873 Child Daycare & Preschools in Iowa

While some parents express strong satisfaction with the center, noting that their children love attending since infancy, other reviewers report severe concerns regarding cleanliness and management. Specific complaints include allegations of cockroach infestations in the kitchen and cribs, as well as general statements that the facility is not clean.

A to Z Learning Center receives mixed reviews with strong polarization between parents. Several parents praise the daycare for flexibility, happy children, and caring direct staff. However, multiple parents report serious concerns including management issues, safety concerns, inappropriate clothing practices, and dismissal without explanation.

Happy Time Preschool receives mixed reviews with significant safety and behavioral concerns raised alongside positive feedback about staff friendliness. Parents report staff are welcoming and communicative, but serious issues include inadequate supervision, lack of structured curriculum for toddlers, and repeated incidents of children being bullied or physically harmed without proper follow-up from management.

Feedback for this after-school program is mixed, with one parent highlighting the friendly staff and strict ID verification for safety, while others report significant frustrations regarding access protocols and staff demeanor. Specific complaints include being denied entry without ID checks, hearing distressed children while staff appeared unconcerned, and experiencing unresponsive phone lines.

One parent highlighted the staff's friendliness and strict ID verification as positive safety measures. However, three other reviews criticized the facility for poor communication, unresponsive phone lines, and a lack of staff attention to distressed children.

One parent reports that a new director has negatively impacted the center, citing staff hostility and a poor environment. Another reviewer details frequent illnesses for their children, restrictive field trip policies, and allegations of unfair treatment and exclusion by specific staff members.

Our Little Haven receives mixed reviews with significant polarization. Positive reviews praise professional management, engaging activities, and open observation policies. However, negative reviews raise serious concerns about safety protocols, staff conduct, and child care responsiveness.

Community United Child Care Centers-Valley Park has highly polarized reviews. Three parents praise the staff and care quality, while five parents report serious concerns including inadequate child supervision, poor staff conduct, lack of parent communication, inflexible sick policies, and management issues.

A TO Z Learning Center has mixed reviews with ratings ranging from 1-5 stars. Parents appreciate the early hours and note that children enjoy attending, but have concerns about communication, supervision, safety incidents, and health/hygiene practices.

One parent highlights the value of receiving daily activity updates, while another offers a brief positive note. However, a third reviewer strongly advises against enrollment, citing an immediate negative impression upon entering the facility.

THE LEARNING JOURNEY II receives mixed reviews with stark contrasts. Positive reviewers praise the learning environment, staff compassion, and cleanliness. However, multiple negative reviews cite safety concerns, arbitrary child dismissals, alleged staff disrespect, unfair treatment between scholarship and private-pay families, and potential violations of state childcare ratios.

Live, Laugh, Love Childcare Center has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise caring staff and owner Angie O'Brien, while negative reviews report serious concerns including poor discipline handling, staff unprofessionalism, inappropriate disability labeling, inadequate child supervision, and physical safety incidents.

One parent describes inadequate supervision and staff inattention, noting that employees remained seated while children engaged in unsafe play and physical altercations on the playground. Another reviewer reports rude administrative interactions, billing disputes, and a lack of support when resolving issues.

St. Alphonsus Early Childhood Education Center in Davenport has mixed reviews with significant concerns. While some parents praise recent renovations and staff training compliance, multiple parents reported serious issues including inadequate supervision, staff inattentiveness, poor hygiene, and unprofessional behavior.

A few parents report serious concerns regarding inadequate supervision, with staff allegedly ignoring aggressive behavior between children and spending time sitting rather than actively monitoring the playground. Other feedback cites rude administrative interactions, including being hung up on and accused of non-payment, alongside complaints about poor program quality such as unscheduled naps and excessive indoor movie watching instead of planned activities.

Feedback for this center is divided, with one parent highlighting exceptional care for special needs children, while others report staffing conflicts and potential discrimination against applicants with special needs. One review cites a serious allegation of staff misconduct resulting in police and DHS involvement, and another claims the facility falsely advertises availability to exclude special needs children.

Waverly Child Care & Preschool has highly polarized reviews. One parent praised quality care, but four parents reported poor administrative experiences including rudeness, unresponsiveness, strict late fees, and mismanagement during inquiries and enrollment.

Parent feedback for this center is sharply divided, with one family praising the staff's care while others report serious concerns regarding hygiene, supervision, and director conduct. Critics allege inadequate diaper checks, lack of classroom oversight, and unprofessional behavior from the director, including ignoring complaints and withholding incident information.

Creative Beginnings Childcare Achievement Center has received exclusively negative reviews citing serious concerns about child care practices. Parents report incidents involving improper diaper handling, exposure to inappropriate language, and allegations of physical abuse, along with complaints about staff rudeness and lack of responsiveness to parental concerns.