I give the daycare's cleanness for 3.5 - 3.8 stars out of 5.0, but I give their care for my…read moredaughter only 1.0 star. When my daughter falls down and gets bleeding knees, the teachers had no 1st aid at all - Being a parent only heard excuses from the teachers and the school leaders. They're not responsive to our concerns at all. If the kids are so young, I would not recommend the daycare to parents because they're not really care kids, and no natural love for kids. You will feel teachers and school leaders protect and secure their jobs, not caring kids as their consideration.I am very upset during my daughter's stay so we leave here as early as possible.

Great daycare center. My son has thrived. It had been life changing. Comes home bright eyed and…read moreasking to go back. I have seen a change in development too.

Great place and our family loves it!! We have had great experiences with everything…read more Emily S

I've deleted my post once before but I won't be taking it down now. The short version is I love the…read morestaff and director at Lighthouse in Zimmerman, but I do not recommend enrolling your child there at this time. There needs to be more care and accountability with the company/owner. I was there for about 5 months and the amount of issues I saw were overwhelming. It hurts my heart to see how the center is neglected and runs on the donations of the parents. Other times I've seen the staff bring in things that they purchased for the center. For example, I asked about 3 strollers in total that broke during my time there. All three were worn by mother nature because the center doesn't have shed to store them. The last one still hasn't been replaced. You can tell the paperwork that is offered to parents is a copy of a copy times 30. I was told we weren't allowed to have the new version printed. I saw the employees break table that is a two by two short table that sits outside the bathroom that has no chairs for the staff to sit at. I repetitively received conflicting information verbally and via emails from the owner, if at all. The whole center needs a remodel inside and nothing has been done. Lastly I'll leave you with this recent event. The director took a well deserved vacation for the week and the owner couldn't get the computer to work for the staff so she left. That's it. She called it quits and had everyone use paper for a week, then had the director clean it up when she got back. I didn't see the owner at all during that week. Until there is new ownership, I will not be back.

The franchise owner, Pramod, is dedicated to helping children learn math and English. We had a sad…read moresituation in our family. Our oldest turned out to be a math genius which lulled us into believing that the other three would do fine in math in school. I learned otherwise with our second child who was tested at Kumon when he was in pre-calculus in 10th grade and could not get the correct answer to 16 of 20 fraction problems (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). Yes, I forced him to do Kumon. He worked an hour a day for 8 months and made up for 10 years of sliding through math classes, doing pattern matching. When he took the ACT, his pre-algebra math was tested at 99%. His two younger sisters were also in math at Kumon and now excel in math. Sadly, the high school continues to do a deplorable job of teaching math which is why Kumon is necessary. A daughter is now in pre-calc and told me that the teacher wrote: 1/2 +1/3 on the board and asked the 30 students how many could calculate the correct answer in their head. Only 6 students raised their hands. I am writing why you would take your children to Kumon because I was aware of the program for two years before I put my kids in it. I could not believe it was necessary to have daily drilling. Now my son in particular thanks me for forcing him through Kumon, and my two younger daughters tell me how fun it is fly through math worksheets in school when everyone else is struggling to remember basics like long division. I really respect Pramod who is almost always at the Kumon Center when it is open. He takes personal interest in each child and works to help them advance. I consider having my kids in Kumon as one of the best decisions we have made in parenting.

If you and the kidos are looking for some great after school, weekend, or summer activities be sure…read moreto check out Joyce Olson-Kapell's new craft & handwork studio in NE Minneapolis. Similar to the classes she use to hold in her toy stores Wonderment in Linden Hills and on Grand Avenue in St. Paul but better. Lots of new classes and a beautiful open space located in the Minneapolis arts district. Pied Piper Crafts has classes for children ages 2+ to adult.

Unfortunately, our family did not have a positive experience here. In feb we enrolled our son. The…read morefirst few days was a transition but he seems to enjoy it. However the next week during pick up, his eyes were puffy and I could tell he had been crying for some time. He stated one of the teachers (with black hair) hit him on his arm. I immediately spoke with the director Kim who had him point out who did it behind the two way mirror in her office. He pointed to the lady "in the green shirt with black hair". She was disappointed and in shock. Told me she'd have a talk with that teacher and get back. After not hearing back, I sent emails and made calls to her. Finally received an email stating "we have a hard time believing this happened" and a whole bunch of other non sense. My kid was so scared of this one teacher he would shut down on the drive there. We finally decided to pull him out a week later since "nothing" happened. Ms. Brenda is a great teacher, and it's seems as if Kim the director runs the place very well- but I think she should've handled this situation more seriously. Cooperate was contacted but haven't heard much since.

I have three children that currently attend Step By Step in the Corcoran location. They have all…read morebeen full-time students from the infant room all the way to the school age program. My husband and I absolutely love the Montessori program, and we have loved seeing how the children embrace every aspect of it as they grow. The teachers there have been wonderful, and my children literally skip in the door every morning. The educational activities, field trips, and life skills that they offer here are second to none. I have been especially impressed the past couple of years with the infant room teachers. They are truly the nicest people in the world, and my daughter adores them. This has made the transition from maternity leave to working full time so much easier! My oldest daughter started Kindergarten this past year in the public school system, but she rides the bus back to Step By Step in the afternoons for the school age program. She has excelled in Kindergarten thanks in large part to her Montessori training, and Step By Step remains a familiar respite for her to come to after school. The staff here are very agreeable and accommodating, and you can tell they truly love what they do because most of the teachers have been there for many years. I admire what they do, and I go to work every day knowing my children are not only receiving excellent care, but they are also growing academically, as well as socially each and every day!

The staff and the learning environment are incredible--nurturing and professional. Our son is two…read moreyears old, and he has grown in wonderful ways while at CW. He has learned skills, while also gaining an appreciation for the community. We feel very fortunate to be enrolled here. CW is among a small number of certified Montessori schools in the area.

This school removes negative reviews to inflate their rating on Facebook. My family did not have a…read morepositive experience and we want to share this experience with others so additional families do not face the treatment we did. Our infant was averaging 3 accident reports a week (see my husband's review and profile photo of a black eye and mark on his forehead which he suffered during the morning at the school. We were not alerted about this until the afternoon. On the same day they sent home his lunch untouched.) The school director in her email to our family after this series of problems cracked the following joke and wrote in her email "I hope he is sleeping peacefully and ate a full dinner." School leadership was unprofessional and bullying toward our family, and upon further investigation we found MANY families who had recently left or been "asked to leave" due to the mismanagement of this childcare facility. Being a "true" Montessori does not excuse unprofessional behavior and safety concerns of our child. The director herself is not AMI certified. Another family had their child receive the wrong mother's breast milk and the director made a joke about this incident as well. Many negative reviews have been removed due to similar complaints and at least two of the reviews still active are from board members of the school who's children no longer attend.