Friends n Fun was the preschool for both of our children and I cannot say enough good things about…read moreit. These women are dedicated, loving educators who are so invested in the development and growth of children. I highly recommend this preschool.

Great pre-K program and it is very structured. Teachers are caring, kind and dedicated. Principal…read moreis receptive and willing to engage with parents. Love the facilities, playgrounds etc and is very safe too. Great environment for the little ones and also definitely considering to continue the journey through elementary and beyond. Not to mention the snacks and hot lunch which my kid loves.

This is more like a preschool than just child care. Children are well-supervised, engage in…read morestructured activities like drawing, painting, story time, etc. Staff is competent, experienced, with a low child-to-adult ratio. No aggression is tolerated, so your little one won't come home with bad habits. No nut products allowed. They don't change diapers, and you must remain on-site. Also applies to North Rec Center child care. Best drop-in child care around, unlike the Louisville Rec Center child care, which I do not recommend (constant video, little supervision, and a terrible, ugly space. Who wants to play on a patio made of asphalt roofing?)

After a few weeks, we decided to remove our baby from Lisa's care. She often lied to us and never…read morementioned that there had been a fire at her place. During that time, strangers were frequently in her home for repairs and renovations while our baby was there. One day, our baby refused to drink milk because of all the noise and chaos, but Lisa didn't tell us. As a result, our baby became severely dehydrated and went without food or milk for six hours. She also regularly came home with a full, unchanged diaper. Lisa never sent us any pictures or updates, and when I asked, she would get irritated and say she was too busy with renovations. That's unacceptable -- she was supposed to provide a safe and caring environment for our child. Later, she demanded full payment for the next month, but we refused since she failed to provide proper care and safety.

Lisa is amazing with our son. She always gives us updates on how he has done for the day. Our son…read morelights up when he sees her and loves being there playing with the other children. I feel so fortunate to have found Lisa she takes amazing care of our son and she is very reasonably priced.

We had to pull our 18 month old out of the Toddler 1 class due to gross negligence by the staff…read morehere. Basic minimum care was not performed and we no longer felt it was safe or healthy for our son to attend this facility. My child in the toddler 1 room was often unsupervised, didn't get his diaper changed, was left outside without proper clothing in cold temperatures, and didn't have the right ratio of teachers to students when dropping in unexpectedly. Avoid at all costs.

My godson went here about 10 years ago and then my niece and nephew have gone here for the past 3…read moreyears. My sister-in-law had many wonderful things to say about her children's experience. I knew when it was time to send my infant to a daycare facility, this would be the place. Not only is it affordable but we LOVE the teachers!! My son is an easy going guy and he has had a smooth transition into daycare, which is so comforting to a new and first time mama!! He is actually a much happier guy on days that he spends socializing with other babies and the teachers are always so attentive to him and are very communicative with me when I come pick him up. I cannot imagine sending him anywhere else!!

