We hosted our sons 4th birthday party here from 5-7pm on a Saturday in January…read more We weren't sure how the timed stations and open play time was going to go with a group of 4 year olds but our experience was wonderful! The host was great with our son, the place was clean and organized, and it was a huge hit. The simplicity for decorating with just a banner and table clothes we brought was perfect and it was very convenient to have the rolling container to wheel all the presents out to the car. Would recommend!

Had a 3rd bday party for my son and it was a perfect venue for it. Dan was our party coordinator…read moreand he did a wonderful job. It was very organized and there was perfect amount of time in each space. The pizza was delicious and everything was so nice and prepared. The kids had an absolute blast and my son loved it.

Our experience at Kiddie Academy Wheaton has been amazing. When our daughter transferred from the…read moreKiddie Academy Oakbrook Terrace location (which was also excellent), the directors, Ashely & Janeth made sure she felt comfortable and made our transition so easy. When our daughter has a rough drop off, they make sure to help and reassure me she's doing well. The activities and curriculum are very engaging. Our daughter's teacher, Ms. India, always gives good reports of her learning through their app- Tadpoles. We have also had great experiences with Ms Nina at morning drop-off and our daughter is counting down the days when she gets to join Teacher Liam and Ms. Autumn in the Lions. This is a high quality academy! I would highly recommend.

The Academy is very clean and the teachers have great communication! Highly recommend! ​read more

My daughter has been part of this Goddard school location since their day one!…read more I cannot thank enough the teachers and everyone for being soooo welcomed to my little family and most importantly for helping my daughter transition from our home to the Goddard home. The teachers are very respectful and well educated; and that is noted daily at drop off and pick up. They patiently work with the kids and make teaching fun- especially with science experiments that are my daughter s favorite. Thank you Goddard school for being my daughter s second home and I cannot wait for my other daughter to join Goddard school very soon.

I would highly recommend this daycare in comparison to the other surrounding ones. Ownership and…read moremanagement truly care about the kids and are very hands-on themselves in the overall care and attentiveness to their kids and facilities. The education and curriculum is far superior then most other daycares. The place is extremely clean as well. I started off my first born there 3 years ago and now I enrolled my second child and both love going everyday.

It almost seemed like a dream. From the very start, cruising through a large patch of lotus plants,…read moreit felt otherworldly. Very peaceful, going at our own pace. Enjoyed the cliff walls of Buffalo Rock and the shallow waters of some side passages. We paddled for 5 hours, covering 8 miles total. After we were done we headed to charming, historic downtown Utica for drinks and dinner at Skoog's Pub & Grill in North Utica, IL. I was impressed with the logistics and operation of the kayaking experience, from the guide* to the equipment and online booking process. *Full disclosure, the guide was my twin sister, but I am being objective...seriously.

I have mixed feelings about this kayak tour company. I signed up because although I'm a very…read morecapable and seasoned kayaker, I didn't know this river and I like learning about the ecosystems and local wildlife. For this reason I like having tour guides. Going up the river was fine. Coming back went a bit sour. I went as slow as I was capable of paddling or not paddling, but apparently it was too fast for the preference of our tour guide. I was barely touching the water with my paddle. I have no idea how I could have gone any slower. It wasn't humanly possible. After shouting at me several times, he took to chasing me down and ramming my kayak so it'd spin in circles. Would I rent a kayak here and kayak the river alone? Yes. Would I personally use a tour guide here? No I wouldn't. Would I recommend? If you're a family with little kids or a drunk sorority house, absolutely. If you know what you're doing, just go it alone. You'll probably enjoy it more. Edit: If the tour guide had concerns for group safety, he could have said so. Although ramming my kayak with his seems to be a bit of a conflict as far as my safety goes. It was an unprofessional approach when he could have simply explained why he needed me to slow down

Rating 4.3 out of 5…read more We had our toddler at Rayito two days a week from about 10 months old to 22 months old. The toddler program is really where we felt he thrived and what we would recommend the most. The activities are fun, he made friendships, loved his teachers, and most importantly he developed Spanish language skills, which was very important to us as a bilingual family. Other parents we spoke to whose kids were there more often than ours their toddlers also developing language skills and adjusting to their program easier throughout the week. The best teachers over the last year were Señora Luisa, Señora Michele, and Señora Silvana. The staff are all great, and admin was always available to answer questions and understand our son's needs.

