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Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Pennsylvania can make the decision-making process smoother.
Pennsylvania has about 4,599 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Pennsylvania. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.
There are 4,599 daycares in Pennsylvania: 13 headstart facilities, 191 before/after school centers, 106 religious facility daycares, and 4,289 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 4,289 |
| Headstart Programs | 13 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 106 |
| Before or After School | 191 |
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Children Academy International LLC receives mixed reviews. Several parents praise the caring teachers, loving environment, and flexible scheduling, while others report serious concerns about communication failures, rule inconsistencies, billing disputes, and management conduct.
One parent describes a negative experience involving a canceled appointment and rude dismissal by the director after arriving for a scheduled tour. The reviewer alleges that the facility filled the available slot without notifying them and suggests the interaction felt discriminatory.
Carlisle Early Education Center receives mixed reviews. Parents praise the staff's professionalism, responsiveness, and quality care for children, noting affordable pricing. However, some parents report significant issues with communication and disorganization regarding waitlist management and follow-up procedures.
Just Us Kids receives consistently high praise from parents who highlight the warm, caring staff and director Ms. Gloria as key strengths. Parents report their children are well-prepared academically and emotionally for kindergarten, with excellent communication and engagement throughout their tenure.
Parents consistently praise ADAHI KIDS as an excellent summer camp experience with caring, loving staff and engaging activities. Families highlight the well-maintained grounds, variety of activities adapted to weather, and the positive lasting impact on children's social development and friendships.
The Second Street Learning Center receives mixed reviews with most parents praising the facility's improvements, staff professionalism, and engaging activities. However, some parents report poor staff attitude, lack of responsiveness, and communication issues. Overall ratings are heavily positive, though concerns about staff demeanor and parent interactions are noted by a minority of reviewers.
Riverview Christian Early Learning Center receives mixed reviews. Multiple parents praise the caring, well-educated staff, child development activities, and strong communication, noting their children are excited to attend. However, several parents criticize administrative communication, mask policies during COVID, and occasional closure-related inconveniences.
Reviews are highly polarized. Multiple reviewers praise staff warmth, cleanliness, and welcoming atmosphere, particularly highlighting specific staff members. However, several negative reviews cite rude and unprofessional front desk behavior, billing disputes, and poor customer service, particularly during evening hours.
Parents consistently praise Whales, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails for exceptional staff care, quality education, and strong family communication. Multiple reviewers highlight significant developmental progress in their children across academic, social, and emotional areas. The center is noted for homemade meals, engaging activities, field trips, and long-term relationships built between staff and families.
These reviews appear to be for Clarity Counseling, a mental health therapy service, not for Footprints in the Sand daycare. The reviews are mismatched to the daycare listing and cannot be used to assess the daycare's quality.
One parent reports a highly positive experience over seven years, citing friendly, flexible, and affordable service. Conversely, a single review details a negative experience involving poor management, public shaming of children, hygiene violations, and excessive screen time, despite staff appearing caring.
Wee Ones Inc receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, individual attention, and child development, while negative reviews cite serious concerns including staff misconduct, poor supervision, financial impropriety, and a revoked certificate of compliance from the PA Department of Human Services.
Anne McLaughlin Day Care Center receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the staff, engaging activities, quality food, and educational focus, with several long-term families highly satisfied. However, one parent raised concerns about facility cleanliness and organization, and another reported poor behavior from the proprietor toward staff and children.
Park Avenue Kids Korner receives mixed reviews. Three parents praise the caring staff, child development focus, and willingness to communicate with families. Two parents report negative experiences, including inconsistent discipline and favoritism among students.
Reviewers highlight the organization's excellence in supporting adults with physical, intellectual, and behavioral special needs, noting significant improvements in client happiness and behavior. Parents appreciate the compassionate, experienced staff and proactive medical insights that address underlying health issues affecting behavior.
Stay and Play Learning Center receives mixed reviews with strong praise from long-term families but serious concerns from others. Three reviewers highlight excellent staff, developmental progress, and a family-like atmosphere, while two reviewers report behavioral issues, safety concerns, and unprofessional conduct.
Short Stuff & Co. receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with all 10 recent reviews rating the facility 5/5 stars. Parents consistently praise the warm, attentive staff, clean facility, age-appropriate curriculum, and strong communication from leadership. Many families have enrolled multiple children over many years, indicating high satisfaction and trust.
This facility is a YMCA community center, not a dedicated daycare. Reviews are mixed (3.6/5 rating). Parents praise the friendly staff, cleanliness, and diverse fitness classes, but criticize inconsistent pool lifeguard staffing, limited weightlifting equipment, and aging facilities.
One parent describes the school as amazing with excellent teachers, while another highlights the program as very good with a warm and amazing administrative staff. The few reviews so far mention positive experiences regarding the staff and leadership. None mentioned
Penn Garden Day Care Center has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the staff and environment, while numerous negative reviews report concerns about staff rudeness, unprofessional ownership, poor hygiene, inadequate supervision, and alleged physical contact with children.
Precious Angels Childcare receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from most parents who praise the caring staff, cleanliness, educational activities, and low staff turnover. However, one parent reported a serious safety concern involving a potential mix-up of infants' breast milk.
One parent highlights the Germanton location for its small class sizes, affordable tuition, and caring staff, recommending it as a budget-friendly option. However, a separate review indicates potential bias, noting that non-church members may receive differential treatment.
Summit Children's Program receives overwhelmingly positive reviews from current and recent families, with most praising the caring staff, nature-based curriculum, and outdoor spaces. Parents report their children are well-prepared academically and socially, and appreciate the responsive director and strong community involvement. One former parent noted improvements since a previous director's departure.
One parent describes an exceptional experience where staff helped a toddler adjust quickly to daycare through engaging activities. Another reviewer appreciates the caring staff but expresses frustration over restricted outdoor play access and communication issues. A separate inquiry resulted in a negative interaction with rude phone staff, deterring enrollment.
One parent highlights the high quality of care, noting that infant teachers are caring and actively help babies reach developmental milestones. In contrast, another review criticizes the program for school-aged children, citing issues with tardiness, missing lunch, and administrative difficulties regarding refunds.
Prestige Learning Center receives mixed reviews with a significant divide in parent experiences. While several parents praise engaging teachers, good communication, curriculum quality, and reliability, two parents report serious concerns about staff rudeness, disorganization, safety issues with belongings, and poor customer service.
All Star Kids Learning Factory receives mixed reviews. Some parents praise the facility for educational activities, engaged staff, and clean environment, while others report significant concerns about hygiene, staff friendliness, and lack of structured learning activities.
Lene's Daily Child Care receives highly polarized reviews. Seven parents gave 5-star ratings praising the clean facility, attentive staff, and their children's happiness and learning. However, three 1-star reviews raised serious concerns about food safety, lack of educational curriculum and activities, staff turnover, and poor administrative communication.
Discovery Place for Little People receives highly polarized reviews, with most parents praising the staff's dedication, curriculum quality, and child development outcomes. However, a significant minority report serious concerns about staff professionalism, child safety incidents, inadequate supervision, and low teacher compensation.
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