**trigger warning on child abuse/ child harm**. I am posting this to warn parents about The…read moreLearning Experience here in Wilmington on Main Street being under investigation for child abuse/ child harm in preschool (3-4 years old). My 4 year old daughter had told me her 2 teachers in her preschool room grab her and other kids and hurt them when they're not listening or in trouble. She had bruises on her arms that look like fingerprints on three occasions. I reported this to the director, provided pictures, and both teachers were put on an administrative leave since 5/2. The investigation is still ongoing and active, yet the director and her boss have allowed them to come back as of this past Thursday 5/18. The Director said the reason is due to staffing in the room and having kids get back to a routine. This choice to allow people around kids who are under an active investigation is putting the business over child safety. I pulled my daughter from the center and I told the parents directly who have kiddos in the room. There are multiple kids impacted. My daughter and other kids have also said they get "taddle tickets" if they're telling on others in the class. It's incredibly disturbing to tell 3 and 4 year olds not to speak up or they get these red taddle tickets, and it's probably the reason other parents didn't know - putting a system in place to promote kids not to speak up or feel it's not ok to speak up. There have been no incident reports provided on how she got the bruises, and she has been very clear on what happened by telling me, the director, and the DCF case manager. It's been most devastating to hear her crying saying things like "It's all my fault and it's ok if my teachers hurt me. I just want to see my friends." She's looking at the removal from the center as another punishment rather than an effort to keep her safe. I will say, we've used TLE since 2018 and have encountered some amazing, caring teachers, but this is not acceptable what The Learning Experience management is allowing right now. The fact that TLE management, and possibly the Department of Early Education, are allowing teachers back who are under an active investigation for hurting kids is sickening and is very poor management. Please do not use this place for childcare.

Nicole and Christy are awesome. Our son has been part of this family for the last 3 years and we…read morecould not have been happier. Love, respect, fun and great education as well! The facility is also well designed compared to any we have visited in the area.

Abundant Life Christian School and Child Care is a great way to have your child learn about their…read moreFaith formation and academics. It's also a safe, nurturing environment with caring teachers that love working and helping children grow. Jennifer P

Abundant Life Childcare has been such a blessing to our family! Our daughter has attended the…read moreprogram from infancy through pre-K. Each one of her teachers have poured into her and helped mold and shape her! I could not recommend it more!

Our daughter will be completing her second year at RMS this spring. The self motivating skill set…read morelearned within a Montessori classroom is something my daughter will use for the rest of her life. The RMS teachers foster a classroom of respect, order, trust, and peace. Allowing the children to focus and learn on their daily tasks, versus being distracted by chaos and clutter. The multi-age classroom creates a loving community for all ages and exposes younger children to learning objectives that they may not ordinarily have access to. We could not be happier with the school, and look forward to witnessing our daughter's continual growth.

We have been incredibly happy with this preschool for our children. All of the teachers are highly…read moreskilled and dedicated to the Montessori approach to education. My children have learned so much from their incredible teachers, as well as from the other children in the program, and have made wonderful friends. Attention is paid to each child's learning style, strengths, and areas of development, and the low student/teacher ratio allows the teachers to support each child through their own learning process. Fantastic extra activities, such as music and theater enrichment, take place regularly. So happy we chose this school!

I have proudly been able to call NGCC Andover my employment home for the past 20 years. It has…read morebeen and continues to be an amazing place to work, teach, and collaborate with fellow teachers. I have learned so much as an early child educator from the teacher mentors I have met along the way. As an employee I feel supported by management and my coworkers. I have had the joy and pleasure to be in the lives of some fantastic kids and families. Anyone looking to work in the early education field should consider a career at NGCC Andover.

My 3yr son has been at the Andover location for a little over a month and has had the best…read moreexperience. This transition was tough for him and myself as he had a horrible ending to his last daycare. I initially got a gut feeling when I toured which is why I chose it. I was overjoyed and pleasantly surprised with how consistently happy/friendly/caring the staff are day after day. I truly feel that my son is loved there everyday by all the teachers and management not just his primary teachers. And the management team appears flawless/kind and a pleasure to work with! I could go on but truly we LOVE it here that sums it up!

