Our daughter began attending the Cradle Club in downtown Minneapolis in October 2019 when she was…read morejust six months old. To say I was nervous about placing her in someone else's care would be to put it mildly. We had done our research and toured multiple facilities and just kept coming back to Cradle Club and the feeling we had from our tour, during which Sharita knew each of the children by name, the children seemed happy and excited about learning and playing and the teachers also seemed to be enjoying their time. The experience felt personal and as if we would be joining a family and a village that would help us raise and care for our little girl. We made the right choice. The teachers and the directors helped with the transition from my maternity leave to daycare and welcomed our daughter in such a way that she and we grew to love bringing her to school each day. The teachers truly care about the children and greet them with joy and huge smiles and excitement for the day ahead. The attention to detail and individual needs is evidenced by the care that goes into moving up to older classrooms and ensuring that we as parents feel heard and our child's needs are met. I would highly recommend Cradle Club!

We've sent our toddler to the Minneapolis Cradle Club location since she was 5 months old. She…read moreabsolutely loves her friends and all her activities (playground, art, songs, dramatic play, Spanish, etc.) in the toddler room. We love Cradle Club all-around - her teachers have all been wonderful, and we've always felt that it has a much more personable, "family" feeling than the average center (and very different from some of the more corporate-feeling centers we toured!). We couldn't be happier!

When we first found out we were pregnant with our first child we knew we didn't want home based…read moredaycare, we wanted a center. In our area, the options are fairly limited, but we toured a couple places. Little Folks was our 2nd place we toured, as soon as we walked in the door we knew it was 1,000% better than the first place we went. We LOVED Katie, who we interviewed with, and we loved the center, the windows, the colors, the environment, everything. When we had our daughter and she started out there we were so happy with the care she received and that she seemed so happy there and her teachers were so great. We felt she was in a great daycare. Now that she is 2.5 and we have daughter number 2 there, we truly feel that Little Folks isn't just our kids 'daycare' Little Folks is an extension of our family. Our girls spend the majority of their day there, and to have that trust and comfort knowing that your children are not only safe, but also happy, learning, playing and absolutely THRIVING, that is something that you can't find just anywhere. Thank you Little Folks, for helping us raise our girls to be the best they can be. We love you guys!

Little Folks Daycare is clean, well organized and dependable. The staff is amazingly caring with…read moreeach and every child. I couldn't ask for a better daycare!!!!!

Catherine is kind, warm, and has fun with the kiddos, she really cares. She keeps a clean home and…read morefeeds them well, too.

We love going to Catherines. Shes always smiling and the kids are very calm and content. She has a…read morevery sweet home. We feel lucky to have our daughter go there.

I have never met a more kind staff and owner. We needed short term daycare for our son and Tina…read morewas willing to make that happen. She accommodated our schedules and made us feel as if Hudson would be coming forever. The staff in his infant room made me feel at ease and welcomed him. They send you pictures throughout the day and you get a report at the end of the day. I am so happy I found Goddard, if even just for a short time!

When I was looking for day care for my infant, I was frustrated that I couldn't find any…read morecomprehensive reviews on local centers by real parents. So, here's me paying it forward for other busy parents who want to search for daycare: Cost: We consistently paid around $1350-1525 depending on which room our child was in. He started in infant and moved up to toddler. Pros: - Wonderful teachers. Most have degrees, and all of them clearly love children. They seem happy as employees, which is great. - Director on site is the owner. You can tell she really cares about her staff, the kids, and the families. She's extremely accommodating - we changed our schedules multiple times and she was able to help us each time. - Easily the cleanest, most updated site that we visited. - Our son loved it there! - They are great at transitioning children out of the infant room to toddler room to make the kids feel really comfortable. - Great communication with parents: they send multiple photos a day through e-mail, and keep great records of what went on each day with your child. They let you know when he hits milestones and is progressing with new skills. - Great outdoor area - Fun events (bouncy house, fire trucks coming on site, etc) - The hours are great, and extend until 6pm. - Automatic tuition withdraw is a nice option Cons: - Cost. We toured a few places, and it was the most expensive in the area, and included the least amount of "extras." - you have to bring your own bibs, sippy cups, and breakfast. For the price of tuition, I was always frustrated that I had so much work to do to get him ready for daycare in the morning. - constant messy clothes. I wish they'd invest in better art bibs/smocks, and I wish they'd provide bibs for meal time. If i forgot to send one, I knew for sure he would come home in a new outfit. - Food costs extra (about $60/month for two snacks and lunch each day) and doesn't include breakfast. - Some of the food was unimpressive at times (bread and butter for snack?), not organic, lots of breaded chicken dishes, etc Overall: the price was worth it for us, especially when he was an infant. We were really confident in the care he got, and he learned so much. We loved all of the art projects he brought home, and the communication they had with families.

We have our 10 month old son here currently and absolutely love it there. All the ladies have been…read morealmost like co-parents to us. They are baby experts! and will give you helpful tidbits about your particular child.They have a nice enclosed playground as well.

We looovee this daycare and wouldn't consider going anywhere else! Our 2 kiddos are so well loved…read moreand cared for, not to mention I'm always blown away by how much they are learning. This definitely feels like home for us!