Northeast KinderCare

Our two children started at Northeast KinderCare in Lincoln, NE shortly after a move from out-of-state.  While we have had a great experience overall at the center, Ms. Teresa in the prekindergarten room is amazing!  Our son is a different kid since being in her classroom.  He is happy and confident.  He has made huge strides in his verbal skills and his ability to write letters and draw discernible pictures.  He talks with enthusiasm about the things he does at school and about the friends he has made.  He even declined a "skip day" to go to the children's museum with Grandma who was visiting from Texas because he wanted to go to school.  Ms. Teresa empowers the children and loves them for who they are and where they are in their own development.  

Our two children, now five and three, started at KinderCare as infants. As the time progressed there, it became evident that this was so much more than a daycare. Through KinderCare, our children have been exposed to social skills, structure, creativity, compassion, and the foundations of learning. They even got to take a cooking class and partake in swimming lessons! I am convinced that KinderCare has been instrumental in my five-year-old's smooth transition to kindergarten. Above all, Bernie and her staff have given us the gift of trust. We cannot thank them enough!

I want to express my appreciation for the wonderful job that the Northeast KinderCare staff does taking care of my two children. Moving to a state with no family and no support makes it kind of scary when you have to leave your children while at work with others, but after looking and touring numerous daycare centers, I had to make a decision and I'm very happy I chose KinderCare. When I walked into the center for open house, I immediately felt welcomed. The staff and Directors are so awesome, and it feels good to see that they all have fun and learn at the same time. If you are looking for a place for your little ones, KinderCare is the place where your child will feel loved and safe, while learning many skils to prepare them for there road ahead! Thank you, KinderCare!

I wanted to write to share just how happy my husband, Chris, and I are with the care that our daughters, Reagan and Peyton, receive from their teachers and all the other wonderful staff at Northeast KinderCare. When my husband and I found out we were pregnant with our first child, I immediately knew where I wanted to have our baby attend daycare. Not only did I receive an excellent recommendation from my sister, Erin, who had brought her children to KinderCare, but it is also the same center she and I attended as children ourselves, which I only have fond memories of. When we visited the center, I was sold after meeting Bernie, the wonderful teachers, and hearing about all of the great things that KinderCare had to offer. I love that it is not a place that is simply “babysitting” our children, but instead, they are being taught, cared for, and loved! In fact, it has become quite the family affair because our youngest sister, Rachel, now brings her daughter to KinderCare as well. As difficult as it is to leave my children somewhere while I go to work, I never worry about the care they are receiving. Every morning I drop my girls off, we are greeted with smiles and I am amazed how the teachers and staff members know all of the children by name, even though they may not be in the classroom with them. There are many children at the center, yet the teachers take the time to know all of the children individually, which I find extremely special. Not only do my husband and I love the care our girls receive, but it is obvious our children do too. My daughter shrieks with excitement every morning we walk in and she sees Carla for the first time. My other daughter always comes home with stories about her day and what she did with her friends and teachers. Anytime we drive by KinderCare, she will point and scream “my school”! It is amazing how much she has learned the past two and a half years from your center. I honestly cannot give enough wonderful praises for Bernie, Reagan and Peyton’s teachers, or the rest of the KinderCare staff! Thank you so much for all you do for our precious girls, and the other children at the center. In case we don’t say it enough, you are all truly appreciated.

My name is Ava, I have been coming to KinderCare for about 10 years; I have met many new friends. "Well, what if my kids have allergies, like peanuts?" Tammy’s got you covered. Tammy is in the kitchen most of the time. If your kid does have allergies, just talk to Bernie Olin, the Director of the center. "Boy, it’s a hot summer day--it's 100 degrees Fahrenheit." The kids will not be able to go outside because 92 is the limit. Yes, your child will be wearing sunscreen. There are many different kinds of classrooms; infants are right when you walk in to your right. A little bit down the hall is the Toddler room. The next room would be the two's. Straight down is the three's room. Now to your left is the kitchen, four's, five's, and school-age. Outside is a wonderful place to be. We have balls, four-corners, sand table, a jungle gym, and a bike path that’s just the for four's, five's, and school-age. Along the fence are bikes, slides, and a jungle gym. That’s for the toddlers and twos. KinderCare has taught me how to read and write. They offer phonics and cooking, and now my brother does phonics. They serve breakfast, lunch, and snack after nap time. Nap time is two hours for four's, five's, toddlers, two's, and infants. If you have any questions, please ask Bernie Olin or Brittney Cambern.

Thank you, Northeast KinderCare! At a most difficult time for my four-year-old son, in the middle of a custody case, he had great separation anxiety, especially with drop-offs at preschool. KinderCare provided a safe environment where I felt good about where my son would be during his time in preschool, with a keypad entry system, clean and very well-equipped classrooms, great meals, and great staff/teachers, who helped tremendously with transitioning my four-year-old to feeling okay about being dropped off at preschool. He made a special bond with his teacher, who went over and above to help him each morning at drop-offs, quickly engaging him so I could get to work without him having a huge meltdown. He made friends with other children in his class, as well as the other staff at KinderCare, who all make the effort to know the kids' names. When the regular school year ended for public schools, KinderCare provided a summer program to continue regular preschool attendance, which was amazing to keep my son accustomed to being dropped off at school. It was a long process to where he finally does great when it's time for school, so it would not have been good to then have three months off for school holidays, so the KinderCare summer program kept him going through the summer months with many great activities and field trips, leading up to transitioning to kindergarten in public school. I have three children, with my four-year-old being the youngest, so I was amazed at how many drawing projects the kids do, giving us a great little pile of art projects to put in a school book in comparison to public preschool, which my two older children attended. KinderCare provided a great preschool program, which I feel has given my four-year-old a great head start on his school years. He has mastered all of the fundamentals that my two older children learned at public preschool. However, I felt that my four-year-old had it the best by attending KinderCare and he came to like going to school, even on days when it was optional through summer holidays, and my four-year-old and I would often say he has "the best school ever!" Thank you, KinderCare, for making preschool a great experience for my son.