2,166 Daycare Centers in Massachusetts

Just-A-Wee Day Care Center receives consistently excellent reviews from parents who praise the warm, family-like environment and quality care provided by the owner and staff. Parents highlight strong academic and social development, caring teachers, effective communication, and a welcoming atmosphere that makes children excited to attend.

The Learning Circle receives highly polarized reviews. Most parents praise the educational program, student engagement, and warm environment. However, several parents report serious concerns about staffing levels, inadequate supervision, poor employee treatment, and unresponsive management.

This appears to be a medical clinic, not a daycare center. Reviews highlight mixed experiences with long wait times and inconsistent staff professionalism, though some patients report good doctors and quick registration.

Applewild Preschool at Devens receives mixed reviews. Three parents praise the caring staff, creative curriculum, and individualized support for their children's learning and adjustment. Two parents report that the school has expelled their sons with minimal warning or support, citing inadequate handling of behavioral issues and concerns about prioritizing liability over child welfare.

Parents praise the YMCA's child watch and daycare services highly, with staff described as warm, caring, and professional. However, many reviews criticize the facility's cleanliness, maintenance issues, and equipment problems. The center receives mixed ratings overall, with strong praise for childcare but significant complaints about gym facilities and management.

Parents praise the welcoming environment, caring staff, and convenient location, particularly for specialized services like dentistry and autism diagnosis. However, significant complaints center on long wait times that far exceed appointment times, with parents reporting 1-2 hour delays despite arriving early, combined with inattentive front desk staff.

Reviews are not applicable to the daycare program. All 10 reviews discuss adult fitness classes, gym facilities, and swimming amenities at the Westfield YMCA facility, not the nursery school or Y's Kids childcare program. No parent reviews of the actual daycare services were found.

Note: The reviews provided are for the Westfield YMCA fitness facility, not the YMCA Pre-K daycare program. Reviews praise the facility's cleanliness, friendly and knowledgeable staff, diverse class offerings, and value. The center is noted as well-maintained despite its age and offers a welcoming community atmosphere.

Reviews are highly polarized. Positive reviews praise the Child Watch staff as warm, engaging, and caring, with children being happy and well-cared for. Negative reviews criticize facility cleanliness, maintenance issues, outdated equipment, and some staff rudeness.

NOTE: These reviews appear to be for a YMCA fitness center, not a daycare. The reviews praise the facility's equipment, cleanliness, staff friendliness, and diverse programs, though some members report inconsistent pool maintenance and behavioral issues in shared spaces.

Bee Curious receives mixed reviews with most parents praising the caring staff, nurturing environment, and quality early childhood education. However, a few parents report poor customer service and unresponsive communication from management.

Suburban Child is a center-based facility in Framingham offering swim instruction and sports activities. While some parents praise the swim instruction quality, multiple recent reviews report significant administrative and customer service issues including frequent class cancellations without notice, instructor no-shows, scheduling problems, and difficulty obtaining refunds.

CCLC At School Street receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with nine 5-star reviews praising the caring and professional staff, clean facility, and family-oriented approach. One 1-star review raises serious safety concerns and alleges staff pressure to post positive reviews. Overall parent satisfaction appears very high despite this single critical complaint.

Beverly Children's Learning Center receives mostly positive feedback from long-term families who praise the caring staff, nutritious meals, educational activities, and support services. However, several parents have raised serious concerns about supervision issues, illness handling, communication responsiveness, and staff professionalism.

Sandcastles has highly satisfied long-term families who praise the caring staff, educational quality, and health/safety practices. However, several prospective families reported poor communication and unprofessional interactions during the enrollment inquiry process.

Parents consistently praise Blackstone Valley Children's Place for exceptional care, safety, and compassionate staff who treat children like family. The facility is described as a welcoming community center with diverse programs including childcare, fitness classes, pools, and recreational activities that serve families well.

Dream Station receives mostly very positive reviews praising caring staff, good communication, and a loving environment. However, two recent reviews report unprofessional behavior and concerns about staff conduct that contradict the overwhelmingly positive feedback.

Catholic Charities/North Daycare in Lynn receives highly polarized reviews. Most reviewers praise the professional and caring staff, with particular mention of teachers Brenda and Flaca, and report positive learning experiences. However, two negative reviews allege poor behavior management, lack of educational instruction, and inappropriate staff conduct.