450 Daycare Centers in Idaho

One parent highly recommends the center, praising a teacher for treating children with care and earning their affection. In contrast, another reviewer describes a frightening environment involving serious safety and legal concerns, including allegations of unauthorized medication administration and staff misconduct.

Great Beginnings has received mixed reviews. Several parents praise the teachers, cleanliness, and welcoming environment. However, multiple parents have reported serious concerns including alleged physical aggression by a teacher named Mrs. Hanne, unsafe bus driving practices, and claims that management did not adequately address complaints.

R House Child Care receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Three five-star reviews praise the owners Rhonda and Steve for their caring approach, high standards, staff treatment, and educational focus on life skills. However, four one-star reviews cite concerns about owner stability, staff-to-child ratios, employee treatment, and an unresolved dispute involving a puppy.

Little Stars receives consistently high praise from parents, with all reviews rating 5/5 stars. Parents highlight the caring, professional staff, smooth transitions for new children, engaging activities, and strong communication through the Procare app.

Sandy's Childcare LLC receives mixed reviews with most parents praising the staff's kindness, communication, and care for children, including special attention to children with autism. However, several serious concerns have been raised about driver safety, staff supervision, classroom management, and instances of staff sleeping while children are present.

Creations of a Child receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents who praise the dedicated staff, clean facility, educational activities, and family-like care. Parents report their children thrived from infancy through kindergarten with strong learning outcomes. One recent review suggests quality of care may have declined under new management.

Reviews are mixed and appear to contain content not relevant to the daycare's actual services. While some reviews mention positive experiences with kids' programs, sports activities, and staff friendliness, others discuss gym facilities unrelated to childcare. The facility is an older building that has undergone recent improvements.

The Learning Garden Children's Center in Meridian, Idaho receives consistently positive feedback from parents. All 10 reviews are 5-star ratings praising the caring staff, clean facilities, engaging activities, and strong communication with parents. Children show developmental progress and excitement about attending.

Trailblazers Learning Center receives consistently positive feedback from parents, with all 10 recent reviews rating the facility 5/5 stars. Parents praise the attentive and caring staff, particularly Ms. Kasha and her team, for creating a safe, stimulating environment where children thrive academically and emotionally. The center is noted for flexibility, accommodation of family needs, and strong communication with parents.

Tendercare Childrens Center in Lewiston, Idaho receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Satisfied parents praise responsive staff, accommodation of children's needs, and effective communication, while dissatisfied parents report health issues (lice, illness), poor hygiene practices, rude staff, billing problems, and lack of transparency about health concerns.

Tiggeriffic Preschool & Daycare in Meridian, Idaho has predominantly positive reviews highlighting caring staff, clean facilities, and good communication with parents. Parents praise the educational activities, meals provided, and child development outcomes. One negative review cited lack of follow-up on a staff complaint and concerns about staff qualifications.

Apple Learning Center receives highly polarized reviews. Most parents praise the caring staff, owner Teresa, clean facility, educational activities, and strong communication through newsletters and daily updates. However, several parents report serious concerns including inadequate supervision of distressed children, dangerous mishandling of severe food allergies, and poor owner communication and professionalism.

Centennial Childrens Center receives mixed reviews, with several parents praising the quality of care, loving teachers, and safe environment, particularly under previous leadership. However, recent reviews criticize the new Director Rose for poor communication, unethical business practices, and a significant incident where a long-term family lost their summer spot due to missed email communication.

Little Peoples Academy receives predominantly positive reviews praising caring staff, age-separated classrooms, and child development. However, two detailed negative reviews raise serious concerns about inadequate staffing ratios, unsafe supervision practices, unexplained injuries, and poor management response to safety issues and refund disputes.

One parent describes a hostile environment where staff members were observed screaming at and yelling at children, expressing strong disapproval of the experience. The reviewer, who has prior experience with a hospital-based daycare, found the behavior unacceptable and stated they would never enroll their child there.

Rock-A-Bye Daycare in Rigby, Idaho has mixed reviews with significant concerns. While some parents report positive experiences with good childcare quality, multiple negative reviews cite poor treatment of children, unresponsiveness to inquiries, and a history of staff conduct issues.

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One parent reports that their children have attended since infancy, highlighting the wonderful staff, owners, and reasonable pricing. The review emphasizes the center's willingness to collaborate with families and the polite, well-behaved nature of the students.

One parent describes the location as the happiest place they have ever lived, praising the friendly management and community activities like monthly breakfasts. In contrast, another review simply states that the staff is not friendly at all.

John Brown Elementary/Lakeland schools receive mixed reviews. Several parents praise caring staff and teachers, while others express significant concerns about administrative changes, teacher quality decline, and unresolved student issues in recent years.

One parent describes a positive experience where staff treat children like family and maintain a clean, organized facility. Conversely, other parents report negative interactions, citing rude phone responses, unhelpful in-person visits, and a lack of transparency regarding tuition and enrollment procedures.

Tiny Dreams receives mixed reviews with strong polarization. Positive reviews praise the caring, attentive staff and owner Ivie's genuine commitment to children's wellbeing and communication with parents. Negative reviews report serious concerns including inadequate supervision, unsafe facility conditions, harsh discipline practices, staff rudeness, and inability to accommodate children with behavioral or trauma-related needs.

Acorn Children's Academy receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the caring and attentive staff, clean facilities, and positive impact on their children's development and emotional well-being. However, several recent reviews report concerns about staff attentiveness, hygiene practices, and management issues.

Carrie's Small Scholars has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the friendly staff, safe environment, good facilities, and quality care. However, negative reviews consistently cite inadequate supervision, unsanitary conditions, dark rooms, lack of engaging activities, and children experiencing distress.

A BEAUTIFUL CHILD in Pocatello has highly polarized reviews. Some long-term parents praise the clean facility, caring staff, engaging activities, and flexible management. However, multiple recent reviews report serious concerns including alleged staff misconduct, unresponsive communication, confusing fee structures, and inappropriate discipline practices.

One parent describes the center as a horrible place, expressing strong dissatisfaction with their experience. The limited feedback highlights a negative perception of the facility's quality.

One parent describes the after-school program as misleadingly marketed, noting that children are simply placed in front of screens rather than engaging in learning activities. While the cost is considered very inexpensive, the reviewer suggests that higher-priced alternatives may offer better quality.

One parent reports a negative experience after nearly two years with three children, citing staff turnover, language barriers, and difficult interactions with the owner. The reviewer explicitly states they would not recommend the facility despite its competitive pricing.

One parent describes severe allegations of physical abuse, including a child being thrown into a corner and held against a wall, alongside claims of financial exploitation and improper punishment tactics. Another review notes that a child contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease, expressing concern about the facility's hygiene and accountability.