We love the teachers here so much - so safe and clean and fun! The kids do so many cool things and…read morenot having to pack a lunch everyday is a godsend!

The staff at Gardner is phenomenal! They are so caring and attentive to all the needs of my little…read moreone.

We enrolled our only child to Primrose St. Louis Park when she was 3 months old and we were…read morefortunate enough to have her in this specific location Until she turned 17 months old. Being a first time parent, I wasn't sure what to expect with a public daycare.. having my daughter essentially cared for by strangers for 8-10 hours a day, 5 days a week was worrisome as thats more time than I even get to spend with her.. however, Saira and the team of teachers and even Chef, have made a huge impact on our life in such a positive way That I will forever be grateful for!!! From day one of our orientation with Saira, to the first day we brought our daughter into the Infant room, all the way to the last day, when we had to take her out due to a family relocation/move...every day with Siara and her team, felt like they were my family! Not only did The staff/teachers make sure my daughter was cared for with love and care but they spent one on one time with her, teaching her a wide variety of categories that were essential for her core development at her age. I owe her confidence to every teacher she engaged with! There was never one second that I felt worried about her and that is the ultimate feeling any parent dreams of when others are caring for their children! Long story short, Primrose St. Louis park was a true blessing and are some of the most impactful people I have met This far in my life. That said- THANK YOU... Saira- for everything!! thank you for being a wonderful person and leader in a field so demanding and challenging. Thank you for helping me navigate my first year of parenthood outside of your everyday role. Your medical field experience, kind heart, and profound memory made a huge impact on me, and is a big factor in the trust I felt leaving our daughter everyday! You deserve more credit and acknowledgment than I'm sure youre currently receiving and hope your know you made an huge impact on my life! Thank you to the Infant room teachers - those who have been there for years (Ms. Joelle) and those who have moved on. you help care for these babies in such a nurturing way, helping them adjust into the world of chaos in a warm and loving environment! And thank you to the toddler room teachers- those who stepped in to help out and those who hold the ground in that room (aka ms. trinity "titi")! you all have made our daughter feel loved everyday, the second she walked towards her classroom, she would light up and be so excited to see you guys, even calling YOUR names out in the morning in the car on our ride there! and she only Knew about 10 words at that point.. 5 of them were your names!! And To Chef- thank YOU! thank you for keeping the kids belly's full with nutritious foods and most of all, thank you for your continued smiles and greetings in the morning hallway pass through. you always brightened my day! All in all- I can't say enough positive things about the staff, process, care, and overall atmosphere at this location. If you're lucky enough to get a spot, i promise your children will be in great hands! Forever grateful for all of you! THANK YOU For all you do! -Grace and her parents miss you dearly!

As assistant director here, I get to watch many teachers fall inlove with their job. Here are a…read morecouple of reviews: I am here to collectively collaborate to share ideas and to help children become self-confident, cooperative, and ready for school age learning in elementary school. To teach children and help them learn the curriculum. To assess students in their academic levels and assist them and challenge them. To be positive, help students to be self-confident, cooperative and ready for future school experiences! I work here to grow my knowledge with kids. I welcome families with smile on my face to show the kids parents that we are reliable and loving teachers. I am working here to gain experience in teaching and childcare. I believe that children are the future and we must allow them to grow and learn to their fullest extent. The opportunity to help shape the generations to come is a huge honor and an equally huge responsibility. I believe that I am here to provide the future generations the best care possible so that they can carry the torch of problem solving and innovation as they grow into adults. I do this job because I have a passion for working with the kids. I love the early stages: seeing them develop their sweet/funny/all different and unique in their own ways. They are truly the best to be around. I think together as a community we should get to know our teachers more in order to make this family a community. I love seeing the continual growth of my students both in academics and social-emotionally and being able to share my love of learning in hopes to have them become life long learners. I want to provide an educational, safe and loving environment where they can thrive. Early Childhood Education has a huge impact on future success and I want to make sure that my students have access to that. I love my job because I love and teach kindness, to learn and help others, and to grow my knowledge about the career path I want to follow. I also love to encourage and help our students reach their full potential. I myself had a most amazing daycare lady, Barb. I always knew I had a safe place to go where I would always be loved right from the start of my life. I've always wanted to be that person like she was to me. Children are our future. They are among the most engaging and most intriguing audiences one can work with. They bring out my own creativity. I want to help steer children in a positive direction.