We had a terrible experience. Our daughter was bitten 7 times by the same kid over a period…read morestarting July 2013 to now. Rather than remove this child from the program, the biter continues to threaten our kid and others. Indeed, the ultimate solution has been to move our daughter (2) back to the baby room. They have been unable to manage the situation using arbitrary and loose protocols, ineffective shadowing, etc. It has been a chain of poor management from the site direct to the regional director to the CEO. No communication or coordination between anyone. This is basically toddler bullying and they have a weak and vague policy that favors the biter. The end solution was recommends of other daycare centers for our daughter, the non biter. We have had better experiences working the cable company than little sprouts. You pay a lot for this program with expectations that leaders will dismiss disruptive kids in favor of learners with adequate behaviors. This was just not our experience in the least. It is terrible to drop your child off knowing she's not protected and signing another incident report and nursing bite marks that leave bruises.

My 15-month old daughter has been going to Little Sprouts Wilmington since I returned to work when…read moreshe was 3 months old. There were some fairly extensive staffing changes earlier in 2014, and I believe the results have been positive. The staff are attentive and engaged with our daughter, and she genuinely loves being there. We completely trust the women caring for our daughter while we are at work, and when I pick her up at night, she is happy and smiling. Her social and language skills are rapidly growing by the day, a testament to the curriculum provided by Little Sprouts. The main drawback is, as another reviewer mentioned, the lack of parking at the facility (which has been numerous other things such as a cell phone store and a bank!) that can make picking up/dropping off at peak times difficult. My husband and I are pleased overall with the experience we have had there, and we intend to keep our child enrolled until she is ready for kindergarten.

My husband and I can't say enough great things about Little Treasures. We have two kids enrolled in…read morethe daycare and since day one they've been nothing but accommodating. Our children have grown in so many positive ways since being there. We have always appreciated how invested the staff is in making sure the routine at home and at daycare always stays consistent. It is also very clean and organized which makes it that much more inviting!!! Thank you Little Treasures for everything! Patrick and Ashley Cassidy

I have been a part of the Little Treasures family since 2004...both as a parent and as a…read moreteacher/administrator. As a parent, there is no where else I would have wanted my kids to develop their educations. When they went on to elementary school (in another town), I was asked (by their teachers) where they went to preschool/pre-K. I was told that they were more prepared than most of the other children in their class. Amazing! As a teacher/administrator, there is no where else I would want to work. I am the music teacher (for all 3 locations) and the after school and vacation program director. The home-like atmosphere provided at LTS is true and organic. While still professional, the teachers and administrators at LTS are intelligent, loving, kind, generous, honest, trustworthy, dependable, fun and just plain old nice! The 3 locations are all different and amazing in their own right. The programs offered at each location are well-planned, consistent, engaging and constructive. If you are looking for a positive learning experience for your child, please check out Little Treasures in Reading, Lynnfield or North Reading.

My daughter has been going there for four months now and I am extremely happy with the daycare…read more The tuition rate is fair, the location is convenient and close to a nature reserve, which is a big advantage. The staff I believe is among the best. Amy and company do a wonderful job of taking care of the children. My daughter rarely wants to leave at the end of the day and I can see huge leaps in her development on a weekly basis. She is a happy and healthy kid and I have the daycare team to thank for it. I strongly recommend sending your child there. Its very clean, staffed with the best team you can imagine, loaded with activities, and is a great value. The only minor thing I would have loved to see is a meal plan for children.