Finding Rayito de Sol (Wheaton) was a blessing that brought a lot of peace to my family during our…read moresearch for child care. Trusting your infant/child with strangers is an emotional decision but when we took the tour, we immediately felt at home. From day one, you and your baby are family. They are so proactive with communicating and keeping you in the loop both with regard to baby's well-being as well as daily enrichment activities. I was previously employed at 2 different high-quality ("high-end") daycare centers in Chicago (Boystown and Logan Square) and the quality of care is of the highest caliber. The Spanish immersion is not just marketing. They truly do everything en español while still being able to communicate with any non-spanish speaking parents completely in english. This daycare also accepts CCAP! I will never stop singing their praises. We love Rayito! ****** Encontrar a Rayito de Sol (Wheaton) fue una bendición que trajo mucha paz a mi familia durante nuestra búsqueda de cuidado infantil. Confiar a su bebé/niño con extraños es una decisión emotiva, pero cuando hicimos el recorrido, inmediatamente nos sentimos que habíamos encontrado una segunda familia. Desde el primer día, tú y tu bebé han encontrado su segundo hogar. Son muy proactivos de comunicarte y mantenerte al tanto en lo que respecta al bienestar del bebé y además, a las actividades diarias de enriquecimiento. Anteriormente trabajaba en 2 guarderías infantiles de alta calidad (osea de buen tono) en Chicago (Boystown y Logan Square) y la calidad de Rayito de Sol es del más alto calibre. Realmente todo está hecho en el idioma español -- sino también si es necesario, todas pueden comunicarse con cualquier padre que no hable español. ¡Esta guardería también acepta CCAP! Nunca dejaré de cantar sus alabanzas. Me encanta Rayito!

I found out that my daughter did not get into their day camp because they have a lottery system. I…read morelost sleep making sure to get her in as quickly as possible and was under a great deal of stress with financial issues and getting the monetary help quickly enough. It was for nothing because other kids overflowed and she got screwed over in that lottery. If you want to get your kid in their pricey day camp make sure to have alternative plans, just in case.

Our first experience was great. My daughter with autism fit right in at summer camp. The next…read moresummer, WDSRA assigned her 10 different 1:1 aides in the 8 weeks she was there. This lead to an increase in meltdowns at home and heightened anxiety around summer camp. The organization I trusted to help include my 6 year old, essentially excluded her with all of the changes in consistency. Accommodations for the "grey area" special needs/gifted kids always ALWAYS fall short in the school system, I thought this organization was different. I guess you have to have an obvious disability to get assistance because the invisible disabilities continue to go unnoticed and excluded.

Brief history: We toured a half dozen daycares in River North and selected our best one. Later we…read moremoved to the South Loop, toured another half dozen daycares and picked our best one. This year, we transitioned to Child Development Center and have never been more pleased. Stacy and Charmaine run a great facility, and our kids love the play-based learning environment!

From the owner: Our Center is also a State PreK located in the downtown area. We have 5 classrooms for 2-5 year…read moreolds year round and offer a summer camp for older grade school children throughout the summer. You won't be disappointed with our early childhood degree teachers in all of our classrooms. Give us a call or an email to set up a tour.

My 30th birthday was a way for me to help my fear of heights and propel me into a new adventurous…read moredecade. I've never zip-lined and I feel this was the perfect activity for me to combine them both. It was a BLAST! We did the longer version and it was the perfect length of time. The tutorial made you feel confident, and the safety measures made you feel secure. My fiancé and I went at 10:30, so it wasn't super packed. I noticed when we left people were coming in and it did look like the wait at each station would have been a longer. Will return!

Overall, loved the courses but the cons made it kind of miserable to complete throughout the…read moreexperience. - We weren't informed about the amount of mosquitoes. It was expected since the environment is suitable for them but we were the last group and we just had to roll with it. They didn't tell us they had mosquito repellant until after the situation even when I expressed that I was allergic to mosquito bites. - Mentioned that we were the last group, when instruction were taken longer to understand or when my friend was stuck on zipline, one of the employees expressed impatience and blame towards the situation. The courses were fun but the intensive amount of mosquitoes made it suffering along the way and trying to finish asap so that they don't have to wait for us or lose patience.