Best Friends Early Childhood Education Center is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 8430 W. Nine Mile Rd, Oak Park, Michigan MI. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Parents consistently praise Best Friends Early Childhood Education Center for its clean, well-organized facility, caring and attentive staff led by owner Tori, and individualized approach to child development. Children show strong progress in learning milestones, communication, and social skills while enjoying a balance of educational activities and play. Parents appreciate clear communication, flexible payment options, and a welcoming environment.
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE YOUR CHILDREN HERE!!! Firstly, all these reviews are PAID. Nearly every 5 star review you see was made because she OFFERS A DISCOUNT if you leave her a 5 star review. Tori is no where near professional. My family decided to give this facility a chance REGARDLESS of the money hungry nature of the director. She will charge you for ANYTHING possible I feel bad for her employees. I’ve witnessed the way she speaks to them and it is completely unacceptable. I don’t even feel comfortable accompanying my family when they are coming to pick up the child. Please spare your money and time! We are currently in the process of finding a new business and I’m sure once this review is seen the child will be removed anyways. I’ve had friends with children here who were removed for absolutely ridiculous reasoning AFTER being charged ON DAYS WHERE TORI CANCELLED and her child wasn’t even NEAR the facility. She will charge you for paperwork. She will charge you for speaking your mind. She will charge you for questioning the safety of your child and reliability of her establishment PLEASE BEWARE!! DO NOT CHOOSE THIS BUILDING!! And please… keep the response Tori. Edit Response: I never stated that I personally have a child present in your facility. I have no children of my own, let’s clarify that. If you throughly read my review it states a FAMILY MEMBER. We don’t even share the same last name so surely ma’am, you did not check well enough. Everything you wrote in that response is the same well mannered lies you spoke when the child was being enrolled. We now can see through those lies so please, spare us. Five star reviews are encouraged.. by the offers given. I never claimed you made them mandatory, just stated the fact that there were definite offers to leave a positive review. Please dedicate the time you spent to respond and more towards the GENUINE care of the children in your establishment as well as the employees. You’re a negligent and unprofessional proprietor. Hopefully this will bring light.
Our son has attended Best Friends for 2 years and he has learned so much! The facilities are always clean and the staff is friendly. Tori (and staff) have themed weeks for the kids during the summer and it’s a cool way to add a “summer” into the year-round care. Whenever my child has gotten accidentally hurt, I get a call or a conversation/form upon pick up. I also enjoy the weekly news and the daily individualized report on our son.
My daughter has been attending Best Friends Early Childhood Education Center since she was 8 weeks old. I cannot say enough great things about out experience. My daughter is now 2 and she is thriving! She is meeting every developmental milestone she should be. She is counting, she can name colors, numbers, and animals. She can identify emotions and tell us what she wants. I know she wouldn't be doing this well if it were just my husband and I working with her. As they say - it takes a village to raise a child so picking a daycare that is a good fit is so important! One thing that I like is that the owner Tori and her staff don't determine readiness based on age but on the needs of the individual child. This is something I appreciate as it is a more customized approach tailored to each individual child. In short, my husband and I are grateful we found Best Friends. It gives us the peace of mind to know that our daughter is in such capable hands. 5/5
We have been very happy with Best Friends since our girls started. Our baby is all smiles to see Ms. Kelly everyday. It makes me confident she’s happy and getting good care while there. Our older child is getting a good start towards kindergarten, they work all the time on numbers, letters, and colors, but she’s also given time to express herself and play with friends. Play is learning at Best Friends! The facility is very clean and well organized. The classrooms are inviting to little ones. The location is great, easy drop offs and pick ups. We love Best Friends!
Best Friends Child Care is the most amazing early learning child care facility! Ms.Tori is all about the children! My daughter started back in 2016 and graduated from the preschool program and my almost 3 year old now attends and he has since he was just 9 months old! My son loves going to school every day and my daughter misses it there so much! The facility is clean and safe. The teachers are phenomenal! And it shows every day when I pick up my son. I reccomend Best Friends to EVERYONE!