It is Shangri-La for kids! Peaceful, nurturing and happy atmosphere! My grandkids love it. The…read moreteachers genuinely love the kids and encourage them constantly.

I love Habibis! My son is always asking to go to school, even on the weekends. They have created…read moresuch an involved and close-knit community where I feel certain that my son is cared for and loved when I'm not there. The environment is different than any daycare/preschool I've worked at or visited. I love that they encourage social-emotional learning, independence, and creativity in the kids. I wouldn't want to send my son anywhere else! I feel really lucky that I stumbled upon Habibis.

Our baby started attending at 3 months old. We are very happy with the level of attention and care…read morefrom all of the staff. We always trust that our child is in good hands. We receive lots of cute artwork and daily updates via an app. They even organize events like a lovely Thanksgiving luncheon and winter holiday pageant.

My son attended Wesley and has been enrolled in their infant classroom. He has grown so much during…read morehis time here and he is on track developmentally; I attribute much of his social success to his time at Wesley. He feels so loved here and I am happy we picked the best possible daycare for him bc he is delighted everyday I drop him off. The staff is productive, friendly, and consistent and the other kids are happy and sweet and they always speak to us in the halls. They have programs for community involvement, recitals, photo shoots, & holidays. Feels like home here.

Our son has been at Barton Creek Childcare since he was 6 months old, for a year now. We have been…read moredelighted at how happy he is to be dropped off in their care. We receive frequent updates throughout the days of the curriculum and activities he does, and love the art we receive when he comes home. We have experienced nothing but flexibility and genuine care and love for our son from the staff. Ms Daniela is always so communicative about him and I am so appreciative of the attention with which he has been cared for there. And the seasonal parties for parents to see the kids play are always such a treat!

As a childcare director I'm looking at childcare centers from a different perspective than most. I…read morewas looking for a school with low turnover, loving and kind teachers and a safe space for my children to develop. I found this and more with Priscilla and Elizabeth. My children came from a negative experience at a nature center nearby and I was very concerned about my oldest daughters self esteem from this experience. The teachers here have been so kind and loving to my spicy little girl as well as bolstering my oldest daughters self esteem. They feel loved and safe with some great extra curriculars and appropriate developmental learning opportunities. I love them and will be sending my girl back for the summer after kinder. Thanks Ladies!

Awesome flavors and great service…read more Loved how nice the staff. Perfect value. They had a promotion at the daycare and loved it. We tried the smores and fruit punch, both were great.

BEST DAYCARE FOR CHILDREN IN THE AUSTIN AREA!!! Hands down. High security, clean, wonderful…read morestaff!!! Their program for the children, keeps the kids engaged. I wouldn't go anywhere else. A+ A+ A+ #WorthTheMoney #PeaceOfMind

I have been sending my kids here since 2021 and love it! In the beginning there was a lot of…read morestaffing changes but now they have the best team. Megan is a wonderful administrator and knows every kid by name. My first son started around 14 months and went all the way through the pre-k class which really helped him be prepared for Kindergarten. My youngest son started at 5 months old and I cannot say enough good things about Ms. Diane and Ms. Karen. They are both the sweetest people and you can tell they love the children they take care of. Dropping your child off at daycare can be scary at any age but when they are so little it's even harder. You just have to hope you can trust the people taking care of them. Diane and Karen went above and beyond in that manner. So much so that my son would often reach for them at drop off and even when I came to pick him up he'd reach back for them. They are the best!

A huge part of our experience at South Park Meadows has been made by Miss Jade! Thankfully, both of…read moreour girls have the experience of being in her classroom. She is incredibly warm, thoughtful, attentive, kind and nurturing. Her communication is also SO appreciated - I never worry about my girls when they're in her care. She has made our girls' transition such a positive one and we are all so thankful for her!

Austin Play Garden is the absolute best place to send your child! My daughter attended starting at…read more12 weeks old, and every teacher truly treated her like family. Hannah (the director), as well as all the teachers learned her quirks, personality, and interest as she grew up there. Through our daily updates and conversations, it was so clear that the staff really knew her and cared -- she was never just a number. They would even check in on her when she was out sick. I always knew she was safe there. I love that it's a play-based preschool, so the kids can learn through playing and crafts. APG was my only real "village" in Austin when raising my daughter, and they were truly a godsend. They also do a lot of things to reduce teacher turnover on the staffing side, so we hardly ever had teacher changes. I highly recommend them!

When I was pregnant I heard over and over again to "build your village". This was important to me…read morebecause we don't have any family in town. APG IS MY VILLAGE and I don't know what I would do without them. Our nugget LOVES to go to school. I'll say, "Do you want to go to school?" and he'll excitedly say, "School!" grab his lunchbox and run to the door. He comes home with new words and skills and it's so exciting to see him grow in a healthy and confident way. Thank you APG!! We love y'all!!

