We love First Circle! Our daughter has been here almost a year and the teachers take extraordinary…read morecare of the little ones, with so much love, learning, and silly fun throughout the day. They're also so helpful in helping our daughter progress and become independent. Big shoutout to Amber and Naomi in infant 3! And to Clay and Kaitie for jumping in to help whenever needed!

We love this place! My job forces us to travel often, and I wanted some stability for my son. First…read moreCircle provided that and lots of love, care, and patience. I can not speak more highly of the staff!

In early 2013, I was looking for child care services for my soon-to-be-born infant starting in…read moreNovember 2013. I visited several child care centers and settled on Magical Beginnings in Wakefield because they were very close to home, well-accredited, and reasonably priced. I was told that I should reserve my spot quickly before they fill up, so I sent in my deposit + application fee of $750 in late May. The deposit is non-refundable, which I figured wasn't a problem because we had every intention of using this child care center, and I figured even if something happened, they'd probably be reasonable and refund it if they were able to fill my spot (and if they weren't able to fill the spot, obviously they should keep the money). Unfortunately, something happened, and I had to relocate out of state for work and therefore couldn't use this daycare center. That's where I had a disappointing experience with Magical Beginnings. As soon as I found out in mid June, I notified Magical Beginnings that I wouldn't be able to send my daughter there. I wanted to give them as much notice as possible so they could fill the spot with a paying customer. I had only sent in my deposit a month earlier, and was giving them over 4 months notice, so I was hoping they'd do the reasonable thing and refund my deposit. In fact, when I spoke to them on the phone, they said they had a waiting list, so clearly they'd have no trouble filling the spot. I had to ask if they'd refund my deposit. I had hoped they'd just offer without me asking, since $750 is a significant amount of money to hold from me if they didn't have a logical reason to keep it. But they didn't. And after I asked (very politely), they simply said the deposit is non-refundable. I then explained why I had hoped they'd refund the deposit (again, politely), but I was just told that it's non-refundable and that they could have the director call me. Unfortunately, I never got a call, so instead I wrote an email to the director (again, very polite) with logical reasoning as to why it would be nice if they refunded the deposit. All I got was a response that they'd refund $50 with no reasonable explanation why they'd keep $700 of my money other than "it's non-refundable." They're within their rights to keep the money, since the paperwork I signed said it was non-refundable. And if I had canceled at the last minute or they were unable to fill my slot, of course it would make total sense for them to keep the money. But I gave them lots of notice. And they have plenty of time to fill the slot (and appear to have done so). And if it's worth anything, it's not like I canceled for no reason... the job relocation was sudden and unexpected. I can't speak to how well this child care center runs on a day to day basis, but I get a really bad feeling from anyone who would keep $700 of my money without a good reason. Just really disappointed in how they conducted themselves. That's a lot of money.

My daughter (now 13 months old) has been attending Magical Beginnings since she was 4 months old…read more Originally we planned to use an in-home daycare but we got a weird vibe during our test week and had to scramble to find a new place. We lucked out as MB was just opening a new infant room in Wakefield and had space. We were a little nervous as we picked MB based on our tour and interview with the director; we didn't get to meet her teachers as they hadn't even been hired yet. It was a gamble that paid off. We love Miss Katy and Miss Sue, but more importantly, so does our daughter. Even during her phases of separation anxiety, she is always calm and happy at drop-off and pickup and has big smiles for her teachers and classmates. The communication from the staff is excellent and they are very flexible. Our daughter is a very easy baby in many ways, but she likes to skip naps and got distracted during bottle feeding, but Katy and Sue have worked hard with us on those issues. They also do lots of fun activities and crafts and we have been saving her day logs and "artwork" in her baby book. Soon, our girl will transition to the toddler room; I'm impressed with the communication and planning around this step so far, but I don't know who will be more sad about my girl leaving the infant classroom: her or me and my husband.

Both of my children have gone to Cedar Street Kids and I cannot imagine sending them anywhere else,…read moreespecially when they were babies. Joelle and Meri give wonderful care and will love your children like their own. For new parents especially, Cedar St. Kids takes the anxiety out of leaving your child with someone else. Both of my kids were always happy to go to daycare and my daughter (now in pre K) still asks about Aunty Jo! Joelle helped us out with our first when we were both working longer hours and the flexibility was greatly appreciated. Your children will be safe, loved, and happy here.

Cedar Street Kids is by far the best daycare in town. They are so compassionate and caring. My son…read moreasks to go to daycare on the weekends. The hours are great, and they are always flexible with changes. As a teacher they were one of the only places to allow an early drop in. I could not imagine my son anywhere else. I highly recommend Cedar Street.

