop. While I appreciate that the concern was addressed once it was brought forward, it added to my overall concern regarding my son's safety and supervision while in their care.My biggest concern was my son's head injury and the response following the incident. After reviewing the video, I became concerned about what occurred and how the situation was documented by the teacher.The incident report written by my son's teacher, stated that my son started to hit her and that she raised her hands to stop him, which caused him to fall. However, after reviewing the video, that is not what occurred.What the video showed was my son running up to the teacher in a playful manner. He placed his hand on her stomach area, appearing as though he wanted to be picked up, and his hand was there for only a moment or two when then Ms.karlie grabbed both of his hands, my son slightly leaned back, and she then let go of both of his hands while staring directly at him . There was no attempt to even try to catch him as he was falling backwards. As an adult supervising a young child, I would expect that a 39 pound child's weight shifting backward would be noticeable, especially while holding onto their hands. This is why I was concerned that his hands were released while he was leaning back, resulting in him falling backward and hitting the back of his head causing a shell to pierce through his head and bleed. The video did not show my son being aggressive or attempting to hit her, and it did not show her raising her hands to block him as described in the report she wrote .After he fell, the video showed my son crying holding his head and walking back toward the teacher to be consoled. What was concerning to me was that his head was not immediately checked after the fall, and staff did not appear to realize that he had a bleeding injury until later. As a parent, I would expect an immediate assessment after a child hits the back of their head as well as me being directly notified of an head injury that involved him falling straight back on his head. What was most concerning to me was that, after the owner reviewed the information, she did not acknowledge the discrepancy between what the teacher stated and the video or address my concerns regarding the inaccurate account that had been documented by the teacher. This made me feel that the seriousness of the situation and the impact of an inaccurate report involving my child were not fully recognized. I was also concerned when my son came home telling me that his hair "looked crazy." While this may seem like a small comment, it raised concerns for me as a parent because I wondered where my 2 year heard that and whether comments were being made about his appearance while he was at school.Recently, my son has also started crying at drop off. The concerns I experienced, including the incident report and the comment regarding his hair, made me question whether my son's individuality and differences were being fully respected while in their care.I contacted the center regarding my deposit and explained that, due to the incident, I did not feel comfortable keeping my child their for the required two-week notice period . I reached out to discuss receiving my deposit back, but I never received a response back or any follow-up regarding my request from the owner.As a parent, my child's safety and being able to trust the people caring for him are my top priorities. Unfortunately, this experience left me feeling unheard and uncomfortable continuing care at this center

Premier has been incredible for our son! He flourished as soon as he started there and continued to…read moredo so! The infant room and toddler room teachers were so great and my son would reach and run to them! He developed so much while he was there. They made the transition from infant to toddler room as easy as possible and were so patient with us (first time mom over here). They handled incidents with care and sensitivity - things do happen but Premier handled the incidents carefully and were always transparent. All of the teachers, aids, and office staff know the kids so well. My son lights up when we walk in and the front desk staff greet him everyday like he's royalty!! We are moving and I am devastated to pull our son from here. Highly recommend!

I love bringing my daughter here. The staff is great. Always professional and kind. They treat my…read moredaughter like their own. The building is always clean and I never have to worry when I leave. 10/10!

This daycare used to be a great facility before the COVID lockdown last year. They were in a…read moredifferent building. The rooms were bright and organized. They had great teachers. The parents were updated all the time on the Brightwheel app. I received regular updates about how they were doing. When everything closed last spring, Bright Beginners moved to a new location a few buildings away. Their "dream" seemed to be to open a whole bunch of classrooms (instead of two) so kids can spend more time with children their age on their own level, which is a great goal. Unfortunately, starting with this move, everything unraveled. The building isn't great. The rooms are small and dark. Many don't have windows. Only two were being used: 1-2 year olds and 3-5 year olds. Instead of keeping their website updated, as teachers quit (and a lot of them were unhappy with the lack of leadership and communication), their images still remained on the website. No one's profiles were updated. No new teachers have their credentials listed, or even their pictures. Teachers appeared and vanished and the parents had no idea who they were. Then, the schedules disappeared from the website. The website has pictures from 3 years ago. Not only is the website outdated and incomplete, most teachers stopped using the Brightwheel app to communicate with parents. We used to get videos and pictures throughout the day. After the move to the new building, I would be lucky to see one picture of my son in a week. When I would ask how he was doing, I was usually told by the teacher, "I don't know, I wasn't with him today." No progress reports. No information. His clothing started vanishing. He came home wearing another child's underwear. What's worse, is the staff seems to have the hardest time wearing masks. We know it's the easiest way to prevent COVID and yet, some keep their masks on their chins. Some under their noses. Some not on at all. When you ask the teachers about COVID, most state it's not a big deal or "assume" they already had it. They seem unaware that having it once does not make you immune, and they also don't realize that they can easily be carriers without symptoms. Then the pull their masks down and breathe all over our children. The center is more concerned with "ratio" than they are about the well being of the children. Instead of keeping rooms open, children of all ages are combined so they can have as few teachers as possible at the center. Never mind the fact that they're overwhelmed and the kids are having a hard time adapting to new rooms at random as well as other children, all they care about is not having one extra teacher there for one hour because they would probably have to pay her $10 for her time. As a former elementary school teacher, I assure you in school they still teach that children, especially young children, thrive from routine. This center has no problem shuffling children around and confusing them as long as they don't need to pay one more teacher for one more hour. When they did have COVID scares (and they did), they were forced to close the entire center because of the insane amount of mixing they do with teachers and students. Also, you will never see the director or assistant director unless you show up during the day. Most parents bring their children to daycare because they work, meaning the children will be dropped off before work and picked up afterward. The director and assistant director make zero effort to ever come in early or stay late (which means their teachers are responsible for opening and closing the center and addressing issues) which shows you how little they actually care. Shortly before I switched daycares (my son no longer goes here but I did want to write a review to warn other parents), the center started a newsletter which I thought was a great idea. However, it's not filled with any content. I didn't know what concepts or information I should be going over with my son. Knowing he's learning about "the letter B" isn't helpful: he's known that letter for 3 years. I thought Preschool actually meant the children would be learning. A coloring page? How about the center informs you IN ADVANCED of the days it will be closed in case we don't keep our handbooks open on our kitchen tables. How about it informs us of new policies and procedures at the center? How about future improvement they can make to the center? Perhaps information about how to obtain a progress report? What improvements, you ask? Perhaps label the 20 doors in your hallway so we know which one is the kitchen, which one is the bathroom, which one is the preschool room... Or replace your mud pit with sod so when the children come home from playing outside on a damp day we don't have to throw away their entire wardrobe? Perhaps invest in a sign on both of your doors so people actually know this is a daycare? I used to love this place. It's very sad what happened.