Midtown KinderCare

Our children joined Kindercare Midtown in fall of 2023 and stayed for nearly two years, until we moved out of state. We had a great overall experience and appreciated the structure that Ms. Marilyn offered when she joined as director. Both of our children thoroughly enjoyed their experience and speak fondly often of their teachers and fellow classmates. I'd recommend to other parents living or working in the Brush Park area.

The ENTIRE staff at this location is WONDERFUL!!!! Ms. Marilyn, Ms. Victoria & Ms. Angela welcomed our son with Autism and created a culture of inclusion that every school / institution should follow!!! Their leadership ensures that all students are engaged by implementing exciting curriculum!!! We are so grateful we enrolled our son at Midtown KinderCare!!!!

I enrolled my daughter in Midtown KinderCare in October of 2023. I was quite nervous about her adjusting, as she had been at another center for 2 years. I have been extremely pleased with the care and attention she has received. I love that she enjoys going to school each day, and when she is sick, she is upset that she will miss school and her friends. Miss Angela, Miss Lilley, and Miss Mahogany in the pre-K class are all great! They are patient and attentive to the kids. And don't get me started on Ms. Marilyn and Ms. Victoria. I LOVE the fact that each morning when my daughter walks into the center, she is greeted by name by both Ms. Marilyn and Ms. Victoria. The care that Ms. Marilyn has for the kids and the center shows! Great job!!!

We did not have a good experience overall here, the early preschool teacher Derica J is not emotionally or psychologically equipped to work with that age group alone. I've had my child in daycare ( not kindercare) since she was 1& 1/2; of course things aren't always going to be perfect but, every single morning we'd walk into that classroom Derica would be yelling, fussing, and nagging at those children to the point where I would tell her and other staff including the director and assistant director She needs help! There was usually no structure and when I was present she was rarely engaging directly doing activities with the children, particularly on two occasions saying " I'm trying to make sure y'all aren't bored" and once even hollering out " yall dont listen, I shouldn't have came to work today". I didn't like the boys and girls being in the bathroom at the same time! She was always defensive whenever I asked her why she doesn't ask for help from management...There would be multiple preventable incidents where the children would literally be physically fighting for several minutes before she intervened. Preventable bite incidents ( she wasn't watching them due to being overwhelmed) In my opinion Victoria the assistant director is just as impatient and low empathy with the children. The few weeks we attended my daughter became more aggressive at home with her sibling and one day had a suspicious lipstick kiss stain on her pants. Also had scratches from classmates; Extremely concerning, took away any confidence I had in CHAIN childcare centers.

Hands down my absolute favorite Daycare! Amy Arena is an amazing director and always responds quickly to questions or concerns. My children constantly receive compliments with how advanced they are. I credit Midtown KinderCare for these compliments because they’re teaching my children new things everyday! True story, my oldest began correcting us when we misidentify a dinosaur, heavy-machinery, etc. after he learned about these subjects with KinderCare. We’ve attended five KinderCare locations since COVID kicked off due to temporary location closures and consolidations. Every location was amazing but my children were extra excited returning back to the Midtown location! All locations are integrated with KinderCare’s mobile apps where we receive photos, videos, and updates throughout the day. Their grandparents are all out of state, but we were able to give them viewing access to their photos so they receive cute daily photos of their grandkids learning and playing! You will not regret taking your children to Midtown KinderCare! 5-star teachers, facility, and management!