Candlewood KinderCare

Like many parents who struggle with daycare options, I was overwhelmed. My wife and I narrowed our list down to three after a long search. While she was focused on our daughter's ability to express herself and grow artistically, I was more concerned about the quality of education. With that in mind, I was also a bit scared by the weekly cost of attendance. With that said, I would pay the weekly amount again and again if asked! Not only was I impressed immediately with the quality of education, we took it a step further and enrolled our daughter in phonics and later in math. She knows a few words in Spanish, can count to 100 on a regular basis, has embraced the rule structure that will be needed in kindergarten, and made lots of friends. Ms. Holly and Ms. Ally are not only great teachers, but great people. My daughter will truly miss them next year. I cannot forget to mention the Director Lee-Ann and and Assistant Director Geoff. I have never seen people in such positions know the name of every child and take a interest in their well-being. Oh, and they are completely approachable and will always work with you about anything. In summary, despite my initial concern about cost, I would repeat this experience for my daughter in a heartbeat and know she will miss her teacher and friends. Do not forget: If education is what you are most concerned about, you cannot do better than Kindercare at Candlewood!  

Ms. Kristi is wonderful and truly deserves to be honored. She takes time out every day to chat with me since we are part time and do not always have a clear picture of what happens at school. She is always willing to share the day's news, and makes sure to have a report written for us in addition to her verbal report. I've seen our son grow so much since he started a mere four months ago. He absolutely adores Ms. Kristi. She has such enthusiasm and patience. I don't know how she does it with all those boys! I am very grateful to have her as my son's teacher.

Monday through Friday, we get up out of bed to get ready for school. I ask my daughter: “Wanna go see Ms. Sue?” She replies “Yes, Mamma!” with great enthusiasm. It’s such a comfort knowing your child is so well taken care of. Ms. Sue welcomes my daughter every day with a hug and a big smile! Ms. Sue is so patient and calm with all the children, and her room runs like clockwork. She takes the time to write my daughter's favorite part of the day on her sheet. Most of the time as I read what she wrote, it puts a big smile on my face and I can see my daughter doing it right then. As working mothers, we miss out on so much, so it really makes it easier knowing they are having so much fun at school. We listen to our music CDs every day to school and back home. My daughter is now singing songs to her baby sister and looks forward to music each and every Friday with Lacy!

My son is thriving at Candlewood KinderCare! Last summer we had him enrolled in a Montessori program. He cried every day. It broke our hearts. This summer is a completely different story! He loves KinderCare, his teachers, and his friends. He looks forward to going every day. He loves the field trips and other fun activities. It is extremely comforting to know he is happy and well cared for when he is not with us. Thank you, Candlewood KinderCare, from the bottom of our hearts! We'll see you next summer!

My kiddos have been attending Candlewood KinderCare since July 2010. We are so grateful to have found such a wonderful place for our children! We know our children will be well cared for and provided with an early education atmosphere, which will more than prepare them for kindergarten. The staff at Candlewood are all amazing people who really take the time to get to know the children and the parents. They do an awesome job working with the children, from learning to walk to learning the ABC’s. I know we never would have survived our potty training days without them! The staff is very understanding and willing to work with parents on everything. They truly do have the best interests of our children in mind. It is such a relief knowing we do not need to worry about our children when we are at work.

My experience with Candlewood KinderCare has been wonderful. My three oldest children attended one summer while I was expecting my fourth child. I immediately noticed the cleanliness of the facility, which is huge for me and the whole “daycare” experience. The other wonderful thing was the education the faculty has to have to work with the children that attend. I feel anyone who works with children needs to be trained to do so. These factors contributed to my decision to place my new baby in the care of the Candlewood KinderCare. The acting Director at the time was fantastic. She was understanding and knowledgeable about everything concerning daycare. She actually cared about the family as a whole. She made the facility very “homey.” I was afraid things would change dramatically with the new Director as far as how clean and accommodating the faculty was. I’m thrilled to my ears that things haven’t changed; they have, in fact, exceeded all my expectation. Deborah Clute is doing a fantastic job!

After an exhaustive search for the best learning center for our kids three years ago, we discovered Candlewood KinderCare. Three years later, we couldn't imagine a better place for our kids. The staff is very professional and maintains a core group of teachers who have remained there since we started. Our children look forward to each and every day at "school." The best compliment we can pay Candlewood KinderCare is that we don't worry about our kids when they are there. We know they are in a safe, kid-friendly learning environment that fosters imagination and self-confidence.

Making a choice around your child’s care is a very stressful and difficult decision to make! However, my husband and I feel so fortunate to have found a daycare like Candlewood KinderCare to bring us peace of mind. While I cannot wait to pick up my sweet girl at the end of each day, it helps knowing she enjoys her time here and the affection she has for the staff. It warms my heart seeing the staff’s interactions with her and I cannot rave enough about how genuine they are! The staff is extremely friendly and updates me on what progress our daughter is making or silly things she did throughout the day. It definitely feels like a team effort (strong parent/teacher communication). I cannot stress enough how much it means to find a center that is clean and organized. We actually had our daughter enrolled in a different center prior to Candlewood KinderCare. After about a month, my gut was telling me something wasn’t right. Cleanliness and organization were the primary reasons we left the other center and Candlewood KinderCare is leaps and bounds ahead in these areas. I would absolutely recommend Candlewood KinderCare to any family seeking care for their children. The staff and facility continue to find ways to improve and impress me.

I have been a part of the KinderCare family for 7 years! My oldest is 9 and has been attending since he was 2. My youngest 2 children are 2.5 and have been at Candlewood since 12 weeks old.  I'm a health care professional and had so much anxiety about being on the front lines and having my child care disappear but the Candlewood family has been with us every step and made sure that I was able to focus on the impossible task facing hospitals while my children were being expertly cared for!

This last week brought me to new appreciation for the depth of expertise and quality of characters of the employees you partner with. 

The Assistant Director of our center has been off-site assisting another center for 6 weeks. Although we love Ally and miss her dearly, we have felt no change in the quality of care. Then, this last week, our Director had to quarantine leaving the center in the care of non director level staff. I am an in-tune parent who knows almost every staff member by name and my children can sense changes in care... however, the Program Director, Traci, met me with a smile at the door, she was friendly and never let on that the center might be stressed. I had called during the week to discuss changes in my school agers school schedule and had billing questions regarding the changes. All my questions were answered on the spot without hesitation. I had my school ager signed up for unplanned days an had a plan for billing all without ever needing to speak to a director as the program specialist was able to answer everything! 

I just want to give a huge shout out to Traci and the entire staff for making what I would assume would be a stressful transition/week not impact childcare, quality or delay in answers! 

We Love KinderCare!