If zero stars was an option that would be my rating. I can only hope this review is read by parents…read morebefore enrolling children into this center. It is under staffed, unsafe and during my short time I witnessed a dozen licensing violations. The preschool class room has 12 to 15 children at any given time ages 2 1/2 to 4 years with only one adult. Current ratio is 8:1 for children 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 and 9:1 for 4-5. Because of the mixed ages in the class room some children arent potty trained and need to be changed frequently. However, there is no changing table in the room causing the only adult to leave 11 to 14 other children unattended or forcing a child to go hours without proper changing. With little supervision children are getting hurt constantly. The play ground has lose gravel wich is a breeding ground for more injury. I've witnessed several injuries from minor scratchs to concussions, none of which were reported to parents at the time and no incident reports were filed. In addition punishment for the young children is obscene and over zealous considering the mentality and maturity of the children. Kids are threatened with sitting in the office and when taken they do not return to the classroom for anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour. I've had parents tell me that the director yelled at a child and threatened they would not get breakfast if they could not behaive. Since when is a 30 minute time out or withholding meals a reasonable punishment? Last week was a tornado warning for the area, while taking my family to a safe place I called the center to ask if they too were on lock down. Being the center is mostly windows I was concerned for their safety. I was told no, and that the children attending before and aftercare were being picked up. An additional call was then made to the pickup school and we were notified the kids were not being released at their useal time due to the weather advisories. However, the person picking up the kids still went into the school and demanded the children be relaesed into his care. You can imagine the horror I along with the parents were faced with. Lucky the tornado didn't touch down, but if it had, who knows what could have happened. I, along with several other parents have addressed these safety concerns with the director, only to be told it is not something she can fix because she is overwhelmed with other duties. To my knowledge the center as of now, has 3 pending violations with the county and after a call to social services and licensing I'm certain the number will be inflated here shortly. Lastly, becuase the center is understaffed they are struggling to find qualified personal to fill the positions. Most of the "teachers" have NO quilifications, formal education or the state required 3000 hours of experience for early childhood education. You can imagine with no training or proper experience, many of these employees are not equipped to manage children properly in this situation. The teachers are commonly yelling at children and threatening them. When these means aren't productive bribery of candy or ice cream (which isn't actually ever given) becomes the new barging chip. My only suggestion is to put serious research when finding a provider for your child. Walk into the center several times unexpectedly and allow yourself a real view of the environment your child is placed in. A provider should be loving, caring, excited to see your child, he/she should come home with stories to tell and singing songs they've learned. If you son/daughter is crying when being dropped off, please let that be an indication that something is not rite.

The staff at Kinder College have consistently exceeded my expectations over the last almost two…read moreyears, that my son has attended. From his teacher, Ms. Nadia, to the wonderful Ms. Jacci to center director Ms. Malika, the school is the place to have your child attend for preschool. I think it's safe to say that every parents major concern is that your child is safe, cared for, loved and is involved in a program that help them to grow mentally and physically. I recommend this location 100% and with no hesitation. I truly love this location and staff.

I want to preface this with a disclaimer that I am a former pre-kindergarten teacher and quality…read morerating specialist (I worked with Qualistar from 2008-2009), and when I happened upon the previous yelp comment I had to respond. These are my own words/thoughts and not those of Qualistar. Qualistar is an excellent institution to ensure Colorado's youngest are being taken care of and given the most beneficial social and cognitive skill training in their early formative years, in addition to ensuring safety and health measures. I think it is a process and program Colorado should be proud of as centers not only receive a rating, but also thorough informative follow-up reports and one-on-one meetings to explain the rating and discuss quality improvement goals for the future. As noted by the previous commenter, the Qualistar rating system is rather stringent and may require some standards with reasons that aren't apparent on their face (although there are some errors in the details provided, as appropriate hugs are encouraged, for example). This should be so, as early childhood education centers should be held to the highest standards. It's important to keep in mind, though, that to receive a favorable three or even perfect four stars, a center does not have to obtain a perfect score on each one of the indicators. There is plenty of flexibility in which a center that has excellent educational materials and safe equipment, for example, could still receive a favorable rating even if they don't perfectly achieve handwashing standards (which is very common since it is a rather tedious requirement). And many have! I had given four star ratings to small, in home providers who lacked a lot of the financial buttressing and had many more potential safety hazards than a traditional childcare center, but really excelled in other areas such as promoting language and social skills in the children. The full range of what is observed is what makes the Qualistar quality rating system very valuable and a good indicator of what a center does well and also where they could be putting in efforts to improve. I wonder if the individual who left the previous comment was a childcare provider in or owner of a childcare center that did not receive the rating they desired. If this is the case, I hope that there were some take-aways that were useful in your center's continuing improvement. To everyone else, this is a really cool system that puts Colorado's young children as a PRIORITY, an emphasis that is non-existent in many other areas of the U.S., and a program to be emulated.

Excellent directors and teachers whose main focus has been the well being of the kids…read more We always get updates with pictures on what the kids are doing.

This place is a great daycare facility that is well run by highly trained professionals. I would…read morerecommend this place to anyone.