My daughter has been attending pre-school at Ms. Gretchens since the beginning of the year and we…read morecould not be happier. She has made great progress in learning how different things work, cultures throughout the world, fine motor skills, interacting with others, gardening, and science. The montessori method has really worked for her education. Every few weeks the school focuses on a different continent. While learning about Africa, the students made African food, learned about African music, and the animals that are indiginous to Africa. Every day my daughter was excited to tell me something new about Africa. Now she knows all of her continents at the age of 3 which blows my mind. In addition to Ms. Gretchens great curriculum, there's a lot of learning about nature and outdoor play time. Ms. Gretchen has an excellent garden where the kids have planted tomatoes, eggplants, squash, basil, potatoes, sunflowers, and onions and the list keeps going on. Ms. Gretchen has a policy of following what the kids wnat to do and not forcing them to do and letting them learn as they go. First thing when my daughter arrives she usually wants to go play on the swing or look at the flowers or play on the jungle gym to which Ms. Gretchen always says, "Yes". I really cannot say what a wonderful experience it has been for my daughter to attend pre-school at Ms. Gretchens'. There is no doubt in my mind about what a nurturing environment my daughter is in.

I have observed Ms. Gretchen's school and it is a warm and friendly school that enables children to…read morediscover their interests and learn. I have known Gretchen for many years and I believe in her school! A patient and skilled teacher that gives each child enthusiasm to learn!

Top notch childcare. The staff engaged and addresses issues and concerns immediately. The…read morefacilities are new and equipped with the latest technology. Our kids loved every minute!

We've used this location for over four and a half years. When we started, the staff was lacking,…read moremanagement was sub par. Of course, hind sight is 20/20. The people there now are AWESOME, from the top down. The center director and assistant are very friendly. The center director in particular is a major reason we have stuck around this long. She has really turned the place around. Some of the staff we were concerned about, have all filtered out over the years. Our kids love the teachers that they have been with. Everyone there is happy, friendly, and good with our kids. They establish rules for kids, like no toys from home; and keep true to their word for the kids. Every Christmas, they do a Winter Gala, and get every kid involved in singing, dancing, etc. Professional pictures are done multiple times per year, so if your kid misses one, there is always another in a few months. They have held magic shows, reptile shows, soccer shots events, etc. There have been Saturday events for the kids for Easter / Spring, etc. Kids get one or two outside play times, weather depending. Breakfast, Lunch, and a snack are served for kids. They are allergy conscious too. Nap time / Quiet time is in place, and the kids respect that. All of the teachers have to pass certifications, you can see them hung around the center. There is a bus for children that need to be driven to school. We recommend this place to anyone who is looking for structured child care! The location is easily accessible too, with additional parking around the side if needed.

6 years later I am still happy!! My daughter is now in elementary school but my son is about to be…read morein the pre-k room and they are still just like family to us!! My son had to have open heart surgery and he had to stay home for 6 weeks and other daycare's probably would have charged you anyway but not Kindercare, they did not charge us one bit for the time he was out and still held his spot. I still recommend them to everyone I know!!

Goddard has been a great experience for our child who went their prior to the pandemic, then we…read morereturned after. He will be well prepared for Kindergarten! The teachers and staff are great!

Goddard Eldersburg is the best option for daycare, before and after, and summer camp by far in the…read moreregion. The campus is top notch and the staff is top notch. Being able to know your kids are being taken care of day in and day out is a wonderful feeling!

I initially contacted them because of a friend's suggestion. I am a single mom who needed…read moreemergency childcare, and I emailed Child Care prn to find out if they could help. The assisted me in locating a wonderful sitter to watch my daughter on 5 hours notice.I was initially leary, but using this referral service was the best investment i've made so far. My emergency sitter was wonderful, and I am now gistered member with this company. I have used another website in the past to try and locate a sitter, but was very disappointed! They are not local and even though I spent countless hours looking for a sitter, I found no one...and did I mention I had to file a complaint because they continue to charge my credit card??? I am now a member with Child Care prn, and have had such a great working relationship with them so far. I highly recommend them for sitter referrals. Oh, as a side note, the friend who referred me, met her live-in nanny through this company! Thumbs up!