Do NOT bring your child, particularly your infant to this child care center. I live in an apartment…read morethat shares a courtyard with them. They routinely shame the children during playtime. Babies are allowed to cry uncomforted for 20-30 minutes and longer. It is cruel, tortuous, barbaric. Neighbors on the courtyard share my dismay at what we've seen and heard .

We love this center - my son 4 and daughter 2 have been here for 8 months and have thrived. The…read morecenter is clean, well maintained and vibrant. The kids have a syllabus with a monthly topic that is emailed to parents. The teachers are really involved and invested in our kids learning and well being, they discipline and praise which makes for an enriching learning environment. Food is fresh and nutritious, my boy loves the broccoli there but will not eat it at home! The kids get to go outside during and play and in the summer there are extra activities/field trips This is a large center but do not let this be a negative as kids are well supervised. Heather and Stacy the centers Director and Assistant Director know every child by name and are very hands on and approachable.

There was an open house at the new campus a couple weeks back and OH MY! Call and enroll your babes…read moreasap! This Montessori school is going to be a five star environment for the kids. If I have a second round of little ones I'll move across the city to get them in Peaceful Valley Montessori. It's too bad they'll cap out their 150 max within I bet a year! Maybe you all at PVMA will open another campus in the northern suburbs?!

Peaceful Valley under new ownership - and with a new manager that replaced one during the 2021…read moretransition - is a night and day experience. Some of the amazing teachers are still there (Miss Anjum), facilities issues are more than addressed, and the classroom experience is very positive. We had our youngest return this year and are only leaving for grade school. As it is now, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to parents looking for Montessori Instruction.

Our little one has been attending Kid Zone for a couple of months now and has so far been loving…read moreit. The teachers and staff are all so communicative and friendly. Our little one smiles every day we drop her off and is excited to be there and that is all the reassurance we need. They have activities planned every day to fit her learning needs and development stages - music, exercises, arts/crafts, etc. They have a garden in the back where they source a lot of their food from and two different play areas outside. They also seem to have a lot of community events that benefit the center and we can only hope that our love for Kid Zone grows more each day!

Kid Zone is fantastic! We have 2 kids there and the teachers are so involved and engaged with their…read moredevelopment and care. The Director and teachers are great with communication, and we feel as though we're part of a caring community. We found Kid Zone after extensive research and interviews and they are, by far, the best place for our kids.

I want to thank Noah's Ark Hopkins Team for the wonderful loving period…read more You are a group of professional and caring people, who love their work. As parents, we are very grateful for helping to raise our daughter Amy. Please continue your beautiful work. Sincere thanks. Marta Mauro

Noah's Ark team truly care about the child and the development of the child. We have been very…read morepleased with their attentiveness and compassion.

Would give 0 star if possible. Called to get some school…read morerates & information about before school program as the school had advised me to contact them as they work together. The lady who answered the phone 8/23/22 10:15am very very rude this is my 1st time researching and the lady was so rude when I started inquiring asking questions. I told her she was vey rude & why would I send my child someplace that people are not welcoming when you call & try to figure out how to start this process. She treated me like I should of known all this. So very disappointing hopefully they treat the kids better!!!