Finding a good day care for my son has been really hard and time consuming to say the least. We…read morewent through 3 not so great day care centers last 2 years before we finally found this place. My son is in their toddler program and his teachers are all great. Juana is such a loving and caring person and Sarah is a fun teacher. My son loves all of his teachers, Juana, Sarah, and Stacey! This particular center has a huge indoor motor skill/playground area which is awesome for kids on rainy and cold winter days. All of the classrooms get a plenty of sunlights and it's conveniently located near rt 93 entrance/exit. The center is always clean and welcoming, and I DO love this place for my son very much. Unfortunately, due to my recent job change, I am looking for a daycare center near my work in Kendall SQ, and I have to say, the whole process sucks! The fact that my son loves this place makes it even harder to find any comparable place else where. Other Bright Horizon centers in Cambridge seem to be okay, but their tuition is outrageously high and none of them have an open spot in their toddler program till next Spring, sigh. I have been calling, emailing, and visiting so many day care centers in hopes of finding a good day care that my son will be happy in while saving some commute time. So far no such luck, so we are staying with this center until next Spring. Anyway, yes, I highly recommend this place if you're looking for a day care for your child in North Reading.

Received phone call from director ambushing me with how the center was unable to "settle" my just…read moreturned 2 year old. His first time in a daycare program, attending 2x per week. Sent pictures in app of him happy and playing only to be told during this call he is never settled and never plays. When questioned the owner Urvi said "admittedly teachers are very selective about capturing the child's happier moments" eluding that it wasnt the real situation with our child just an illusion. How does a child acclimate within just 5/6 visits to a new school? When we would ask the teachers how he was doing we would get "he's having better days, pockets here and there but better". This phone call was refuting these images and all we were told by the teacher reason being not to upset us as parents. Pretty much lied to us up until this phone call all to keep the peace. How does a parent support a teacher or program if they aren't being given the truth? Oh that's right you call and ambush them with how your child cries all day long and they don't know what to do or how to handle them. When we mentioned that we feel the 2x per week probably wasn't helping him get used to the program and that he would benefit from consistency in days it was silence on their end. I brought up initial sign on conversation with owner Urvi about waitlisting and that she mentioned by the end of this calendar year beginning of next a 3 day a week spot should open. I was immediately put on hold. When the director came back on the line she said "What Urvi meant was there would be a spot if we opened another classroom and well we are having trouble finding staff , so that won't be happening anytime soon." Another colorful story sold to us! When I questioned as to why I was just hearing about all this struggle today she said that "maybe I made the mistake of telling your husband." I am sorry what, now you're inferring that 1) my husband and I don't communicate about our children and 2)that he is a liar. I responded with no we talk ritualistically every afternoon when he gets in the car at pickup and when they arrive home about how his day went. I never expected my child to seamlessly take to school, however to be told you're child is unmanageable when there is no substance behind said claims is bizarre. These claims become even crazier when fictitious conversations come into play and what you're seeing in black and white via images on the app are in fact manipulated to create a facade. What should also be noted here is my child has a provisional diagnosis of autism which the school was not only made aware of but supported by me sending in early intervention services. I tell you this because during this phone call the director picked apart my child's behavior almost mocking him to be honest. In the conversation about him not playing "He walks around the playground hanging on to the ball." Well if you're any sort of "educator" you would know a trait of autism is special interests and this is not an uncommon behavior. BUT thank you for condescendingly pointing out how inept you truly are to handle a child that is not neurotypical. Do not take anything about this school at face value. The stories and faces are many and it's not pretty when they show their true self. Glad I got my child out of there before he was permanently traumatized. Please see picture attached for how "never ever settled, cries all the time" my son is. It's all just for the parents at the cost of the kids-when you add marker it makes it sting less.

We've been very impressed with the curriculum and the teachers at Primrose School of Andover. It…read morefeels like a great balance of a structured institution (great lessons, pristine facilities, etc) and personal attention. Our preschool teacher does my daughters hair every day and calls her "sweet girl" on her way out. Urvi, the owner took the time to add post-it note to a backpack of a classmate my daughter wanted to connect with outside of the school. They also provide balanced snacks and lunches. Overall, it just feels like my daughter is in safe hands, thriving and learning a lot!