If you are considering the Goddard School of Sparks Maryland as a daycare for your child(ren), you…read moremay want to think twice. My husband and I selected this daycare because of its great reviews and other parents telling us how wonderful it was. However, we found that the Goddard School of Sparks did not meet our expectations. We were constantly called about minor illnesses and trivial incidents. We would take our children to the pediatrician who was astounded that a daycare would send a child home for such a small thing. Staff, and more specifically the directors, make a lot of medical accusations that are consistently wrong. Leading us and many other parents to argue with the directors, which we saw more than a few times, in the office or in the parking lot. The directors would also not respect doctors notes, and despite a board certified pediatrician writing that a child is ok to return to daycare/school, they would still force children to stay home. It is difficult to think of how many times our children were in a full week of daycare from the ages of 6 months to 2 years without receiving a phone call. One of the more concerning things for us was the fact that we were told, "to not to have long conversations (which was considered more than asking about their day) with the teachers about your child, since the teachers are busy at drop off and pick up." Which makes no sense since the teacher is in the classroom with your child for hours on end, not the directors. If something is going on, I want to speak with the person who spends the most amount of time with my child. Additionally, myself and a few other parents have been told we spend too much time at drop off or pick up, which directly contradicts their open door policy. Because of these "rules" we encountered major inconsistencies between teachers and directors. Interestingly, one of the director's children was always in the front office and out of the classroom spending time with her which was ironic considering how ourselves and other parents could not spend more than a few minutes with out kids. Classrooms are pushed to the legal max of head count with children to staff ratio. We understand this is a business, but the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests a classroom size of 8, and there are 12 kids in a classroom around the ages 2-3. That is a 50% increase over the recommended limit. Again I would expect this from a cheaper school. You would think, if this is such a prestigous school, they would be following the American Academy of Pediatrics evidence based practice information and spin this into saying "we use the American Academy of Pediatrics information to better support your child". But all they care about is your money. We will be direct and state, the directors of this school are not qualified to be in their positions. In fact, when things got bad, they had to hire an administrative director to settle things, which speaks volumes about the three directors "who are in charge". These directors make decisions and assumptions about children, when they have no medical or childhood education training from a college or university. When our children were babies, the teachers of the first three classrooms were great, but the directors made it difficult, and we want to be clear that we have no complaints about those teachers. However, teachers from the older children's classrooms were lackluster and underqualified for what was to be expected from the amount of money we were paying per month. Once our children were older and in the fourth classroom and upward, things became really unprofessional from the directors. Even one of the directors accused one of our children of being aggressive. And yet when we would ask what happened, they seemed to always know what our child was doing wrong and never telling us anything he was doing a great job of completing. Furthermore, whenever my eldest child was "doing something wrong" they always knew what he was doing and always somehow managed to see the bad behavior, but when our child came home with a bruise or injury, the directors or teachers wouldn't know what happened. Another noticeable problem is the obvious teacher swapping and movement. Teachers would switch classrooms and would be placed out of their comfort zone. Teachers were used to a certain age group would be placed in a different age group. This would lead to problems with the children because the teachers didn't know how to handle problems or situations and it lacks consistency for children. When considering the Goddard School's child to teacher ratio, the teachers should be more interactive with the kids when outside. Many times we came outside to pick up our kids, and all the teachers are in a large group talking to one another, ignoring the children. We would have expected this at a cheaper school, but not a higher end school, which the Goddard School claims to be. And if something was to

I think the Goddard school is great! My daughter comes here and has been for 4 years and we love…read moreit! Very welcoming and loving. They have so many hands on things to do. They always have activities for the children. They are never bored!! I have no complaints and I recomend the Goddard school for your children. I love that it's not just free play I love that it has structure for my child. I wouldn't take my daughter any other place.

I have been a parent at Peter Rabbit for almost 13 years. I still have 2 children enrolled in the…read moreprogram. They have the best rates and flexibility around. My son is in the preschool program there and has learned so much in such a short time. He has an amazing group of children to learn with and an incredibly dedicated teacher, Ms Stephanie, that comes up with creative and fun ways for them to learn. What a great facility.

This was a great daycare a few months ago but has quickly gone downhill. With new management there…read morehas been a lot of turnover and short staffing. The teachers are wonderful but overwhelmed and can only do so much. After a couple of incidents in recent weeks we decided to change daycare right away because we were no longer comfortable sending our children there

My 4 year old son has been attending Celebree Waverly woods school age program for about 6 months…read moreand I truly am so happy he's there. I can go to work knowing he's safe, well cared for, and learning so much throughout the day. The building is secured, so each parent has a pass code to enter the building, which makes me feel a lot better that people can't make it past the front door unless they have a child attending. Each morning and evening we're greeted with a smile at the front office - Ms. Amanda even makes sure to make the parent's experience friendly and personable at pick-up and drop-off. Ms.Kim and Ms. Cassidy of the pre- k classes go above and beyond to teach the children and provide quality activities to enrich each day. Art work, science projects, show and tell, crazy hair day, pajama day and pizza Tuesdays make daycare a little more fun for us all. They even send photos of what our kids are doing throughout the day. The quality of Celebree is top notch, and the team at Waverly woods makes it that much better.