My family has been with this center for a few months and let me just say, it is clear the Director…read moreand management team does not care about your kids or the employees. It seems as though everyday, the team is just trying to "make it through the day". Every morning at drop-off, the toddler and infant classrooms are clearly over ratio and chaotic. There are constant teacher callouts. My daughter's teacher is out numerous times a week for one reason or another. This forces my child to be placed in a different room, proving that there is no consistency. The teachers that do show up everyday, are CLEARLY burnt out. I feel bad for them. Additionally, a majority of the staff lack any educational expertise and seem to view this job as glorified babysitting. Management seems to hire anyone who walks through the door just so they can enroll more families and make more money. This puts a heavy burden on the good staff. No quality curriculum is taking place. My kids never come home with any artwork or projects. The kids are just not learning anything. The center is filthy. I don't think anyone knows how to sweep or mop. I have had to step through my child's classroom to get their backpack and I am disgusted with the state of the classrooms. I truly believe the teachers are so burnt out, they are just too tired to clean. And it shows. There are a handful of wonderful teachers who seem to care about the kids; but unfortunately, that is way overshadowed by the negative vibes in this place. There is a child in my son's preschool classroom (Kairo is the child's name) that has extremely aggressive and violent behavior. My child fears going to class because of him. I have spoken with the Director Heather numerous times about this and it seems nothing is being done and my concerns are being pushed aside. This child needs special help that he cannot get in a large group setting. I know multiple parents have the same concerns about this child. I am in search of another daycare and soon as I get a spot, I will be dis-enrolling immediately.

My family has been with the Kindercare company for a few years. Both my son and daughter attend the…read moreMelrose center. Good experience!

Excellent and amazing staff. The Transportation Children's center daycare program is top notch. My…read morewife and I have been sending my daughter here since she was old enough to attend. She looks forward to going to school everyday and they make learning fun. Between the annual holiday shows the teachers and kids put on and the different fundraisers and raffles you really get a sense of community. The teachers have helped with everything from social skills to potty training. I would highly recommend this daycare.

TCC is wonderful! The infant room teachers are phenomenal. There are two infant rooms, but the…read morestaff really works as a team so they all know every baby. The staff are experienced and clearly enjoy caring for infants. One reason we chose TCC is that it had a higher infant to teacher ratio than other places. I am constantly impressed with how well organized and clean the staff keeps the infant rooms. They do tons of fun and enriching activities with the kids (field trips, music, art). The facility is located within the State Transportation Building and has security for accessing TCC. TCC also has its own outdoor playground on the third floor of the building. There's also free parking for drop-off and pickup. We looked at a lot of daycares and are so glad we chose TCC!

This is our third child to go through this daycare, which probably says it all. The teachers…read moregenuinely care about the kids. They communicate so well with parents and feel like real partners in our children's development, not just a place to drop them off. We feel so lucky to have found them and can't recommend them enough!

My second child to go through Ethos and absolutely love it. The staff are attentive, friendly, kind…read moreand wonderful. They work really hard and have great programmes for the children; they make learning fun. My son absolutely loves Ethos. The fact that I can threaten him with "no daycare tomorrow" if he doesn't behave and it's the only thing that makes him behave, speaks volumes!!

Our daughter attended Burlington Daycare from infant to pre-k and it was the best choice we ever…read moremade. The entire staff is kind and caring. We always felt our daughter was safe there, even at the height of the pandemic. The Director Jacquie and the Assistant Director Renee are hands on and kept us informed and the everything running smooth. We know our daughter is smarter and more well rounded because she went there. She made friends that she will stay close with long after they went on to Kindergarten. We were so lucky to get our daughter in here, and we would highly recommend it!

I now have two children at BDC and still feel the same way. My kids love their teachers and receive…read morereally great care.

My daughter has been goin to Little Star for a year now. This is one of the best daycares she has…read morebeen to. They have a great schedule for the children and do not shuffle them around into every classroom like I've seen other centers do. Pre-Pandemic, my daughter would get dropped off at 7am, always the first child there. I would see and smell how clean it was. I even smelled bleach so that informed me that my child was in a safe and clean place. It is now 6 months Into the pandemic and she just is just now returning to school. I feel comfortable because I KNOW what kind of setting I'm sending my child so I have no worries. The director is great and patient and has taught me a lot. I'm a first time mom so I get nervous(it's normal to have these feelings) but I feel very reassuring about this daycare.