6,929 Daycare Centers in Florida

Fantasy Academy has highly polarized reviews. Some parents praise the caring staff, bilingual instruction, cleanliness, and safe environment, reporting satisfied children over multiple years. However, other parents report serious concerns including inadequate staff-to-child ratios, poor hygiene, lack of communication about incidents, unprofessional management, and verbal mistreatment of children.

Creative Learning Center receives consistently high praise from parents, particularly noting significant improvements under new ownership and leadership since January. Parents highlight caring and professional staff, strong educational programming with hands-on learning activities, and effective COVID-19 safety protocols. The center is credited with providing quality early childhood education and maintaining strong communication with families.

One parent describes the staff as friendly and good, while another criticizes a public employee's rude behavior seen in a video, warning of potential lawsuits.

One parent highlights the welcoming atmosphere, cleanliness, and organized separation of children, while another nostalgic former student praises the teachers. Conversely, other reviewers criticize the owner's rude communication, inadequate building maintenance including bad odors and old toys, and unresolved billing issues.

Gallops Family Center receives consistently high praise from parents for quality care, strong staff relationships, and family-oriented atmosphere. Parents highlight affordable pricing, convenient hours for working families, excellent communication through apps, and well-planned activities. The facility serves infants through school-age children with before/after school care and summer camp programs.

Gingerbread Christian Academy receives mixed reviews with stark contrasts. Positive reviews praise the staff's warmth, kindness, and genuine care for children. Negative reviews cite serious concerns about cleanliness, hygiene, health/safety oversight, billing practices, and employee treatment.

One parent highlights that staff are attentive and helpful with challenging behaviors like napping, while another reports an incident where a teacher allegedly grabbed their child by the hoodie, leading to a disagreement with ownership over the staff's response. A third review alleges that staff lied and caused children to be terrified, though specific details are not provided.

A few parents highlight the center's caring staff, nutritious meals, and positive impact on children's behavior, while one review cites a serious transportation error and unprofessional staff response.

UNIQUE CHILDCARE & LEARNING ACADEMY I receives predominantly positive reviews praising staff professionalism and care quality. However, one review reports serious concerns about staff conduct including yelling, swearing, and ignoring parent questions. The center has operated in Jacksonville for over 10 years.

Little Blessings Christian Child Care receives highly polarized reviews. Several parents praise the caring teachers, long-term enrollment, and quality programming. However, multiple recent reviews criticize staff disrespect toward parents and children, poor communication, unprofessional conduct, and misalignment with stated Christian values.

Poinciana 247 Preschool receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the dedicated staff, academic rigor, and safe environment, reporting their children thrived and felt loved. However, some parents reported serious concerns including inadequate injury reporting, insufficient staffing, lack of responsiveness to parental concerns, and unprofessional conduct.

Building Blocks Academy has mixed reviews with strong positive feedback about staff attitude and student happiness, but significant concerns about administrative handling of sensitive family situations and strict illness policies. Parents report children come home happy, though some experience frequent early pickups due to strict health protocols.

One parent reports that their children enjoy the program and feel they are learning significantly. Conversely, other reviewers criticize the center for unprofessional staff attire, poor organization, and inadequate treatment of both employees and children.

Little Orange Academy receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, family-oriented environment, and academic curriculum. However, negative reviews report serious concerns including health and safety issues, poor hygiene, staffing instability, and communication problems.

While some parents express deep satisfaction with the staff's dedication and their children's academic progress, others report significant issues with management's dismissive attitude and a lack of responsiveness to safety concerns.

Parents consistently praise Children's Country Club of Daytona Beach for its caring, attentive staff and clean facility. Multiple long-term families report feeling confident in the quality of care and learning environment provided. The owner and staff, particularly Ms. Lindsey, are frequently highlighted for their professionalism and dedication.

A small number of parents report negative experiences, citing rude staff behavior and excessive, aggressive communication from specific employees. One review highlights distressing phone harassment by a staff member named Jessica, questioning her suitability for working with children.

Learning Street Childcare Center receives mixed reviews with stark contrasts. Positive reviews praise academic preparation, VPK program quality, and improvements in children's behavior and confidence. However, negative reviews allege severe abuse including physical punishment, inadequate hygiene practices, unsafe conditions, and poor staff conduct.

B&G Preschool receives mixed reviews with significant safety concerns reported alongside praise for bilingual education and caring teachers. Multiple parents reported serious incidents including alleged physical punishment, injury mishandling, and CPS investigations, while others praised the learning environment and staff-child relationships. Communication barriers due to limited English-speaking staff are a recurring issue.

Some parents express high trust in the facility, citing a protected, respectful, and peaceful learning environment. Conversely, other reviewers describe the atmosphere as uninviting and creepy, with specific complaints about unprofessional phone etiquette.

WOODLAKE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER has highly polarized reviews. Five parents praise the staff, cleanliness, communication, and caring environment. However, five other parents report serious safety concerns including a child left on a hot van, lack of supervision, dehydration, inability to accommodate special needs, and unprofessional staff behavior.

Reviews are highly polarized with significant concerns about facility conditions and licensing. Two 5-star reviews praise compassionate staff and exceptional care, while two low-star reviews report serious issues including bedbugs, insufficient food, unlicensed operation, and management concerns.

Step Above Academy receives highly polarized reviews with significant safety and cleanliness concerns reported alongside praise for staff warmth and child development. Multiple parents report serious issues including physical injuries, inadequate sanitation, and illness outbreaks, while others commend the caring atmosphere and educational programs.

One parent describes the center as one of the best schools their children attend, highlighting its cleanliness, organization, and staff patience. The reviewer notes that their kids are happier at this location compared to other schools and appreciate the understanding nature of the staff.

One reviewer reports a negative interaction involving a rude staff member who hung up on them, alleging they were informed about potential illegal activity by a resident. The review does not describe standard childcare services or facility conditions.

This YMCA facility receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise flexible hours ideal for Disney Cast members, good developmental outcomes, and caring staff, while negative reviews report serious concerns including expulsion of children with developmental delays, unprofessional staff conduct, billing issues, and inadequate basic care standards.

Marroquin's Learning Center receives polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the friendly, caring teachers, bilingual instruction, and children's enthusiasm for attending. However, negative reviews raise serious concerns about child safety, inadequate incident reporting, staff management issues, and administrative problems.

Appleseed Learning Academy's Orlando location receives consistently high praise from current parents who describe a nurturing, family-like environment with caring staff and flexible hours. However, the facility is owned by Leonteen Gillis, whose Clermont location closed abruptly in 2016 after collecting tuition payments without warning and failing to pay teachers, raising serious concerns about the owner's business practices and financial trustworthiness.

Ephesus Junior Academy receives mixed reviews with significant concerns from multiple parents and students. While a few reviewers mention feeling welcomed and describe it as a good school, the majority report serious issues including disrespectful and unprofessional staff behavior, inadequate teaching, missing student belongings, and inappropriate conduct by teachers.

PONS Child Care and Development Center receives consistently high praise from parents who report their children are happy, eager to attend, and making significant developmental progress. Parents highlight the genuine care and dedication of the staff, describing teachers as compassionate and professional. The facility is noted as clean and well-maintained with strong educational focus.