I have had children at Stepping Stone for over two years. Both of mine started in the infant room…read morewith Ms. Lola, and I TRULY do not know what I would have done without her. My youngest started in her classroom earlier this year, and this time around, we had the pleasure of having her helper, Ms. Vita! They both light up when we walk in every morning and I genuinely feel like my children are loved by them in a way that I will always cherish and appreciate. You hear horror stories about daycares, but I am blessed to leave mine every day feeling grateful for the hands that are taking care of them while I work. Ms. Monica has also been a bright spot in my kids days, and I am excited for my youngest to transition to her care soon.

I have had such a positive experience with stepping stone school. I couldn't be happier with the…read morewonderful care my child receives in their classroom. Miss Lola is an exceptional head teacher who brings a warm comfort to the room everyday. She has taught my child new skills and she takes such thoughtful, devoted care of our little one. The assistant teachers are equally incredible. Miss Vita is always so happy and lights up every time she sees our child, which makes drop-offs so much easier and leaves no doubt in our minds about how much she cares. Along with Miss Liz, she helps create an environment that is safe, nurturing, and incredibly welcoming. It's never easy to leave your child with other people, and the first week was definitely difficult for me as a parent, but these women made the transition easy and I know my child is getting exceptional care from them. I will be sad when my child ages out of their classroom, but I am grateful for the care they have provided.

I would strongly suggest staying away from this facility at all costs. In the less than one year…read morethat our daughter attended this school, the following occurred. * A teacher instigated an altercation with a parent with absolutely no recourse from school management. * 9/16/22: I witnessed an assistant alone with 8 children, screaming at one child in his face to sit down or she would make him sit down. The "solution" was for this assistant to never be alone with children again and she was "coached". I subsequently witnessed this assistant alone with children again on 9/23/22 and she was ultimately moved to another age group on 9/30/22. One can only assume so that I wouldn't witness her interacting with children alone again. * Marked disorganization and inconsistency within the jellyfish room specifically. * Our daughter was bitten twice. * Our daughter sat in soiled diapers for too long resulting in painful diaper rash, even complaining to her dad on occasion at pick up that her booty hurt and she really needed her diaper changed - something she's never asked for until our time at CCOA. * I've picked her up twice with pus pouring out of her ear that teachers did not notice. * I witnessed a teacher wipe our daughter back to front on several occasions (this did not improve even after I brought it to management's attention). * The jellyfish classroom had two teachers abruptly depart without notice. * Numerous personal items went missing despite being labeled with our daughter's name. * Numerous items that were not our daughter's were sent home with her. This shows the disorganization of the room. * Labeled children's bins in the wrong cubbies with wrong personal items in them. Again, showing the disorganization of the room and of the teachers this school chose to hire. * Unclear and inconsistent instructions for splash pad days leading to miscommunication and frustration. * Very rare (less than once a week) photos of our daughter despite repeated pleas for frequent pictures. * A few months ago, I witnessed a mother drop her infant off with a teacher who was strolling the other infants around in the large multi-baby stroller. The teacher said that she would just hold the baby because the last available seat had a broken seatbelt. When I came back around the corner after dropping our daughter off, the mother was gone and that baby was "strapped" into the broken seat. Unacceptable and dangerous. Again, choose another daycare provider for your children.

It makes me sad to have to write this review but I'm hoping what happened to us at the Children's…read moreCenter of Austin, Westlake doesn't happen to another family. My son attended the Children Center of Austin, Westlake location from mid January to mid April, 2024. He was 6-9 months old while there. Our top priority has always been the safety and well-being of our son, yet incidents underscored our concerns regarding his safety while under the care of CCOA. Our son was diagnosed with severe food allergies and had a few occasions of anaphylactic shock. Luckily never while at daycare but for the third time in a month, our son was placed in a different classroom without us knowing, the substitute teacher was NOT aware of his anaphylactic allergies and did NOT know the location of his Epi-pen. Senior management's response was to keep changing policies with the latest one being that they wanted his Epi-pen to be located outside the classroom, such as at the front desk or office, but there were many occasions when we've arrived and found no one at the front desk or office -- this left us deeply troubled and indicated a sever lack of understanding about the urgency of anaphylactic allergies. Furthermore, the continued misidentification of our son as another kids name by staff members added to our concerns. This oversight continued to reflect a lack of attention to detail. Senior leaderships response was 'we can understand the teachers continued mistake as your son and the other kid do look similar.' The similarities are that our kids both have the same eye color and hair color. There were MANY other smaller issues: sent home wearing other kids diapers and clothes, terrible diaper rash on multiple occasions (even after raising concerns from our doctor to Senior Management), using other kids diaper cream on our kid, photos loaded to the app that were not our child, misrepresentation of what our kid ate listed on the app... the list goes on. We exhausted all avenues in attempting to resolve these issues with Senior Management but unfortunately, issues continued to arise, leaving us with no choice but to prioritize our son's safety above all else and leave. We cannot recommend this school as a safe environment for children. The evident deficiencies in leadership undermine their ability to create a secure and nurturing setting. Until meaningful changes are made at the leadership level, we fear these issues will persist, ultimately impacting the well-being of the children under their care.