I have had my daughter in a few different daycares, all in a different city. I had heard about…read morePrimrose through other family and friends and decided to give it a shot! We enrolled her and she began learning faster than we could keep up. It was amazing how much she would tell me she did in a day during our 45 min car ride home. She would sing, and dance, and continued to tell us what she learned day to day. This year, she started into Kindergarten in our school district. In November, when they closed the schools due to COVID, she was expected to be full distance learning and complete numerous packets for her work. She began to "hate school" and didn't want to go to school, even though she stayed home. We heard there was an opening in the Private Kindergarten and without hesitation, dis-enrolled her from our local school and placed her back at Primrose. Within the week, she was back to loving school, singing and dancing. Nothing makes my heart melt more than her smiling and giggling as she tells me about her day and how much fun she had. If it wasn't for Primrose, I can't imagine where my little girl would be in the realm of her education as well as her mental health. Even though school is back in session and she would be welcome back in our towns school, we refuse to pull her from Primrose and will make the 45 minute one-way drive every day, as it is more than worth it for us and her.

Overall experience: This is my 5th daycare in 3 states. And…read morethis center is top notch! From the moment you enter the premises you know they care. The level of care is off the charts and this center is a favorite of mine. I work full time and dropping my kids off at Primrose everyday really eases my mind. I know they are in an environment where they are cared for and where they are learning. Experience in learning/readiness: I have seen my children continually learn and we have seen growth in their readiness. I have a 5yo who has been at Primrose for the past two years. I have no doubts that he is ready for kindergarten. Primrose's curriculum prepared him for kindergarten not only with the information but by helping them become independent. They also focus on the whole child. When we first came to Primrose our 5yo was not eating very many things. One of his teachers was super concerned and constantly encouraged him to try new things. Now he tries all types of new things. When things go wrong: Several months ago a serious accusation was lodged against my son. This mama bear was ready for battle!! The Director of Primrose took everything really serious and started fact finding without any accusations or choosing of side. She interviewed teachers and a few students in a gentle (the kids didnt even know they were being interviewed) and caring manner. The issue was resolved without incident. To me a true test of a school is when things go wrong. Things went very wrong this time but the folks at Primrose stepped up and handled it with care and a thoroughness that speaks to their commitment to excellence. Pick up/ drop off: Pick up and drop off are pretty easy. You get a key fob to gain access to the building, you log your children in and out on a computer. Recently I took the kids out of school for the day to hang out. I did not check them in and did not leave a note in tadpoles (awesome app)...so the school called us to check on them. With all the hot car deaths this small action really touched me. This school cares and they show it! Gosh, I have so much to say! I still have not talked about the app (tadpoles that tracks all the kids do during the day and you get photos) or about the healthy lunches and snacks by the in house chef. I haven't touched on the fact that the chef makes a cake for every child on their birthday...or that families are celebrated monthly. Some may say the cost is too high...but you get what you pay for. If I can't be the one watching my children I want to pay for the best..and the best is Primrose!!!

We have only been at O2B Waconia for a short time, however, our experience has been great so far…read more Everyone is so friendly and kind. Our daughter is in the Infant B room with Ms. Kiersten, Ms. Destiny, Ms. Korrin, and Ms. Melia - they are all so attentive and communicative. The director, Jessica, is also very kind and thorough. We have full confidence leaving our daughter in their care.

We recently moved our daughter to O2B kids from another center. She has made the transition very…read moresmoothly. The staff have all been very warm and friendly. Her classroom teachers offer structure and engaging activities. We look forward to being part of the O2B family for years to come!

Tutor time is so attentive to our babies needs and create a very welcoming environment. Plus the…read moreparent communication is amazing.

We first used tutor time as back up care because if their flexible hours for my 1 and 3 year old…read more Now my 3 year old attends 3 half days a week. They are friendly, very flexible with schedule (we adjust part time hours and days without a problem) and reasonably priced. If we need more days last minute, never a problem. Only complaint was last year my son's teacher left and it took awhile to get a permanent teacher, and we felt a little in a the dark about when she left and who was coming in. Now he has a great teacher and is learning a lot. Updates during the day are great. Once a week an ex-professional soccer player comes in (for a small fee), so my son gets soccer and has option for music. Lots of variety in activities and special rooms for play.