We moved our child to LSELC for before and after-school care in their school-age program after a…read moreseries of bad experiences with a different before and after-school program. Moving our child to LSELC was the best move ever! The the administrators at LSELC have decades of experience in working with children from infants-sixth grade, and there is very little staff turnover. They truly care about the children and families, and are supportive and direct in their communication. Our child has blossomed under their care, and has developed a lot of self-confidence and self-esteem in their program (especially the summer program). We were a little hesitant because we are not religious, but that has not been a problem, either. The pricing is reasonable, too. We are so grateful that we found this gem of a program. Also, for some reason it is showing that I am in California, but I am not. I was not signed in when I wrote the review, so that may be why? I am in Minneapolis, and our child is open-enrolled in the Hopkins school district.

I want to say I love the baby room there at this center nothing bad to say about that one. The…read morepreschool rooms are ok they do have there small minor issues but otherwise good rooms for your children. The toddler room is the worst! Have lost staff, don't get a lot of communication from the main teacher Mia, they had her close friend come work in that room and it didn't make things any better. Have had so many problems and I don't think I was ever heard really and I was very concerned for my child when I left my child there. I don't feel like that room has the structure it needs. I dont.....no correction I know that Mia doesn't know how to handle the toddlers and they need to put cameras in ALL the ROOMS to see what is really going on there. I don't like the toddler room if it had better staff that actually helped parents out with things to make it easier and communicated with the parents better instead of ignoring the parent at pick ups and some drop offs, avoid helping a difficult drop off instead of just watching it happen or standing there till another staff steps up and helps, chatting about families at drop off and the families catching it, walking into that room you could feel the tension and the discomfort. Management doesn't really help that much they will chat with you but they will ignore your big concerns about your child and the teacher. Feel like a robot having to repeat my self when it comes to concerns for my child that they didn't take to heart the first time. The have primary Teachers but in the babies and preschool rooms there great about communication and showing there concern for your needs and child as for toddler room no they didn't care and they just put on an act I saw right threw it and didn't appreciate that my child I didn't feel like was safe with that teacher. I have seen really good staff in that room very good at communicated and got IN trouble for doing the job that is expected of then got taken out of the room and put into a different room and that was not ok they didn't want non primary teachers to talk to the parents at all. that isn't right at all and I rather have any teacher in that room tell me how my child is doing or if had a bad day. was told a lot of things that were false about my child and I didn't appreciate that either. If Mia and Amanda weren't in the room and cameras in that room I'm 100 percent sure that that room would be a lot better then what it is. I know in my heart that there is something going on in that Room with those teachers and I think its child neglect. other then that I have no problems with the center itself. I just had issues with the toddler room and there staff. Infants is amazing and preschool rooms are good.

From the owner: Our spaces are filled with laughter, learning, and the light of discovery as we nurture each child…read morethrough their formative years.

Our son has been enrolled at the Centennial Lakes location for about a year and we have been SO…read moreimpressed by the care he's received. As a first time mom, I was anxious about bringing him to daycare but, right from the start, the teachers and center leadership showed amazing attention and care. The teachers are dedicated, the leadership team is strong, and the center itself is beautiful and engaging for my young child. Everyone knows my child's name and is so welcoming. I know that he loves to go to Casa and I feel relieved he's enjoying his time there. I truly cannot say enough good things about the Centennial Lakes Casa team! We are switching to a new location for convenience am I am hopeful he will have the same, amazing experience there. Gracias, Casa!

The teachers at Casa are amazing! they truly love nd care for your children like they are their…read moreown children. It is a warm and caring spot for children where they thrive and learn so much. Not just about letters but about the world, new countries and the latino culture! We couldn't be happier. They have also taken Covid very seriously and follow guidelines to the T.

Unfortunately, my family had a bad experience here. Our teacher was great but communication from…read morethe owners was unclear and odd. I would not recommend.

If you're looking for a small, intentional, family-run setting for your little one, staffed by…read morehighly skilled educators, Little Flowers is ideal. They are AMI Certified in the Montessori method (one of very few in the Twin Cities metro area), which has helped our little one grow and develop in such positive ways, including socially and emotionally. He looks forward to each day with his friends and adult guides at Little Flowers, and we are so thankful to have found such a warm environment for him to thrive!