Tutor Time of Okemos

They daycare is nice and the staff is all very friendly. But….I was only able to get my son enrolled for 2 days out the week (Monday & Friday). For those TWO DAYS I paid a total of $504.00. Considering the extreme lack of days available, this seems highly overpriced to me. I have now found a new daycare center that was able to enroll him for 5 full days at $175.00 a week! The amazing staff at the new center was so nice and welcoming when showing us around and my son has already made a new friend that he’ll be going to school with the following year. When I let Tutor Time know of my decision to pull him from the facility and place him somewhere that had the available days for my work schedule, their primary concern was that I was not able to give them a 2 week notice. In normal circumstances, I could understand this, however I am new to the area with NO family around to help me out. This meant I was spending 4 hours in my car twice a week to drive to family for assistance for the other days out of the week AND I was stuck being away from my son for half the week. As a single mom who has been raising my child on my own for the past near 8 years…this hit me hard! I’m just glad I was able to find a place that was much more accommodating for my situation.

I was a stay at home mom for 7 years and when I started working outside of the home again, I wanted only the best for my kids. Tutor Time in Okemos provides that "home away from home" atmosphere while maintaining the routine and curriculum of a typical school day. Their rules and regulations are clearly outlined, but the staff is accommodating and makes time for each child. The teachers and administrators also take time to update my child's "Precious Status" which is an app that allows me to receive updates (for my child only) on their daily sleeping patterns, eating, activities, and pictures. They make my life as a single working mom a whole lot easier.

My daughter is 2 and she loves going to daycare here. They keep the kids busy with crafts, songs, stories, and outside time. Her teachers come up with creative projects and are very caring and attentive. When I pick her up she is excited to see me, but she usually wants to stay and finish her snack! She's not in a hurry to come home.

This is the place I recommend to my friends who want to find one great daycare. My son has been here since 2014 summer and now he just graduated from junior kindergarten program. I love that they offer various additional activities such as dance or soccer because those activities can be great excercises and experiences for kids. Also I could see that my son learned lots of things in his class from numbers and alphabets to social skills. The staffs working there are not only friendly and warm but also professional.

I cannot say enough good things about Tutor Time Okemos. My son initially had Ms. Liza and Ms. Alison and then Ms. Mary and Ms. Mai and they are all WONDERFUL. It was the first time my son was in daycare and they made it super easy and comfortable for all of us this transition, specially in such a hard year such as 2020 has been. Every time my son was sad they would be kind to him and try to cheer him up, send us messages through the app asking how could they help him feel better, they understood and respected that at home we do not speak English with him in order to preserve our culture and they even tried to speak some words in Spanish to make him more comfortable while in their care. My son NEVER came home upset, dirty or looking like he was not taken care of. Quite the opposite, he always came home happy, excited, telling us about his day and things he learned. Their app is amazing. It makes it very easy for us to communicate with the teachers throughout the day and vice versa. It updates parents on exactly everything that is happing during the day, how much kids ate, when they went potty, the activities and as a bonus they send super cute photos of the kids during play time. Management is really good as well and does a great job answering all questions fast. Thank you Ms. Angela and Ms. Melissa for that. Meals are well balanced and kids love it.