If you love 7 a.m. meetings, rigid staff, and be assigned homework to talk to your three-year-old…read moreabout being a three-year old, this is your place. (e.g., "We really need you to discuss the importance of naps with your child.") Ed, the head of the place, has caused high staff turnover and is unreasonable. He also subjected our kid to pseudo-interrogations. This is the place where the Valley of the Dolls Stepford children go to not learn anything. No thanks. It's less work to watch your child at home than to deal with these folks.

Have a back up plan for this Montessori school. I was so shocked by our experience that I had to…read morewait a week to calm down and write this review. When I was pregnant a year and a half ago, we toured all the Montessori schools near our home and work. We decided to enroll our son in the fall of 2015, once he was over his stranger danger/sensitive period. We hired a wonderful nanny in the meantime. She and her husband planned the birth of their own firstborn around our son's 2015 fall enrollment. Mayflower was our top pick and their toddler teacher came highly recommended by an old friend, another Montessori teacher and Children's House owner in the community. We signed up when our son was a newborn, 14 months ago, and waited. We were excited for visiting day this past month, but shocked to learn we were not actually enrolled. I'm a first time mom, but based on my own research and tours of other toddler programs, this was highly irregular, so I reached out for confirmation. The response from their director Nanci was very canned and left me stunned, "Thanks for coming to Visiting Day. Our application process is continuing and we will be making final decisions for enrollment in the next few weeks. There are many factors we take into account to make our decisions and we balance the classrooms by age and gender. You will hear from us by Friday, March 27. Thanks, Nanci Olesen Director Mayflower Early Childhood Center" Rumor has it there were only 4-7 openings for fall 2015. The visiting day we attended last week was an absolute carnival with 40 families and toddlers! I feel the number of attendees was very misleading for so few openings. I hope that this was an isolated incident. We may have fallen through the cracks since we signed up on recommendation from a Montessori teacher before the toddler program even began at Mayflower. We are still really disappointed and terribly inconvenienced by our experience. We are now scrambling to find an acceptable daycare for our happy, healthy 15 month-old boy. Every place has a year wait. Any insights or advice are most welcome! Our amazing nanny will be on maternity leave and we are really stuck!

My son participates in the ECFE program here at the elementary and he absolutely loves it. They…read morehave a different room theme every week such as trains, dinosaurs, outer space, etc.. He looks forward to it and really enjoys himself. The teachers are amazing and so great with the kids. We will be in the program until he is too old!

Our son loves going to Appleseed everyday! He just moved from the infant room to the toddler room…read moreand is learning so much everyday! Communication has been great - any questions I have are addressed right away and the teachers seem to genuinely care about the children there. Looking forward to another year with Appleseed!

We had our daughter enrolled here for 2 years. While she was in the toddler room she received…read moreexcellent care. The preschool room was awful. Staff turn over was tremendous and the quality of the staff they hired was poor. Some days I would pick my child up and not recognize one staff person in the room. The children were out of control due to 28 kids in one large open room. So glad we left here. If you are looking for cheap center based daycare this is your place. If you are looking for quality daycare I wouldn't consider Appleseed.

This daycare truly has the best teachers and staff. They work very hard and are organized and fun…read more The children that I know that go there love their experience and their teachers. The music teacher is incredible and the programs they put on for the parents and families are so amazing. I would love to see the teachers get more of the salary than the bigwig who runs the show. I would also love to see a woman running the school instead of an overpaid man.

My son has been going to Minnesota Montessori for over an year now and since then his progress has…read morebeen awesome. He is less than 5 years old and already reading at grade level 1. He is very happy in school and always makes faces when I pick him up because he is having fun learning new things every day. From class teachers to lunch lady, director to principal, everyone welcomes you with a warm heart and takes very good care of your child. I highly recommend this place to anyone who is looking for the best child care in the city.

My daughter loves her school, sometimes so much that she does not want to leave (I swear hug her…read moresometimes!). The teachers are incredibly kind and they share the knowledge they have in a relaxed and natural way. Sunshine has been great for the whole family as we are newish to Minnesota. The community is surprisingly from all over for such a small group and welcoming. Two thumbs up, would recommend.

We have had two children at Sunshine and they have thrived. The administration and teachers are…read morededicated, professional, and thoughtful, with minimal turnover. The family community is warm and generous. Our oldest was exceptionally prepared for kindergarten. They have also handled the pandemic very well.