Downtown Hampton Child Development Center - Mary Peake is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 1306 Thomas Street, Hampton, Virginia VA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Downtown Hampton Child Development Center - Mary Peake receives mostly positive reviews (4.2/5 rating) with parents praising caring staff, child development, and strong communication. However, some negative reviews cite management issues, impatient teachers, and inadequate support for neurodiverse children.
Such a wonderful place for children ! The teachers and staff are caring and fun. My children's excited when we pull into the parking lot to go see her friends and teachers everyday. She has really shown so much improvement since we switched from our last childcare center. Having people that really care about my child when I'm not there makes my heart happy.
Really wonderful place! My daughter loves coming to school, we started her when she was almost 2 and shortly after turning two my daughter is potty trained and not because the school wanted her to but because they have built up her confidence so much she is just thriving and growing from daily encouragement in anything she does. Her teachers have been amazing but all staff interact with all the children in a kind and respectful way. When I call the office to check on my daughter the front desk women know her and I by name and are more then happy to share stories about their encounters with my child as well as call down to the class to ask the teacher how my child is doing. I have had great experiences with all her teachers when it comes to communication. All teachers have been very fast to respond to any of my concerns and ease my worries! Truly excellent! My daughter has special dietary needs and the schools nurse took time to speak with both my husband and I about the details of her situation and would update us often on how she was doing from time to time. Anytime my child was not acting herself or seemed to be feeling not well they would take her to the nurse and the nurse always called even if I didn’t need to pick up my child she would make sure we knew what was going on and would still write a note to send home with my child. Everyone in the building has been sooooo amazing!
This place is horrible. Management suck, they are not for our children under any circumstances. When having concerns, you have no one to turn to about your child. Some of the teachers are impatient with children. You wonder why work with kids if it’s not your passion. Mistreating anyone’s kids in anyway is unacceptable. They act like they care but don’t and when you speak up they have a problem with it. Any parents who is considering, run. I advise you, do not bring your kids here. They are not reliable. They will call your phone even when it’s for inaccurate reasons.
My niece loves this place just that she got bullied 😭 not your guys fault though lovely place
My neurodiverse child was not treated good there at all. They singled him out, didn't do anything therapeutic nor offered any acocmodations for his strengths/weaknesses. If your child is neurotypical and docile, this may be a good place for your child. But if you have a unique child, neurodiverse or energetic, you may want to keep looking.
VQB5
Level 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations
This rating is part of the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). Trained evaluators assess staff qualifications, learning environment, curriculum, and family engagement — standards that go beyond basic licensing requirements.
Level 1: Meets basic licensing standards.
Level 2: Exceeds licensing with some quality improvements in place.
Level 3: Demonstrates strong practices in curriculum and staff development.
Level 4: High quality across most assessed areas.
Level 5: Highest quality — excels in all areas of assessment.